i have been looking at the following tires, what do you all think. truck is my daily driver about 380 miles a week just for work. i do drive on gravel roads a lot (2 miles on gravel roads just to get to the gravel hill that goes to my house) i have never run any of these tires before.

cooper discoverer A/T3
Hankook Dynapro ATM
BFGoodrich AT T/A KO
bridestone Dueler AT Revo2

 

I Just ordered a set of 275/70R18 BFG AT KO's this morning, I've run the Hankooks before successfully and figured i'd try the BFG's. Truthfully I had 900$ of Canadian tire gift certificates and the BFG was about 300$ cheaper than the Hankook, otherwise I would have gone with them.

Alex

 

If you're running on crushed gravel roads you will put rocks right through the BF's. Even when they came out with 10 plys, I wrecked them. I do a tonne of gravel rd driving and quit using them for that reason alone. Great tire if you want to drive around on the streets tho... Smooth and quiet. Not bad with the gas trucks as the front ends are lighter... Haven't tried the others you mentioned.. I mostly run the TOYO's now.. Even when they are worn out I don't get flats and they have a better weight rating. I've got a lot of friends running the Goodyear wrangler Duratrac's as well which seem to be a good all around tire.... Maybe check those out too.

 

Ahh yes I forgot to put the toyo open country AT on the list.

The gravel roads I drive on, you really can't go any faster than 25 mph cuz of the blind turns, so would that low speed make any difference you think, cuz right now the BFg is at the top of my list. Friday is pay so I need to decide by then.

 

I have a set of the Bridgestone Dueler AT Revo on my wife's Explorer 4x4. Good traction on wet roads and mild offroad. I've got 45,000 miles on them and they look like they will do 30,000 to 40,000 miles more. This is 90% highway miles. I would buy another set.

 

I have the BFG All Terrains on my F-150 work truck (pretty much all pavement) and I like them for looks, ride, and comfort. I also have them on my personal F-250 that is used primarily to tow with, even on gravel roads with a toyhauler behind I have never had a flat, maybe I have been lucky, but I do believe speed does matter.

If your tire is sliding or spinning you will cut the tire, when towing on gravel and dirt roads I always have it in 4x4, my friends that don't believe me leave it in 2wd and they have had to change flats on the same roads I travel several times.

I got a little of subject, but I have been very happy with BFG AT.

 

I run the Duratracs on my DRW. I like the tires, speaking to others in my area with them they've had good wear on them, reasonable price too.

 

I run studded duratracs in the winter on mine and they are fantastic for the winter, but they get very noisy in the warmer weather and they are a touch squirly compared to others I've run.

 

I like Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor 305 60R 20
These bad boys do not collect rocks like KO's work good in snow or mud, seem to have decent wear (I have around 40k on these with a good amount of tread left). Have a decent load capability (123 or ~ 3400 lbs) ride good even when pumped up to 65 (max psi). No wear issues with 5k miles rotation schedule.
I got best price at Discount, Big O would not compete and Ford (in spite of advertising) would not match.

jammer

 

BFG's have been my go to tire for years. Had good luck with some Cooper's over the years as well, always seem to be an excellent value. I'm starting to look into options as well, and if I had to order today I would get the Goodyear Duratracs. Reason being a combination of size, load rating, and PSI rating. I'm looking for something just a bit meatier that will keep the tpm system happy and not melt towing heavy. But I don't see any bad choices on your list.

 

Thanks guys. Geez I really don't know what to go with. So many options. I did get a quote for 4 BFg at ok installed with free balance and free rotation for life of the tire for 1116. 23 installed and same deal with the coopers but 1104 installed.

 

I know a lot of guys that run the Duratracs and they are very happy with them.

 

I've read so many good things about the Toyo Open Country AT 2's. I'm going to give them a try when it's time for me to get new rubber.

 

I'm running the Toyo open country AT2'S for the first time and so far I really like them. Only have 6000 miles on them so far so I can't speak for longevity but they have done very well in the snow this winter.

 

I was in your shoes about 6-7 months ago looking for new treads. I finally decided on Toyo Open Country AT 2. They are great tires, I am very impressed with them. I have about 22,000 miles on them so far and they are holding up very well.