What tires are you running on your dually?
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What tires are you running on your dually?
I,m looking at replacing the tires on my truck pretty soon. I have two that are wearing a little thin. Last week I got into a mud hole and had trouble getting out. The ruts were less than a foot deep so I wasn't high centered. The Bridgestone Duellers just are not mudders. There are three things that I am looking for in a new set of 235/85 16's. Longevity, fair price and good traction both on and off road. Any suggestions?
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Not sure what you consider good traction, and I'm not sure tire tread matters when you have a 1500# bed, but I am running Mastercraft Courser LTs on the rear of mine. I'd call them an all season tire- not quite highway, but about 4 steps down from the most aggressive mud tire.
One thing to keep in mind is that longevity normally suffers when traction increases.
Daniel
One thing to keep in mind is that longevity normally suffers when traction increases.
Daniel
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I've been running 235-85R16 E's on mine for a long time... To be honest, my experience with my W350 is it's just plain edit poor off road!! The diesel in the fromt just puts too much weight up there for it to be any good...
If i get into much mud, i already know i'm going to be going after my tractor if i'm in my Dodge!
Robert
If i get into much mud, i already know i'm going to be going after my tractor if i'm in my Dodge!
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I've been running 235-85R16 E's on mine for a long time... To be honest, my experience with my W350 is it's just plain edit poor off road!! The diesel in the fromt just puts too much weight up there for it to be any good...
If i get into much mud, i already know i'm going to be going after my tractor if i'm in my Dodge!
Robert
If i get into much mud, i already know i'm going to be going after my tractor if i'm in my Dodge!
Robert
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I run Delta commercial traction all the way around on mine. They are decent in the mud and have lasted about 20-25k. And they are cheap too. I pay 70 bucks a tire for 235/85r16 here at my local delta tire shop. We use their commercial highway tires on our work vehicles. Pretty good tire for the price you pay. IMO.
http://www.deltatire.com/catalog/tir...ial+LT+Radials
http://www.deltatire.com/catalog/tir...ial+LT+Radials
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I also run the Wild Country's.... 215/85R16 ive had them on for about 20,000 miles and they're standing up just fine. I've been in a few mud holes and havent had any problems. I did however get completly myred in a clay pit!!! Luckily i was at work and had some hardend concrete nearby and got out.
But overall they have been a great tire, at a fair price, asbout $200 mounted and balanced if i remeber correctly.
i also see you guys seem to be on 235's is that something i need to try??
But overall they have been a great tire, at a fair price, asbout $200 mounted and balanced if i remeber correctly.
i also see you guys seem to be on 235's is that something i need to try??
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I have coopers in that size. I try to avoid mud regardless of the tire, but I've pushed a lot of snow with those tires.
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I also run the Wild Country's.... 215/85R16 ive had them on for about 20,000 miles and they're standing up just fine. I've been in a few mud holes and havent had any problems. I did however get completly myred in a clay pit!!! Luckily i was at work and had some hardend concrete nearby and got out.
But overall they have been a great tire, at a fair price, asbout $200 mounted and balanced if i remeber correctly.
i also see you guys seem to be on 235's is that something i need to try??
But overall they have been a great tire, at a fair price, asbout $200 mounted and balanced if i remeber correctly.
i also see you guys seem to be on 235's is that something i need to try??
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It will be hard to beat a set of MAXXIS BUCKSHOT MUDDER on the rear (or all six on a W-350).
We have sold many and they will outlast any of the so-called highway tires of the same size, and balance extremely well.
Forget everything you are used to about big rough mud tires, because these tires will surprise you.
We have several sets on the road that have near, or over, 100,000 miles on them.
For a steer tire, I use the TOYO OPEN COUNTRY H/T; they have what most tires lack---straight square shoulders and straight rib tread.
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i bought my truck from a guy who used it as a back up plow truck, for his comoercial business. Thats the size he had on there. I ended up having to put new tires on the front due to weather cracks so i had to go with what was already there, because as you know us dually boys get to pay half again as much as the four tread boys
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My dually came with 215's from the factory, and every one i saw back then had the same 215's as mine... All the single's i saw were 235's...
I went to 235's to get better tires up front to carry the weight. Also the 235's are taller and once i added a bit more HP over stock the taller gearing was/is an improvement...
Robert
I went to 235's to get better tires up front to carry the weight. Also the 235's are taller and once i added a bit more HP over stock the taller gearing was/is an improvement...
Robert
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Thanks for the enlightenment fellows. It sounds like I am needing to do some leg work around the tidewater area over the next few weeks. This willl also give me the oppurtunity to paint the wheels before i get the new tires mounted. Those Buckshot Mudders sound worth looking at. I would prefer to deal locally but I try to keep an open mind and watch for a good deal.
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