Goodyear Duratrac AT?

[KMG]

I've been running Duratracs since they first came out in my size and wouldn't run anything else! While tire life isn't as great as some others I do admit that I use my tires hard and rough so I'm not surprised. I use my trucks like a truck should be used, no trailer queen here! I've tried most of the other name brand AT's and even an MT here and there and unless I need a very specific tire for a very specific use then these are my tires of choice.

And yes I've read the stories about the sidewalls being a bit weaker then other brands but I always air down to around 20psi for my off roading and have yet to have a puncture! Others in my group have had plenty and I've used my ARB kit many times over to repair others tires yet throughout thousands of off road miles I have yet to have a Duratrac fail me. And yes I've had punctures with other name brands so you can probably tell I'm pretty sold on these tires! Frankly I think some of those comments in the off road magazines about weak sidewalls might be more imagined then real world. Anyway that's been my experience.

As for tire life, well they tend to get a bit noisy as they get worn. I seem to replace them around 40,000 miles on average. The noise isn't really bad but you do start to notice them towards the end of their lifespan. Sure I could get a few thousand more miles out of them but I like the traction I get when they are newer so I don't wait for slicks to replace them. So that's my take on them, and yes I'll take them every time and not look back!!

What's your opinion of BFG KO2? How did they wear for you? Thanks

 

[BigJimCruising]

I ran BFG AT's for a few years before the Duratrac's came out. I would rate them as about average for an AT although I did get stuck with them in loose sand a few times. I have gone back over the same trail with the Duratrac's and I have never gotten stuck in the sand again. On the highway in heavy rain or standing water the traction of the BFG's was very poor until I began having them siped which did help a bit. Light snow was ok, never got to try them in heavy snow. As with both as they wore the noise level went up but neither was bad. The Duratrac's were a definite step up over the BFG's in all terrain however neither is very good in deep mud. Although now that I think about it I did get longer life with the BFG's but not so much better that I would go back.

 

[photo nomad]

I've gotten 60,000 miles out of my Duratracs without a single puncture. They've run the Dempster, the Dalton, N Canol Rd, Moab, Death Valley, Mojave Rd, and all sorts of rocks and sand in Cali just to name a few. I regularly air them down to 14psi. No issues, ever. As others have already mentioned, they do get noisy as they wear, but not as bad as mud terrains. I run E rated 285's.


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[BigJimCruising]

I've gotten 60,000 miles out of my Duratracs without a single puncture. They've run the Dempster, the Dalton, N Canol Rd, Moab, Death Valley, Mojave Rd, and all sorts of rocks and sand in Cali just to name a few. I regularly air them down to 14psi. No issues, ever. As others have already mentioned, they do get noisy as they wear, but not as bad as mud terrains. I run E rated 285's.


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I look forward to the day I can run the Dalton and the Canol Rd!! That's amazing tread life, I'm guessing your rig is a lot lighter then mine. I should probably point out that my 4x4 truck is always very heavily loaded so my tread life suffers accordingly.

Question: Have you had any problems with wheel spin when running such low pressure? Are you running beadlocks? I ask because when I took mine down to 16psi on a rocky section I had a wheel slip, which required the tire and wheel to be balanced, so I've stayed around 20psi ever since.

 

[photo nomad]

I look forward to the day I can run the Dalton and the Canol Rd!! That's amazing tread life, I'm guessing your rig is a lot lighter then mine. I should probably point out that my 4x4 truck is always very heavily loaded so my tread life suffers accordingly.

Question: Have you had any problems with wheel spin when running such low pressure? Are you running beadlocks? I ask because when I took mine down to 16psi on a rocky section I had a wheel slip, which required the tire and wheel to be balanced, so I've stayed around 20psi ever since.

I run factory wheels and have only had wheel slip once.


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[Crazy Schooner]

I usually fall back to Duratracs as they are a rather aggressive AT that handle mud, sand, gravel, and winter with no problems. In the last year alone I've tried a few different types of tires on my white truck while I was playing with fitment. The KO2's were okay but not as good come winter. I found I was braking sooner and sliding around more compared to anytime in the past I ran Duratracs. I ended up replacing them with a set of STT Pro's mid winter (around Feb) and those were terrible (to be expected) but ended up selling those due to bad fitment. Went back to Duratrac and I enjoyed them so much more for general stability and security. Ended up selling my 16's this summer and now I'm running a set of General AT2's (so far I hate these, but they were dirt cheap). Never had a chance to run the AT2's (in winter conditions) yet as snow won't fall for a couple more weeks. I'm not looking forward to it, and honestly Fountain Tire has a 4 for 3 promotion on again, and I will probably just buy Duratracs once more. Cheaper then KO2's (on sale) and they handle mud and snow waay better. That and they come in 255/70/18 which is the size I'm looking at right now.