Anyone tow their 5'r with Cooper AT3's??

Ran Michelin AT2s for over 100,000 miles towing a 14K 5th wheel.

Came time to set new tires and not FTng anymore I went with Cooper Discoverer recently.
Had run Coopers for years in the past and was always pleased with their performance/durability

NOT at all happy with these Coopers!
Feel like 'square' tires when cold......thump, thump, thump until they warm up.
Otherwise OK

Will NOT be buying another set when these wear out.

mekkerl wrote:
My truck needs new shoes.
I currently have Michelin A/T2's that have run their course.
I haven't been pleased with their handling in the snow (non-towing).
So I've narrowed my tire search down to the Cooper AT3's...but cannot find many reviews about these tires from folks who tow fifth-wheels with them.

Any experience out there?
DO they handle well towing a ~13-15,000 lbs fifth wheel?

Here are my options:
Michelin AT2's for about $950 installed
Cooper AT3's for about $725 installed

The Coopers were on my short list, but went with the Toyo AT2. They handle everything well , including towing a 38' fifth wheel in the same weight range as you mention.. IMO the Coopers will do as well. Depending on how well the Toyo's do, most likely I will give the Coopers a shot on the next set.

I would go the Coopers long before I would any Michelins, from past experience

After a 37% failure rate over 2 sets of BFG Trail T/A's, I switched to a set of Cooper Discoverers. These are sort of an all-terrain tire and are exclusive to Discount Tire. So far, I'm happy with them. Decent traction in mud/wet; being in AZ, unlikely to encounter snow, though. :B They work extremely well on pavement, as I found out when I had to do a 3-lane evasive maneuver to miss a blue hair that pulled out in front of me. Went from #1 lane almost to the curb, 2 lanes over, then back, in < 100 yards doing about 45-50. Didn't roll, didn't spin out and almost no tire squeal. The thing that amazed me almost as much as the tire performance was =me=! Wasn't even breathing hard and I don't think my pulse even went up. :B

Oh, yeah. They also seem to tow pretty well, though I haven't yet done much with them.

Lyle