I noticed last winter that a lot of the oil field boys had Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires on their pickups. Those are the next tires I'm putting on. They are ice rated.

 

get the Duratracs!, they have the mountain/snowflake symbol indicating that they meet the requirements for sever snow use, and they are pinned to accept #16 studs. they are a pretty soft tire, most likely will wear quickly, and the steering response on them is not quite as good as other tires, but they look awsome, and they will perform very well in the winter.

Wes

 

Mariner,
I my vote is for BFG Commercial T/A Traction load rand E and they are studable. I have run them for 2 years in AK. I will buy another set when they ware out. good luck in your hunt.
Glen

 

For strictly winter driving where you encounter pavement that is either exposed or snow & ice covered consider the Toyo Open Country G-02 Plus. This tire is used by RCMP in the Canadian north & is a proven performer.

If you have freeze & thaw episodes where you also encounter non paved road surfaces & & offroad mud then the Goodyear Duratrac & The Dunlop Rover Max Traction are the answer.

 

Are those Goodyear Duratracs E or D rated?

 

I just ordered a set of 315's for my 02 , I get them on Tuesday and will let everybody know what I thiink.

 

Ok tires seem to track well and offer good traction in gravel. they do hold onto stones though...

 

I have studs and my tires are siped. They both work great on their own. If you have both, ice almost feels like asphault. In my opinion studs still work better compared to siping. I just bought a set of six duractracs for my dually for the summer. Up here it seems like this is the tire everyone is running for commercial so I thought I would give them a try. The BFG at's I had lasted
25k miles and seemed to have worn too quickly. I got 6 for 1250 bucks so I couldnt pass them up.

 

Goodyears work well because they are soft, they wear out faster, though.
Siping is great for slippery surfaces and I sipe all my tires for winter and wet driving.
Remember your dually has twice the surface area and half the weight on each rear tire, so when empty its gonna feel light and your stopping effect is going to come from the front brakes, mainly.
Traditionally, narrower tires work better in snow, you want to get down to the traction area not float on top of it.

Just my .02

Good luck.

 

So far I really like these tires.... at first they felt squirrely but now they seem to hook right up, and with 15000 kms on them they dont really show any wear yet.

 

blizzaks are good; my Pacemark snowtrakkers are the best snow tire I've ever run.
But they prob aren't heavy duty enuf for a 3/4 ton truck. If you're gona plow with it then its DEF not heavy enuf.
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Best tire I've found for my plow truck for the money is the Mastercraft Courser C/T (commercial tire).They already have some sipes in them, great tire without paying high dollar for a brand name. I take them off every spring & they've lasted 4-5 winters so far, & I can prob get 2 more winters out of them.....

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I have had these on for the past 3 Northern Alberta winters and they work great in ice and snow...even at -30c or colder.

 

Anyone have any experience with Dunlop Maxx tractions ?

 

Don't forget the ballast for the dually. I haul around a 2500 block of concrete I borrowed from the driveway repair business next door. Adding chains I can go about anywhere I want in the winter here in Minn. I've had them on 6 times already this winter. The most ever.

 

I've had a set on my Truck for about 10000Km with no problems so far. They are E rated and wear good. The only thing I would change next time is the size 315/75/16 rub the lower edge of the fenders with the locking hub conversion I did.