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I love the Cooper STT's. I have a set on my Ford SD 350 and on a Jeep JK Unlimited. My son just put them on his old Ford 250. They wear pretty well, but work so well in the snow that I'll not complain about wear.
I have a set of BFG KM2's on a 4Runner but it's been TU for a couple months now. The tires were great but don't know how long they'll last.

Hankook Dyna Pro ATM. Best tire I've ever run on 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups,last set went 50,000 on my dodge cummins with lots of gravel ranch road in that 50,000. Also has three ply sidewall which none of the others have except the Cooper ST Max.

Bill

BFG AT's......got 59K on a set from my Chev 2500HD 4x4

2nd set had 30K on them now...1/2 gone

I had Duratracs on an '06 F-250 diesel, hated them. Even W/75# of air they were "squishy" when cornering @ highway speed. It seemed like it took 2-3 tries to get them to "set" in a corner. Loved them on my previous F150, hated them on the heavy one.

I had BFG's on the same '06 and I loved them but I got rid of that truck when the tires only had ~15K on them so I can't speak to longevity.

I've got Nitto Trail Grapplers on my '11 F250 diesel. They're noisy and they ride rough, to be expected and no better/worse than any other MT tire I've run. They're excellent in mud and snow. They SUCK on packed snow/ice or anything that's really slippery, I don't believe I'll buy them again. I'm over 20K on them now and I expect to get ~40K out of them without running them down to the wear bars. Out of that 40K, probably only 5K of that will be gravel.

My next set will be Toyo M-55's.

Wow, thanks. Quite a menu to keep track.

Once again, I'm looking for experience with the Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins or similar weight PU.

The Hankooks I had previously started coming apart with about 25,000 on them. Wasn't impressed with their handling on the road. So far, the Michelins have been the best performer on the road under weight or empty. Very good in snow (deep, packed), ice, wet pavement.

Several of my elk guide buddies have run the Coopers for years and swear by them. Been in their trucks in all conditions and was impressed with the capability. A lot of the local oil field service companies also run them.

Thanks.

It is hard to judge a tire by someone else's reasons for buying them. Case in point: my company doesn't look at how good a tire is for any of the previously mentioned reasons, they buy for reason of economics, which is based on cost. Mileage may contribute to the reason for a brand of tire, but overall use that a person might want for himself could be drastically different...

There's a lot being said here and for good reason. Ask not what they buy for the company, ask what they run on their own truck.

I'd stay away from anything that says Goodyear on the side of it. Unless you enjoy changing tires.

I've had ZERO luck with goodyear tires and won't ever buy them. They've come on several vehicles I've owned, including the Ford Explorer I currently have.

They'll be replaced with something else.

I've been most impressed with BFG All Terrain, and Yokahama Geolanders and would buy both again.

best tires i ever had on my 3/4 dodge diesel were Nitto trail grapplers, got 58K out of the 1st set, they have a 4080lb per tire load limit. If those are to aggressive the nitto terra grappler is fine as well

its tough to get a tire to last for the mileage warranty on a heavier truck especially when you haul a trailer best thing to do is keep up on tire psi and rotate rotate rotate good year cooper or hankook dyna pro best bet ive seen I work at a tire dealership doing alignments for them and have seen all makes of trucks with all makes of tires from grocery getters to trucks that get heavy use

I'm really enjoying the treadwrights on the Jeep. I have another set on the way for my Dodge Cummins. Don't overlook these diamonds in the rough.

Almost halfway through my second set of Hankook Dynapro ATM's. About 30k miles on this set so far. Very satisfied with them. They do everything well and most importantly to me, are very uniform and vibration free. Have had Michelins and Bridgestone on this truck ('03 Dodge 2500 Cummins) and the prefer the Hankooks over both.

My truck weighs 7600 pounds empty. I got 77,000 miles out of a set of Goodyear Wrangle Silent Armor tires. They were rotated twice. If you have a heavier vehicle, load range E tires are your best friend. The stiffer sidewalls means less tire flex and I believe this helps stabilize the tread for lower wear. They're also much better if you tow a trailer because the stiffer sidewalls mean less vehicle and trailer sway. Load range E tires also are usually three ply, instead of the usual two plies found in lower load rated tires.

Decided on the Goodyear Dyna Traks for late season elk hunting and winter driving. I'll put the Michelins back on come March.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Good luck with your new tires. IF you haven't had them mounted yet, let my please try to talk you out of them. I had them on my work truck two years ago and the rocks around here ate them like regularly......and I'm just talking gravel roads. I carried two spares just to increase my chances of getting back home.

I haven't read the thread and what your needs are, but the 10 ply Toyo M/Ts are absolutely bomber, and I can wear out a set on very rough country (big sharp rock that barely counts as a roadbed)without ever getting a flat. I've done it with two sets so far. Toyo M55s would be my next choice if you're looking for something less aggressive.

You do mean DuraTrack, right?

Yes, they were a terrible tire. I forget what the ply rating is, but the tire is physically much lighter than tires I consider top shelf (like the Toyos mentioned). IMNSHO, the Duratrac would work the best when mounted on new trucks at the dealership. They look semi-aggressive and might help sell some new trucks. And if their buyer stays on the pavement he might get lucky enough to wear them out before a small rock destroys the casing/carcass. Or better yet, remove them while the whiskers are still intact, and try to get some money out of them to invest in real truck tires.

YES, I hate the Duratrac that much.......

Went with the DuraTrac. Did great in very deep mud this past week. Also did extremely well in snow yesterday and today.

I also recently put some Cooper AT/3 on the truck that my son drives, a '02 Chevy 1/2 ton and they have been really good tires. I have some new Firestone AT on my truck, but only 10,000 miles so far and not any snow to comment on. They have been fine in some light mud/sand.

I'm running the Michelin 265-75r16 M/S2 on both of my 96 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins. 2nd set on each since I switched over to Michelin from BFGs. Real long-lasting on dirt and gravel roads. 1st sets I got 60k miles out of them.