Open shoulder vs closed shoulder drive tires

What kind of trucking and what terrain?

 

Do you go off road. If no closed

 

Depends on what you do and where you go. I’ve always been a fan of Michelin XDN2’s and Hankook DL12’s on my trucks. They always did well off pavement hauling cattle and I liked how they did in the snow. Now pulling dry van the XDN2 is overkill.

The worst part of a closed shoulder tire is in mud or wet snow the centers will pack full and then you’re basically stuck. The worst part of an aggressive open shoulder tire is tire life and trying to get even wear out of them. Even the DL12 and XDN2 will start getting some abnormal wear on the edge lugs after a couple years on the truck.

 

Short/heavy loads around the tundra = open

 

My preference, but I do plenty of job sites. I’m local and do lots of twisting. Had these 3 years and still have 14/32’s left in them. Ameri-steel D460, formerly Generals/Continental. USA manufacture.

 

I’m with you on the Ameristeel! My dad and I both have them on our trucks, very happy with the way they have been wearing… dads have been on for 3 years now as well

 

put ameri steels on my uncles tractor 3 years ago, already have 10k more then the last set of pos good years that were on it and still probably all of 40% if not 50

 

I do site delivery in the middle of the night, aggressive open shoulder for me in the winter. Sometimes I buy closed shoulder in the summer and come winter I will groove out the shoulders.

just can't beat the extra traction of open shoulder if you need it.