Best Tires for Towing?

Firestone Transforce here, would buy again..

As I just mentioned in another thread, I was very happy with the Cooper A/T3's. 2 trips to the cabin in Ont, snow most of the way up 1st trip, snow on the way home the 2nd, no issues at all!


No louder than what the stock Dueler At's were, and a 55k mi warranty!

I will buy again when they make my stock size for 20" rims!

Toyo

Thanks for all the replies. I went to a tire dealer today and the good news is I still have about 10,000 + miles left. Will be looking to buy in the springs.

The M55's seem to have a good recomendation here. Are they Micheline's?

Gary

The M55' are Toyo. Mine are noisy but they are all i will run.

Brian, nice to know I am not the only one getting double the life of M55's vs the open country. I got about 40 out of them before putting the M55s on. Best additional money I have spent on a tire! Most of the time it does not work or pay off. Michelins have ALWAYS been that way in my almost 40 yrs of buying tires.

Coopers also make good tires.

Marty

Open Country A/Ts were one of the tires I've run before. The M55s are better in every way except noise when the windows are down, and speed rating (M55s are only rated for 89 MPH, but they hold up just fine at much higher speeds for short bursts like when passing). I also get double the life out of the M55s compared to the Open Countrys.

As Marty mentioned, the open lugs are great for the heavy sloppy stuff. But also important is they don't get hard in low temps like the Open Country tires do. The M55s stay nice and pliable even sub-zero. Also they have siffer sidewalls so they are nice and stable with a trailer even with their open-lug tread.

Are you literally towing in snow and ice? THen the M55's mentioned are great tires. I have 90K on my dually. If it is just getting around int he snow, the Toyo open country are ok, then again, here in the NW, one needs more of an open tread due tot he wet snow/slush we get. Back east where the snow may be drier, then it may do ok.

I would look more towards and M55 than a toyo, altho the toyo would be the least open tread I would look for. The transforce, might as well by the HT version, just slightly more open in the middle tread and 2/32 deeper from the get go. No real difference in my book.

Marty

Toyo Open Country II. I'm on my 2nd set. Got 50,000 miles on 1st set.

Firestone Transforce HT all season.