Tires

[Manigotapee]

Starting to look for tires for the truck.

I drive a lot. I drive a lot of highway for work and also for getting to a hunting area. I work construction, so puncture resistance is a desirable trait. I drive 30k/year so would like some thing that will wear well. I am good about routine maintenance and tire rotation. Being from KS, I get all 4 (sometimes 6) seasons of weather. Snow/wet traction is important as well as off road capability.

I'm specifically looking for recommendations in an "all terrain" tire. What are everyone's thoughts on a 10 ply? Necessary or not?

Thank you!

 

[xcutter]

I've been a big fan of my Toyo Open Country AT Extremes. Wear really well and do okay with slight off roading. But definitely not a mud tire. They are worth a look.

 

[wyosteve]

BFG's, Cooper and Toyo have all treated me well for those conditions.

 

[RaggedHunter]

I put 40-45k a year on my work truck, I go through about a set a year. I try different tires each time I smoke a set just to try and see what tires I like best, it helps me weed out what I want to buy when it comes time to put tires on my personal truck. So far the 2 I've been really happy with are the Cooper ATP's, and the Toyo Open country AT3's. I wasn't crazy about the BFG all terrains, they were fine, just not my favorite. I have a set of the coopers on my personal truck now that are about due to be replaced. The next set I purchase for my personal truck will be Toyos.

 

[505Wapiti]

I’m a BFG all terrain guy. I’ve been using them for years. Sounds like whatever you get you will maximize the life and wear because you stay on top of rotation etc.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I’ve tried most, drive 30-40k a year, only two I’ll use now are BFG ATs and Falken ATs

 

[Sherman]

BFG All Terrain T/A KO2

I live in Northeastern Colorado, so similar weather. This is the only tire I will ever buy.

 

[cacklercrazy]

I put 40-45k a year on my work truck, I go through about a set a year. I try different tires each time I smoke a set just to try and see what tires I like best, it helps me weed out what I want to buy when it comes time to put tires on my personal truck. So far the 2 I've been really happy with are the Cooper ATP's, and the Toyo Open country AT3's. I wasn't crazy about the BFG all terrains, they were fine, just not my favorite. I have a set of the coopers on my personal truck now that are about due to be replaced. The next set I purchase for my personal truck will be Toyos.

Coopers have been the best for me also. Haven't tried toyos.

 

[Boarmaster]

I have Coopers on my Silverado. i do about 98% paved roads. I am in industrial and construction areas quite a bit. I not having good luck with these tires. Seem to be getting a lot of flat tires for these being so new. I usually dont get a lot of flats from screws and nails until I have worn the treads down. I guess if you run a pickup over a nail its gonna make a hole. Just seems like more than usual with these Coopers.
I usually replace my OEM tires with Michelins. Again I am almost all pavement.

 

[2five7]

I have Coopers on my Silverado. i do about 98% paved roads. I am in industrial and construction areas quite a bit. I not having good luck with these tires. Seem to be getting a lot of flat tires for these being so new. I usually dont get a lot of flats from screws and nails until I have worn the treads down. I guess if you run a pickup over a nail its gonna make a hole. Just seems like more than usual with these Coopers.
I usually replace my OEM tires with Michelins. Again I am almost all pavement.

Which coopers?

OP, the Cooper AT3 XLT would be an excellent choice for your uses, as would the Toyo AT3, or Falken Wilpeak AT3W. I guess having "AT3" in the name is key here

 

[5MilesBack]

I had BFG KO's on my Toyota and they were done at 35k miles. The salesman talked me into the KO2's because "they have better tread life". Well, I'm not sure these will even make it to 35k. Not impressed with the BFG's. On my F-350 the Michelin LTX AT2's did well for miles and were great on the highway, but not good on snow and ice. I have the Cooper ATP's on it now. I hear of guys getting 70k miles out of a set of tires, and I've never come close to that even on sedans.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Falken Wildpeak AT3s without question for your application. Quiet on the road. AWESOME in inclement weather including snow (snowflake rated). Really good on forest service and logging roads. 55k mileage warranty. Their TOUGH tires too! Sidewalls hold up awesome through the rocks.

FWIW I’ve run BF Goodrich, Toyo, Goodyear, Firestone, Coopers and Nitto in the past. I’d choose the Falkens over any model offered by any of the above makers for your application, period.

 

[kda082]

I’m on my 2nd set of K02s. First lasted 3 yrs and 50,000 with only one puncture and I live on crappy KS gravel that eats tires. Think mine are D rated or 8 ply. If I were all highway I’d probably go a different route but these are pretty solid all around from my experience.

 

[N.ID7803]

I second the Coopers, especially the AT3 XLT's. I drive primarily logging roads for work and have great luck with these tires. I run a 10ply and never had an issue.

 

[Sherman]

I had BFG KO's on my Toyota and they were done at 35k miles. The salesman talked me into the KO2's because "they have better tread life". Well, I'm not sure these will even make it to 35k. Not impressed with the BFG's. On my F-350 the Michelin LTX AT2's did well for miles and were great on the highway, but not good on snow and ice. I have the Cooper ATP's on it now. I hear of guys getting 70k miles out of a set of tires, and I've never come close to that even on sedans.

I get 65k on my KO2’s.

 

[.50 CAL]

I've got almost 50k out of my BFG K02's on my 2012 Duramax they do fine for 90% on road and 10% off road. I am also looking to replace them in the next few weeks. I can't decide between another set of K02's, Falkens and the Toyo Open Country. Haven't looked at any of the Coopers yet though. I think these K02's were right around $1200 when I put them on 4-5 years ago.

 

[MTElk1987]

I have been using the Cooper ST Maxx's for several years now on my Dodge 3500. The current set has roughly 20,000 miles on them and they have held up very well. A good portion of those miles have included pulling stock trailers on gravel and farm roads, and I've yet to have a flat. Based on the amount of wear so far, I would guess that they have 50k-60k left in them. They are a bit pricey, but I feel worth every penny.

 

[swavescatter]

I ran KO2's on my F250 diesel towing pretty regularly/heavy. Tread didn't last for sh...

Now I'm running Toyo AT3's as they have a 50k mile warranty. Those Falkens mentioned above with the 55k seemed interesting but I heard ride like iron accordingly.

For me I like the bigger metric size 35.1" equivalent, load rating and traction from the Toyos.

I used to love KO2s but they're pretty dated now. Much better choices out there.

 

[wytx]

We run 10 ply on both our F150 and F250. No blowouts for years now.
Spouse likes the Wrangler Duratracs, they work well in our snow.

 

[Savage99]

10 ply general grabber at2. When I go to replace, another set of these or possibly the Falkens. Never had an issue off the road with durability in CO. Old truck is noisy enough that I can’t speak to road noise.


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