Glad to have someone from my own state talking about winter performance! If I have to hear another texan do winter tire reviews based on the less then one inch they got last year… just thank you lol
I'm loving my toyo at3's. I like the weight of the tire, 285 65 20, the on road manors, and the snow and wet weather performance. I got about 14-15 k miles on mine and they look brand new. Plenty of towing miles on them as well. Super happy with them. I have never bought the same tires twice and these may be the first time I do. I'm going to stick with my factory wheels for once in my life. Guess I'm getting old. I like the look of the black wheels. Speaking of unsprung weight, according to fca, the factory wheels weight 30 lbs. Any aftermarket wheel in a 20x9 are about 45lbs so adding a decent amount of weight. I don't want to lose any mpg or performance as I like how the truck feels as it is.
Just picked up a set of Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/Ts on my 2500, haven’t had the chance to try in snow/ice but so far they’re good. Very aggressive tire while being quiet on the highway
This was the review I was looking for. I am getting ready to mount a set of LT rated at3's on my 03' F150. I have the same requirements- only I'm not towing heavy trailers like you do, I tow our 16' Alumacraft boat to the lake, to other states, etc for fishing trips, and it's my daily driver. I also drive in cornfields/bean stubble in the fall when hunting waterfowl- that stuff along with gravel destroys P-rated tires very fast. Pop your tire in some bean stubble, then have fun changing the tire, haha. Really looking forward to the snow/ice traction- I drive on frozen lakes ice fishing up in Minnesota/South Dakota/Wisconsin. How's that 6.7 treating you so far? She's just getting started, lol. I work for Cummins, so OCCASIONALLY we'll get one in to trouble shoot on someone's hotshot truck- had one guy who had a grid heater bolt get sucked down into the intake, and then down into one of the pistons. Was a problem for that year/model- Local dodge dealer missed it. Had to do a soft overhaul with an upper kit, new Dodge intake manifold, grid heater. Wasn't a cheap repair at our labor rates for sure. Thanks for the review, very helpful and made me feel good about my purchase. Was also considering the KO2's based on recommendation from diesel tech coworkers- but got these based on reviews/research. Both solid tires. Thanks again!
Looking forward to the wheels and Tire video. Would like to see a Ride Along video in the Duramax. Interested in seeing how she pulls. Thanks for the awesome video
In Canada we have a tire by Toyo called the Open Country CT. It was specifically designed for HD trucks in the Canadian oil patch. It wears like nails and looks decent too! Aside from that I’ve heard good things about the falkens and the Toyo at3’s.
The CT is available in the US as well but not a very common tire. I think ive only seen less than 10 trucks ever running them but those who have them love them. Ive always been a fan of Toyo/Nitto, great wear, hardly any road noise and just a great value for what you get. Falken AT3Ws are great as well, I put 47k on mine and they only lost 2/32 of tread and I used them a lot offroad and they still handled well on road.
I've used the open country CT, good wear, but not so good off road on gravel or grass. Alittle slippy, not bad, but you do need to limit what you do or where you go. They were great on road, wet and dry. Snow always in 4x4. I have the general grabber atx now, they are great in all conditions, wearing alittle fast in my mind, but have 30 thousand km on them so far. Should get another 10 thousand, but they are getting low in my opinion. I might try these toyo at3 next, but i did like the general grabber atx.
I live north of you in Alberta and I’ve had nothing but good things to say about the duratracs, they do not get to hard in the deep cold and they bite great, downside you have to rotate every 5k
I run the Toyo AT3 tires on my Dodge Durango GT AWD. They are a nice 3PMSF tire with good traction in rain, snow or ice. The only problem is how all of the new All-weather tires develope cracks. The most Crack resistant tire that I have run on our 4wd pickups is the Cooper ST Maxx. I usually get any tire that is not the new ALL-WEATHER tread compound siped at Les Schwab tires. No matter where I bought the tires. I put CENTRAMATIC wheel balancers on my wife's 2018 Ram 2500 Crewcab 4wd 6.7L Cummins. My wife is murder on tires. She brakes too hard, corners too hard, and really uses the power of the Cummins. Those Centramatics really smoothed out the ride on her truck. I tested them on a rough straight desert country road up to 102mph. A dramatically smoother ride! I expect to get more life out of the tires on her truck. The mild cupping has been smoothing out.
