I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE TIRE TRAFFIC ON THE
LIST FOR A WHILE NOW.  I PUT MXT'S ON MY WESTY ABOUT
TWO YEARS AGO.  THEY WERE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT, BUT ONLY
LASTED 28,000 MILES.
     I DESTROYED TWO OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A TRIP
TO PRUDHOE BAY THIS SUMMER.  I COULD NOT FIND ANY
SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS UNTIL I GOT TO WHITEHORSE,YK.
YUKON TIRE RECOMMENDED THE MICHELIN XCA.  I HAD NEVER
HEARD OF THEM.
     THEY ARE READILY AVAILABLE (ONLY 205-75R14 IN 14
INCH), 8 PLY RATED (VERY VERY HEAVY DUTY), MAX LOAD
2270 AT 65 PSI.  MUCH HIGHER LOAD THAN ANY OTHER 14
INCH I HAVE SEEN.
     I NOW HAVE 9000 MILES MOUNTAINS, GRAVEL, HIGHWAY
ETC ON THEM.  THEY SHOW NO WEAR WHATSOEVER.  THEIR
STRAIGHT LINE STABILITY IS LIKE A LASER.  YOU CAN FALL
ASLEEP FOR AN HOUR AND STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD.  CROSSWIND/GUSTY WIND/TRUCK WAKE VANAGON WIGGLE
IS NOW GONE.  COMPLETELY.  NADA.  PASSING A SEMI 180
OUT ON A TWO LANE ROAD IS A NON EVENT INSTEAD OF A 2
SECOND DANCE.
     THEY RIDE SMOOTH AND QUIET, HANDLE AWESOME, WEAR
LIKE IRON, AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. DOES ANYBODY
ELSE HAVE ANY LONGER TERM EXPERIENCE WITH THEM???
     THE XCA'S ARE AS BIG AN IMPROVEMENT AS THE MXT'S
WERE OVER THE CAR TIRES THAT CAME ON MY WESTY. I HAVE
NOT TRIED AGUILA'S, BUT AM SO HAPPY WITH THE XCA'S
THAT I DON'T THINK I WILL.

                    JOHN REDDICK

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