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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2008, 07:17:39 PM »
Those Toyo M-55's are a good tire. That's all we used to use on our survey rigs and as you can imagine, working as a land surveyor, there weren't many places we wouldn't take our truck so that we could get as close as possible to a job. I'm thinking of putting a set of them on my Silverado this summer, just before hunting season. I've got Bridgestone A/T Duelers right now, and they're at somewhere between 35 and 40 thousand miles. Still legal, but I want a little more tread than what they've got for hunting season. My truck's a half ton, and my tires are 8-ply (load range D.) They do ride a little harsher than the stock tires, but it's well worth it knowing they will hold up better on rock, that a 6-ply tire couldn't handle. The last thing I want to deal with when I'm on a hunt is a flat tire. I don't think I'd go to a 10 ply, but for a 3/4 ton truck I sure would.

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2008, 10:14:18 PM »
I've been running the Toyo's on my Dodge for the last two sets of tires. The M-55's were good but I think the m/t's are better off road. They are suprisingly quiet on road for an aggressive tread.

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2008, 10:26:13 PM »
I have had real good performance with Wildcat Mud Terrains from Les Schwab. I thought they were going to be loud but they are actually quieter than the Goodrich tires. The gumbo in Montana can be tough to drive in and they handle that crap with ease. I won't go anywhere else for tires, those guys are the best.
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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2008, 05:49:38 AM »
I have been running the Les Schwab Toyo MT Open Country, 10 ply with the neato chunky sidewalls since July. I got so damned sick of eating shale / cutting thru my tires in the wenas every summer. Sidewall cuts and punctures will (hopefully) be a thing of the past. They worked so well in the snow this season, that I did not install my snow tires this winter.

I little chunky for an around the town tire.... I can live with that...
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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2008, 11:35:31 AM »
Runnin' the Toyo MT's as well.  I have about 16,000 miles on them and so far I love em'!!

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« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2008, 12:08:16 PM »
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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2008, 12:50:19 PM »
A few years ago I was looking to put new tires on my Tundra.  I was all set to go w/ the Toyo Open Country (Les Schwabb)... had heard decent things about em.  About a week for I was going to buy em I was up in BC doing some salmon fishing and I noticed our guide had Yokohama Geolanders on his truck.  He bought them on the advise of his friend who is a bear hunting guide on Vac Island.  Said that they held up better than anything he'd used in the rocks etc and were great in the snow/rain and on pavement.  I ended up buying a set.... 10 ply cuz I have a little camper and tow a boat.  Got almost 60K on em now.  Been really happy.  Actually put a set on my wife's Highlander.  Price is competitive and performance has been really good.  I will buy em again. 

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2008, 01:25:25 PM »
Mikey Thomposons......MTZ baby all the way......

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unfotunatly i had to get rid of her so im stuck with stock crap rubber....

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2008, 03:20:06 PM »
Toyo MTs are also good or adequate.  That what I had to go with since M-55's weren't rimmed for 17s.  Now however, I'll be mounting them up.  My MTs are also 10 ply.  You can get them in 6 or 10.  Again, being a local in the Wenas, 10 ply are a must.....don't stand up to coyote vertabrae very well. :chuckle:

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2008, 04:32:47 PM »
I have had real good performance with Wildcat Mud Terrains from Les Schwab. I thought they were going to be loud but they are actually quieter than the Goodrich tires. The gumbo in Montana can be tough to drive in and they handle that crap with ease. I won't go anywhere else for tires, those guys are the best.

these are what i am running as well i believe.
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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2008, 04:52:56 PM »
I'm a Super Swamper guy. I dont care much about the wear but I usualy get about 40,000 out of them. I am running 38.5 14.50x15 TSL SX swampers on my Toyota now. We put a set of coopers on my wifes 98 F150  and are really liking them. They are 35's. They have the same tread pattern as the Toyo's.

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2008, 09:31:14 PM »
What I need to know is if they'll fit on my 24" spinners and hold up to the hydros? -- REALLY? HAVE U MET ME :mor:
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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #27 on: April 11, 2008, 11:38:22 PM »
Who's the  :mor:? :dunno: ;)

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #28 on: April 12, 2008, 08:36:51 AM »
Toyo...got 'em on the Tacoma and the Caravan. Got nearly 63,000 out of the ones on the Tacoma before replacing them. I go into Les Schwab every other oil change to get the tires rotated, check air about once a month honestly, but do look at the tires nearly every time I go for a ride to make sure they don't look low etc.
If I did not buy Toyo I'd probably get Coopers.

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Re: YOUR FAVORITE TIRES FOR YOUR HUNTIN RIG
« Reply #29 on: April 12, 2008, 09:02:06 AM »
BFG mud terrain are great tires as well.

 


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