Winter specific truck tires

[Luke The Drifter]

Anybody running Toyo AT II, All weathers? I'm on my second set of goodyear duratracs and both sets I've gotten great life out of. However they get friggin loud as they wear and I'll be due for a new set of tires here soon. I'm looking at trying the Toyos out for the next set. I had a set of the original ATs several years ago and was not overly impressed with how fast they wore. Especially considering how expensive they were. Have the AT II's gotten better? I'm running a 2012 Ram 3500 megacab Cummins, 285/70R17 sized tires on it. I do mostly highway running but with some gravel and backroads running in occasionally.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-ii-aw-all-terrain-all-weather

 

[Clode]

Anybody running Toyo AT II, All weathers? I'm on my second set of goodyear duratracs and both sets I've gotten great life out of. However they get friggin loud as they wear and I'll be due for a new set of tires here soon. I'm looking at trying the Toyos out for the next set. I had a set of the original ATs several years ago and was not overly impressed with how fast they wore. Especially considering how expensive they were. Have the AT II's gotten better? I'm running a 2012 Ram 3500 megacab Cummins, 285/70R17 sized tires on it. I do mostly highway running but with some gravel and backroads running in occasionally.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-ii-aw-all-terrain-all-weather

I have ATII's on my truck for summer, they were new in the spring. I tried them for a bit in a mx of winter driving comditions this winter before putting my studded Hakkapelittas on yesterday. I can say they are only a fair winter tire. They work good in fresh snow but suck on ice, I found the truck had a lot of push when turning and the traction control working overtime when pulling away from intersections.

 

[neilsleder]

Anybody running Toyo AT II, All weathers? I'm on my second set of goodyear duratracs and both sets I've gotten great life out of. However they get friggin loud as they wear and I'll be due for a new set of tires here soon. I'm looking at trying the Toyos out for the next set. I had a set of the original ATs several years ago and was not overly impressed with how fast they wore. Especially considering how expensive they were. Have the AT II's gotten better? I'm running a 2012 Ram 3500 megacab Cummins, 285/70R17 sized tires on it. I do mostly highway running but with some gravel and backroads running in occasionally.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-ii-aw-all-terrain-all-weather

Got them on my dodge dually and so far they are awesome tire. I don’t pull big trailers but do haul my sxs in the box often, and I will be getting about 100k out of this set. Seam to grip the ice real well to. My truck has 5” straight pipe exhaust so I can hear the tires if they are loud or not lol. I will buy another set or maybe the CT’s

 

[FastFarmer]

Hankook Duratracs 325/60/20 I’ve had two sets, only use them in winter and have been good so far. Summers are a 37” and these work out to about a 35.4” speedo is only out by 4kms/hr. They’re on a F350 crew long box, pulls the trailer around all winter and they are pretty good on ice. Studded is always better but maybe one day!

Ive heard that the iPike tires are really good as well, they are studded.

 

[takethebounce]

Anybody running Toyo AT II, All weathers? I'm on my second set of goodyear duratracs and both sets I've gotten great life out of. However they get friggin loud as they wear and I'll be due for a new set of tires here soon. I'm looking at trying the Toyos out for the next set. I had a set of the original ATs several years ago and was not overly impressed with how fast they wore. Especially considering how expensive they were. Have the AT II's gotten better? I'm running a 2012 Ram 3500 megacab Cummins, 285/70R17 sized tires on it. I do mostly highway running but with some gravel and backroads running in occasionally.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-ii-aw-all-terrain-all-weather

I find AT II’s are horrible on ice conditions. They are strictly summer and shoulder season tires for me. That’s on a 285/65/20

 

[Dawizman]

I find AT II’s are horrible on ice conditions. They are strictly summer and shoulder season tires for me. That’s on a 285/65/20

Is that the original AT II? I got the new snowflake rated tires this fall, and so far they are handling ice like a champ. Not as good as the Cooper M+S studded I ran last winter, but they will last longer than the 20k I got on the coopers.

 

[pfi572]

I ran a set of AT Extremes last winter and into summer and they worked okay for winter .
Got 70000kms out of them on a 1/2 ton.
They are not for gravel though .
Running the coopers this winter but they will be coming off as soon as spring hits .
Coopers are better for sure on the ice.

 

[Lund]

The best tires i have ever had for winter are the Nokian's Hakkapeliitta, absolutely wicked winter tire, add studs and you will never need to chain up. Ice, snow, slush these are the real deal for winter driving BUT will melt once winter ends.

