I sure messed up.
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Cargo Master
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I sure messed up.
I order some Dick cepek wheels today and some tires. I've been pining over them for awhile now and I need some new tires. So at the dealership today I order the wheels and told the guy I wanted some A/T tires. So he suggested a nitto dura grappler. Well in the same rag that I been looking at the wheels in they did a review of the nitto tires. Just noe looking thru the rag I see they are talking about the terra grappler they don't even mention the dura. I go on line and find out its a highway tire. I knew I shoulda stuck w/ liberators.
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I'm not a big fan of Nitto's in general. You simply pay too much for them. If you're stuck keeping them, I hope you don't need to rely on them in snow.Thats where they really suck. Otherwise they're fine.
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I am impressed with my Dura's, excellent in the rain, surprising grip in the snow. However the tread life is terrible, I might get 40,000 out of them. I will be looking at the Cooper AT-3 or the Michelin LTX AT 2.
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I was leaning toward to the michelin, he didn't have a pic. Of the dura. I don't have an issue w/ snow. I do how ever have to go thru some mud, cow poo, loose rocks etc "A/T". Hence I asked for A/T.
I could probally get out of em cause I did ask for an A/T tire. I'm not going to do that though. Its my fault I know better than to pull the tigger on something I dunno anything about. I'll wear em out then go back to my libs.
I could probally get out of em cause I did ask for an A/T tire. I'm not going to do that though. Its my fault I know better than to pull the tigger on something I dunno anything about. I'll wear em out then go back to my libs.
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I know whatcha saying I just can't let them carry the burden. I wish it was the terras that I thought it was. You better believe I won't ever ordersomething again without knowing everthing about it. This is why I hate ordering things.
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Thats funny, I've never had a set of tires last me as long as my duras! I do agree with you that they are really good in the snow though, not sure what the other fella is talking about.
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I think the wear has to do with the weight of the truck, it weighs 9540 lbs with my normal tools, lately I have been closer to 10,000 lbs. In fact I went to the scrap yard on Monday and when I left I weighed 10,120 lbs. I think most tires will wear faster when they are close to their max weight limit. We will see how my next set wears.
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There isn't a burden for them, trust me. If I order tires and a customer doesn't show up, I return them. No harm, no foul. It's no big deal for them.
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Tires arent a cheap purchase man, if you dont like them have them send them back. I have Terras(i bought them used to try) and I like them but i dont do a lot of off roading with the truck but i have taken it out "a couple" of times heehee
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I've worked for the largest wholesale tire distributor (ATD) for more than 10 years. Wholesale tire distributors allow for returns such as this with no issue. I would not purchase the tires if they are not what you wanted.
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There's a 1st for everything. I called the dealership and canceled the Duras. They gonna get me the terras. I reckon I'll try them then if I question the service I'll try the trail grapplers.
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I'm talking about the wonderful time I had towing my snowmobile trailer with my friends truck on these tires. I have taken the trip a dozen times or so and never struggled so much to get traction before. Bear in mind this is on a seasonal/unplowed road where there's always 10+ inches of snow. I've gor BFG AT's on mine that do a much better job with all the white stuff. To each his own...
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