I am looking for a good all around tire for the truck in my sig..I would like a tire that does good on the snow,ice,little mud.I dont want a real fast wearing tread.Right now i am only looking at 4 tires for the rear since the two front ones have realy good tread yet,the back ones are close to being smooth.I am planing on running a good amount of ballest in the rear too.

Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks
Jeff

 

BFG AT KOs are a great all around tire.

 

I have a 95 dodge diesel with not a lot of mods like some of you. Only a TST fuel curve plate and I took off the Goodyear wranglers this pickup came with @ 6000k and put on Toyo M-55. They are fairly rugged and you get excellent tire life for a mud/snow tire.

The first set of 245/75/16's ran 72000k and the 2nd set were a little taller and narrower 235/85/16 ran 65000k but when I put new tires on again (new M-55's) the ball joints were needing replaced and I had a bad tie rod end. That could have been partly to blame for the shorter tire life. I run probably 25% dirt or gravel roads and the toyo's have a compound in the tire that keep gravel from chewing them all up.

These tires are spendy, but where I live to get this kind of mileage out of a mud/snow tire is rare in most others.

 

The BFG KO's will last you quite a while but they are by no means a good mud tire. They do fine in most other conditions but mud is not one of them.

 

Trying to have your cake and eat too ? some of what your looking for have oppacent needs , so it can not be done [ if your runnig in a surface that is mud with no base below you want large tires to float over , if you surface has a base { hard below} then you want a tall nerrow tire to get a bite on ] so you either need more than one set or make compromises [ leaning torwards what you drive on the most].
Or a hover craft.

 

If you are on a budget

like i was, walmart Liberator all terrains in 285/75/16 will run you for 100 bills each. I bought mine and believe it or not, they have better traction in mud and sand than what my BFG's used to do.. i will not badmouth BFG"S tho, i got 60K outta the last set with the PO putting 40K or so on them.. Not bad...

8 ply rating, on a 16 x 8 rim, rotated twice already at 8K miles each, about to do 3rd rotation.. NO ISSUES, no flats, not even a low tire, I keep up with mine weekly. I have 22.5K on them, and still have over (dont know how much tho) 1/2 life on them, and they do see gravel roads and off road use too (typical ranch roads)

Tx

 

Well with the mud,we usauly have hard packed layer under the mud but we sumtimes have all mud which is when you throw it in 4wd.I will have to check out the tires at walmart then,seems like they are a good deal for now.

Jeff

 

I ONLY use BFG At's, pefered size is 295/75/16 "d" but for a dually use a 235/85/16 Awesome tire, wears great a looks mint

 

Look into Cooper Discoverer ST 10 ply.
Good tread design for the conditions you describe.
I live in New England too, and this is a great tire for our weather.
Muddy job sites, snow plowing, heavy loads, and they have the holes in them so you can put studs in them if you feel the need.

Rich

 

I've been running the new cooper stt tread only for about 5k though. I have been in all of the conditions you are describing. Have nothing to complain bout so far.

 

i run michelin's the mud and snow (LTX M/S) 265/75R16 load range E 10 ply

there like 175$ ea.

great tire! high price!

no problem with weight. 10 plys is much better than 8 when it comes to durability. nails, screws, bolts etc.

deepest tread on the market. (this is most important for longevity) trust me i looked.

my friend got 75K out of his, a little bald toward the end.

 

I've been running Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts in 285/75/16 for about 5 months and 5K miles. These have seen a good mix of use - interstate hi-ways, gravel & dirt roads, several snowy hi-ways & roads (sometimes mixed with ice) and rainy roads - and they have performed quite well. I had Pep-Boys Futura Dakota tires in same size before and these have been noticably better in all regards, especially in traction in the wet and slippery stuff. I got them at Peerless Tires and had them siped when new and can't say anything bad about them up to this point in time. So far I'd definitely recommend them.

Steve

 

I have the Goodyear A/T tire. I have put 20K on this set and am satisfied with the performance in both mud and snow.

 

I ave to call around here and get some prices on the tires yous have mention,might end up just buying two to throw on the rear for now and run srw for the rest of the winter,have to see if the funds come in like planned...

Thanks
Jeff

 

I had a set of michelins that lasted 35K Now I'm running a set of goodyear silent armor tires. VERY NICE RIDE! they look good and have great wet traction, don't know about mud or snow cuz weve been having feakishly warm weather. 55 degrees January 4th, can the end of the world be far behind?