3/4 Ton AT Truck Tire?

[ODB]

I had those tires bought back from me by Cooper/discount tire because they started to shred belts at the tread. They bought me the bfg's I have now.

Thats good to know, mate...thx

 

[carlc]

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

The Tikka of Tires are Cooper ST Max's. I have had 3 or 4 sets of them, and towed some stupid heavy loads. They wear good, are decently quiet, good traction, and are durable. Get a set studded for winter, and normal set for summer.

 

[Wrench]

If you want a tire that takes a beating....look at 19.5's. Here's one vs a 10ply lt.

 

[duchntr]

I have used Yokohama G015's on my work truck for 2 years, as well as on a few of our 3/4-1 ton work trucks. I've been quite impressed with the "off-road" ie dirt road, some mud and winter performance, especially for such a mild tread pattern.

I have some G003's on my personal 1ton and they have worn well and have about 20k MI on them but wouldn't necessarily recommend those due to the poor winter (icy road) performance.

I have also worn out a few sets of duratracs on 3/4 ton work trucks and agree with the above, they are THE best performing tire for normal road, winter, dirt and mud environments imo. The downside is they should be treated like a mud tire with frequent rotations, they also seem to wear and chunk easily on sharp rocky trails/roads. But everything is a give and take ime.

Its been touched on in this thread already but tire pressure matters, most people are running with too much tire pressure thinking it will give them increased tread longevity and that is not always the case.

My next tire will be the geolander a/t Xd's on my personal truck for what its worth.

 

[Wrench]

I'm loving the otani oh640

 

[TuckTruck]

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 a diesel mechanic in NW MT, and I know it’s not a diesel, but a 3/4 ton is a 3/4 ton. I hate to say that there’s no real “Tikka” of tires. You kind of get what you pay for, and since Covid, tire prices are stupid. We usually recommend the big names, Goodyear, Michelin, BFG, Firestone. Cooper Hancock and Toyo are pretty good. I see a lot of the Les Schwab brand ATs come through the shop and they seem to do alright. I would stay away from your Falkens, Generals etc. they’re all an entry level tire. One thing we recommend is run all of your tires at 50 psi. The truck will ride better and be more immune to flats Then when you’re going to haul anything, bump up the pressures a little bit. But with a stock trailer and a couple ponies/mules, you don’t need to run 80 psi, maybe 65/70 psi.

 

[CRJR45]

If you want a tire that takes a beating....look at 19.5's. Here's one vs a 10ply lt.View attachment 818381

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 19.5 tires will not work on regular rims ? I had a friend try those on his stock trailer and he had all kinds of troubles .

 

[TuckTruck]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 19.5 tires will not work on regular rims ? I had a friend try those on his stock trailer and he had all kinds of troubles .

19.5s are awesome…. If you’re a medium duty truck or hauling a trailer every single day. They’re probably the toughest tire out there for handling weight but you have to run them rock hard for them to work. And yes you need the proper rims for them.

 

[CRJR45]

I have a local contact that gets tires past their sell date , I got a set of 305-60-20 Geo Yokohama's M/T's for $1000 , brand new . So far I like them although they are a little loud .

 

[Wrench]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 19.5 tires will not work on regular rims ? I had a friend try those on his stock trailer and he had all kinds of troubles .

I run 19.5's on my dump trailer and it changed the way it handles to a whole new level. I did have to buy the right rims.

On a stock trailer I'd do 17.5's

 

[Team4LongGun]

Toyo

 

[Weldor]

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

Still on my first set, Megacab 3/4 6.7 diesel, they are wearing great, low road noise, do pretty good on the snow -ice combo. It was the only tire I could get during covid. I'd by another set.

 

[DKBronco]

Toyo Open Country AT2 and now AT3 have worked well on my F250 on all sorts of roads

 

[lak2004]

Duratracs have weak sidewalls, are hard to balance and get noisy as hell when they start wearing out, but kick ass otherwise.

