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Description: Review of the Interco Thornbird TSL Radial (TSL = Three Stage Lug)
Now, we want to start off by saying, we really like Interco Tire Corporation and their true Mud Terrain tires. Interco has established themselves as the king of hill when it comes to street legal mud tires for common 4x4s at a reasonable price. We use Interco tires ourselves. With that being said, we really wonder what they were thinking when they designed the Thornbird TSL. Really. At first glance the Thornbird looks extremely aggressive. It has one hell of a profile with the knarly 3 stage lugs jutting out of the sidewall like medieval spikes on a chariot wheel. But to call it a true mud tire would be misleading. Within our definition of a true mud tire, the primary tread that makes contact with the mud is the same tread that makes contact with the street surface. With the Thornbird TSL, this tread is more specifically designed as a street tire with very narrow voids between the large, siped lugs. These voids seem more designed to channel water rather than mud. Which may be fine for some people who really want a street tire that looks like a mud tire. But for the offroader who is really looking for a good mud tire as the primary reason behind the purchase of the tire, we suggest you steer clear of the Thornbird TSL and look rather at Interco's other mud tires such as the Super Swamper SSR. That being said we can point out a few good qualities of the Thornbird. First the Thornbird isn't too bad on the street. A couple of people we know have had this tire and as long as the tires or rotated regularly and the front end kept aligned, this tire is relatively quite on the street. The tire looks impressive. We like the sidewall profile with its ugly lug patterns and raised white lettering. But it starts going downhill from there. Traction is about average for a larger mud tire however wet surfaces still requires awareness to the fact that you don't have as much traction as a tire designed for wet road driving. Even with some siping in the lugs they do not grip too well on wet road. Even less so in the snow due in part to the narrow voids between the lugs which do not self clean very well, which helps to explain why this tire can hardly be called a true mud tire. But enough of our ranting. The Thornbird is not all that bad and may actually be what some people are looking for. Size availability ranges from 29x10.50 to 38.5x14.50 in 15, 16 16.5LT with 6 or 8 ply rating model dependant.

Manufacturers description of this tire:
The inset shows why the Interco TSL/THORNBIRD is such a Versatile tire. The highway contact area in the illustration shows the tread on hard surfaces. The Three Stage Lugs on the sidewalls do not touch highway surfaces but as soon as the tire gets into mud or snow the sidewall lugs provide decisive traction in forward or reverse. Fiberglass belts under the tread and polyester body plies contribute to a really smooth comfortable ride. The design comes close to being two tires in one... a revolutionary design that has earned its place in the legendary ranks of Super Performance.


Manufacturer Info:


Interco Tire Corporation
2412 Abbeville Hwy
Rayne, LA 70578 Phone: (800) 299-8000

www.intercotire.com


Interco Tire Corporation, is a Louisiana company that has evolved through three generations into a leader in the development of high performance tires for use on four wheel drive light trucks and all terrain vehicles. In 1968 Interco developed the first 78 series light truck tires which began the evolution in light truck tires we see today.
Keywords: Thornbird TSL Radial Mud Terrain Tire Interco


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Anonymous
Review Date: Wed November 4, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0 

 
Pros:
Cons:

i have em on my 83 ranger and they are great
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat November 14, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 6 

 
Pros: looks
Cons: off roading

fine off road fine on road the big lugs FLEW off my truck not kidding flew off i thought it was rocks but it was the lugs but thay look cool as hell and if your into looks and not work this is the tire to get had them on an f350 and the tires were junk at about 6000 miles but looked cool
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed December 2, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Looks , Good in mud, and Good Street wear
Cons:

I have a set of 33 inch Thornbirds on my '92 ford f-150 2wd its just a daily driver but every now and then I take it off road and with these tires I have never got stuck once I've even got through where some 4x4s would get stuck at one of the best tires I've ever had
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat December 26, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $175.00 | Rating: 7 

