anyone used the load range E 10 ply General Grabbers?

[DZink24]

i am in the preliminary stages of looking for tires, and i have narrowed it down to the stock Power Wagon tires, the BFG all terrain T K/O or the General Grabber (not the ones with the red sidewall). both tires have nearly identical treads, but the price difference is significant. if i do go with the Generals, i am concerned of the same issue i have with the current E rated Goodyears- a rough, bouncy ride, possibly due to being a "lesser" E tire. i have General Altimax on the wifes car, and they are an extremely quality product. is a 10 ply E the same across the manufacturing board?

 

[NIsaacs]

is a 10 ply E the same across the manufacturing board?

I will say no, however I am no tire expert. There are a lot of differences in how a tire gets the ply rating. I think some tires have less actual plys then others based on how heavy each ply is or its material. I have noticed a lot of tire companies are using nylon plys again in the tread, usually one or two. For example my 17. 5 trailer tires are 16 ply rated, one steel sidewall and five steel tread, nothing else. My Toyo's have two polyester sidewalls and two polyester and three steel on the tread. A good heavy Michelin will use 2 polyester, 2 steel and 2 nylon on the tread and 2 polyester sidewalls. They claim the nylon belts keep the tire on the ground better and gives a better ride.



Nick

 

[jhenderson]

I was just reading in one of the off road mags about some new tires . The mag called them heavy duty, 10 ply but they had a max air pressure of 65 psi. Doesn't sound heavy duty to me.

 

[RDHamill]

I had a set of those on my 2001, they were quieter than I expected, but they took allot of weight to balance. They worked well, carried a load as well as any other tire I had used, and lasted as well as any other tire of similar style.
They worked very well in snow during the first winter, less so the second.
I'd buy they again if the price was right.

 

[JBlackwell]

I ran those for about 31,000 miles. I pulled them off before the tread got to bad because I was looking for something different. I still have them if I decide to put them back on. They were fairly quite, balanced well, and could handle rain and snow very well. Actually had 7 inches of snow one March here in NE Texas. I also towed a bit with them grossing up to about 28,000 G. V. W. R. They handled well there. I liked the red letters as they matched my TRX4 decals on my blue truck. They didn't stay bright red for long though.

 

[BruteForce]

I've been buying the BFG MT KM2 E-Range at 80 PSI. I've been getting ~40,000 miles out of them. That's not saying much, because I've been putting 40k miles every year on my truck! Ouch! Tough tire. Been great in mud, dirt, road and snow!

 

[jdross440]

I am using Nitto Duragrapplers 10 ply. I only have 5K miles on them but like the handling-dry and wet and quietness. I have read a lot of reviews of them and claims are 60K or more miles.

 

[MChrist]

I am using Nitto Duragrapplers 10 ply. I only have 5K miles on them but like the handling-dry and wet and quietness. I have read a lot of reviews of them and claims are 60K or more miles.

I've got 55,000 on my Nitto DuraGrapplers and they have been great tires. At 5/32" across each tire evenly, but winter is coming up. I will be switching to Nitto Crosstek HDs soon, but will mount my Blizzaks on dedicated wheels for winter. Tire guy told me that Nitto is switching/discontinuing the DuraGrapplers to the Crosstek HDs. Haven't heard that anywhere else, though.
If I spent more time on the highway and not so much time starting and stopping in small town situations, I think I could have gotten at least 75,000 miles.
I know this isn't exactly related to your original question, but it's the info I have.