Haven't gotten them yet. Running the rest of the life out of the KO2's and will get new tires going into next winter.

 

Toyo open country on mine, 65k miles and still going strong, quite some tread left even though I don't hang about, and still sticks well to snow.

 

 

akblackfoot, fuzzpuss, what kind of wear or, problems do you have with your BFGs? I have run BFG all terrains on my truck until last year when at 57,000 miles I needed new tires.
I had even wear on all four tires. If you have un-even wear on tires maybe you trucks suspension componets are at fault? Anyways because of costs I went with Mastercraft and so far
they perform very well even, here in the Michigan snow.

 

akblackfoot,

Here's my take on tires for a big truck, and my desires or needs may not mirror yours. But, seeing that you're an Alaska guy you may be interested in these tires. But, it appears the widest available in this specific style is LT235/85R-16.
https://www.michelinman.com/tire/michelin/xps-traction

A number of years back I had a front tire blow while towing. That tire was an OEM General tire. I don't know if the tire's age bit me in the ***, or I ran over debris on the interstate, but the result was near catastrophic. Also, those Generals performed poorly in snow.

After the blowout I looked for some beefier tires, and the internet search provided mostly SUV grade tires. I got into Michelin's site and found the tire I posted in the link above. I bought them as they are definitely sturdier than the SUV grade. They have a unique tread casing that Michelin states renders them almost puncture-proof. I bought 6 (dually) and I have about 25,000 miles on them now. They appear to have another 30,000+ miles left in them. When I get in the snow with these tires I can often remain in 2WD, whereas with the old Generals I'd have to shift into 4WD.

Now that I'm retired I drive the truck less than before retirement. These tires may age-out before they wear out. Whichever occurs first, I'll replace them with the same tire.

David

 

Michelin make some really good tires, never tried them on a truck but always use them on sporty vehicles like the JCW. Outstanding grip, feel, life. Wanted to get them on the tractor too as they have a good reputation but the price was about 3 times a cheap recommended alternative, and good enough for what I do - especially as our new place is flat.

 

Have gone through two sets of Nitto Terra Grapplers in the past 135k miles with my truck. First set gave me 70k before I changed them. Still had a little tread left but wet performance was going downhill and it could get a little sketchy around turns when trying to mildly accelerate. The second set gave me 65k before a belt separated in one of the tires. I now have my third set of Terra Grapplers. One nice thing about the Terra Grapplers in my experience is they are easy to balance. The balance guy at my tire shop (Discount Tire) loves them. I have one wheel with no weights and the other three have very little weights. Again, that's just my experience but I will continue to use this tire until they quit making them or I no longer have the truck.

 

Terra Grapplers seem to last forever. Am very happy , show no checking, craking or anything that the Michelin's exhibit. Bought both sets same time, Michelin's are cracked and worn to the point of safety concern.
Nitto's, can't seem to wear 'em out. Fine by me.

 

I have Michelin ATX tires. Nice ride on the highway. I would not call them real off-road tires. Seems like great highway tread without enough bite to keep you out of trouble on a good off-road trail.

 

 

I have the KO2's on my Jeep, so I went with the Toyo Open Country ATII's on my SuperDuty because of the size option of a 285/75R18 and the load rating. I was really happy with the Toyo's. Great ride, low noise, seem to be very durable. The tires have a 65,000 tread life warranty, for whatever that is worth. Mine still looked brand new after 15,000 miles.

 

I'd look into the ST Max by Cooper. SST Pro's are a little aggressive on the Hyway (noisy) Price is right on some sites, you'll have to shop around

 

 

Whole front end was serviced right before these tires were put on. New ball joints, tie rods, etc. I rotate them every 6K miles. They wear evenly but quickly. I don't drive like a teenager either. I might be estimating what life I'm going to get out of them a little low but they are not going to last until next winter and I have 26K on them right now.

 

My wear problem was that they didn't wear. 15k and they're down to 2/32 tread. And no mileage warranty; just a small percentage off of the next set of BFG tires.