 
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I put a set of 33x12.5 bias Thornbirds on my service truck, for on/off highway mobile repairs and it doubles as my farm vehicle. Living in the city, i put hard road miles on them and they last well, have acceptable road noise, and good rain and snow traction. They also drag me all through the muck and woods at our farm. I knew there would be a compromise somewhere when i got them, But i wanted a hard lasting street tire with great off road ability and i got it. I've had BFGs, Yokohama and Cooper mud terrains, and this tire works so much better for off road and has lasted much longer and stayed smoother on the road.
I recommend them for anyone needing a practical hybrid tire for off highway and agricultural use, with daily highway driving.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun January 17, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $300.00 | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: lasted long even with every day driving performed well in mud or sand
Cons: noisy and didnt ride well on the road

I thaught these were good tires for my application. I had a Datson 720 4x4 with a 4 inch suspension and 3 " body lift and 33x12.50 thornbirds. It had gears and lockers but not the beefiest axles. I was always afraid I would break axles with a more agressive tread than the thornbirds. I wheeled that truck hard for a year with those tires in very thick mud following guys with much bigger boggers, tsls and everything under the sun. I think I probably got stuck 3 times total. Maybe it was just the perfect combination. I guess lockers go a long way on anything but I went everywere with those tires.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon February 8, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $175.08 | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: great do all tire..
Cons:

if you are thinking about buying this tire think no more.I have a set of 30x11.5x15 and they are great.I had these bad boys in a 1 ft of snow an could get around in 2wheel drive where other guys couldent get out of there driveway in 4wheel drive. Great on an of the road. just keep the right air pressure in them about 15-20lbs.
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed March 10, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: they are loud as hell on the rode
Cons: none

i didnt have none and my buddy did and in my opion we made it all the way down the powerlines atleast i think me and my girl woke up after passing out drunk layin on the seat
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu March 18, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: MUDD, ROAD, DIRT
Cons: THEY SUCK REALLY BAD IN THE RAIN AND SNOW ESP. WHEN THEY ARE WORN

I LOVE MINE, THEY ARE GREAT IN THE MUD, AND ON THE ROAD, THEY JUST MAKE ROAD NOISE LIKE ANY OTHER TIRE WOULD THATS NOT A STREET TIRE. THEY ARE AWESOME I WOULD RECOMEND THEM TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A GOOD MUD TIRE. AND THEY LOOK GREAT ON MY COMANCHE:)
loki72

Registered: March 2010
Location: Kersey
Posts: 1
Review Date: Tue March 30, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 2 

 
Pros: none
Cons: they are not a good mud tire

My dad and I had a set of these on our international scout for a few years until we sold it. They did not perform well offroad and we ended up getting stuck in everything short of dry pavement. I wouldn't recommend these tires to anyone.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri April 30, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
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Vancouver Island...... Just love the tire wicked for the rocks, could not ask for a better tire....Deep snow love the tire...Rain not bad could be better.....Ice 4x4 or 2x4 ugly......MUD HAD THE TIRES FOR 6 MONTHS, ILL TELL YOU ONE THING YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR, YOUR CAR WASH ATTENDENT.....THEY REALLY GET PISSED WHEN YOU WASH YOUR TRUCK...33" THORNBIRDS THROUGH THE MUD BETTER THAN ANY OTHER TIRE OUT THERE...FOR ME I RATE THE THORNBIRD 10 out of 10.....
brent

Registered: March 2010
Posts: 13
Review Date: Sun May 23, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 3 

 
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything

my friend has some on a 99' chevy with 9inch lift and 38inch thornbirds we went to cross the choctahatche river here in alabama,he barely made it a across then he stuck in the sand he was pissed as i passed him on my f250 with a 9inch lift and 40inch Pro Comp Xterrain tires.....then we decided to down the logging trail by the river he got stuck as i passed him again! he sold them and got some Super Swammper Mud Boggers and put me to shame!
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue August 24, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: head turners
Cons: none

i got some 38, 14.50 on my 98 chevy pickup it has a sas kit and a 383! nothing stops it!
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