I'm up in Canada and wanted mickey Thompson Baja's but when I need warranty work it would be a issue so went with the AT3'S so far so good but a bit slippery on wet surfaces ..will more air pressure in tires alleviate this.
I had a set of Toyo AT3's on a 2020 Chevy 3500 DRW. Towing 95% of the time with it. They are great when in the first 50% of the tire in snow. What I really didn't like is that I only got 40K out of the tires. I won't buy another set of them. I went with the Falcon's as replacements. I have them on other pickups and they perform well. We will see what I get for mileage out of them on this truck.
I’ve only run the cooper at3 xlt and Falken AT3W on my f350. Falkens were better in the snow and ice by 10-15%, but the Coopers went 75k miles and Falkens only got 62k and they cost more. I need to try the Toyo at3, but they seem like another good choice for winter use.
Check out the new Mickey Thompson Baja boss AT tire it’s supposed to be incredible tire also will be heavy duty enough for towing comes with a high mileage warranty seems like a really good tire I’m in the process right now of determining which way to go, I like those wheels, what brand wheels are they what size looks like 20 inch and width backspacing? Just curious what the load rating is on those wheels since I tow on a regular basis about 15,000 pounds, thanks for the video I’m in California I wish I was living where you live👍🚜🚜🚜
Have you tried Yokohama geolandar a/t? I'm running on my 17' 2500 cummins fixen to upgrade to a 17-18 cummins 3500. Curious if they would cut the mustard.
So you should lock 4x4 wheel drive in sometimes to get fluid moving in T case and for tires I run Goodyear duratac's and I love those tires for snow and ice have had like 14 sets of them or so and I have run some tires in my time those seem to be the best for these trucks I have run them with my 02 dodge and my chevy 1500 and on a few other trucks I have had good mud tire and snow they don't do so good in sand but they are ok in sand I live next to a beach so I'm on it a lil bit in the summer time but any ways good tires also for the T case you need to lock up about once a month or so and it will keep your servo motor working or if you don't it can gum up and won't work when you need it to and they are not cheap to get a new servo motor and great videos I watch when ever I can keep up the great work
Goodyear Dura Tracs are excellent tires tires on a Chevy Silverado 2010 drove on 10 in of snow on two wheel drive did not have to put on four-wheel drive to a hit 12 in
I’m in the same boat. Looking to replace my Toyo AT2. Have been doing tons of research. I wanted AT3’s, then found the Wildpeak AT3W’s, now I’ve discovered the Mickey Thompson BAJA BOSS AT’s…. Have heard nothing but good stuff about the Baja Boss. Wet/rain performance was one of my criterias. I think that might be the tire to get!
@@TonyNguyen-fp9ds I got at3. In Washington state we get snow up in mountains where I like to play. Most my buddies went away from wildpeaks because its slippery in snow. It packs in tread and doesn't kick it out
GUY YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE BEST AT TIRE FOR SNOW AND ICE ALWAYS GO WITH TOYO. AND THE AT3 IS THERE PINNACLE TIRE THEY SELL. OUTSELLS BFG , GOODYEAR, FALKEN, NITTO , YOU NAME THEM.
Ko2 towing melted away on my ram 3500. Had nitto terra grappler g2 lasted very good. Now tying toyo at3 same as his in video. So far toyo best traction in all conditions. Driving in Canada winters and mountains no issues
2nd the KO2. I have them on my 3500 dually that I tow our 40ft 5th wheel with. I live just south of you in the tri cities and the KO2 do well in the snow dirt etc…
I’ve got 40k on KO2’s on my 2500hd and they’re roughly 50-60% worn. Very impressed in that regard. Go look at C Farmer’s channel and see what he’s got to say.
Nitto ridge grappler, I know it's super popular and hyped up right now. But I've been super surprised and don't think I'll be going elsewhere for a tire.
I had a set of the toyo and hated them! They vibrated terribly when you got over 55mph! I had them balanced 3 times and road force balanced twice! Ran them just over 5k miles and was able to get my money back thankfully! Was surprised because I am a toyo fan! Truck is a gmc 2500 2022 model.
Do not do the falken wildpeak at3, I had 6 on my 15 f350 towing below 26k curb and they fell apart was very disappointed, iv never had a tire fall apart like them.
