Absolutely zero traction

Daddyusmaximus · Dec 17, 2013

sootie said:
exactly. not a mud tire.
i also went toyo m/t's and i am shocked at how poor they are in the snow.

Compared to an AT or snow tire, yeah, but for a mud tire... not bad. At least my truck likes them on Indiana snow. I also drive slow and easy. (I'm old) Got the MTs for where they can get me on the trail.:rockon:

oilburner · Dec 17, 2013

Wide tires and no weight doesn't help. My experience with BFG ATs is always good in snow. (02 grand Cherokee, 90 Toyota 4x4, 93 f250 rclb)A little less pressure always helps too. My current truck (f350 cclb) has old MTRs that do real well. But I still put some weight between the tailgate and the rear axle. I work in the sand and gravel/asphalt business so sand bags ain't hard to come by. Besides my dogs like to stand on the stack when my below the rail toolbox is slick. haha

Atsah · Dec 17, 2013

oilburner said:
Wide tires

That's the main problem right there.. The BFG's are good in snow if they are the cookie cutters.. The narrower the tire the better they are in snow..

DEEZUZ · Dec 17, 2013

I dont think my tires are too wide at all

RedRice589 · Dec 17, 2013

Air them down.... Also how much tread is on them mine were slick after 50% or less tread

DEEZUZ · Dec 17, 2013

About 50%.

I have 40 psi up front and 35 in the rear

taterthedog · Dec 17, 2013

CTC DEEZUL said:
I dont think my tires are too wide at all

What size are they? I run 295/75r16s on my 01 and had them on an 03 before that. Pretty well worn and they do fine. Weight on them is key.

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DEEZUZ · Dec 17, 2013

325/60/20

taterthedog · Dec 17, 2013

Not too wide on a heavy truck I don't think. I level the box of mine with snow. That helps. There's all different kinds of snow too. Wet sloppy snow is very slippery. Regular snow that is cold, well below freezing, has pretty good grip.

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Atsah · Dec 17, 2013

CTC DEEZUL said:
325/60/20

I have driven in snow with 325's and they sucked but as said above, it depends on the type of snow your driving in..

duddy · Dec 17, 2013

My near bald terra grapplers are 325s and im not having any issue. :shrug:

oilburner · Dec 17, 2013

I wasn't saying the tires are too wide. I was just saying that a large contact patch especially with added power is hard to keep hooked up. Weight in the bed will help. I would think that it would take a heck of a lot of Utah snow to add up to any weight at all. The old snowplowers trick of weight behind the axle is the ticket. It takes less weight because of leverage. There is a lot of info on plowsite.com about snow driving and weight.

GreenMachine · Dec 18, 2013

Goodyear dura tracs are unstoppable on my truck. And mine are not skinny and narrow by any means.

79jasper · Dec 18, 2013

I like my cooper discoverer a/t's.
Of course just an obs psd, so not a lot of power, but would spin if I wasn't careful. (F350 sclb flatbed 7k lbs empty)

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Daddyusmaximus · Dec 18, 2013

GreenMachine said:
Goodyear dura tracs are unstoppable on my truck. And mine are not skinny and narrow by any means.

Have yet to talk to someone that runs them, but I've read good things about them. I love to wheel off road, so I needed something with some sidewall grip for when I air down. I almost went with the Goodyears.

sootie · Dec 18, 2013

Daddyusmaximus said:
Have yet to talk to someone that runs them, but I've read good things about them. I love to wheel off road, so I needed something with some sidewall grip for when I air down. I almost went with the Goodyears.

you have to run duratracs very low on pressure to get them to unload mud.

GreenMachine · Dec 18, 2013

I have probably 25k on mine and they still look about 80% I would say. I run them at 55 if I recall. Mine are 305 55 20.

taterthedog · Dec 18, 2013

Just got a set of Duratracs to try myself. 325/65r18s, spiked and all.

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GreenMachine · Dec 18, 2013

taterthedog said:
Just got a set of Duratracs to try myself. 325/65r18s, spiked and all.

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Sweet! You will love them. Mine came from the factory prepped for studs with the little holes for them, but we don't receive enough snow to justify them. Plus they are way too expensive to only run as winter tires.