35"+ Wintertyres
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I know they are spattered all over here but the BFG AT KO is one of the best snow tires ive used, and I use them often. Do you want studs, ice tires, or just a good tire for snowy road travel. If you just want a good tire for snowy roads I would go with the BFG. I work as a ski coach and when Im in my personal rig with the bfg's I rarely have to go into 4wd. The acceleration, cornering, and stopping are very good. if you look at the design you can tell that there are many gripping surfaces in each direction to create traction.
JMO
Idaho85
JMO
Idaho85
Oilworker
Explorer
I am planning to compete in the Arctic 4x4 Experience 2011 and was thinking of getting myself 4 tyres just for snow and ice (driving up there and home & my regular use in the alps) and 4 studded for the race and for my trip into Siberia later this winter.
Thanx,
Robert
Thanx,
Robert
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
Check into Coopers, they make a lot of winter LT tires that other manufacturers do not. I'm not sure if you'll get them that large though, 285/75R16 might be the largest ~ 33" tire.
You may want to look at the Dunlop Maxx Traction, it is winter rated, and I know they make them in the larger sizes that you're after. I do not believe they are studdable though, at least not from the factory. But to be honest, any tire with enough tread depth is studdable, it just takes the tire shop longer, and it's more work which of course ends up costing more $$$$$.
You may want to look at the Dunlop Maxx Traction, it is winter rated, and I know they make them in the larger sizes that you're after. I do not believe they are studdable though, at least not from the factory. But to be honest, any tire with enough tread depth is studdable, it just takes the tire shop longer, and it's more work which of course ends up costing more $$$$$.
shredwagon
Observer
You could check out 315/75/16 Yokohama Geolander I/T GO72 with walnut shells. A dedicated snow tire that requires no studding.
I have had great experience with BFG MT KM's, and have seen a friend do just as well on KM2's.
The best example would be high speed midnight runs over Cold Creek Pass from I95 to I93 north of Las Vegas in the middle of winter with traction control only kicking on if you intentionally pitched the tail out. 10" or so of snow in most places, and ice underneath that, the couple times we did stop to check things out, the guy we were with that was on AT's(can't remember what brand) had a bit of spinning and carrying on to get moving again, and with the MT's, we just pulled smoothly away as if on asphalt, traction control never beeped or clicked.
The best example would be high speed midnight runs over Cold Creek Pass from I95 to I93 north of Las Vegas in the middle of winter with traction control only kicking on if you intentionally pitched the tail out. 10" or so of snow in most places, and ice underneath that, the couple times we did stop to check things out, the guy we were with that was on AT's(can't remember what brand) had a bit of spinning and carrying on to get moving again, and with the MT's, we just pulled smoothly away as if on asphalt, traction control never beeped or clicked.
Co-opski
Expedition Leader
Coopers and Nokian Hakkapeliitta tire are popular up here as well as Hankook.
I run Nokian Hakka 10LT now in a 32" (235-85-r16) with good success and I have run Hankook Ipike in the past in a 29" (255-70-r16) with no complaints. Both were studded tires. The wider Hankooks would drift more in deep slush on the highway.
For the folks running bigger tires up here they will often have a mud tire sipped and studded for winter use.
"Arctic Trucks" are running ******** Cepek FC II
http://www.arctictrucks.is/Forsida/Vorur/Dekk-og-dekkjavorur/Litil-jeppadekk
I run Nokian Hakka 10LT now in a 32" (235-85-r16) with good success and I have run Hankook Ipike in the past in a 29" (255-70-r16) with no complaints. Both were studded tires. The wider Hankooks would drift more in deep slush on the highway.
For the folks running bigger tires up here they will often have a mud tire sipped and studded for winter use.
"Arctic Trucks" are running ******** Cepek FC II
http://www.arctictrucks.is/Forsida/Vorur/Dekk-og-dekkjavorur/Litil-jeppadekk
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Oilworker
Explorer
Thanx for the advice!
Sadly the larger tyres are mostly, like the ones used in Iceland, used in fresh snow or powder.
Driving on roads with a closed ice cover as it´s pretty common in Norway or Finnland is a completely different story. Sady most people in these regions don´t seem to drive 315/75s.
As studs are not road legal in most of Europe I need a set to get up north and back home again and a studded set which I´ll mount when getting of the ferry in Sweden.
I have often seen images of LTs in Alaska with pretty large tyres, but have no idea of what´s a common winter tyre up there.
Sadly the larger tyres are mostly, like the ones used in Iceland, used in fresh snow or powder.
Driving on roads with a closed ice cover as it´s pretty common in Norway or Finnland is a completely different story. Sady most people in these regions don´t seem to drive 315/75s.
As studs are not road legal in most of Europe I need a set to get up north and back home again and a studded set which I´ll mount when getting of the ferry in Sweden.
I have often seen images of LTs in Alaska with pretty large tyres, but have no idea of what´s a common winter tyre up there.
hillbillyjake
Explorer
my buddy runs mastercraft courser at2's on his 06 cummins. 35/12.5 r17. they make in the same size in 16" wheels as well. extremely good winter tire. i've run 2 sets on an 08 tacoma and my wifes fj and they work very well.
spressomon
Expedition Leader
I've been impressed, for an MT type tire, with the snow, hardpack and ice included, performance of my Goodyear MT/R Kevlar's. I'm running 285/75 18 which is 35" but they're also available in the more traditional 35"r 315/75 16.
rural
Observer
i have heard really good things about retreads...
they use glass, sand, and walnut in the compound.
pretty nice...
https://www.treadwright.com/
they use glass, sand, and walnut in the compound.
pretty nice...
https://www.treadwright.com/
Co-opski
Expedition Leader
It sounds like you are in the same type of roads that I deal with September through May every year. I can swap my Nokan studs on in a few weeks here. dIf you are looking for a studless tire look into Bridgestone Blizzak W965 or GreenDiamond Icelanders but sad to say they don’t get larger than 32” in each of those brands. I have had the Green Diamond tires on an old Volvo 240DL wagon that I had and the Blizzak are what Ms.Co-opski runs on her Subaru Legacy. Both performed very well on packed snow, ice and slush.
http://www.greendiamondtire.com/productswest.html
I do run the Mastercraft Courser MSR and Cooper Discover M+S in the full size work trucks and they are nice tires.
I have ran the Yokohama Geolander IT in 285/75-16 and can highly recommend this tire. My summer tires are BFG KO's and there is simply no comparison between the two. It surprises me that the BFG has the mountain snowflake rating when compared to a real winter tire...
Cheers
Chris
Cheers
Chris
IrishRover
New member
Winter tires
This might be what your looking for Oilworker:
http://www.arctictrucks.com/?pageid=1296&categoryid=208
This might be what your looking for Oilworker:
http://www.arctictrucks.com/?pageid=1296&categoryid=208