I'd look at the nitto terra grappler g3 and toyo at3.

 

[Bearsears]

Diesel Mechanic and owner of 2 2500 Diesels for 12 plus years. Ill try to make this quick lol:

1. Get a type F load range tire, they have a bit stiffer sidewall which supports the heavy truck and towing heavy much better. They also seem much better for puncture resistance.

2. Rim size along with tire pressure(more on this later) makes a huge difference with puncture resistance. Smaller rims like a 17"or 18" on a 35" tire have a lot more sidewall that can flex around sharp rocks etc. 20" rims with 35's seem much more prone to punctures and ride way worse in my opinion. If I had 20s Id want a 37 inch tire minimum. That size and taller come with their own set of problems though with clearance and spacing. The best balance of ride, puncture resistance and towing stability in my opinion, and what I run is a 35 on an 18" inch rim.

3. Probably 95% of guys are running way too high of pressure on their tires. The best way to figure out your proper pressures is by doing a Chalk test. Don Thuren the owner of one of the most premier suspension companies for Ram HD's does a great job explaining tire pressures and the chalk test in the linked video. Currently I am running the new design 35x12.50r18 Toyo Open Country RT trail in a load range F. For unloaded around town and dirt/FS roads, I run 50psi in the front and 31psi in the rear. When Im hooked up to my 5th wheel with a 2300lbs pin weight I am only bumping the rears up to 65 psi. These are 80psi max tires mind you. However, after performing the chalk test with all of my normal loads, and consulting Toyos load chart (some companies provide this information and some dont), these are absolutely the right pressures. When you figure out the right pressures for your setup you get better ride, proper handling, way better traction, better tire wear, and more puncture resistance. The only draw back is you will lose some fuel mileage at lower pressures. I think its a wash though because you bet better tire life and tire are insanly priced now. You can run the chalk test with all of your typical loads in the beginning to get a sense of what is right for your different load setups. Its time consuming but absolutely worth it.

4. Rotate, rotate, rotate. Most ats and more aggressive tires on these heavy trucks start to wear funny no matter what and the best thing you can do to limit the wear is rotate every 5 to 6k miles.

As far as brands go, I think in most diesel/hd enthusiasts agree that the two best are Toyo and Nitto. I personally never liked the right hand pull I always got with Nitto and they seemed to wear a little worse. Toyo in my opinion is the premium hd truck tire brand. I dont think I know anyone personally thats had them and didnt like them. Beyond those two brands in order of best to worst Id say:

Yokohama Geolanders- great treadlife in my experience
Goodyear Duratracs- I had a set of these that did really well but wore really funny towards the end of life.
BFG's- good tire, terrible wear
Coopers- ok tire seem to puncture easily
Falken Wildpeak- Not really a fan, puncture easy and Ive seen separations. Good in the snow though.

Well that wasnt quick at all.

 

[woods89]

Duratracs have weak sidewalls, are hard to balance and get noisy as hell when they start wearing out, but kick ass otherwise.

I'd look at the nitto terra grappler g3 and toyo at3.

I have Duratracs on my 4runner, so totally different use case, probably getting to their last 3rd of life.
You are spot on about the noise. They howl like crazy!

 

[HuntHarder]

Funny how everyone kind of has different results with the same tires. I had multiple duratracs tread separate on me. I could feel some bouncing in the seat and thought I had lost a wheel weight. Turns out the tire had a bulge in the tread where it separated. Upon inspecing, the front right also had tread separation. Discount replaced them and a week later the other rear started bouncing. Goodyear was really good, but I lost confidence in their tires. They refunded me the 3 tires and I switched over to Ridge grapplers. I loved my first set, but the second set wore out pretty quick and was always a pain for Discount to balance. they almost always had to roadforce them to get them balanced. I now use Toyo AT3's and so far they have been great. Really quiet and ride very good. I am on my second set, time will tell. This second set is on a 1/2 ton, but all previous were on a Ram 2500 gasser.