BFG Allterrains on a Dually?

[LJohns]

Hi guys, It is getting close to new tire time for me has anybody had experience with BFgoodrich allterrain tires 235 x85 x16" on a dually? How well did they last,etc and would you do it again?



I ran them on my '91 W250 and loved them 265 75 16" which is a different foot print.



Thanks

Larry

 

[Straight6Jeff]

I have them on my 02 4x2. Great tires, great mileage. I have a Detroit in teh rear (of the truck). So far I have about 21k on the BFG's and have probably another 25-30 k left in them.

 

[Cowboy Medic]

The 235/85/r16 BFG all terrains is what I have run on my truck for the last several years. I love them. They are rated for the weight, and give me excellent traction, both on and off road. A couple of weeks ago I was moving a 30 ft stock trailer around in about 8 inches of snow and never had problems with it slipping or anything. I usually run about 70-75 psi in the front and 55-60 psi in the back when I am empty and then push itup to 75-80 psi when i am loading it down. I usually get very even wear from them. I expect about 60,000 miles from these tires. I could maybe do better if I was more dilligent about rotating them. Some do better some do worse, but the other qualities they bring during those miles make it a good combo. Plus I think they look good too. The last couple of times I have gotten my tires through Sam's Club and it has run me about $200 less than I found any place else. Well worth the cost of a membership in my opinion.



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[tractorseller]

Wish I could get a set of those for my 05 dually. Can't get this oddball size in anything but an "all-season" tire. Tried Sam's Club, Discount Tire, and a local truck tire dealer.



Ever try to run in mud with an "all-season" tire #@$%! ???

 

[Got Smoke?]

Wish I could get a set of those for my 05 dually. Can't get this oddball size in anything but an "all-season" tire. Tried Sam's Club, Discount Tire, and a local truck tire dealer.



Ever try to run in mud with an "all-season" tire #@$%! ???

Might I suggest an alternative... ... .



Mastercraft Courser C/T ... www.mastercrafttires.com



They have 17" size's, and a 3rd Gen member on here "gsbrockman" runs them in a 33" size on his 2500.

 

[tractorseller]

I'll give them a look. Never heard of them, but there are a couple of tire dealers here that carry them according to the website.



Thanks for the info!



Bud

 

[Got Smoke?]

I'll give them a look. Never heard of them, but there are a couple of tire dealers here that carry them according to the website.



Thanks for the info!



Bud

No problem! They are a good aggressive all-terrain so they should help you get through the mud A LOT easier! And they wear great too! I've got a set of 315/75/16's on my truck right now, in fact hang I have a pic of the tread that actually does it justice instead of there sites.



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[LJohns]

Thanks Cowboy Medic for your input that is just what I was hopeing to know. The BFG's work really well in larger sizes for sure, but as a dually the tire sizes are really fixed. The front is not wide enough to provide much floatation and that heavy Cummins doesn't help that. I was concerned that the fronts may wear quickly.

 

[Cowboy Medic]

The only time I have had poor wear on the fron was due to needing alignment or some other maintenance. Otherwise as long as I keep the psi up around 75 or so, they seem to wear real well. Keep in mind I also have a Ranchhand Bumper on the front that adds weight as well, so if you are stock it might be a little different say 70 or so.

 

[terrywerm]

The Mastercraft Courser C/Ts are a great tire, but they definitely do "sing" when going down the highway. I had a set of the Courser C/Ts on my 2500 in 285/75R-16D and they were great offroad, in the mud, in the field, and on Colorado 4x4 trails. They were also very good for towing the travel trailer without getting 'mushy' and wandering all over the road. They were a little slippery on snow packed or icy roads though, sometimes even seemed to behave like a set of ice skates. Tread block size may have been just a bit too big for those conditions. In deep snow they were great, they kept pulling when the axles were pushing a lot of snow. Except for the groove where the rear pumpkin was, the tracks in the snow almost looked like a freshly groomed snowmobile trail!



I've got another new set of them that I'll be putting on in the spring, but for a winter tire I'm running a set of Firestone Steeltex R4S tires in 265/75R-16E, which are generally considered to be a fleet tire. How I ended up with them is another story, but I have been pleasantly surprised by their excellent performance on snow and ice. They also run MUCH quieter, plus my fuel mileage took about a 2 MPG jump.



I'm planning to get a set of steel rims for the Firestones and use them in the winter. I'll put the Courser C/Ts on my aluminum rims and save them for summer/offroad use.