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Hi Jared,
I have great admiration and personal experience for the warrantee service from Les Schwab. Can't be beat. I have used and really like the Toyo tire for our GMCs. I don't know the Tarramax but check the country of manufacture. A blow out on a GMC is often way more traumatic than on a car and also far more costly in terms of collateral damage so that would far over ride the $600 price difference for me.
On our way across country four years ago we lost one of the Toyo tires in the middle of no-where IA. Had to go back to a small nearby town and buy the only replacement they had in stock - some off brand. I took a photo of the blown Toyo and when we finally got back to the west stopped at the first Les Schwab tire store we came to. Showed them the photo and they replaced the tire at no cost and with no questions asked. When that Toyo blew out it did no other damage and we were able to come to a safe stop, thank goodness. That is the only Toyo tire issue we ever experienced in well over 50k miles on them.
I also wanted to call your attention to an upcoming rally that is in your back yard. On July 9 the GMC Cascaders are holding a rally in conjunction with the Arlington, WA, air show. Details on the Cascader web site. That would be a great opportunity to meet a bunch of the really neat GMCers who will become some of your best friends going forward. I tried to pm this to you, but your email bounced back. Hope to see you and your family there.
Jerry
Jerry Work
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:15:34 -0600
From: Jared
Subject: [GMCnet] Tires, just got home from Les Schwab
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So I got an estimate from Schwabs for 2 different HT tires.
Both brands are Load Range E, 10 ply Steel Belted with fabric sidewalls.
First is the Toyo Open Country HT, 60k mile warranty. Definitely would be a great tire, they are quiet, and long lasting.
Second is the Terramax HT, 40k mile warranty, I have no experience with this type of tire, he did say they would be noisier than the Toyos.
The Toyos are $1500, the Terramax are less than $900. That is out the door.
Is road noise really a factor when considering a tire for a GMC MH?
I don't see us putting more than 3k miles on this coach per year, so am not going to wear out the tire before its useful life is up.
The tires had very similar tread, the Terramax was a little more blocky closer to the sidewall.
I welcome any comments.
Jared
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Jared & Tina Lazaron
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77 Eleganza II "Recherch?"
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Arlington, WA 98223
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