I have been running Nitto Ridge Grapplers and they perform great in all conditions. I pull a 4 place enclosed snowmobile trailer in the mountains all winter on crappy roads and they perform better than any other tires i've used.
My falken at3s have 37k miles on them and the tread on one of them started separating from the sidewall. They’re insane in snow though. Havnt used my 4 wheel drive since I got them
I liked the Duratracs more than I do my AT3’s….I liked the way the felt in the snow and mud better as well as how they shed gravel….however if I were doing long hauls like this fella, the AT3 would be a nice tire. Stiff feeling, good grip and cornering, handles okay in ice and snow.
I'm going to throw a vote out for Firestone Destination XT as far as snow and ice performance. They don't have the durable sidewall that the Toyos do but they are very stable loaded. I will be putting Toyos on one of my pickups so I'm not knocking them at all. I was just very happy with the Firestone's.
Glad to have someone from my own state talking about winter performance! If I have to hear another texan do winter tire reviews based on the less then one inch they got last year… just thank you lol
I'm loving my toyo at3's. I like the weight of the tire, 285 65 20, the on road manors, and the snow and wet weather performance. I got about 14-15 k miles on mine and they look brand new. Plenty of towing miles on them as well. Super happy with them. I have never bought the same tires twice and these may be the first time I do. I'm going to stick with my factory wheels for once in my life. Guess I'm getting old. I like the look of the black wheels. Speaking of unsprung weight, according to fca, the factory wheels weight 30 lbs. Any aftermarket wheel in a 20x9 are about 45lbs so adding a decent amount of weight. I don't want to lose any mpg or performance as I like how the truck feels as it is.
Are they pretty easy to balance???
What brand and yr truck do you have?
Just picked up a set of Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/Ts on my 2500, haven’t had the chance to try in snow/ice but so far they’re good. Very aggressive tire while being quiet on the highway
This was the review I was looking for. I am getting ready to mount a set of LT rated at3's on my 03' F150. I have the same requirements- only I'm not towing heavy trailers like you do, I tow our 16' Alumacraft boat to the lake, to other states, etc for fishing trips, and it's my daily driver. I also drive in cornfields/bean stubble in the fall when hunting waterfowl- that stuff along with gravel destroys P-rated tires very fast. Pop your tire in some bean stubble, then have fun changing the tire, haha. Really looking forward to the snow/ice traction- I drive on frozen lakes ice fishing up in Minnesota/South Dakota/Wisconsin. How's that 6.7 treating you so far? She's just getting started, lol. I work for Cummins, so OCCASIONALLY we'll get one in to trouble shoot on someone's hotshot truck- had one guy who had a grid heater bolt get sucked down into the intake, and then down into one of the pistons. Was a problem for that year/model- Local dodge dealer missed it. Had to do a soft overhaul with an upper kit, new Dodge intake manifold, grid heater. Wasn't a cheap repair at our labor rates for sure. Thanks for the review, very helpful and made me feel good about my purchase. Was also considering the KO2's based on recommendation from diesel tech coworkers- but got these based on reviews/research. Both solid tires. Thanks again!
I run Toyo R/Ts on my 2014 3500 srw mega cab and have have very good luck with them so far.
Great to see you out of your yard 😊
Looking forward to the wheels and Tire video. Would like to see a Ride Along video in the Duramax. Interested in seeing how she pulls. Thanks for the awesome video
Good review Paul.
In Canada we have a tire by Toyo called the Open Country CT. It was specifically designed for HD trucks in the Canadian oil patch. It wears like nails and looks decent too! Aside from that I’ve heard good things about the falkens and the Toyo at3’s.
The CT is available in the US as well but not a very common tire. I think ive only seen less than 10 trucks ever running them but those who have them love them. Ive always been a fan of Toyo/Nitto, great wear, hardly any road noise and just a great value for what you get. Falken AT3Ws are great as well, I put 47k on mine and they only lost 2/32 of tread and I used them a lot offroad and they still handled well on road.
I've used the open country CT, good wear, but not so good off road on gravel or grass. Alittle slippy, not bad, but you do need to limit what you do or where you go. They were great on road, wet and dry. Snow always in 4x4. I have the general grabber atx now, they are great in all conditions, wearing alittle fast in my mind, but have 30 thousand km on them so far. Should get another 10 thousand, but they are getting low in my opinion. I might try these toyo at3 next, but i did like the general grabber atx.
