I took my new (to me) 80 with OME and just about brand new 285 BFG AT's out in the snow for the first time today (15"+ of new snow!). The AT's did pretty well as I remembered from my Jeep days even in the deep stuff...and then it started getting dark and freezing up and I remembered why I ditched my last set of BFG AT's: they absolutely suck in heavy snow and ice when temps get below about 25 degrees. If you have a little bit of ice and need both forward and lateral traction to paddle through deeper snow....forget it.
And so I got stuck in my damn driveway coming back home with all four spinning 10 feet from the garage door in 15" deep snow. Had to shovel out the snow in front of all four tires - it really wasn't much. The AT's would be fine for normal city use, but I take my family back country in the winter and need a more reliable tire, especially when conditions worsen rapidly as they did this evening.
I've run the trxus in 34" size in the past (Jeep XJ) and found them to be excellent all around tires and a simply incredible snow tire - far superior to the AT in every way even on icy hardpack. Anybody running the 34x12.5x16 trxus on OME? My 80 doesn't have flares and there looks to be plenty of room....I could do the 33's....but the 34's would be an ideal size on OME if they fit????
I did the search....no conclusive answer...
Nay
And so I got stuck in my damn driveway coming back home with all four spinning 10 feet from the garage door in 15" deep snow. Had to shovel out the snow in front of all four tires - it really wasn't much. The AT's would be fine for normal city use, but I take my family back country in the winter and need a more reliable tire, especially when conditions worsen rapidly as they did this evening.
I've run the trxus in 34" size in the past (Jeep XJ) and found them to be excellent all around tires and a simply incredible snow tire - far superior to the AT in every way even on icy hardpack. Anybody running the 34x12.5x16 trxus on OME? My 80 doesn't have flares and there looks to be plenty of room....I could do the 33's....but the 34's would be an ideal size on OME if they fit????
I did the search....no conclusive answer...
Nay