another tire thread....opinions?

I have KO2's on my 12 Ram 2500 CTD. So far they're wearing fine. I wouldn't say they'll ever get me 50,000 miles though. Probably closer to 40K. About 1/3 to 1/2 of my miles are towing. I will say that they are frickin awesome in the snow. Definitely helps to have a big ole diesel over the front tires while running in 4wd.
As far as towing goes no issues either. I tow a 5th wheel.

brulaz wrote:

freewayrandy wrote:
I have a '15 Chev 2500 D/A and at 25000 miles the OE Michelins are getting thin already. I live in the Sierras and deal with winding roads, snow and ice a lot. I was considering BFG AT KO2's but am starting to hear stories of separations. I do need an E rated as I pull the rig in my signature. Looking for opinions, suggestions and experiences. Thx.

With snow and ice in the picture I'd look for an "All-Weather" tire with the 3 peak mountain snowflake symbol and a good tire tread wear warranty.

AT's I've found with a warranty and snowflake are:
Yokohama Geolander A/T GO15, 80K kms for LT, 18/32 tread depth
Cooper Discoverer A/TW, 80K kms for LT, 16/32 t.d.
Nokian Rotiva AT Plus, 65K kms for LT

These ATs have the 3 peak mountain with snowflake symbol, but come with no LT Tread Wear Warranty AFAIK
BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2
Toyo OpenCountry C/T
Nitto EXO Grappler AWT
Nitto HD Grappler
Kumho Road Venture AT51
Hankook Dynapro AT-m
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Good luck.
I'm leaning toward the Yokohamas.
Locally they can be had at a reasonable price.

I've become a convert for the Hankook Dynapro. My F150 had a set on it when I bought it and I stuck my nose up and figured I'd get Michelins when they wore out. But they ran until they had more than 65,000 miles on them and still could have gone further. Though I hadn't experienced any hydroplaning, I was planning a trip and wanted new rubber and there was a sale as well. Put the Hankooks on it again. The best tires are the ones you don't have to think about. Reasonable price, reasonable traction off road, reasonable road sound and I never really had to think about them. YMMV.

freewayrandy wrote:
I have a '15 Chev 2500 D/A and at 25000 miles the OE Michelins are getting thin already. I live in the Sierras and deal with winding roads, snow and ice a lot. I was considering BFG AT KO2's but am starting to hear stories of separations. I do need an E rated as I pull the rig in my signature. Looking for opinions, suggestions and experiences. Thx.

With snow and ice in the picture I'd look for an "All-Weather" tire with the 3 peak mountain snowflake symbol and a good tire tread wear warranty.

AT's I've found with a warranty and snowflake are:
Yokohama Geolander A/T GO15, 80K kms for LT, 18/32 tread depth
Cooper Discoverer A/TW, 80K kms for LT, 16/32 t.d.
Nokian Rotiva AT Plus, 65K kms for LT

These ATs have the 3 peak mountain with snowflake symbol, but come with no LT Tread Wear Warranty AFAIK
BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2
Toyo OpenCountry C/T
Nitto EXO Grappler AWT
Nitto HD Grappler
Kumho Road Venture AT51
Hankook Dynapro AT-m
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Good luck.
I'm leaning toward the Yokohamas.
Locally they can be had at a reasonable price.

I had TA/KO's on my F350 SRW and I liked them but I found that I got tread chunking as the wore down. I switched to Michelins (like you have). Never expect great mileage on any truck tire. especially when towing because it won't happen. Best I've ever got was 45K and the tires were shot.

If you use the search function, there have to be dozens - if not hundreds - of threads on this topic on the forum. It's an unscientific analysis, but the majority of the responses seem to favor some variation of the Michelin tires - usually the Defender series. That's what's going on my truck when the Generals need replacing (though they've been a good tire, too).

Rob