My 09 f150 came with goodyear wrangler sra's 275/65/r18s. Total junk but I did manage to get 35k out of them using all 5 and now one busted a belt. I'm looking for a semi aggressive tread mabee a size or two larger. Also my personal truck, not much heavy use. Any recommendations?? Thanks Ben

 

i admit i'm slightly confused on what you need.

you say "farm use" and then sayd "not much heavy use" ... the two are usually exclusive of the other, at least in my book.

for a personal vehicle that does the occasional farm duty, i'd tip my hand toward the cooper AT3's, or the old ATR's if you can still find them.

For true farm use, my wife's uncle uses Cooper ST's. they are the only tire he has found that truly hold up well hauling heavy loads and on the gravel roads and still have acceptable traction for pastures.

asking what kind of tire a guy likes is akin to asking what his favorite color is. mine is coopers, and blue

 

Mostly for checking irrigation and crops. Lot of dirt use and short trips. Not pulling loads.

 

i would go with nothing less than an All Terrain type tire.

her uncle made the mistake of thinking he didnt really need an agressive tread, only to get rid of them and buy an MT so that he could get where he needed to go.

Like i said, brand preference is mostly opinion based, but i've got cooper ATR's on my explorer (lots of gravel, mud, and snow) and the only time ive ever gotten stuck was doing something really dumb. If i got into really deep snow or mud more often, i'd have a set of MT's. The ST's by cooper are nice because they come with a decent mileage rating, and tend to hold up on the gravel. ATR's are the same for me, hold up to the gravel very well IMO.

Sounds like you have the same problem I do with tread life, most people get more than 35k out of tires no matter how they treat them, i'm lucky if i get that much out of a 70k mile tire.

 

I've had good farm use from BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A.

 

I'm glad to read this one, I too find the stock tires poo-like. I have a set of cooper winter babies on now and it is a world of difference... even tows better with no swaying.
I am really thinking of switching out those poo-like ones for something decent before I change back to summer/ the rest of the year tires.
Will check into the Coopers you suggest, they are good tires and yeah, blue too...lol

 

If you can stand the noise on hard roads, go to mudders. I have Buckshots on the truck now but I have also used Maxxis both were fine on the road but prefect for fields even with a round bale or trailer in tow. Can't tell how many times I have gone out on a hard field but coming back it's soft, a medium tread tire will just clog up with the mud. Chris

 

I like the Kumho's, any tire mild to wild.

 

ok, you gotta post up a pic!

 

Thanks for replies. Like the looks of cooper s/t. Will the 285/70 be much different then the 275/65?

 

i would always go with the narrowest tire you can, unless you are going for looks over function.

narrow, tall tires always seem to grip the mooshy stuff better than a wider tire, in my experience, anyway. wider tires tend to try and float over the top instead of digging down into the slop.

 

I just put a set of cooper stt's on my wifes yukon 4x4 and she loves them. Im actually thinking about getting a set for my truck also. its an M/T tire but very quiet on the road and has really good tread. Also has the Tech3 amorgaurd built in so it seals up punctures very quickly and keeps them sealed. take a look at them.

 

lots of farmers travelling gravel roads use goodyear duratracs around my area (manitoba)
I picked up my new 2012 last friday and i just ordered a set
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