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Best Tires for Heavy Duty Trucks

The true facts about snow tires

As one who has seen first hand true on the snow up hill tire test, I will tell you that no tire does it all well. I've been driving the same truck as you for ever. Go to Les Schwab and buy their best "siped" in the middle , studded on the outside and run them in the winter, they are the best hands down. Get on craigs list and buy a cheep set of wheels to put them on. Run them thru the winter and than take them off, put on one of hundreds of good summer tires and be happy. Your tires will last twice as long and you'll wont have any issues on the snow and ice. I fun to the mountains twice a week. One of our thursday night rides has these worst , steep, paved piece of crap forest service roads in the country, ( Greenwater snowpark out of the seattle area.) Many a night I have run up and out of there in the worst conditions with my huge enclosed Triton trailer with no problems, I pass the guys chaining up with their goodyears, and their toyo's and their bfg all terrains, all the time, No joke I'm dead serious, If you want to play in the winter and tow the big ugly trailers, get 2 sets of tires, it's worth it.
dan
 
hilinerider said:
best luck i have had on my 1 ton thats overloaded everyday is,
goodyear workhorse severe service, long life, real hard rubber
or
toyo m55 and yokohama ats, decent life
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I'm with you hilinerider, M55's are the best all around on a 1 ton. great traction and last longer than any other tire i've tried x2. I have then on both 1 tons. Don't sipe them though. You will rip the tread right off of them with the torque.
 
This is the same thing I have been contemplating. Good idea.

I run TOYO M/T's , have over 35,000 on them and look like new practically except they are wearing on the outside a little due to an alignment issue and getting it to go down the road straight. '06 Crew P/S and I have a trailer behind it 90% of the time whether it is a tandem enclosed utility , 16,000 lb toy hauler , or enclosed sled trailer.

They are wearing great , but thinking of studding them and then running A/T's in the summer.

Dan - how much louder are the studs ? Obnoxious on long trips ??

And yes - the Greenwater Matterhorn sucks - only have chained up when it is a sheet of ice - or to get down it. There were a couple of times this winter where people were all chained , even on all four , and I didn't with no problems - have been amazed w/ the M/T'S on snow and ice.





JETJOHNSO said:
As one who has seen first hand true on the snow up hill tire test, I will tell you that no tire does it all well. I've been driving the same truck as you for ever. Go to Les Schwab and buy their best "siped" in the middle , studded on the outside and run them in the winter, they are the best hands down. Get on craigs list and buy a cheep set of wheels to put them on. Run them thru the winter and than take them off, put on one of hundreds of good summer tires and be happy. Your tires will last twice as long and you'll wont have any issues on the snow and ice. I fun to the mountains twice a week. One of our thursday night rides has these worst , steep, paved piece of crap forest service roads in the country, ( Greenwater snowpark out of the seattle area.) Many a night I have run up and out of there in the worst conditions with my huge enclosed Triton trailer with no problems, I pass the guys chaining up with their goodyears, and their toyo's and their bfg all terrains, all the time, No joke I'm dead serious, If you want to play in the winter and tow the big ugly trailers, get 2 sets of tires, it's worth it.
dan
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Thistledoo is right. The Toyo MT line is the best. I have put 46000 on mine will about 5/32 tread left. They wear evenly and are great in all weather conditions.
 
BFG TA's great value and nothing works better on snow and ice for the money. Softer durometeter rubber, replace every 30-40 K and repeat. They haul a lot of weight too. Great American made tire.
 
I am used to running BFG A/T's for a few winters now....I am scared to go to MT's (in any brand) for the winters around here. The BFG's are awesome all around, and do quite well in the winter. Downside is they don't last very long. The MT's, like a Toyo for example, should last longer but how must winter performance will I give up?
 
Looks like everybody has different experiences with different tires!
I had had several sets of BFG A/T's and love them...never got less than 40,000 miles out of them and I believe they are great on ice.

Also tried PRO COMP M/Ts'. Worst tire I ever spent money on. Worked good in mud but thats about it. VERY lound...lasted about 20,000 miles and were TERRIBLE on ice.
 
studs are not that loud,

You can barely hear the studs in the new trucks, they sure work good, anyone who knows greenwater, knows about up and down hill in the ice. It's the best tire test hill in the west!!!!!
 
Just sold my truck with BFG A/T's. Great all around tires, didn't have a chance to wear them out .

For the new truck I'm going to run Toyo Open Country GO-2 Plus winter tires (E rated) this winter. I'm seriously looking at the Toyo Open Country MTs for summer.
 
Take it from a Tire Guy:

If you want the best all terrain tire out there, get the Yokohama Geolander A/T-S.

If you want the best mudder, get some Mickey Thompson Baja Claw Radial.

My dad has a set of the geolanders, and they flat azz impressed me. We went all the way to West Yellowstone on snow and ice in 2wd, got to the motel parking lot and pushed the trailer around in 2wd.

I have the Baja Claw's that I custom studded myself, and i tell you what, they flat azz take you places that noone else can go. They are a little slick on the roads, even with the studs, but I go places where lifted trucks don't. I went to the snowies in MT last year, saw a Ford with about 6" of lift and BFG A/T's thought about stopping, decided to throw the old Chev down a gear and went a mile farther. I'll never forget how that guys jaw dropped. :devil:

P.S. anyone that says a BFG A/T is good, has never had a good tire, They're expensive and SUCK!
 
No mud tire will ever be "good" on compact snow, compared to a dedicated winter anyway. You can make due if you sipe and stud them, but obviously you'll still be giving up winter performance. That being said, i have ran 38.5" Boggers 2 winters, and 40" Pitbull Rockers on my "big" truck, locked front and back, and made due, just took it easy, and mostly just local driving. My Superduty currently has 37" Xterrains on it, and they are absolutely suicidal on anything resembling snow, but are at 33000 miles, and still have at least another season left on them. You will never have a full agreeance on what tire is "the best" :)

Coxy

ps. baja claws are garbage lol
 
I forgot about the Nokian's. Heard nothing but good and would like to try a set.... at least on my Dad's rig.

The other thing I wanted to say is that the Baja Claws with six studs across the face, every other lug, really aren't noisy at all on the hiway. I guess my truck does have loud dual exhaust. In town they are a bit growly. Geolanders are silent. Both wear great. 60,000 on a gas truck for the Geolanders and 35-40,000 for the studed Baja Claws. The Claws have 10-15,000 on 'em and look practically new, the rears have slight wear. :devil:
 
Nokian vativas that have raised white letters are made by cooper, since in finland ( i think its a fin company) it is not legal to have raised white letter since it reduces the strength of the tire. look close at the cooper atr's and vativas aside from the curvy center rib they are about identical, both good tires for the first half of the tread then they get terrible. my vote is for the geolander ats's .
 
Japanese tires on a big bad American truck is wrong on so many levels.

Want to stop the economic collapse or not?
 
Because they do ....... the Toyo's I can attest to vs. their A/T's and BFG A/T's.............. One thing to remember on a topic such as this ; opinions are like arseholes , everyone's got one !!

Thanks Dan on the studs input ......


Beels said:
Not to sound like a prick, but why do people expect mud terrain tires to work well in winter conditions?
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Bridgestone Revo's, best I've had on ice and snow, not so much in the mud, very quiet and smooth on the interstate, got 40,000 out of the first set and they still had a 3rd of the tread left.
 
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