New Tires For Tow Vehicle...

I would think E rated tires on a 1500 would make for an unpleasant ride with unloaded, but maybe if aired down for daily driving ???? dunno

OK, so I'm leaning towards Toyo Open Country A/T II tires. I have 20" wheels so my tires options are limited. The Toyo's are E rated. Is that TOO much tire for my 2013 Quad cab Ram 1500 with a 8,000# 26' camper?

The truck is my daily driver but I only do 10 miles round trip to work and put about 8,000 miles a year on it.

Do not buy Michelin. They do not last. 36,000 miles on a set of LTX M/S2's with a 70,000 mile warranty. They cost $1250. Regularly rotated and balanced. All 4 tires wore evenly.
Discount Tire said they have very soft rubber and do not last on 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. The new Defender LTX M/S 2's have been downgraded to 50,000 mile warranty. Mine were load range E on 3/4 ton Chevrolet Gasser. Original Bridgestone's lasted 60,000 and still had tread left when I got the Michelin's.
I do like Michelin's on my cars.

I currently am running Cooper SST Maxx on a 3500 DRW. Have not had them on long enough to have an opinion on wear, but they have proven good in deep snow and icy roads and extremely good in mud. Very impressed with the off road capability of the tires.

I have a set of NITTO EXO Grapplers on the 3500 that I drive everyday. Second set I have put on. A really good all around tire, traction is very good, they wear very well, very tough tire. NITTO is made by TOYO.

Michelins do wear well for most guys, unfortunately they suck off road and in the Winter. Probably the least popular OEM tire in this area for that reason.

I think it is almost as important to think about who you buy your tires from. If you have warranty issues away from home, is there someplace that can service that warranty. I use America's Tire because they are everywhere that we travel. They also are very good at customer service. They've fixed flats for free on cars of ours that don't have their tires on them. Just because I have their tires on other cars they do it as a free service. Another thing to think about.

cm11599ps wrote:
What about these tires.

I know nothing about tires so I'm just bouncing suggestions out there to see if they'd work for me.

Those Toyo's are also supposed to be a good AT tire.
But for me the Cooper AT3 is easier to get and a bit cheaper.

Just did a google search and found a lot of folks that like like both.
Take your pick ...

LT
LT
LT
E range
Don't buy Continentals.

What about these tires.

I know nothing about tires so I'm just bouncing suggestions out there to see if they'd work for me.

brulaz wrote:

2001400ex wrote:
I have 75k miles on my Cooper AT3s. If you do any driving in the snow, these are about the best you can get. I'll replace mine this fall with about 85k miles on them. I'd get the higher load range regardless, not only do you get less flex and such, you get a little more tread so they'll last longer.

That's excellent mileage for an All-Terrain tire.

On the old truck had Michelin LTX MS/2s which are a great highway tire, lasted forever, but were really bad in the mud and wet grass. Got stuck all the time.

So I'll prolly get the Cooper AT3s when the current garbage that came on the new truck wears out (fairly soon it seems).

Yeah in deep mud there are better tires because these don't clear the mud the best. I've been in some mud and been just fine. But they definitely aren't mudders.

cm11599ps wrote:
I was talking to a Goodyear tech and he suggested Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires.

Tire link.

What do you think?

Duratracs are basically mud tires. Don't let anyone tell you they're smoother than that.
Good tires for sure, but depends if you want hiway, AT or MT type tires.
I have had a couple sets of Duratracs and liked them for snow and off road.
I'd be thinking more of a do it all AT tread tire.
For MTs my new favorite tire is the Firestone MT. Very economical and wearing well so far. Added siping to the center tread blocks and it's great in the snow too.