3/4 Ton AT Truck Tire?

[Ryan Avery]

I have read through most of the truck tire threads here, but I still have questions. I love the Falken Wildpeak AT3s on my 1/2 ton, but I don't love them on the 3/4 ton(Wear and Flats)

My truck spends a third of the time on the pavement with no trailer, a third in the woods with no trailer, and a third of the time pulling a 6-8 thousand pound horse trailer on payment and the woods. Which AT would you choose?

 

[sierracharlie338]

Not the nitto ridge grapplers. Had two separate on my first set (lucky no blowout). On my second set because of warranty through discount tire.

Next set will be BF Goodrich (ran those previously without any complaints or Toyo open country R/T

 

[wapitibob]

If it's a diesel and weighs 8,000 nothing is going to last very long. I ended up with Bridgestone Revos after trying other at's and just gave up on any extended mileage. I think I was getting maybe 50k out of a set. I burned thru one set of Schwabs in 30,000 and they asked me "what did you expect on a diesel?" I had Goodrich come apart the bead, Toyo were OK but not great mileage.
The only flat issue I had was driving down a fresh "gravel" road in NM, their gravel was a sharp granite type and poked holes in the tire face like a punch.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT.

I keep them aired up on the highway and when hauling. Rears at 80 fronts at 65. Air them down when off road and on forest service roads. Rotate them every other oil change.

I have little screw on deflators that take about 5 minutes to air them down, portable air compressor to air them back up when back on the pavement. Takes about 10 min to air back up.

A bit of “work” using them in that fashion, but they go 70K miles for every set on multiple rigs.

 

[Jason Snyder]

3/4 ton diesels that tow don’t get good treadwear.

 

[CCooper]

Toyo RT Trail have been doing pretty well on our 1-ton diesel fleet trucks.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT.

I keep them aired up on the highway and when hauling. Rears at 80 fronts at 65. Air them down when off road and on forest service roads. Rotate them every other oil change.

I have little screw on deflators that take about 5 minutes to air them down, portable air compressor to air them back up when back on the pavement. Takes about 10 min to air back up.

A bit of “work” using them in that fashion, but they go 70K miles for every set on multiple rigs.

I put these on my dad’s truck while out in Big Bend (only set of four they had in stock or coulda waited for a week lol) and have been really impressed with the wear on these. He doesn’t tow a lot but he does drive a lot and these have been solid.

 

[displacedtexan]

If it's a diesel and weighs 8,000 nothing is going to last very long. I ended up with Bridgestone Revos after trying other at's and just gave up on any extended mileage. I think I was getting maybe 50k out of a set. I burned thru one set of Schwabs in 30,000 and they asked me "what did you expect on a diesel?" I had Goodrich come apart the bead, Toyo were OK but not great mileage.
The only flat issue I had was driving down a fresh "gravel" road in NM, their gravel was a sharp granite type and poked holes in the tire face like a punch.

My diesel weighs just over 9k

I get close to 45k out of a set of Cooper Discoverer at3 xlts, and then a couple hundred off the new set because they didn't make 50k

I'll be buying my 4th set in a few months.

Quiet and smooth on the road, and as capable off it as an all terrain can be on a heavy pig.

I tow pretty regularly, rotate almost as often as I should.

 

[Ryan Avery]

If it's a diesel and weighs 8,000 nothing is going to last very long. I ended up with Bridgestone Revos after trying other at's and just gave up on any extended mileage. I think I was getting maybe 50k out of a set. I burned thru one set of Schwabs in 30,000 and they asked me "what did you expect on a diesel?"

7.3 gasser, I expected them to burn down faster than the 1/2 ton, just not half the life. My biggest issue is flats. All three have been gravel-size rocks pushing through the tread. Sidewall punctures happen, but through good tread on a ten-ply is BS.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I put these on my dad’s truck while out in Big Bend (only set of four they had in stock or coulda waited for a week lol) and have been really impressed with the wear on these. He doesn’t tow a lot but he does drive a lot and these have been solid.

They’re legit!

 

[Sccritterkiller]

I got 50k on my OEM set of Duratracks...so I put a second set on my 7.3 gas F250....I dont think you can do much better on 3/4 ton.

 

[cjdewese]

If you like the AT3W, you should try the AT4W LT tire. I have heard great things from it so far. Its a little harder compound and a better all around tire for the heavier trucks than the AT3W.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

7.3 gasser, I expected them to burn down faster than the 1/2 ton, just not half the life. My biggest issue is flats. All three have been gravel-size rocks pushing through the tread. Sidewall punctures happen, but through good tread on a ten-ply is BS.

It’s annoying as heck but as soon as I started airing down off pavement I haven’t had a flat or puncture since with AT type tires. 15 minutes to air down and back up is way better than messing around with a spare and then hoping another tire doesn’t go.

 

[isItFallYet]

Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT.

I keep them aired up on the highway and when hauling. Rears at 80 fronts at 65. Air them down when off road and on forest service roads. Rotate them every other oil change.

I have little screw on deflators that take about 5 minutes to air them down, portable air compressor to air them back up when back on the pavement. Takes about 10 min to air back up.

A bit of “work” using them in that fashion, but they go 70K miles for every set on multiple rigs.

These have lasted the longest for me.

 

[Customweld]

I tried a set of Mickey Thompson Baja AT's on my CTD. They have done fairly well. about 40 percent asphalt time and 60 percent on basalt gravel roads. Probably 75 percent with a trailer, either loaded with firewood or my sxs. I've tried all the big name tires and rarely get more than 25k miles on my 3/4 ton trucks. Once they get down to 30 percent, I replace them with a new set. Life is too short for bald tires and flats!

 

[isItFallYet]

I got 50k on my OEM set of Duratracks...so I put a second set on my 7.3 gas F250....I dont think you can do much better on 3/4 ton.

These only lasted me 30k miles on two sets. And they got loud.

 

[KenLee]

The new(ish) to market Cooper Stronghold AT have been great so far on my 18 Dirty max. Good traction, good ride, 60k wear warranty.
The Mastercraft (Cooper underbrand) ATX on my 05 Dirtymax have 25k miles on them and still look new. The offroad traction isn't quite as good as the Cooper Stronghold though.

 

[Ryan Avery]

The top contenders are BFG KO3s, Wildpeak AT4s, and GY Duratrac. BFGs and GY are crazy expensive... are they that much better?? What is the Tikka of AT tires

 

[180ls1]

My biggest issue is flats.

Running the newest BFG KO3 currently. The sidewall and construction is supposed to be superior for this. So far they have done great on a setup "identical" to yours.


@mxgsfmdpx is correct. Heavy load, high psi, smaller contact patch is a recipe for puncture. Airing down would help a lot.

 

[Customweld]

The top contenders are BFG KO3s, Wildpeak AT4s, and GY Duratrac. BFGs and GY are crazy expensive... are they that much better?? What is the Tikka of AT tires

FWIW, I have a set of Duratrac's that I run on my Tacoma for winter tires. They are 235/85/16 LT's. Obviously not on a 3/4T but I'll be putting another set of them on the Tacoma when they wear out. And yes, they are expensive!