3/4 Ton AT Truck Tire?

[isItFallYet]

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

I believe BFGs changed the rubber compound a few years back, now they suck. Falkens are good, just not as good as Coopers. Duratracs are good for the first 20k miles.

 

[Ryan Avery]

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.

Are you airing down with a trailer on?

 

[mthayr]

I've found this channel to be super helpful for all things tires: https://www.youtube.com/@OutdoorAuto

 

[KenLee]

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

IMO, Cooper is the plain Jane x-bolt of AT tires cause a $600 x-bolt is better than a $600 Tikka straight out of the box.

 

[Tod osier]

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

I'm still on BFG KO2s on my 3/4 ton with similar use as what you describe. I'll try KO3s when I need them, the KOs and KO2s have been so good to me over the years.

 

[180ls1]

Are you airing down with a trailer on?

Occasionally when things look bad, no for the vast majority of the time. Randomness of flats is hard to account for, I will get 2 flats in a year then nothing for 3 years.

This is with prior tires, not the KO3 which haven't been out long enough (in my experience) to really give a definitive answer if they really are "better."

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Your trailer isn’t heavy. Taking them down with a trailer on to 50ish psi while hauling and 30ish psi with no trailer works.

Are you airing down with a trailer on?

 

[Sccritterkiller]

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

I probably could have got 65k out of my 1st set...cut a side wall on a freshly grade FS road in WY..just replaced them all for thr trip home...got 25k on the second set no issues..
I do have my alignment checked/adjusted and tires rotated every oil change...

My radio is usually too up to high to hear road noise.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

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!

Wait till u price the new RTs with the Kevlar sidwall...

 

[Ryan Avery]

Occasionally when things look bad, no for the vast majority of the time. Randomness of flats is hard to account for, I will get 2 flats in a year then nothing for 3 years.

This is with prior tires, not the KO3 which haven't been out long enough (in my experience) to really give a definitive answer if they really are "better."

I agree with randomness. But I have spent much time on dirt, snow, gravel, mud, and icy roads. These tires may be lemons.

I always air down on the snow with my ATV and truck but never thought of doing it with a truck and trailer off the pavement.

 

[180ls1]

I agree with randomness. But I have spent much time on dirt, snow, gravel, mud, and icy roads. These tires may be lemons.

I always air down on the snow with my ATV and truck but never thought of doing it with a truck and trailer off the pavement.

You'll be fine, just drive accordingly.

Remember a wider/taller tire would also help but you give up in other areas, primarily towing.

 

[FOS373]

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?

I'm surprised that you have had bad luck with the Falkens. I have them on my 1ton and they have lasted great and no issues (probably just jinxed myself.....). I'm mainly doing highway miles with a mix of towing (skid steer or cargo trailer).

Had the Nitto Ridge Grapplers before and they wore much quicker. Have the BF Goodrich KO2's on my LandCruiser and they have done well.

 

[Brian.243]

Toyo open country AT3 on my ram 2500

 

[Slickhill]

I have had a set of Toyo CTs on my F250 for 62k. They were the same price as Coopers when I bought them and I’d had good luck with Toyo in the past. They have been just OK. Pretty loud and they wore kinda funky rotating every other oil change. But overall they weren’t bad, only one flat and I drive lots of gravel every day.
Went to get a replacement set and holy shit!, they had risen in price by about 40 percent.

Got a set of 35 percent off coupons from a buddy who’s a GY employee and bought a set of Duratrac RTs. Should get them mounted this week. Hopefully they last a while as much as they cost.

285/75/18s are high from every maker. Almost went back to 275s to save a few hundred bucks.

 

[wapitibob]

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.

I finally bought an air pump for the truck, Viair 88p. Thought I'd never use it since I rarely use the regular compressor. I was wrong, that thing is fantastic and I use it all the time, especially doing what you're doing.

 

[Jason Snyder]

Keep a couple of things in mind. If you are towing on gravel, particularly with a high torque diesel, it’s super easy to spin the tires.

Even more so if you have them at 65+ psi. Not many tires will withstand this. Air down some. For your trailer and a few animals, 50 psi is probably plenty once you get off the blacktop. Use 4WD (I was a big fan of 4Lo on big hills) to alleviate wheel spin on washboards.

Hard tires that last a long time also suck in snow and ice. No free lunch.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Look around on trucks forum sites/FB marketplace ect...folks sell their take offs from new trucks cheap...my problem is when I find they are always in TX..lol

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

General grabber atx have been pretty solid for me. On my second set.

 

[menhaden_man]

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

I got a set of the Nittos about 25k miles ago, 2019 Duramax. So far so good - much better than the Falkens I had before that - seemed to wear prematurely and would spin on wet grass.

Diesel is hard because the torque in the rear and weight in the front. I'd go with the Ridge Grapplers again if I had to chose today. Haven't had BFG on a 3/4T yet.

 

[woods89]

Toyo open country AT3 on my ram 2500

I have a set of these on a Ford 7.3 gasser, they will be done for inside of 40,000 mi. Lots of rocky gravel roads, though, and even feathering the throttle this thing wants to slip tires on uphills. After reading this thread I'm wondering if I'm running too much air pressure as well.
Only 1 flat in about 30,000 mi, though.