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I bought this truck new in 2022. Have put 27000 miles on it snf the tires are nearing the wear bars. I do outdoor activities like hunting, fishing and homesteading and the Firestones aren't cutting it.
 

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Trashforce tires are just that, trash.

I’ve been really happy with the new Goodyear Duratrac RT LT’s, best AT I’ve ran.

Cooper AT3 XLT’s also have served me well, but the Goodyears are better.
 
Toyo C/T's on both our Ram PW 2500 and Ram 3500 Cummins 4x4's. Commercial longevity winter rated tires for snow country. I really like the Goodyear Duratracs on our 1500, but it's a 5,000 lb unloaded curb weight pickup and the tires have lasted years with some high mileage on them. Our 2500 unloaded curb weight though is 7K pounds and the 3500 it's 9K pounds. At 30,000 miles the OEM Duratracs on our 2500 were worn out due to the heavier truck. Too soft of a tire rubber compound for the heavier weight pickup. I've got over 53,000 miles on the 2500's C/Ts and still have 6/32" tread depth with majority of it while towing a 10K GVWR trailer. I like the 285 75R18 Goodyear Duratrac RT size for our 3500 that the Toyo C/T doesn't offer. Just not convinced that they wouldn't wear out really fast on a heavy truck with towing versus a commercial tire.
 
I’m strongly considering the Bridgestone Dueler Ascent here in a few weeks. It’s not the most aggressive A/T type tire, but the majority of what I do is on road.

It replaces the Dueler Revo 3, which I’ve had a set on my wife’s Jeep for a couple of years now and have been extremely happy with.
 
I have a 22 and i had to replace the trashforce at 25k for the same reasoning , i went with Falken Wildpeak A/T4W and couldn’t be happier with them. i did bump the size up to 295/65 and they look and handle well.
 
On my 2024 3500 I run Maxxis Razar AT 295/70/18 and absolutely love them. Got them even on my caravan.
BFG has always been overrated and over prised here in OZ but the KO3 seems to have really got everybody's attention.
 
AH64ID said:
Trashforce tires are just that, trash.

I’ve been really happy with the new Goodyear Duratrac RT LT’s, best AT I’ve ran.

Cooper AT3 XLT’s also have served me well, but the Goodyears are better.
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If those RT’s are as good as the originals ill be going to those my next set as my regular duratracs will need to be changed before next winter they are about 30% and still good traction in the snow and plowing.
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
If those RT’s are as good as the originals ill be going to those my next set as my regular duratracs will need to be changed before next winter they are about 30% and still good traction in the snow and plowing.
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I never ran the originals, but the RT’s seem to be doing great. They have a slightly different tread pattern, but still quite aggressive. They also have a mileage warranty, and also carry the 3PMSF rating.


Bull Creek said:
Toyo C/T's on both our Ram PW 2500 and Ram 3500 Cummins 4x4's. Commercial longevity winter rated tires for snow country. I really like the Goodyear Duratracs on our 1500, but it's a 5,000 lb unloaded curb weight pickup and the tires have lasted years with some high mileage on them. Our 2500 unloaded curb weight though is 7K pounds and the 3500 it's 9K pounds. At 30,000 miles the OEM Duratracs on our 2500 were worn out due to the heavier truck. Too soft of a tire rubber compound for the heavier weight pickup. I've got over 53,000 miles on the 2500's C/Ts and still have 6/32" tread depth with majority of it while towing a 10K GVWR trailer. I like the 285 75R18 Goodyear Duratrac RT size for our 3500 that the Toyo C/T doesn't offer. Just not convinced that they wouldn't wear out really fast on a heavy truck with towing versus a commercial tire.
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So far the Duratrac RT’s are wearing much better than any other tire I’ve ran on my 3500’s. I’m pretty hard on tires with lots of dirt towing miles. The OE Duratrac's are not the same as the RT’s. Toyo’s were the absolute worst, couldn’t keep tread on them and warranty was a joke. I’ll never run another Toyo product.
 