I've got a 22 rebel just ordered a set of these in 305/55r20 can't wait for them to come in
I recommend BFG KO2, commute between east/west WA and love them in wet/snow/ice, quiet, light weight and last long.
Yeah, the 21 Ram has been fixed “once and for all”. Sounds awesome.
I live north of you in Alberta and I’ve had nothing but good things to say about the duratracs, they do not get to hard in the deep cold and they bite great, downside you have to rotate every 5k
I run the Toyo AT3 tires on my Dodge Durango GT AWD. They are a nice 3PMSF tire with good traction in rain, snow or ice. The only problem is how all of the new All-weather tires develope cracks. The most Crack resistant tire that I have run on our 4wd pickups is the Cooper ST Maxx. I usually get any tire that is not the new ALL-WEATHER tread compound siped at Les Schwab tires. No matter where I bought the tires.
I put CENTRAMATIC wheel balancers on my wife's 2018 Ram 2500 Crewcab 4wd 6.7L Cummins. My wife is murder on tires. She brakes too hard, corners too hard, and really uses the power of the Cummins. Those Centramatics really smoothed out the ride on her truck. I tested them on a rough straight desert country road up to 102mph. A dramatically smoother ride! I expect to get more life out of the tires on her truck. The mild cupping has been smoothing out.
Nice. Thank you for sharing your experience
What exactly is cupping???
I'm up in Canada and wanted mickey Thompson Baja's but when I need warranty work it would be a issue so went with the AT3'S so far so good but a bit slippery on wet surfaces ..will more air pressure in tires alleviate this.
I agree wirh your take on the Falkens.
Great tires but damn are they heavy.
I had a set of Toyo AT3's on a 2020 Chevy 3500 DRW. Towing 95% of the time with it. They are great when in the first 50% of the tire in snow. What I really didn't like is that I only got 40K out of the tires. I won't buy another set of them. I went with the Falcon's as replacements. I have them on other pickups and they perform well. We will see what I get for mileage out of them on this truck.
I’ve only run the cooper at3 xlt and Falken AT3W on my f350. Falkens were better in the snow and ice by 10-15%, but the Coopers went 75k miles and Falkens only got 62k and they cost more. I need to try the Toyo at3, but they seem like another good choice for winter use.
nitto ridge grappler i run nittos on my trucks and love them
Check out the new Mickey Thompson Baja boss AT tire it’s supposed to be incredible tire also will be heavy duty enough for towing comes with a high mileage warranty seems like a really good tire I’m in the process right now of determining which way to go, I like those wheels, what brand wheels are they what size looks like 20 inch and width backspacing? Just curious what the load rating is on those wheels since I tow on a regular basis about 15,000 pounds, thanks for the video I’m in California I wish I was living where you live👍🚜🚜🚜
Have you tried Yokohama geolandar a/t? I'm running on my 17' 2500 cummins fixen to upgrade to a 17-18 cummins 3500. Curious if they would cut the mustard.
So you should lock 4x4 wheel drive in sometimes to get fluid moving in T case and for tires I run Goodyear duratac's and I love those tires for snow and ice have had like 14 sets of them or so and I have run some tires in my time those seem to be the best for these trucks I have run them with my 02 dodge and my chevy 1500 and on a few other trucks I have had good mud tire and snow they don't do so good in sand but they are ok in sand I live next to a beach so I'm on it a lil bit in the summer time but any ways good tires also for the T case you need to lock up about once a month or so and it will keep your servo motor working or if you don't it can gum up and won't work when you need it to and they are not cheap to get a new servo motor and great videos I watch when ever I can keep up the great work
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What kind tuning program do u use? I have a 2021 laramie and i feel really lazy
I know you said it in a different video but what’s the offset on your rims
Tire weight is important to know.
I use firestone destination XT in canada on my ram 3500 and tow 10000lbs and 3000 payload I like it in 4 season
Goodyear Dura Tracs are excellent tires tires on a Chevy Silverado 2010 drove on 10 in of snow on two wheel drive did not have to put on four-wheel drive to a hit 12 in
is this puncture resistant? small screws etc
Beautiful road...where the heck is that 😮
PD Power Diesel, I have been using Hankook at2 extreme they have nice siping, and great on mud, snow, and Ice compared with the toyo a/t3.
