Thank you for all the replies. It's very helpful.
I know a dedicated snow tire will not last as long as something like an AT but I wasn't sure if the mileage was 20,000 miles or 40,000 miles. Sounds like it may wear quicker then I thought, especially towing 9,000 pounds with 2,000 pounds in the bed.
Brulaz, thank you very much for all the tire suggestions you sent. I had been looking hard at the Nitto EXO and almost ordered them. Then I had this idea of maybe going with a dedicated snow tire as I already have an extra set of rims.
I used to have a dually and last year we drove up to Canada on a ski trip with the snowmobiles in the bed and towing the trailer. This was the first winter trip with a bumper pull and I was blown away at how horribly it performed. There were passes I could not get up in 4WD running BFG KO2's (in heavy snowfall/blizzards).
Since then I've sold the dually and now have a SRW. I just want to make sure I don't run into the same trouble as last year because that sucks pretty bad.
