I bought a new 2013 ram 2500 2wd. Truck performs flawlessly and the Firestone Transforce HT tires are pretty decent-quiet, smooth, good traction on dry and even wet roads.However, we had our 1st snow of about 3-5 inches last week. It was a wet heavy snow. I got about 15 feet out of the garage and I could not move the truck. Growing up in Buffalo, I have a pretty good idea of how to drive in snow. Nothing worked. No matter what I did the wheels just spun. Traction control and anti-spin were working, but not the tires.I do have about 300 pounds over the rear axle for traction. I have owned a lot of 4x2 trucks and never was so stuck, even in Buffalo. These tires are coming off asap.I am looking at going toward a less aggressive A/T tire, like a Geolander or Firestone Destination A/T, as I dont want something that hums loud or destroy my gas mileage.Any recommendations for all of my expert colleagues??? thanks in advanceDave

Yokohama geolander a t are very good in the snow ran them 11 years in colorado

Any recommendations for all of my expert colleagues??? thanks in advance Dave I have had good traction with Toyos M/S tires. Quiet, wear well, good traction but they don't last more than about 35,000 miles.

I have Michelin lxt a/t or some such.great tires on my 2005 dodge diesel, they ride and drive fine. however, as I was told when I bought my dodge diesel 2x4, keep it out of the mud and snow, with that heavy motor, it is no snow dozer.so when it snows, I just drive the old trust jeep cj, but the dodge stays home.it to put so much weight in the back to negate the motor weight, truck will be like a lead weight. good luck

I agree with Maxwell. You may find you have a freeway queen that just does not like snow. Buy a set of cable chains or park it, or maybe a LOT more weight is the bed.Note: This is a Hemi not a diesel in his sig line. GOT A HEMI! Chris

I am using Hankook DynaPro ATm on our truck and it is an excellent snow tire. It is also very quiet and on the last set, I got excellent mileage and wear. When we go shopping it is 85-100 miles of snow and mountain canyon driving, so we need excellent tires.

Recommendation for tires?? Transforce HTs worthless in snow

zogg
Explorer
Dec 17, 2013
JustLabs wrote:
In an area that gets frequent snow,I'd buy a second set of wheels and a set of actual winter tires.

Thats a good idea....i will look into it immediately!
JustLabs
Explorer
Dec 17, 2013
In an area that gets frequent snow,I'd buy a second set of wheels and a set of actual winter tires.
john_bet
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2013
I put HT's on in Sept. and am happy so far. We had a bunch of snow last weekend. I agree with the warm tires. Had same problem even with the Michelins when warm, cold they worked real well.
S_more_campers
Explorer
Dec 17, 2013
BF Goodrich AT KO provides fantastic traction, is available with a commercial rating and looks good doing it.
BurbMan
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2013
Nooo....OP has the Transforce HT, not the AT.
MinnCamper
Explorer
Dec 17, 2013
Transforce AT's have worked for me in snowy MINNESOTA.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Dec 17, 2013
greenenvy1 wrote:
I second the Firestone TransForce ATs. Just put 6 on last week before heading out for 8200 km roadtrip. Lots of snow and they handled it well. I was towing for half these miles. ROad noise did not seem much more that the TransForce HTs IMHO.

Umm.. OPs truck CAME with Firestone Transforce ATs and is not happy with how they perform in snow....
greenenvy1
Explorer
Dec 17, 2013
I second the Firestone TransForce ATs. Just put 6 on last week before heading out for 8200 km roadtrip. Lots of snow and they handled it well. I was towing for half these miles. ROad noise did not seem much more that the TransForce HTs IMHO.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Dec 17, 2013
B.O. Plenty wrote:
Why not put on a pair of good old fashioned snow tires in the back like we did in the "old days" when none of us had 4wd trucks? Take them off in the Spring and put the others back on and wait for the next season. it always worked for me. Can't see a reason to replace some tires you are otherwise satisfied with..

B.O.

DING, DING, DING! We have a winner!

THIS IS your best bet by far, "all season" and even "all terrain (A/T)" tires simply are not good choices when it comes to 4x2 and winter driving.

The tires you seek will have optional "stud" holes (you DON'T "need" the studs unless you are really planning a lot of icy driving). True winter tires have a more open tread design, big lugs and the compounds it is made from are a bit softer than other tires.

I have been using winter tires for many years and I am a believer in them. I commute 100 miles per day and have only had a few times over the last 15yrs which I decided the roads were just too bad to go to work. Not all winter tires are noisy, in fact you will find them LESS noisy than A/T types (I don't notice much if any more noise after putting the winters on).

The only major draw back is getting them switched for each major season, right now tire shops are charging $30 for changing/balancing TWO tires. So you would be spending $60 per year for the change outs, you might want to consider buying two additional rims and have the winter tires mounted on those rims.
time2roll
Nomad
Dec 17, 2013
WyoTraveler wrote:
Moving your PU out of a warm garage into 3" of snow isn't a good test on tire tread. Park it outside over night and then see if does better. Warm tires probably melted that snow into a slushy ice.

+1 this is not Buffalo snow. We get so much of this in CA the highway patrol requires chains. Then the cold climate people laugh at us because we don't know how to drive in the "snow".

Otherwise I recommend GY Wrangler Silent Armor.