 

[rknight111]

Anybody running Toyo AT II, All weathers? I'm on my second set of goodyear duratracs and both sets I've gotten great life out of. However they get friggin loud as they wear and I'll be due for a new set of tires here soon. I'm looking at trying the Toyos out for the next set. I had a set of the original ATs several years ago and was not overly impressed with how fast they wore. Especially considering how expensive they were. Have the AT II's gotten better? I'm running a 2012 Ram 3500 megacab Cummins, 285/70R17 sized tires on it. I do mostly highway running but with some gravel and backroads running in occasionally.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-ii-aw-all-terrain-all-weather

Im running Toyo WLT1 winter tires, they are good. The ones your looking at are all terrain all weather, not winter specific tires, big difference, the rubber content is different.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-wlt1-light-truck-heavy-use-winter-tire

 

[LID]

Hakkapaleta LT studded have been the best that I’ve run
Not so great during in-between season, slicks in mud.
Hate when it’s a March day in Calgary when it’s plus 16 and I can smell them burning away though

 

[Anvil1010]

I went with the Toyo GSI5 for this winter. So far I am very impressed. We had rain and then snow in GP Thursday night and the drive to work on Friday was a breeze.

 

[takethebounce]

Is that the original AT II? I got the new snowflake rated tires this fall, and so far they are handling ice like a champ. Not as good as the Cooper M+S studded I ran last winter, but they will last longer than the 20k I got on the coopers.

The Extreme snow flake rates ones

SnowFlake is a snow rating not an ice rating. I was disappointed the first time I ran them as you would think they would be great but I have no confidence with them when it’s slick.

 

[Luke The Drifter]

Im running Toyo WLT1 winter tires, they are good. The ones your looking at are all terrain all weather, not winter specific tires, big difference, the rubber content is different.

https://www.toyotires.ca/tires/open-country-wlt1-light-truck-heavy-use-winter-tire

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Interesting, I had no idea such a beast existed. Plus they offer it in a 285/70R17 size too which is nice. I may have to find a set of take off rims and slap a set of these on them for the winter.

 

[TDR]

Had great success with Nokian’s. 10 ply and impressive traction. They wear over the winter at a reasonable rate. Just gave to remember to rotate once per winter.

 

[kanedog]

Has anyone tried Blizzaks?

 

[Mike270412]

Has anyone tried Blizzaks?

Had a set on my 3500. (Cummins not platty) They are an awesome highway tire. Stick to ice real well. Not all that great in deep snow.

 

[kanedog]

Maybe they will work better in deep snow on a platty.

Had a set on my 3500. (Cummins not platty) They are an awesome highway tire. Stick to ice real well. Not all that great in deep snow.

 

[Rene G]

I have Nokian Hakkas on my truck and they’re really good. I am curious on wether the Cooper M+S would be better, has anyone run both?

 

[rknight111]

Good winter tires have “blocky” treads with grooves (known as sipes), so they can move water more efficiently when snow is melting or on slushy road conditions. The winter tire is also a softer tire, so its biggest advantage is that it can remain flexible even in cold temperatures. Having said that, for those of you who run winter tires in the summer, these tires won’t last very long because the rubber just can’t handle the heat.

Of course, a winter tire outperforms an all-weather tire in the cold season, hands down. But all-weather tires are much better than all-season tires in the winter, while performing significantly better in the summer when compared to winter tires. All-weather tires also have the three-peak mountain snowflake symbol, which means that they are recognized by Transport Canada to be specifically designed for use in snowy conditions.Many drivers who use winter tires purchase a second set of rims, but don’t opt in on the tire pressure sensors for the winter set. While most drivers seem to think that they can manage a few months without them, it’s important to know that some vehicles have other safety systems that rely on the information provided by the tire pressure sensors. With all-weather tires on the original equipment rims, the tire pressure monitoring system is active all year long.So what’s the downside to all-weather tires? There isn’t much, but you should know that all-weather tires typically don’t last as long as winter tires or all-season tires. The all-weather tire composition is different, and the material has to be able to withstand a wide range of temperatures, so don’t expect to get the same amount of tread life when comparing them to all-season or winter tires; as such, all-weather tires also tend to have shorter tread life warranties. ​

 

[busted2x]

Interesting, I had no idea such a beast existed. Plus they offer it in a 285/70R17 size too which is nice. I may have to find a set of take off rims and slap a set of these on them for the winter.

Just put a set on the mother in laws f150. They are kinda noisy, but seem to perform well on snow, and have a decent tread depth. I find a lot of winters have a really shallow tread.