Best 275/75 (or 70) x18 AT for mountain roads

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Hey guys, I bought a set of 18" take-offs for my RAM to mount snow/hunting tires. My buddy and I are taking our kids cow hunting the last week of October in the Big Horns. Any recommenation for an AT tire for the mountain roads in that country? We're trying to plan for the worst (deep snow/ice/mud) while still having a set of tires that ride reasonably well for 16 hour trip.

Thank you in advance!

 

[wyosteve]

I have Goodyear Duratracs on my Ram and have been very satisfied. Fairly aggressive lugs, but not too noisy on the highway. I have almost 30k on them and they are around 1/2 worn.

 

[WV Mountaineer]

It’s going to be hard to beat the Cooper discovery AT3 for your needs.

 

[Tmac]

Any of the Hybrid (mud terrain/all terrain combos) designs will serve you well. The afore mentioned Duratracs, Falken Wildpeaks and the like. If you go that way, rotate them often or they get loud, as least my duratracs did, so far my Wildpeaks are quieter. If you won’t rotate often, the Cooper AT3, similar Toyo and other all terrain designs would be a good choice.

 

[Tallfeller454]

I have had the Toyo R/T and M/T. Both are very good tires for what you are looking for and as you long as you rotate them every 4-5k miles they stay reasonably quiet.

 

[LongWayAround]

I'm a big fan of the Goodyear Wranglers. I believe I have the ultra terrains on my truck and my last work truck. I spend a lot of highway time on them and have no complaints about noise or premature wear. I think the dura trac are the next step in beefiness.

 

[h2so4]

Bring chains or a similar type of tool. Also bring an air compressor so you can air down a little. That will make a huge difference.

 

[dtrkyman]

I just rode in 2 of my friends rigs with duratracs, loud is all i could say, they were not bad when newer but now with some wear they were bad, no way I'm riding cross country listening to that!

I think an all terrain and chains is the way to go. Falkens, Toyo, BFG and Bridgestone with a 3 peak winter rating.

 

[wind gypsy]

I’ve used a lot of rental vehicles and a pretty wide variety of tires on my half tons for such trips. Traction has never been an issue but flats sure have. Getting an 8 or 10 ply is more important than which AT/MT imo. Chains will do more than a little more aggressive tire.

I’ve had this size in duratracs, BFG at ko2s, and falken wild peak at3. Duratracs were kind of loud and felt loose at high interstate speeds. kO2s suck in rain. Falkens are fairly new and are better on the hwy and I haven’t noticed any lack compared to the K02s they replaced off road but there may be a tiny reduction in capability there.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Appreciate the comments guys, and I was going to ask about chains as well, so thank you for beating me to it.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Any experience with the General Grabber A/TX or Kenda Klever R/T? They are similar tread wise to the BFGs and Wild Peaks, but a little cheaper.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

It’s going to be hard to beat the Cooper discovery AT3 for your needs.

Thank you for the nod to these. A little cheaper than most the others and very highly rated on tirerack.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

I just did a preliminary look for chains. Uf-duh... Anybody got a line of where to find a reasonable set of chains? Looking like $400-600.

*EDIT* I found these on Amazon for $100 for a set of 2. Sounds like Peerless is pretty commonly used by guys.

Peerless 0232805 Auto-Trac Light Truck/SUV Tire Traction Chain - Set of 2- $101.29

 

[Gseith]

Falken wildpeak at/3 in 10 ply (deeper tread)
These have been great for me in snow and mud.

 

[Rob5589]

Toyo AT3 on my 19 Ram. Fantastic tire all around.

 

[HuntWyo]

Toyo at3 or Toyo mf’s both great tires make sure to get E’s!!

 

[Seth]

I have the General Grabbers on my 2020 RAM. They are great all around. Pavement, snow, ice, and coal mine mud…. Zero issues. I also have the Toyo Open Country on my 4Runner as well as my last RAM. They are a solid choice as well.

 

[137buck]

I had bad luck with the Goodyear duracraps, even with rotating every 5000 miles, I was only able to get 30k miles out of them and they don't handle the rocks too well. Had five rock punctures and two cut sidewalls that I didn't know about, maybe it was because I had them on a 2016 Cummins, and they were loud at the half way of wear, think super swamper bogger loud. I had good luck with Toyo MT's on my truck and was going back to them, but there was a national back order on them when I needed tires and the salesman at Discount tire talked me into the Nitto ridge grapplers and I'm glad he did, they're a good tire. I tow heavy and put quite a few miles on, and so far I have 12k or so miles on them and they still look new.

 

[ShakeDown]

Nitro Ridge Graps here, working on my second set on my 3.5 Eco. First set went 55k. 10 ply is the way to go.

 

[WV Mountaineer]

Thank you for the nod to these. A little cheaper than most the others and very highly rated on tirerack.

Yes. My pick is the falken. But, they don’t seem to wear as well as the AT3’s. For the extra money, I can’t justify them.

Two sets ago, I had the AT3’s. I drove them for 62,000 plus miles. Never got loud like the BF Goodrich AT’s or Falken tires I had on last two times. Plus none of the other two have got the mileage. I’ve got 4 brand new discovery AT3’s setting in my driveway. Just delivered today. That’s my impression of how good a tire they are.