Tires

[Brandon Pattison]

I've had great results with both Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs and Duratracs. I'm running Duratracs now but need new tires. Looking at new daily driver tires but Duratracs aren't aggressive enough. Thinking about Toyo Open Country MT or Nitto Trail Grapplers. 2011 GMC 1/2 ton truck. Looking for mileage and wear life. I know MT tires don't really offer those options. What are your results? By the way, I have 100,000 miles on my Duratracs. I rotate with oil changes. I'll probably go up a size to 285s.

 

[HuntHarder]

I went with the duratracs as well for exactly what you describe. They are a cross between mud and all terrain. If you are set on going with a mud terrain, be prepared to lose a considerable amount of tire life. I have never had a set of MT tires make it past 40000. Having said that, I think the Toyo's are your best bet in the MT category.

 

[Roy68]

I know a couple guys that ran the NITTOs on pavement 95% of the time and the life is short. M/T tires are noisy on pavement as well if you are sensiive to that.

I've ran Yokohama AT/S for several years on a 1/2 ton and a 1 ton. Both 4x4s. My wife's Yukon has its second set of YOKOs on it now. Mileage has varied with the 10plys on the trucks making around 60K before being shot. The Yukon's first set went 34K. That doesn't sound great but my wife's Yukon sees 200 miles at minimum of dirt roads a week. Also the yukons tires are not 10plys.

I'm on my first set of Cooper AT/3's (10ply) on an 3/4ton 4x4. Only 9K but so far I'm impressed deep mud, snow, and lots of ice this winter. I have not regretted the purchase. If they wear well I'll run them again. They appear more open than the Yokohamas not sure if they are. They are quiet on pavement and track straight loaded or empty on some rough roads.

 

[Lindley]

I went with the duratracs as well for exactly what you describe. They are a cross between mud and all terrain. If you are set on going with a mud terrain, be prepared to lose a considerable amount of tire life. I have never had a set of MT tires make it past 40000. Having said that, I think the Toyo's are your best bet in the MT category.

I agree with the above. I switched over to Toyo Open Country MT from BFG Goodrich mud terrains which I ran for years. I only made the switch because they didn't offer the size I wanted (285/75R18... tall and skinny, just like my women ). It has been 25,000 miles so far and I think the wear has been excellent, despite my truck weighing a hefty 5,670 lbs. I too rotate with every 5,000 mile oil change. Having said that, they are a mud tire, so don't expect to get 100,000 miles out of them!

Be sure and shop around for prices! They tend to vary quite a bit.

 

[bbrown]

I am running the BFG KM2s on my supercharged Tacoma with a small lift and I have between 48-50k ( I put 42k on them and the guy I bought it from put between 5-10k) on these but I rotate every 2500. Impressive life and great traction and not bad as far as road noise for an aggressive tread. Honestly I doubt I would have bought these for myself but now that I have used them they may replace my old faithful BFG ATs.

On the other hand, a buddy runs the Nitto MTs on a Dodge 3500 - half the time they are on the highway and the rest of the time are either off road or pulling a trailer loaded heavy with gear or horses. Pretty sure he is pushing 30k on those with atleast a few thousand miles left and he literally has never rotated them.

 

[carlc]

I have had 4 sets of nitto trail grapplers and one set of Terra grapplers. On either a 2008 or 2012 ram3500 Cummins. Lots of towing and dirt roads. I have gotten anywhere between 44 and 60k out of them. They are great tires, durable, relatively quiet.

 

[MOhunter28]

I drive a 3/4 diesel lifted and have had 3 sets of Hankook Dynepro ATMs. They are not a mud tire but an aggressive all terrain. Wear life is excellent. Just got a new set a month ago and the old set had 73K miles on them. 90% of that mileage was pavement. Every set I have had have lasted over 60K miles. Awesome tire very affordable and very durable. Ive been stuck once with them but that no surprise with a diesel truck.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Love my Duratracs.

That said, I haven't been sold on the Toyos. My m55s were durable, but slippery when wet and you want aggressive. The m55s are less aggressive than the Duratracs. Won't purchase another set of Toyos after switching to the Goodyears.

 

[kodiakfly]

I've only run BFG's since I got my driver's license. I currently run the new A/T's. 285 will fit stock on a 1/2 ton Chevy, which is what I have. The rub a bit at full crank, but they look sexy and run well.

 

[PathFinder]

Check out the Cooper STT Pro. I've been running a set on my Tacoma and love them. They've done great in sand, deep snow, packed snow (on top of snowmobile tracks), ice, rocks, and mud. Very quiet on the highway, and wearing well so far. I loved my KM2s everywhere but on ice, it was like driving on skis.

 

[Travis Bertrand]

I just switched to Toyo m-55. Might be a bit rough on a 1/2 ton but good mileage

 

[huntingbigsky]

I just switched to Toyo m-55. Might be a bit rough on a 1/2 ton but good mileage

I run those too and love them.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Toyo MT's for me.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

I went with the duratracs as well for exactly what you describe. They are a cross between mud and all terrain. If you are set on going with a mud terrain, be prepared to lose a considerable amount of tire life. I have never had a set of MT tires make it past 40000. Having said that, I think the Toyo's are your best bet in the MT category.

My older tread MT/Rs went 85k plus. I think my driving helps a lot.

 

[Vandal 44]

I drive 50,000 miles plus a year and have been doing that for 15 years as an outside sales rep. for the last 15 years my vehicle has been a1/2 ton truck.

The first truck I bought when I started this job came with BFG A/T those tires made just over 70,000 miles.

A friend told me I should try the Toyo M/T they didn't make it 35,000 miles.

I went back to the BFG's A/T and have been extremely impressed get about 70,000 plus miles out of them. I run 285/75 R16s, they are great in the snow, ran, and mud

If I try a different tire it would be the Cooper STT Pro. I have a buddy that drive the same amount of miles as I do and he is getting about the same amount of miles out of them as I do the BFG's

 

[username]

I've had good luck with my last set of Nitto Terra Graplers. I've got about 50k on them, alot of gravel miles as I lived down 5 miles of gravel roads for about 3 years.

 

[alecvg]

Duratracks are my favorite, but I went with Kelly Safari's this last time - was $40 cheaper per tire, and they are about the same quality I have found. I know alot of loggers and ranchers that swear by Toyo M-55's - and I have used them alot on work trucks, they are great, but expensive. My last pickup came with Toyo Open Country MT's, and they really were great, just way more than what I needed, but they really wear well - meaning they last longer than anything else I have seen.

 

[The John]

I'm on my first set of Cooper AT/3's (10ply) on an 3/4ton 4x4. Only 9K but so far I'm impressed deep mud, snow, and lots of ice this winter. I have not regretted the purchase. If they wear well I'll run them again. They appear more open than the Yokohamas not sure if they are. They are quiet on pavement and track straight loaded or empty on some rough roads.

I have 315x70xr17 BFG AT's on my F250, I really like the tires, but once they wear out I will switch to Cooper AT3's. I have several friends that run them and get great mileage and have been impressed.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

I do haul a travel trailer so do I need a D or E load rating? I just found some tires that are retreads that look like the older MT/R which I really liked and these are a bunch cheaper. Do any of you have any experience in these? These are E rated and the D rated ones are $6/tire cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

[Clarktar]

If the toyo M-55 came in 315 I would buy those.