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What LT 275/70 R 18 tires do you guys recommend for my 2017 F-350 XL, gas regular Cab? I have a nine foot Fisher snow plow used for my personal driveway. I use it more in the winter than summer. I am interested in good quality, and long life. Cost is of course a consideration, but not the most important. The Wranglers that are on it have less than 25k miles. I have a mild front end shake/shimmy, that the dealer is blaming on tires.They did say there is a known stabilizer issue, and they ordered one, but of course it is back ordered. They also said the stabilizer would only be responsible when going over bumps, and produce a more noticeable shake. I haven't decided if I will run it until the tires wear more, or wait until closer to winter. I do want to decide what to buy though. It should be noted the invoice below shows nothing felt in wheel, however it is felt in the steering wheel, and I told them. Thank you.
Well, I don't go in snow if I can possibly help it, but I have had very good luck with the General Grabber HTS60's but they are a/s highway tires.
But, General makes the Grabber's in a few different tread patterns, so I am sure they have them that would be in line with the way you use your truck, and they are moderately priced.
I replaced the OEM Wrangler’s with Cooper AT3 XLT 285/75/18. When not towing I run them with 50 PSI in the front & 40 PSI in the rear & it rides really well for a ¾ ton 4X4 truck. When I have the gooseneck trailer hooked up I run 80 PSI in the rear & 60 PSI up front & they are very stable.
They have 27,000 miles on them & at the last rotation & balance had 75% tread remaining.
I replaced the OEM Wrangler’s with Cooper AT3 XLT 285/75/18. When not towing I run them with 50 PSI in the front & 40 PSI in the rear & it rides really well for a ¾ ton 4X4 truck. When I have the gooseneck trailer hooked up I run 80 PSI in the rear & 60 PSI up front & they are very stable.
They have 27,000 miles on them & at the last rotation & balance had 75% tread remaining.
Thanks. What do you do about the tire pressure monitoring system? I am thinking 65 PSI in the front to satisfy the system is a bit much....
Goodyear Duratracs. Mine have over 40k miles on them and I know I want new ones for winter but I still do not need new ones... I plow with mine, haul my sleds up unplowed forest service roads etc and love duratracs in the winter. Consider the 285/75-18 size, I can still run tire chains with this size no mods to the truck, snow plow pkg.
Not on a Super Duty but I've had Goodyear Duratracs on my OBS F350 for 2 years and close to 40k miles and I am half tread on 2 a d just under on the other 2. I rotate every other oil change.
I've towed a lot of those miles and they've never needed air or a re-balance. I'm going to replace the Michelin that get stuck on wet grass with a set of Duratracs on my 22 dually when its time for new shoes.
I ran Duratracs on my GMC 2500 for 120,000 miles. That was 3 sets. I never ran a better tire in the snow. I did not get great miles out of them. Usually in the 40,000 mile range. I do a lot of highway.. In one storm I was driving in a blizzard with drifting snow from the guardrail on my right up to the top of an 8 foot chain link fence on my right. I could not see the guardrail. At times the snow was blowing right over my hood. At no point did I lose forward momentum.
I have a 2006 GMC 3500 big block plow truck with Duratracs on it. It gets low miles and no highway. I ran the first set 5 years before changing them out.
I have a new 22 F-350 XL with 17" steel wheels. I put the Duratracs on with 250 miles. I put 285/i think 70/ 17s. Looks good and Im sure its going to be a plowing beast.
I found them to get squirley in the rain an
t about 25% remaining. And noisier at 50%.
Never had a better tire in the snow.
My OEM Wranglers barely made it to 25k. I replaced them with Nitto Terre Grapplers because I spent a lot of time in a work buddy's '16 equipped with the Nittos (2 sets) and was impressed with them. Several months ago, prior to making a 4500 mile Colorado/New Mexico trip, I pulled the Terra Grapplers at 25k and put on a set of Nitto Recon Grapplers. I would have gone with another set of the Terras but my tire shop couldn't get them in and suggested the Recons instead. So far the Recon Grapplers have been great...more aggressive tread than the Terras had yet are just as quiet and smooth yet better in snow, and they have a 5k longer tread wear warranty. Not that the warranty means much more that they should wear longer. I kept the Terra takeoffs, fully intending to remount them in the spring because I bet that they have another 20k in them, But my son needed tires on his Ram 2500 so I gave them to him to run.
Another vote for Duratracs, I don't think you'll find a better mud and snow tire you can run year-round. I run a studded set on steel 17s in the winter.
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