I'm looking at new tires for my F250. I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor or the BFG All terrain TA. I'd like to hear opinions from anyone who's run BOTH of these tires. Pros/cons?? The truck is a daily driver/tow rig, so I'd like a tire that is quiet and handles well. We don't get deep snow here, but sometimes we have icy and snowpacked streets so that's an important consideration too. Thanks!

 

Have you looked at any of these?
SUV & LIGHT TRUCK | Toyo Tires

I'm considering these.
OPEN COUNTRY M/T | Toyo Tires

I have had the BF Goodrich All Terrains before. I liked the longevity of them, but not how they performed in wet grass or mud.

 

BFG All Terrain's are horrible. They have a very low tread life. Only about 13,500. They suck in the snow, mud or any other off-road terrain. I'd suggest looking outside of these two tires. My favorite tires are the Yokohama Geolanders. AT and MT they are both exceptional tires. For your purposes, I would go with the AT.

 

I know of several people who have gotten over 40K miles out of the BFG's. Also I have a co-worker who raves about the BFG's snow performance. He's the main reason I'm considering them.

 

Like I said, I probably got that many or more miles out of them, but they were lousy off the paved road.

 

I've actually had both of these tires. I liked the bfg's alot but on the front of mine they got ate away and lasted 30,000 on the back i do alittle trail riding and light off roading and they do fine in the snow a slow speeds it may be packed with snow but it still grabs and they spin fast enough it cleans itself. then i had the gy's and they sucked on the back traction sucked but did good on the front tread lasted a heck of a lot longer and did good with steering in the rain. so i compromised i have bfg's t/a's in the back and the gy's on the front so far im happy now just need to keep the foot out of it. but thats me and my truck!

 

I ran a set of BFGs for about 30K miles. The truck was used for towing and snow plowing. These tires worked just fine for this sort of use.

Right around 30K when the tires were a bit more than 1/2 worn, their performance dropped off substantially. The ride was rough and traction was poor. I did see that the rear tires wore down much faster than the front tires when the truck was used for towing. Up to the 50% tread wear point these tires worked great.

Currently I use Michelin AT2's for winter use, and a set of stock Continentals for the summer. The AT2's work very well for any sort of winter or for towing use. The Continentals work OK as long as there is no snow or ice anywhere within sight.

For tow truck use, a tough all-season tire is required. The Michelin or the Silent Armor look to be a good choice. If you need snow or off-road performance, I'd go with the BFGs and plan on replacing them when tread wear is 50%.

Lou Braun

 

What load range tire are you looking to get?
I have run BFG's forever and several others in between. I drove a half dozen or more tow trucks too. I loved the Goodyear Wranglers for all around and off-road, but treadwear ws not that great. We switched to BFG's and all was much better.

I have run the GY silent Armor on my F250 and it took about two weeks for me to return them and Sears replced them for free. They are made or stocked near Birmingham, AL and the rep came over and told us that they had problems with them holding up and giving proper support for the super duty trucks. This was maybe a year ago.

I ALWAYS get at least 40K miles unless I tear them up going offroad, which I did twice but it was my fault for having too much fun! The only time I had a drop off in performance was the last 1/3 to 1/4 of the tread left, this was before it got to the treadwear indicators. The drop off was hydroplaning at higher speeds and in deep mud.

 

I'll probably end up with load range E tires, even though I don't really need a tire that heavy. I tow a lot, (flat towing a Jeep so no tongue weight) but I rarely haul heavy loads.

 

Well once bitten and I'm done with GY for that laod range. I actually ran D load range for about 5 or 6 years until I could get the E load in the BFG's. I never had one single issue with the tires and I was pulling over 10K with about 2K on the tongue.

 

When I had a Jeep Cherokee I ran BFG All Terrain T/A's 225/75/15 they were a great tire for that truck. Over he last 60,000 miles (100,000 km). The last 10,000 miles traction dropped off drastically. For the first 20-25,000 the stock truck would go through 2+ feet of snow, on road and off road. I would drive 50-60 mph through 8-12 inches of snow to get to trade school. My 99 f150 now has Cooper Discoverer M+S. An all right tire but there is definately better out there than these. My vote is for the BFG's. I should have spent the $200 extra for BFG's.

99 f150, 4x4, 4.6, std cab long box, LT 245/75/16

 

I had BFGs on a 99 F150 and I had 50,000 miles on them with plenty of tread left they were the best tires I've ever owned

 

You must not have treated them well because all I have ever had on any of my trucks are BFG All terrains and I run them in Minnesota on two wheel drive trucks. I have never ever been stuck and the worst they ever did for me in mileage was 40K miles. Granted I rotate tires every two oil changes (6K miles) but in the long run a little headache for rotating tires is well worth it. I had the Goodyears on an Explorer that was a 4x4 and my two wheel drive truck with the BFG's would out preform the Goodyears on the explorer in the winter and they lasted alot longer than the Goodyears.

 

I had a set of the bfgs and i loved them i got stuck once with them and that was trying to drive acrost a small pond, but other than that they were great year round tires. In the winter they were great to as long as you know how to drive in the snow.

 

I've been running the BFG T/A's forever. Used to be Trailmaker II's. Least mileage out of a set was 40K miles, most 55K. For a street truck and mild off road, I haven't found anything better. I did put a set of BFG Long Trail's on my 1/2 ton pickup this last time as it rarely see's unplowed snow.