Toyo M-55 - Built for Military Vehicles, Commercial Big Rigs, and 1 Sprinter Van

Although we are still in Oregon drinking fine wine, we’ve been realizing that our date for crossing the border into Mexico is rapidly approaching. We’ve loved this northern part of our road trip, but we both consider the southern border crossing into Mexico to be the beginning of the real adventure into the unknown.

Stevie is doing research each day on the different countries in Central and South America while I’ve been planning routes through the countries to determine the safest passage. On of my biggest concerns is the van. It’s vitally important that the van is in perfect condition when we head south. We plan to drive through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. I want to make sure the Sprinter is ready for the terrain.

My recent focus has been on procuring new tires. And good ones. The last place I want a flat tire is on some desolate road in South America!

After tons of research we decided on the M&S rated heavy-duty 10-ply all-steel belted Toyo M-55, with anti-rock-chip protection.  Over kill? Yeah maybe. But these tires are straight wicked. The M-55 is an all-terrain traction tire for heavy-duty work trucks. They were built to handle the most demanding commercial applications. This is the same tire the Government puts on US Forest service trucks and it is widely used on Military vehicles. Now it is also used on 1 sprinter van!

(Hey Simko, is that manly enough for you?)

Over and Out - TREE