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Just picked up a new F250 CCSB, I've usually don't buy snow tires for my truck but my F150 didn't do very well here in New Hampshire. Just wondering if anyone has had good luck with a specific brand?
I had Dura Tracs on my last truck. They are an okay tire for winter if you plan to not change tires between seasons. They are not a winter tire tread, but the rubber compound has a winter rating.
I am using General Tire Artic LT tires. So far so good. I am only on my second winter, but they are a true winter tire.
Lived in NH for 35 years.Had many different fwd, rwd, 4wd and awd vehicles. . I'd say any good AT tire or one with a snow flake rating should be sufficient on a pickup truck. Throw some weight in the bed for more rear traction also helps.. This is my second year with my 2020 F350 ccsb. I feel the factory Goodyear tires have worked pretty well. Had some Toyo AT2s on chevy truck years ago, I liked those in the snow.. You don't want a mud style tire rather somthing with good siping..
Put a set of Kenda Klever (sp?) RT's this year, so far so good but it is worth noting that my truck is loaded pretty heavy everyday (approx 9k lbs) so most tires hook pretty good for me.
I run the stock Michelin AT2's year round. I throw some weight in the rear for the winter and between that, 4wd and proper driving, I get anywhere I need to in New England (on road, off road is a different animal). If you want the best, a dedicated snow tire is very hard to beat. My wife's AWD Flex with dedicated snows will out perform my truck in the winter time
The BEST snow tire, bar none, is a Nokian Hakkapalitta
After that take your pick of Blizzak, etc... The Nokian are probably 15-20% better than the next brand, and a bunch of em all lumped together.. along with the General Grabber I currently have on, and they're pretty dang good.
Bay ANYTHING with a snowflake rating is better than an A/S.
Then Cooper Nitebreeze posted above are good for spring/summer/fall, but I wouldn't use them in our winters. Mind you, we can see upwards of 30 feet of snowfall even at low elevation, so not sure of his (nor yours) winter conditions.
Snow and ice? Them Hakka's are THE answer.
This is the studded version, can gt them without as well. Notice all the sipes, that's what you're after in a winter tire. Softer rubber, and tons of sipes make a good winter tire. These Nokian also have crushed walnut shells in the rubber compound.
And anyone that has run them knows, they WORK
The BEST snow tire, bar none, is a Nokian Hakkapalitta
After that take your pick of Blizzak, etc... The Nokian are probably 15-20% better than the next brand, and a bunch of em all lumped together.. along with the General Grabber I currently have on, and they're pretty dang good.
Bay ANYTHING with a snowflake rating is better than an A/S.
Then Cooper Nitebreeze posted above are good for spring/summer/fall, but I wouldn't use them in our winters. Mind you, we can see upwards of 30 feet of snowfall even at low elevation, so not sure of his (nor yours) winter conditions.
Snow and ice? Them Hakka's are THE answer.
This is the studded version, can gt them without as well. Notice all the sipes, that's what you're after in a winter tire. Softer rubber, and tons of sipes make a good winter tire. These Nokian also have crushed walnut shells in the rubber compound.
And anyone that has run them knows, they WORK
Those are what we have on my wife's Flex, the thing is an absolute beast in the snow! We have the non-studded version and they're still awesome tires in the winter.
The BEST snow tire, bar none, is a Nokian Hakkapalitta
After that take your pick of Blizzak, etc... The Nokian are probably 15-20% better than the next brand, and a bunch of em all lumped together.. along with the General Grabber I currently have on, and they're pretty dang good.
Bay ANYTHING with a snowflake rating is better than an A/S.
Then Cooper Nitebreeze posted above are good for spring/summer/fall, but I wouldn't use them in our winters. Mind you, we can see upwards of 30 feet of snowfall even at low elevation, so not sure of his (nor yours) winter conditions.
Snow and ice? Them Hakka's are THE answer.
This is the studded version, can gt them without as well. Notice all the sipes, that's what you're after in a winter tire. Softer rubber, and tons of sipes make a good winter tire. These Nokian also have crushed walnut shells in the rubber compound.
And anyone that has run them knows, they WORK
I run Blizzaks on all our vehicles except for the F-350. It's a garage queen in the winter. If I needed to regularly use it in the winter I would first look at the Nokians. They get very good reviews here on the forum. I've had good luck with the Blizzaks. I've also used the Toyo Open Country G02+ snow tire on a 1/2 ton truck, but I don't know if those are still available.
I ahd good luck with Firestone Winterforce studded tires on my last truck. Excellent traction and worked well for snow plowing. Probably did not need the studs. My new truck has Blizzaks without studs. Traction is excellent. Adding some weight in the bed helps a lot.
