Difference in tires

Diamondpilot · Mar 30, 2010

chevy292 said:
The only problem that I have found with the better winter/mud tires, they don't last at all towing and hauling. I was burning through tires in 15K miles. I tow and haul heavy loads very frequently. I have now put a set of BFG A/T on a second set of rims and run them winter only. It was getting WAY to expensive replacing tires every year. Now I'm just trying to find a nice heavy duty towing tire the right size that doesn't cost my first born.....

Man I though I was tough on tires in my F-350 towing 15,000 to 25,000 pounds with it 90% of the time its driven and I still get 30K out of a set. I rotate ever other oil change or 10,000 miles.

Chris

tommu56 · Mar 30, 2010

I put Cooper The Discoverer ATR in my 2006 ctd megacab and I really like them over ther stock tires even with all the snow this winter they did great d I ride miles off road to get to my cabin and have been pleased with them.

tom

chevy292 · Mar 30, 2010

Diamondpilot said:
Man I though I was tough on tires in my F-350 towing 15,000 to 25,000 pounds with it 90% of the time its driven and I still get 30K out of a set. I rotate ever other oil change or 10,000 miles.

Chris

yea lol I burn through tires like no tomorrow. Winter is hard on them looking for traction plowing at one of the condo complexes I take care of. The only place to push the snow is up hill and over the crest. I go through about 1 ton of salt every week so there are many many trips to the landscape depot. Towing the DK35 to all the accounts to move snow around isn't too bad only every couple of storms or so.

Summer is just as bad. I average 60-75 yards of mulch to each condo complex. Each trip hauling 3-4 yards. Then there is all the misc. hauling loam/stone for jobs. Towing the 18' mower trailer...etc.etc..

I rotate them faithfully and keep the air pressure all correct, my truck just likes to eat tires I guess. -JJ

Diamondpilot · Mar 30, 2010

chevy292 said:
yea lol I burn through tires like no tomorrow. Winter is hard on them looking for traction plowing at one of the condo complexes I take care of. The only place to push the snow is up hill and over the crest. I go through about 1 ton of salt every week so there are many many trips to the landscape depot. Towing the DK35 to all the accounts to move snow around isn't too bad only every couple of storms or so.

Summer is just as bad. I average 60-75 yards of mulch to each condo complex. Each trip hauling 3-4 yards. Then there is all the misc. hauling loam/stone for jobs. Towing the 18' mower trailer...etc.etc..

I rotate them faithfully and keep the air pressure all correct, my truck just likes to eat tires I guess. -JJ

Is it a Dodge? I have heard from other Dodge owners they eat tires but never understood why???

Chris

tommu56 · Mar 31, 2010

Diamondpilot said:
Is it a Dodge? I have heard from other Dodge owners they eat tires but never understood why???

Chris

I got 70,000 miles out of the stock tires but they did stink in the mud and snow. I used cable chains for the snow and reinforced vbar for the ice with the cables on the front.

tom