My wife runs duratracs on her Mazda B4000 (Ford Ranger) in the winter. In December we were in some snowy weather on the highway for hours in 2wd - passed at least 5 vehicles in the ditch - and didn't notice any loss of traction. Her truck with the 4l, 4.10's and 5-speed with lesser tires would have been sideways, even in 4wd. With the duratracs it will go in 2 where 4 had trouble before.
I now run them on my JK Unlimited (albeit 35") and am a believer.
I tested mine out by driving through the yard the other day... well, *into* the yard! Slowed down a bit, and when I hit the gas I dug down to where the snow was above my sidesteps (2.5" lift, 35" tires). The winch just got me further into my yard (3.5 acres).
Aired down to 10 pounds *** and drove out like I was on loose gravel. No drama, no problem. Once back on my driveway I aired them back up and have been bragging since. :wings:
*** I would not recommend airing them down this far and driving on them. I just wanted them to be WIDE.
There might be a better tire out there for others but for my rig it's the best. DD, mostly roads where I have to deal with ice and snow 6+ months of the year and moderate wheeling in clay mud, sand, rocks, etc. the rest of the year. It's good to know that when they pull the plows off the roads I can still get where I need (or want) to go. Better still that the tire works in every other regard I need it to.
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