Diesel Truck Tires

[encorehunter]

I'm in the market for a new set of 285/75 R16s for my GMC Duramax. I haven't been having the best of luck with tires since the Michelins that came on it originally. I want a little more aggressive tread than the Michelins. My last two sets of tires have not made it past 15K miles. One set was Buckshot Mudders (15K), which I know are too soft, the others are Hercules Terra Trac (12K).
My truck is souped up a little, but I don't spin the tires. I do haul pretty heavy loads on a monthly basis, sometimes a bit more.
I would like an all terrain or a little more aggressive tire. It does need to be 10ply. I would like to get 30k-50k out of a set, if possible. I have 3 sets of rims for the truck, but I would like to just go with one set of tires for the year. I've tried the spare set of tires for the winter, but storage and the pain on swapping them is getting old.
My boss just put a set of 10ply BFGs on her half ton, and after 20K miles, the rocks from 10 miles of dirt roads a day has torn them to shreds. They were what I was going to buy, but no I am having second thoughts.

What tires have you diesel guys had good luck with?

[jmg8550]

30 to 50k on a set of all terrain tires isn't gonna happen. Have you looked at the Michelin LTX AT2 tires? I know they aren't the most aggressive, but they are a very good tire.

[TennVol]

I'm running Falken High Country A/T 245/75R16's on my 2004 F-350 Crew Cab 6.0L PSD. They've done well so far.

[sp1tty]

I'm on my second set of Nitto Trail Grapplers. The size I use is 35-12.50/17. I got 50k out of my first set that I replaced just last week. I run them on my 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 with the Cummins. Some people hate on them for whatever reason, but I have nothing but great things to say about them.

[encorehunter]

30 to 50k on a set of all terrain tires isn't gonna happen. Have you looked at the Michelin LTX AT2 tires? I know they aren't the most aggressive, but they are a very good tire.

These are the tires I had on it at first. They lasted well, but they don't work in the mud and the snow. I may have to just keep doing the 2 sets of tires a year. I'll check the Falkens, as that is what my brother just put on his Cummins. I've looked into the Nittos, but I'll look again.

[Bailey Guns]

I've had two diesels..an F350 and an F250. The 350 never got more than 15K out of any set of tires. I'd have to start looking for new tires at about 12K. That was about 6-8 months of driving. The 250 did much better but I didn't drive it up and down the hill from Bailey to Denver and back every day.

But 30-50 thousand is really optimistic on a heavy truck in my opinion. Especially if you're looking at something like a load range "E" tire.

[birddog]

BFG all terrains are what you need. You should be able to pull 40K without much problem if you keep them rotated. Consider buying 5 and doing a 5tire rotation pattern, that way the spare gets some miles too.

You really can't beat BFG's. They will perform great off road as well, especially if aired down.

[jmg8550]

It probably came with the regular LTX AT's Not the AT2's.

Here is the AT2:

Here is the regular AT that probably came with the truck:

We put them on company trucks that were 2 wheel drive. The employees really liked them. They quit getting stuck all the time.

[Mtn.man]

BFG all terrains are what you need. You should be able to pull 40K without much problem if you keep them rotated. Consider buying 5 and doing a 5tire rotation pattern, that way the spare gets some miles too.

You really can't beat BFG's. They will perform great off road as well, especially if aired down.

EEEGGGHH noway. BFG's are the most overrated tires in the world.

Lok into Cooper, Kelley, MultiMile, Toyo. all make good LT tires with better milage than you will ever see out of a BFG Overpriced stuff.

[Tinelement]

I'm on my second set of Nitto Trail Grapplers. The size I use is 35-12.50/17. I got 50k out of my first set that I replaced just last week. I run them on my 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 with the Cummins. Some people hate on them for whatever reason, but I have nothing but great things to say about them.

That's what I run.

I have 30k on mine currently. They need to be replaced. But I am pretty happy with 30k and a few smoke shows!!

I will be buying these again.