AH64ID said:
I never ran the originals, but the RT’s seem to be doing great. They have a slightly different tread pattern, but still quite aggressive. They also have a mileage warranty, and also carry the 3PMSF rating.
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My originals have the 3PMSF also but I see the new ones have tighter tread pattern and more sipes so they should be even better in snow and ice.
 
4FishLimit said:
I’m strongly considering the Bridgestone Dueler Ascent here in a few weeks. It’s not the most aggressive A/T type tire, but the majority of what I do is on road.

It replaces the Dueler Revo 3, which I’ve had a set on my wife’s Jeep for a couple of years now and have been extremely happy with.
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Those look interesting.

They only weigh 52 pounds per tire where the BFG KO3s are 60 pounds per tire. This weight difference may not matter to the diesel but maybe helpful for a 6.4 gasser.

The Firestone Destination XT has an even lower weight at 50 pounds.

The full depth sipes on both of these tires is a good thing.
 
dieselscout80 said:
Those look interesting.

They only weigh 52 pounds per tire where the BFG KO3s are 60 pounds per tire. This weight difference may not matter to the diesel but maybe helpful for a 6.4 gasser.

The Firestone Destination XT has an even lower weight at 50 pounds.

The full depth sipes on both of these tires is a good thing.
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The tire weight won't matter on the 6.4 either. Especially if you have the 4.10 rear end.
 
dieselscout80 said:
Those look interesting.

They only weigh 52 pounds per tire where the BFG KO3s are 60 pounds per tire. This weight difference may not matter to the diesel but maybe helpful for a 6.4 gasser.

The Firestone Destination XT has an even lower weight at 50 pounds.

The full depth sipes on both of these tires is a good thing.
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The 35 inch Toyo C/T's tires on my 2016 Ram 2500 4x4 Power Wagon weigh in at 77 lbs each. 6.4L and the 4.10-1 axle gear ratio. No impact including towing versus the lighter 33 inch OEM Duratracs.

We recently went with KO3s on a family's 4x4. Hopefully, the additional full depth siping helps due to when it got below zero Fahrenheit the KO's and KO2's rubber got hard and they didn't grip very well. Ran through sets on five different 4x4 vehicles when the 3PMSF rating choices were quite limited.

TFL recently did a video test on plowed snow at 30 MPH braking and then full acceleration past a fixed point. Results were that the Wildpeaks A/T4W took more than twice the stopping distance as the KO3s. The X/T's were slightly longer distance than the KO3s
 
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So the Wildpeaks were worse than the BFGs in snow?


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Bull Creek said:
Yes, however...Snow here in the Rockies is a light dry fluffy powder. Can't even make a snowball with it, whereas, California has Sierra cement being heavy and wet. 3PMSF rated tires which work well here, may not work as well there. I've lived and skied both locations.

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I saw that test and I’m thinking about trying the Firestone Destination X/T.

I saw a very worn set of the Firestone’s and they still had sipes.
 

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Bull Creek said:
Yes, however...Snow here in the Rockies is a light dry fluffy powder. Can't even make a snowball with it, whereas, California has Sierra cement being heavy and wet. 3PMSF rated tires which work well here, may not work as well there. I've lived and skied both locations.

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That is a staggering stopping distance and folks here rave about the Falkens. I’m not saying I don’t believe there to be a difference but wow.

I will end up being one of the test mules for some off brand. Haven’t decided yet. I need snow traction but as stated earlier it can’t get too much worse than the Transforce. I will continue shopping and wearing those out.


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whitexc said:
That is a staggering stopping distance and folks here rave about the Falkens. I’m not saying I don’t believe there to be a difference but wow.

I will end up being one of the test mules for some off brand. Haven’t decided yet. I need snow traction but as stated earlier it can’t get too much worse than the Transforce. I will continue shopping and wearing those out.


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Something seems amiss, the Falkens are one of the highest rated and respected tires… far more so than BFG’s.
 
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