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Dieselrider

04-30-2005 13:13:04

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I went to a sale today and nearly got stuck in a field of wet grass. There was a little mud but, mostly just wet grass. The tires that came with my truck ( continental all season radials)do great on the highway but, they are helpless on any surface besides blacktop. What was Ford thinking there? My question to you guys is what are you running on your trucks and how are they on and off road? I want a tire that will give me good traction on and off road without extreme road noise.

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HA in Oh

05-02-2005 05:54:39

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

Firestone Distonation's on my truck, will buy another set when these are wore out. I've got 22k miles on them so far, 05 single wheeled 3500 duromax, they do real well in the mud. I look to get 30to 35k miles out of them, thats real good out of open tread, mud tire. I will never run another all season, suburbanite tire.

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RichZ

04-30-2005 21:36:16

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

I have B. F. Goodrich All terrains on my Silverado Z71, and I'm real happy with them, but they're real pricey. The tires that came on it were useless off road, and I use the truck all the time in my pastures and hayfields, so I needed good traction.

I also have a cargo van, and always had trouble in snow, even with several different types of snow tires. My mechanic started carrying Hancook tires and he suggested that I try their least aggressive off road tires as snow tires on my van. They were very inexpensive, and I got the best traction ever on that van. When my All Terrains wear out, I'm gonna try the more aggressive Hancook off road tires. They're much cheaper than the All Terrains,

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OK-AL

04-30-2005 20:02:42

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

No contest. Goodrich All-Terrain tires are the greatest! Had a set on my wife's Grand Wagoneer. We had a road (if you could call it that) that became a huge mud bog when it rained. The Jeep went through it time and time again without ever, ever getting stuck.

Great tires, great traction, long lasting and run well on the highway. Only problem is that they are pricey.

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Nathan in Texas

04-30-2005 15:33:07

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

I live 2 miles off pavement and the county road gets pretty bad sometimes. (6"+ deep ruts)

Our Z71 pickup came with Firestone Wilderness AT tires and they are horrible. Weak traction in any mud at all and they seem to get ruined really easy.

After going through 6 tires in about 35,000 miles I changed them out to Bridgstone Dueler AT tires and I really happy with them. They are a very hard rubber and hold up really well to rocks and off pavement driving. They are pretty quiet on the highway and don't completely wreck your hiway mileage like the mud tires do. They are good enough that I put a set on my 2 wheel drive trailblazer and we had our 2nd wettest year ever last year and I didn't get stuck one time.

To me they are the perfect all around tire for my use anyway.

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The dueler AT "revo" is more expensive and a softer tire so if you aren't driving on caliche or rock roads much you might look into it. The only drawback to the regular dueler is that because it is such a hard tire is doesn't do quite as well on wet pavement so if you are driving on wet pavement you need to be a little more careful.

FWIW, Nathan

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marlowe

04-30-2005 15:18:28

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

just read that 9 out of 10 4x4 sold in the last 5 years have never had the 4 wheel drive used so i guess it don't matter what they put on them because most never leave the road any way and they want them to ride like a car. all most trucks are use for are kid and food getters. thats why the 18,000 doller pickup cost 32,000

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Dug

04-30-2005 14:42:14

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

Two of the best choices I know of are the BF Goodrich All Terrain for all around driving. If you are going to need a good mud tire, but still want a relatively quiet road tire, the BF Goodrich Mud Terrain is a great tire. I am sure there are many other choices, but these are two I can personally recommend.

Dug

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04-30-2005 14:21:31

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

Hey Diesel,
You didn't mention anything about your truck or tire size, so I'll assume you're looking for light-truck tires. I've been running BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA's for years now. They have excellent "ride" and traction (seldom need to engage the 4 wheel drive), they are quiet, and they last. The set on my wife's Suburban have about 65K miles on them... finally time for a change! HTH!!
Regards, DL

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Lil-Farmer

04-30-2005 14:15:32

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

Look at a Goodyear ATX. Not much noise on the road, but a real good tire for mud. Tire mileage is fairly consisent with all season tires. Not the cheapest on the market, but a real good tire.

We use them on all of our farm pickups, about twenty of them (pickups, that is!).

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old

04-30-2005 14:12:38

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

I run a set of 9:50X15 libarators on my truck and never have any problems going any where I want, but it is a 4X4 also

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Bob M

04-30-2005 14:10:00

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

I have exactly the same problem with my truck (F250 2WD diesel). Takes only a bit of mud to load up the all season tread. The tires then become "slicks" and the truck is stuck.

Open tread mud 'n snows help a lot, but as you note they are noisy on dry pavement and they don't last very well.

My solution is to stay out of questionable traction situations (which we have plenty of in rain-soaked upstate NY) and use my son's 4x4 F250 instead. A I keep a bungee, a couple log chains and a comealong in the toolbox for the infrequent occasions when I do get stuck!

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Engineer20

04-30-2005 13:39:48

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

Check out www.tirerack.com.

They have their test ratings and "real people" ratings/comments for hundreds of tires. Lots of good information.

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04-30-2005 13:34:03

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Re: O.T. Truck tires in reply to Dieselrider, 04-30-2005 13:13:04

My expierence with tires is that if you dont have big mudders on like monster trucks there isnt much you can do about mud.Once you fill the tread with mud thats all she wrote.Then the problem with mudders is they aint squat in the snow,which is what I deal with more up here in upstate New York.I have found better traction in snow with a less wider tire for my plow truck. So when I get it stuck in the mud around here I just go get Ollie and pull her out.
Good Luck Stan

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