I’m in the same boat. Looking to replace my Toyo AT2. Have been doing tons of research. I wanted AT3’s, then found the Wildpeak AT3W’s, now I’ve discovered the Mickey Thompson BAJA BOSS AT’s…. Have heard nothing but good stuff about the Baja Boss. Wet/rain performance was one of my criterias. I think that might be the tire to get!
Problem is baja boss is backordered for the size I want so I'm good with at3
@@overlandersnorthwest between the Open Country AT3 and the Falken Wildpeak AT3W…which would be better?
@@TonyNguyen-fp9ds I got at3. In Washington state we get snow up in mountains where I like to play. Most my buddies went away from wildpeaks because its slippery in snow. It packs in tread and doesn't kick it out
What air pressures do run when not towing.
my Goodyear durtrack on f250 work great
GUY YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE BEST AT TIRE FOR SNOW AND ICE ALWAYS GO WITH TOYO. AND THE AT3 IS THERE PINNACLE TIRE THEY SELL. OUTSELLS BFG , GOODYEAR, FALKEN, NITTO , YOU NAME THEM.
Sure, ok.
Nitto Ridge Grapplers are amazing hybrids and silent on the road
True but are a death wish for ice and snow. Specifically ice.
I have a set of at3 toyo open country stay with these or yo can go with Hankook at2 dynopro extreme very good tires equal to the Toyo good luck
I would also check out the ko2's (very long lasting/durable) and duratrac's, along with the 2 you are already considering👍
Thank you
Ko2 towing melted away on my ram 3500. Had nitto terra grappler g2 lasted very good. Now tying toyo at3 same as his in video. So far toyo best traction in all conditions. Driving in Canada winters and mountains no issues
@@ajbilleck9805 yep and duratracs melt away towing or on an hd truck as well. Great winter traction, but so soft they wear away quick
2nd the KO2. I have them on my 3500 dually that I tow our 40ft 5th wheel with. I live just south of you in the tri cities and the KO2 do well in the snow dirt etc…
I’ve got 40k on KO2’s on my 2500hd and they’re roughly 50-60% worn. Very impressed in that regard. Go look at C Farmer’s channel and see what he’s got to say.
Nitto ridge grappler, I know it's super popular and hyped up right now. But I've been super surprised and don't think I'll be going elsewhere for a tire.
Have you tried snow and ice with them?
@@pddieselpower I’ve read more negative than positive about them for true winter use.
I had a set of the toyo and hated them! They vibrated terribly when you got over 55mph! I had them balanced 3 times and road force balanced twice! Ran them just over 5k miles and was able to get my money back thankfully! Was surprised because I am a toyo fan! Truck is a gmc 2500 2022 model.
Do not do the falken wildpeak at3, I had 6 on my 15 f350 towing below 26k curb and they fell apart was very disappointed, iv never had a tire fall apart like them.
I have been running Nitto Ridge Grapplers and they perform great in all conditions. I pull a 4 place enclosed snowmobile trailer in the mountains all winter on crappy roads and they perform better than any other tires i've used.
What other tires have you used? All reports I’ve read about the RG’s from people who know what good snow traction is are negative.
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My falken at3s have 37k miles on them and the tread on one of them started separating from the sidewall.
They’re insane in snow though. Havnt used my 4 wheel drive since I got them
Not sure if you’ll see this Or it’s too late; but if you’re still looking for the perfect-rounded top-winter AT… Firestone Destination XT
Do they pick up rocks?
Have you looked duratracs
I liked the Duratracs more than I do my AT3’s….I liked the way the felt in the snow and mud better as well as how they shed gravel….however if I were doing long hauls like this fella, the AT3 would be a nice tire. Stiff feeling, good grip and cornering, handles okay in ice and snow.
Why not the Cooper at3 xlt?
Not enough ice grip
Any body know exactly where he is? Thats some nice scenery.
Kalispell, MT
I'm going to throw a vote out for Firestone Destination XT as far as snow and ice performance. They don't have the durable sidewall that the Toyos do but they are very stable loaded. I will be putting Toyos on one of my pickups so I'm not knocking them at all. I was just very happy with the Firestone's.
Nitto ridge grappler. You won’t be disappointed
Ridge grappler