What tires do you guys like for hualing heavy loads?

[SpectatorRacing]

I am replacing my OEM tires on my 2010 CTD and want to get something a bit more aggressive than what came on the truck. However, I tow at least 10k miles a year, my tag trailer is about 11,000 lbs loaded plus a bed full of equipment. There are some favorites on the forum that people recommend, but I am concerned that a "bumpier" tread which helps me in snow and mud may not tow as well. As long as I get a Load Range E tire (121/118) Am I worrying about nothing?

Specifically I am looking at:

• Mastercraft Courser AXT
• Toyo Open Country AT II
• Nitto Terra Grappler

Thanks!

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I picked the Nitto Terra Grappler G2; I do some towing but not over 8000 lb. It is an all terrain type tire, good on and off road. I looked for a treadwear warranty in my size, good overall traction ratings, good reviews by others, and good speed rating meaning it shouldn't build up a lot of heat on the interstate.

 

[SpectatorRacing]

Good call on the speed rating. They vary between 106 and 112 for the ones I have investigated. You're the third person that suggested the Terra Grappler, Seems that is the front runner at this point.

 

[Killgore]

I've been running the Toyo Open Country's and have about 35,000 miles on them. They seem to be an excellent tire but I will need to replace them in another 10,000. I'm not sure which direction I will go at that point. I'm pulling close to 11,000 lbs. about 50% of the time.
- Ed

 

[EGroeneveld]

I've been very happy with Goodyear Duratracs on my 3500 dually. On the second set now. They are snowflake rated so i don't need to chain up. They handle the truck camper and enclosed trailer very well. I'm about 22K combined all loaded up with the trailer.

I went 44K on my first set of Duratracs, they would have been fine for 8-10K miles in the summer but I needed full tread for going over the passes in the holidays so I just put the second set on.

 

[AH64ID]

I've ran Toyo Open Country's and was not impressed with the tread life, but they did decent at the time (not nearly as heavy as I am now).

Having ran LRE with a 126LI and with a 121LI, and now I use 19.5's with a 133LI and they handle the weight like it's not even there.

Based on what you said in your first post I wouldn't be surprised if you are at your or over your limit for 17's. Have you scaled your rear axle when loaded?

 

[CToney]

I like the Toyo M-55. We drive on a lot of gravel here and they stand up well. They aren't the best on ice though.

 

[6speed]

I run the Michilens AS 2 on a dually and have almost 80K on them now and should get another 20-30 before replacement and thats the rear ones. I'm at 26000 80% of the time. We don't get much or any snow here and I only use it when hauling. I don't do any dirt roads where I need an aggressive tire.

 

[Cummins12V98]

I have 35K on my MS2's towing 29K combined about 1/2 miles and they are 1/3 worn. No way would I run Toyo anything from what I have read and seen over the last several years. Many are Chins made also.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

The M55 is speed rated to only 87 mph, so it probably builds up a lot of heat towing and heavily loaded. My Nittos are made in USA (Georgia, I hear).

 

[jgillott]

The Firestone Destination AT is now available in load range E in 265/70/17. I just put a set on my '07. I have been running the Destination AT on my 1/2 ton for years with great success (I'm on gravel and dirt roads regularly) and I don't expect anything less in the LR E version.

 

[Gonzo 1066]

I ran one set of TOYOS on my dually,, VERY POOR tread wear (35,000 miles) and they handled badly too. I have since been using Michelin tires and will not consider anything else. Very good tire and the last two sets saw at least 70,000 towing miles.

 

[Cummins12V98]

TOYO's are not what they used to be.

 

[AnOldBiker]

When I bought my tires I tired of the 30k to 40k tires so I went to Firestone Destination M/T's. Not many people like them because of the thick threads. But where I live it can have ice under the snow on the road during the winter. They have been on concrete, asphalt, dirt, desert dirt/sand and gravel. They have traveled everywhere without problems. That's in good weather, hard rain, heavy winds and heavy snow. I did increase the size to 285's and with that bought 5 so my spare matched. I do run 70# normally and bump the back to 80#'s when my trailer is loaded. It's a 10k trailer and have had it where the leafs were flat for a 2K trip. I just measure the thread depth and their just under 1/2" with 52K on them.

I will mention the major drawback, they do sing on the road and on a very long haul, the wife is happy each time we stop for a while. I was hesitant when first buying them, but haven't been questioning the purchase since, since I have seen others replace theirs and spending big bucks in the long run. But like I said, they sing.

 

[mewheeler]

I'm on my third set of Toyo Open Country on my dually. Am getting 35,000 to 40,000 miles per set, rotated every 5,000. We tow about 25% of our miles with this truck, split between two different trailers, one netting out at around 10,000lbs., and a larger one that nets about 17,000 lbs. I am running 265 size, not the 235 stock size, with a slightly smaller diameter than stock. Have been quite happy with them.

 

[Cummins12V98]

mewheeler

You are happy with 35-40K on a set of Dually tires? I have 30K on my MS2's and are less than 1/2 worn closer to 1/3. The General POS tires that came on my Dually were 2/3 gone by 25K and I dumped them for the Michelin's because one or the POS's had a tread separation.

What are you paying for a set? I paid $1,400 inc tax at Discount Tire in LasVegas.

 

[LandShark]

I've tried many tire brands over the years and now only consider Michelin for my cars and truck. Tread wear and reliability is far superior to other brands. I'm running LT265-75R16 LTX A/T2 tires on the truck for the last 30,000 miles and have well over 1/2 the tread remaining. 90% of the miles are with the truck weighing 10,500 pounds. I consider this tire a good combination of on and off road performance with fairly low noise.