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Sep 10, 2009 | 03:00 PM

SBastow

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285/75/16 NOT RATED FOR SEVERE SNOW? Can someone please enlighten me

Sep 10, 2009 | 03:24 PM

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The "D" one is the "E" one is not. They make two of the same size. Look for RWL (raised white lettering) and I think you'll find it's severe rated. Most BSW are not, most RWL are. Sometimes there are two for a size.

Sep 10, 2009 | 08:21 PM

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my E's are severe snow rated I have the snowflake on the sidewall!

Sep 10, 2009 | 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by slowmans

my E's are severe snow rated I have the snowflake on the sidewall!

And they have RWL (raised white lettering), right???, which goes to prove the point. If you want the "snowflake" look for the RWL, not the BSW.

Sep 11, 2009 | 06:49 AM

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Now you guys have me curious... If D and E (RWL and BSW) are both the same size, shape and have the same tread pattern, why would 8 ply make a difference in severe snow over 10 ply? Are there differences in materials that Im not taking into account? Or is this just a marketing thing?

Sep 11, 2009 | 07:45 AM

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What's the difference BSW vs RWL? Your telling me it's snow rated because the lettering? Why would BFG do this?

Sep 11, 2009 | 09:23 AM

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I'm not telling you it's snow rated because of the lettering, I'm saying because of the lettering you can tell which one's are snow rated. You'll want to double check before you buy, but I've looked at just about every one of the tires at some point and you could tell which were snow rated based on which one's had RWL or BSW. I don't know if the materials are different or the tread pattern (but it looked like the tread pattern was a little tighter on one of the BSW).