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Looking for tire advice
I'm looking to get new tires for my 2006 F-350 Diesel the size is 275/70/18R I would like to get winter and summer tires since I live in North Dakota but cant afford it.
I'm looking for a good tire for heavy snow, ice and compacted snow since the dont really plow here they take the top layer off and compact the rest to the road. I'm also wanting them to be for off road as I got off road a lot and down gravel roads. Tires I bought on the truck use only lasted 11K and was told that they were not thick enough for my truck Ford service guy told me they were 5 ply and I need 10 ply.
Any thoughts? I'm looking to buy really soon as the tires I have now are shot and feel they can blow anytime. Thanks.
I'm looking for a good tire for heavy snow, ice and compacted snow since the dont really plow here they take the top layer off and compact the rest to the road. I'm also wanting them to be for off road as I got off road a lot and down gravel roads. Tires I bought on the truck use only lasted 11K and was told that they were not thick enough for my truck Ford service guy told me they were 5 ply and I need 10 ply.
Any thoughts? I'm looking to buy really soon as the tires I have now are shot and feel they can blow anytime. Thanks.
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It really is important to narrow down exactly how you'll be using your truck and cater your tire selection around that. Obviously, different types of tires will do different things well. Here's a list of different types of tires and in which situations they work the best: How to Find the Perfect Tire for Your Vehicle
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Goodyear Duratracs. They're good on ice, great in snow, and go through a good amount of mud. I drive a lot of gravel and no flats so far, and they wear pretty good too. I wouldn't be surprised to get 35-40k miles on a set.
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Cooper Discoverer AT3 on my truck. I'm a tire wholesaler and rep many brands. That's what I chose over General, Goodyear, Mich, Yokohama, etc. Good traction, good wear, OK price.
On your 5 ply, 10 ply comment. What you want to look for is Load Range E on the side of the tire. Each letter of the alpabet is two plys. A is two ply, B is four, etc. Load range E means the tire has the load capacity of ten plys. If you look at the construction on the sidewall you'll see that it's not made from 10 plys. It likely has two polyester plys in the sidewall, and two poly plys and two steel plys in the tread. There may be some nylon in there too. Two heavy poly plys can have the tensile strength as ten plys of cotton. The Ford service guys don't know how to read a tire sidewall. If you look at a semi truck tire, many have one ply sidewalls, yet are rated a 14 or 16 plys. That one ply is steel fabric.
On your 5 ply, 10 ply comment. What you want to look for is Load Range E on the side of the tire. Each letter of the alpabet is two plys. A is two ply, B is four, etc. Load range E means the tire has the load capacity of ten plys. If you look at the construction on the sidewall you'll see that it's not made from 10 plys. It likely has two polyester plys in the sidewall, and two poly plys and two steel plys in the tread. There may be some nylon in there too. Two heavy poly plys can have the tensile strength as ten plys of cotton. The Ford service guys don't know how to read a tire sidewall. If you look at a semi truck tire, many have one ply sidewalls, yet are rated a 14 or 16 plys. That one ply is steel fabric.
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Goodyear Wrangler MTR. We run them all season in northern British Columbia. We run them highway, off-road and through out the winters and never have a problem. My buddy swears by them as he has had them on his old dodge Dakota for work and play and now his dodge pickup. They last a long time too than other tires.
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The Wrangler Dura Tracs are classified as "commercial Traction" tires, and are designed for applications that require usage in varied conditions, both on and off road........They arent considered the proper tire for the guy who recreationally 4 wheels his truck as a hardcore off roader, and they arent for the guy who wants to brag about how "Bad ***" his massively lifted 4x4 is.........They are for the guy who wants a tough, long lasting tire that will work all year, under all conditions on a daily driven work truck. I have never run them, but i know people who have, and they were well satisfied
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