Treadwright Guard Dog Retread Long-term Review

[AccordRanger]

I would say probably another 20-30k, but I also have the mtr replicas so I think they will wear faster than the all terrains. I want to say I have around 7k on them now.

[AccordRanger]

I have also run three trails with them. Roasted them pretty good on china wall a few years ago, they still look almost new

[Backcountryislife]

I've run mine for two hard seasons now, 315 70 17 guard dogs with Kedge.


For an on road tire, The treawright sentinel is a phenomenal tire, I've used them for years, and driving over Berthoud every day they did great & stick to snow & ice like studs. Truly an exceptional tire IMO. (I've got 300k+ miles on treadwright tires, with a few others mixed in the middle over the years, and the sentinels are the best I've had) I've been running these tires for about 11 years & had a few friends running them before that who pushed me into them, now most of my friends run them on their trucks.

For an offroad tire, the guard dogs are great, BUT I wouldn't get Kedge again for a tire that's primarily for the rocks. I feel the rocks yank out the glass worse than the road does and wear the tire very quickly. Mine are at about 1/2-2/3 tread after 2 years of beating... I feel like without the holes in the rubber from the glass, they'd have held up better.

My next set WILL be guard dogs again (37 this time) but they will be without kedge.

That said, my tires see 2-4 days a week on the trail, as I often head up in the afternoon when bids are stressing me out, and they see very little road use. They also saw most of their life on the H3 with no lockers, and did more than their fair share of spinning. For more of a mix I'd probably get kedge, the stuff works great on the road.


Btw, here's a pic of my tires up close, shows the corner wear they've received, and you can see the holes from the kedge grip

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...42366803_n.jpg

Btw, on road the wear I've seen from these has been inline or better than the other tires I've run, even with the kedge... I think the spinning is the main culprit here, and perhaps with the lockers on the JKU, I won't see such aggressive wear anymore.


Edit, here's an even better shot, this is from just a couple weeks ago.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...43254136_n.jpg

[Yeti]

Backcountryislife previously posted:

[Jim]

Those Kledge pictures are curious. I ended up reading their FAQ on it. It's not just glass but also walnut shells. It seems the glass tends to offer an external surface from the tire where a removed walnut shell then creates an internal surface from the tire. The goal is for more surface area, more grip, though they do state 15-20% greater wear.

[Tom]

I really appreciate this info as I'm in need of new off road tires next spring. The price is certainly right and they sound like a great value. Likely what I'll be purchasing.

[Rick]

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[Backcountryislife]

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[Backcountryislife]

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[glacierpaul]

Thanks for everyones input, I have the unfortunate timing of needing to replace 4 vehicles (3 Jeeps,one Ford 350) tires, to feel comfortable with winter traversing in any of the 4 rides. My Goodyear Kevlars are about toast. Almost 10,000 miles on these on my Rubicon, I would venture to say we put half of those miles on the trails, so I do not mind the fast wear. Love the tires, but I am used to tires lasting at least a whole year. The KM1 that came on the Jeep almost made 20,000. Been looking at the Goodyear Dura-Tracks too. I am also looking at the Guard Dogs for all 4 rigs too, way cheaper for sure.

[Backcountryislife]

WHOO... 4 sets, they're gonna be happy when you call!!!

For any that aren't serious offroad rigs, I'd give some thought to the sentinels, those are by far the best wear of the tires they have, and they're great on road.

[glacierpaul]

not seeing the sentinals on the site....
I am going to see if I can get a multiple tire discount !
Goodyear has a $60 rebate on their tires right now

[Backcountryislife]

These:


That's what I run on my Cummins with the sled deck, and they hold up really well.

[Yeti]

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[Yeti]

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[Backcountryislife]

Yeti previously posted:

[Backcountryislife]

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[Max]

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[MelloYello]

Wow. This is great info. The prices are great!
I guess just take them to any tire store and get them mounted and balanced? Will they do tires that they don't sell?

[Tom]

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