BFG AT 33x10.5 Snow Work Horse

[High Desert]

yes! I drove over Vernonia Hwy on Christmas Day. Between Vernonia and Scappoose it was 2-3 ft of snow and two tracks. Left it in 2wd the entire time except when I had to move over to get around the 2 trucks I encounted the entire day.

Shot at the top on hard pack. Everywhere around me trees were snapping and growning. High Def theaters got nothing on this!

Yikes that is one nasty looking road. Those cosatial range mts remind me of the Appalachian Mts in NC. Narrow roads and trees that like to snap when loaded with snow and ice.

I knew you guys got slammed from the coast to the Valley. Some guest that came to Mt Bachelor last week said they had been skiing down form the west hills into Portland then riding the bus back up the hill. Yeah, SKI PORTLAND, OR!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Just got bfg KM2's in 33x10.50 and they kick butt in the snow. Up against the cascade foothills here in nw washington we got over two feet and my g/f drove the cruiser down a steep 2 mile untouched road to do a home inspection for DSHS. The homeoners had been snowed in for days and couldn't believe a vehicle was coming down their driveway

That's great news! This summer I'll be up for a set of new meats, and I couldn't decide between the KM2's and another set of the KO's. How loud are they on the highway?

 

[romey]

nice write up, i'm excited, thinkin of grabbing 33x9.5x15's AT Ko's for my next set, nothin but great stuff i keep hearing...

 

[effjay60]

quiet, it's almost too quiet, now I can hear all the other noises! Waaaay quieter than the Mickey Thompson MTZ's I had before

That's great news! This summer I'll be up for a set of new meats, and I couldn't decide between the KM2's and another set of the KO's. How loud are they on the highway?

 

[justin85-60]

I have a set of 33x10.50 BFG AT's on my cruiser too. They kicked a*& all over town. I drove my work truck with Toyo Mt's and it was horrible. I had to chain it up ('07 F250 Pwer Stk), it was great with those on. It may have been an issue of too much power, and no weight out back. I never had an issue in the cruiser without chains (No issue of too much power there. I pulled people out with both the last two weeks.

On the blizzak front, used to have those on the subaru, and am missing them. Have regular tires on in now, and it did pretty poor in the snow we got without chains. However, with chains on the front, it was a kick.

Just took the f25o in to the tire shop, getting a new set of tires on it. 20k on them, and they look like about 65k. The tire shop is cutting a pretty good deal on the new set b/c of this. They said sometimes on these big diesels they wear FAST. Thankfully I don't have to buy them, (my boss does). Will update how they do in the snow when I get 'em in some good stuff. Have friends who love them for everything.

 

[jonzen1977]

I ran 17x32" General Grabber AT2's (which are BFG AT knock-offs) on my Tacoma for the last 2 years. I drove 700 miles through a blizzard that blew through Kansas, Iowa, and Wisconsin last winter; I saw 100's of vehicles in the ditch and some deadly crashes. The Grabbers kicked a$$. Made it home safe and sound for the holidays! Just thought I'd share since they are so much like the BFG's.

 

[hatman406080]

BFG AT KO all my 60and 80 and on my isuzu 4x4 work truck great on snow

 

[ntsqd]

What kind of tire pressures are y'all using?
I was up in the snow last weekend in my 33-10.50 BFG A/T shod Xcab Mini and managed to need a tug. I was at my normal street pressure. I'd have tried airing down, but the tug was easier and faster.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I always use normal street pressure. Your mini weighs a LOT less than a 60, especially over the rear axle, where traction is most important.

 

[UncleSam]

Some guest that came to Mt Bachelor last week said they had been skiing down form the west hills into Portland then riding the bus back up the hill. Yeah, SKI PORTLAND, OR!

My friend and I towed his sister on skiis around downtown Portland in his truck. The faces people made when we passed them were priceless. It was a cool week with all the snow, especially when you have a cruiser.

 

[Nemesis Gnat]

that towing people on skis story reminded me of where i lived last year... we hooked up steering sleds to the back of ym cruiser and towed around the roads all day long... this year we got an old mattel barbie jeep (those electric kiddy ones)... chaos will ensue

i like my 33x12.5s... big upgrade from the baja claws i had on there before

 

[High Desert]

What kind of tire pressures are y'all using?
I was up in the snow last weekend in my 33-10.50 BFG A/T shod Xcab Mini and managed to need a tug. I was at my normal street pressure. I'd have tried airing down, but the tug was easier and faster.

x2 normal street sitting on 38psi. You might get some float on hard pack with low air pressure. My 60 just flat goes very well plus I don't mess around with trying to air back up. On hard packed/icy roads I prefer the normal pressure too.

the 33X9.5 BFG MTs (old tread style) were terrible on hard pack and ice. Had lots of tread left, (still have 20% snd they are for sale on stock rims somewhere in the "for sale thread") just would not grip particuliarly on off camber or any turn at any speed...did okay on snow with some body to it, and okay in deep dry powder until you tried to stop or turn.

 

[ntsqd]

I always use normal street pressure. Your mini weighs a LOT less than a 60, especially over the rear axle, where traction is most important.

Not by the time my GF is through packing it!

At the point that I needed the tug I had 4 semicircular divots in the snow and 4 snow-packed tires going nowhere. Was like I was high centered, but I wasn't. Swampers & Boggers seemed to be the hot ticket for that stuff. I've read that there's no one perfect tire for every kind of snow, and being a southern Left Coast dweller I don't have much experience with the stuff.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Not by the time my GF is through packing it!

At the point that I needed the tug I had 4 semicircular divots in the snow and 4 snow-packed tires going nowhere. Was like I was high centered, but I wasn't. Swampers & Boggers seemed to be the hot ticket for that stuff. I've read that there's no one perfect tire for every kind of snow, and being a southern Left Coast dweller I don't have much experience with the stuff.

Swampers and Boggers would be good for digging in and depending on how deep the snow is, that could be a bad thing.

The type and depth of snow really dictates the tire, but for Northeast winters I like my AT's just fine They have enough traction to get me anywhere but not too much traction so I can drift whenever I want, not whenever the truck wants to.

 

[hatman406080]

What kind of tire pressures are y'all using?
I was up in the snow last weekend in my 33-10.50 BFG A/T shod Xcab Mini and managed to need a tug. I was at my normal street pressure. I'd have tried airing down, but the tug was easier and faster.

33/10.50 bfg at ko on my60 40 psi

 

[ntsqd]

Just to be clear, I'm not dissing my A/T's all, just wondering if something I did or didn't do caused the problem. Years ago I drove over Military Pass Rd. (East flank of Mt. Shasta) coming home from T-Day at the Grandparent's place and I was very impressed with how well those 9.50 A/T's worked then.

Hatman, the snow I was in is on the way west end of the Kelso Valley on Jawbone Cyn Rd.

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Whateva you do, stay away from Big-O XT's on a 60/62 in snow. Simply horrible combo. I mean, until I used 4wd, my family minivan out wheeled my cruiser up the driveway recently. I know fwd vs rwd while criuser in 2hi, but come on, those street bfg's on the van are the bomb in the snow.

 

[wengejor]

I just got a set of these tires! can't wait to test them out in the snow...it tried to snow today but it didn't stick.

 

[rover67]

I guess it depends on the snow, and whether or not you sink or float in it. My siped BFG MT's do as well as my old AT's did on icy innerstates, and do a ton better on the fluffier stuff. at least that's what i feel. And in the summer i really like the MT's more. I always chained the AT's up in the snow.... I don't even think about it with the MT's. that's just me though.

 

[wengejor]

So far I am really enjoying these tires. They are very quiet on the highway.