It's going to be time for tires soon on my '18 F250. A little background on this:
When I bought it used, I replaced the wheels/tires that I previous had as takeoffs. F250 came with 275/65r18 and The wheels/tires I put on were 275/70r18. So a little taller. I changed forscan.
Didn't realize about trailer issues and clearance, so I did a "reverse level" be replacing the rear 3" block with a 1.5" block and added airbags.

Fast forward, I no longer have trailer issues as my older goosenecks have been replaced. I also now have a DRW that handles the majority of the towing, but the 250 will handle towing if we need to take 2 trailers. The annoying part is the height differences between the 2 trucks.

The front of the 250 is higher than the 250 DRW, and the rears are basically level. and my gooseballs are about 1" difference in height (with the 250 having the taller one).

So I'm thinking of putting the size 275/65 back on the 250 to lower it a little, so the trailers all sit around the same level when attached to either truck.

Suggestions for tires on a truck used essentially only on-road and for towing. Will see some hay fields. (Also 250 is 3.31 rear end and 6.7 diesel)

 

275/65

275/70 (not yet reverse leveled)

 

Probably not what you want, but I have the set of 275/65/18 Continentals that came on my truck that I replaced with 275/70's.

CHEAP!!!

Of course they are in Texas, don't know where you are.

 

I have used

MICHELIN DEFENDER LTX M/S

in the past and just went back to them. Probably the best tire for your situation.

I, like you, tow mostly on paved roads and in the fall I will see a little offroad activity while hunting. These tires will easily handle light offroading with a 4wd and they are very very quiet and smooth.

 

If you’re going to run OE sizes, you can buy new or almost new takeoffs dirt cheap.

 

I offered mine, lots of tread left on them.
Maybe too far away, or not the right style of tire...

 

I put new tires on the 2018 f250, 275/65/20 (factory michelin ltx). I found a guy selling new takeoffs on Craigslist from his 2022 with 50 miles on them. Paid $500 for all 4! I bought them last may, build date was Feb 2022. New those are 1700-2000 depending on the tire shop.


To make the deal better, my truck only had 36k on it. The tires were still 50%. I sold my factory michelins for $300.

 

Get a taller ball for the DRW and run some 275/70/18 in a tire you like on the 250.


The 17-19 4x4 look like they missed leg day with anything smaller.


Michelin any of them, or Cooper at3, or Yokohama g015 would be what I would look at. Or some firestone or bfg Commercial if you find them on sale.

 

Sometimes I see them for sale on the wheels with valve stems, sensors, lug nuts, inflated everything included ready to mount.

 

I don't recommend Firestone Transforce HT's. I only got 15k miles on them. They were smooth on the highway, got better mileage than the Michelin LTX, not quite as good on wet pavement or gravel roads as the LTX's. They basically had no yard left on them and the one had a bulge on the sidewall which is when I tossed them out.

I don't recommend the Michelin Defender LTX M/S either though. My last set only lasted 21k miles before they were wore right out. They were a pretty nice tire on pavement and not bad in the rain though. The Nitto terra grappler G2's wear pretty quickly too from what I saw on my brother's truck and my FIL's truck.

Right now my current favoutite tire is the Nitto Dura Grappler. They are even quiter than the Firestone and michelin LTX, they have better grip on wet or slushy pavement, track better on gravel roads and do pretty decent in mud for a highway tire. They are wearing like iron so far (only 13k miles) my friend has 65k miles on his set on a 2500. The toyo M55 are a long lasting tire if you need more offroad capability. They are also louder on the highway.

Other tires that I've used and haven't cared for are bridgestone dueller AT's, BF Goodrich KO2's, Good Year wrangler duratracs, yokohama Geolander's. I also really like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3's for a winter tire. They are a major improvement over the LT2 version. I'm loving the Nitto Dura Grappler's. Just an amazing Highway tire with good manners on gravel and are acceptable offraod. I haven't tried any continental LT tires yet.I wouldn't say that I'm hard on tires either. No burnouts, no drifting, no full throttle off the line, etc. I tow 9000lbs about 35 to 40% of the time and lots of trips with between 2000 amd 4000 lbs in the bed. You can have good luck or bad luck with any tire, just like anything that's man made. So your mileage may vary.

 

bah - Ohio is a bit away for that but thanks!

 

We could meet up in north Indiana, like South Bend...

 

oh you travel up this way a bit? I'm actually down in the Cincinnati area of Ohio.

 

I just had the Michelin Defenders installed on my '17 F250. Very smooth and quiet as stated above. My truck came with Goodyears on it which were AT tires and I wanted more of a highway tire and the Michelins fit the bill.

 

Michelin Defenders have always been my go to tires.