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It's time to replace the tires on the truck ('99 3500 Quad Cab) and I'm looking for something with better traction in the snow. I'm running Michelin's right now, and they're absolutely worthless the second there's over 3 inches of snow on the ground. Any suggestions? Thanks

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I'm Running the Bridgestone Dueler AT REVOS and love them. There are several variations of the Dueler I am speaking of the REVO's. So far have about 25k on them and they have handled everything I have dished out very well. Wet and dry traction is excellent. They haven't seen deep gumbo mud but the mud they have seen they have dealt with well. Same with sand they have dealt with short stretches of the deep stuff pretty well but haven't done any dune running with them. They have only seen a little bit of snow since I got them last March right after our big blizzard here but the little they have seen was much better than the stock Michelins. They are pretty quiet too. If they last the miles which it looks like they will I will buy them again. I think www.tirerack.com has customer reviews on all sorts of tires and allows you to compare tires on those reviews might be worth a look.

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I run both Trxus and BFG MT's in the 255-85-16 size. They are great for traction, but I am not sure how aggressive you want to get. They both wear great.

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Thinking back to last winter and the number of times I had to dig that beast out of the driveway, I could care less how noisey they are on the road. As long as I can run 'em year 'round and get decent wear out of them, I'd be a happy camper. (Next one is going to be a 4x4!)

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Whatever size you get, I highly recommend www.tirerack.com. I just ordered 4 Michelin LTX (stock size) on Wednesday afternoon. Drove up Thursday after work to find them sitting in the driveway. ;D

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Try the Toyo M-55 tires. They are known for decent traction in snow and ice, and they wear like iron.

TDR member Illflem usually gets 80,000 plus on a set.

HOHN

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I've been running the BFG A/T's for a couple of years now up here in the snow and they're great. Even this set w/ only about 20-25% tread left I've had on trails with snow to the bumpers and had no problems. All around good tire, just remember to rotate them!

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I'm runnin' 315/75's siped with a mud terrain lug pattern......will let you know. [laugh] Spokane is supposed to get a "real" winter this year! ;D

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I would suggest Cooper Discoverer ST.
They are a little aggressive, but I have had very good luck so far with them.
They also come in 8 ply, 10 ply, and a cut resistant version called the ST-C

Rich

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There are allot of good tires for traction but Ive found the best traction aid is to put some weight in the bed of the truck...last winter I lived in PA and had to deal with snow for the first time in 15 years...it didn't take me long to put about 1000 lbs of sand bag weights in my bed....and the sand helps if you get stuck in snow

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Extra weight in the bed makes a drastic difference. I've got a cap, spray in liner, 4 bags of sand (300lb.), plus all the log chains and other "must haves" that manage to sneak into the back of the truck. Rides a little easier to ;)

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I have Nitto Terra Grappler AT's, very good in the snow, ice, water and on dry runs. So far I am very happy, Im guess I will get 40k to 50k based on the wear so far. Price $525 out the door at discount tire!

KC

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If you decide to go with a mud-terrain style tire, pay the extra few $ to have them siped. It's well worth it!

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If you decide to go with a mud-terrain style tire, pay the extra few $ to have them siped. It's well worth it!
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Thats a good tip.........tire siping isnt big around here, but is done a lot in the Pacific Northwest......

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I have a 2000 Cummins 3/4 ton 4x4 and am looking for a good set of tires to try....I am running Perreli's 265/75/16's and thought they would be good AT's. Was I wrong, I have 31,000 miles on these and they need replacing already. I previously had Cooper AT's on and liked them but only got 42,000 miles on them. I have had a hard time fingding load range E's in this size. I wouldn't mind a set that were maybe an inch taller but don't want to get much more than one inch taller than the 265's because of hauling my gooseneck trailers.

Anyone have any good experiences with other tires?