A/T's? As long as the word "mud" is somewhere in the name...

 

I ran BFG AT KO's on my Range Rover with over 50,000 miles on them and they were great in the snow. I replaced them with a set of Interco Trxus tires which produced more noise, but performed great both on and off road. Snow, ice, mud, they were great. Currently I am running BFG MT KM's on the SD and they are alright, but I think the BFG AT's were better. When they wear out I am considering either Toyo or Nitto AT's as something different to try out.

Bill my experience has been that for on road use a AT tire that has a lot of siping cut in the tread perform better than a MT tire. I would look for one that is severe weather rated like the BFG AT too.

BTW gang, I finally took the plow off of the truck. I hate driving to and from work with that thing on it. We had a light dusting of snow last night, but it doesn't look like I will need the plow for awhile.

 

Does this mean that spring is just around the corner ????????????????

 

we had 4" this am... it's about 33*and it's going fast

 

Hi gang

thanks for sharing your thoughts on tires.. I think the BFG A/T's deserve a long look from all the comments I have read.. I will also look at Cooper's

Someone mentioned that at 38K miles I might be expecting too much from my REVO's.. maybe that was the insight I needed.. I truly expected to get more useable miles from these premium tires... By useable I mean in snow/slush/rain. The available tread is 6/32.. when new, the tread was 16/32.

As an example, I had to go to the airport late Sunday night when we were getting hit with more snow in Rochester.(4"-6") the highway wasnt plowed much yet and salt not applied in most places..It was slick and lots of heavy white stuff under the tires.. I took my son's honda with blizzacks rather than my Excursion. Even in 4wd the truck moves all over the place... I may never live that one down!


thanks again...

Bill

 

i much rather drive my galant or civic in snow/slush.
wait, did i really say that????

 

Apostate!!

 

rut roh.... what have I started ?? We might all loose our posting privledges now! lol

I remember driving a 1973 VW bug, manual tranny, with big a$$ snow tires... Despite having to scrape ice from INSIDE the window due to lack of blower (the heater / defroster only blew air when driving) this car NEVER got stuck!!

 

rsyl, bob, you need to immediately hand over you ford keys and step away from the trucks. hondas and vw's mentioned in the NY chapter means the keys go to ronin until you beg forgiveness for your indiscretions, and go to rehab like brittany........

 

All, this is Rob's fiance, I am not sure what you did to him, but he packed his bag and took off....in his galant....left the keys to his beloved truck and said some guy name Carl would pick it up....not sure what that was all about.

 

it's about accepting the mistake, apologizing, and never making the same mistake again. just mail the keys to ronin. and tell rysl no more winter driving till rehab is complete.

 

just wondering.... did Rob shave his head before leaving for Rehab.. ? Get any new tattoos? I think its a new requirement for admittance... kinda like admitting you are powerless over FTE postings and your life has become unmanageable.. <grin>

 

here we go again, this will probably get gomer, rsyl, and me pretty bad. of course rsyl should be safe and sound tucked into a comfy rehab bed by now(j/k). hang though all!!

"The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Winter Storm
Watch for the western Adirondacks... Lake George Saratoga
region... Mohawk Valley... greater capital district... northern and
central Catskills and Taconics in New York... southern Vermont and
the Berkshires in western Massachusetts... which is in effect from
Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.
A heavy mix of snow... sleet and freezing rain is expected to occur
across much of eastern New York and adjacent western New England
starting Thursday evening and continuing into Friday before
tapering off late Friday. At this point snow and sleet
accumulations of 7 inches or more along with ice accumulations of
a quarter inch or more are possible. Areas to the south and west are
expected to have more sleet and freezing rain than snow..."
quoted from wunderground*com....

 

150 pounds of rock salt for twenty bucks on sale at Price Chopper. Need any, Len? I can pick some up on my way in.

 

can't use it.. it eats sassy's paws no matter how much i clean 'em. i made that mistake once w/ the stuff they put in the bbls here. salt and sand mix, but thanks.