I'm looking at the Yokohama Geolander A/T-S, Kuhmo Road Venture AT KL78,
Goodrich Commercial T/A Traction and the Cooper Discoverer ATR.
I need a tire for some off roading and minimal snow but don't want a noisy tread. Also something with good rolling resistance so my mileage doesn't suffer.

Appreciate any input.

Howard

 

I have the Coopers on my 02 and am very satisfied with them. I had them on another truck @ 4 years ago and was pleased then as well. Good traction on and off road and quiet. you can get 6 ply or 8 ply also. The BFG's are good too.

 

Had Kumhos on my dually. Two sets lasted 120,000 miles. Quiet good traction in the snow and long lasting. Mine was 2WD. Rotated every 5,000 miles.

 

I just installed the Hankook ATM RF10 after reading all the postive reviews on heavier trucks. So far only about 200 miles on them so i cant comment on the wear just yet but they have a stonger sidewall than my Mastercraft AT tires which had 50% tread left at time of replacement, plus they handle on the wet pavement so much better.





but all the tires you listed from what i seen have decent to great reviews so i doubt you can go wrong with the tread you decide on.

 

I just bought a set of Yokohama Geolanders for my 06 Landcruiser. Most of the reviews were very positive. I have had them for only a week, but so far I like them. They ride nicely and they are quiet. One main reason that sealed the deal was that last week, Tire Kingdom had them for a buy two, get two free. That was just too good a deal to pass up. You may want to check with Tire Kingdom and see if this special still applies. Tires at half price, with a good solid rating, are hard to beat.

I also just bought a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers for my Ford F 350. Like them also, but the price was double that of the Geolanders.

Time will tell as to how they hold up.

 

Have you looked at the Cooper Zeon LTZs. They arent E rated but they are great AT tires and do really good on the road. I have a set on my Excursion and they are better than the Nitto TerraGrapplers that I had before.

 

I have the Geolandars on my truck which I use to plow snow commercially. Great tire, low road noise, and excellent traction. I don't know on what kind of terrain you will be on off-road, but I would be hard pressed to believe that they wouldn't do well off road. 75% of the time when plowing, I don't even use 4wd unless I have to pull snow out of a truck dock that is lowered down. That was last year with a 3.73 open axle. This year, I have a Detroit Truetrac as well.

 

I love my coopers. I am running a more aggresive tread then you are looking for. I am also running E-load rated.

but thought I would let you know that the coopers ride well and I have had zero issues with them

 

Howard,
I pull a 7-8000lb camper up into the mountains during camping/hunting seasons. We do a lot of back country camping and I wanted a tire that was quiet on the highway and would do well off road. Also, my truck is a daily driver so they needed to do well on snow & ice. I went with the Michelin LTX AT2's and WOW, I am impressed with these tires. They are by far the best all terrain tire that I have owned. They are not cheap, and don't have the most aggressive tread pattern, but they sure get the job done well - and then some. Great tire - check them out.

 

i had the kumo road ventures on my f-150 and was very dissapointed in treadlife but very impressed in traction (of course the two are hand in hand) but I also carry alot of wieght in my trucks. got 17000 miles out of them but never once had to worry about getting stuck in a two wheel drive thats kind of nice.

 

My X came with 2 geolanders on it. I don't know how old they were, but they had weather checking or stress cracks of some kind in almost all the valleys between the treads. They looked like great tires otherwise.