Hey guys,
So I was planning on getting new tires and have been researching a long time on it. After settling up in Montana and seeing how bad some of the forest service roads are for hunting, camping etc... I decided on upgrading to some 285/75/16 Bfgoodrich KO2s. The thing is, and it can be difficult to catch, is that there is a new version of the KO2 called the "DT" for different tread and sometimes they don't put the DT and you can only distinguish between them by looking at the MSPN number. Anyway, it looks good because you get 50k warranty and better tread life. However, on some of the tire websites it says the "DT" version is not 3 peak mountain snow flake (3pmsf) rated. On Bfgoodrich's site it shows that it does have a 3pmsf rating, so I had to deal with their online chat. It took about 20 minutes of back and forth and pulling teeth but they said that the tire is NOT 3pmnsf rated and they were not sure why it was indicated that it is rated on their website.
So has anyone had any experience with these new DT tires? I'm not sure if they are phasing out the older version but they are getting harder to get. Most places only have the DT's in stock. Should I stay away from them or is it worth the better tread life? We have already been getting a lot of snow and ice and it's just getting started up here.
Thanks,
Bob
So I was planning on getting new tires and have been researching a long time on it. After settling up in Montana and seeing how bad some of the forest service roads are for hunting, camping etc... I decided on upgrading to some 285/75/16 Bfgoodrich KO2s. The thing is, and it can be difficult to catch, is that there is a new version of the KO2 called the "DT" for different tread and sometimes they don't put the DT and you can only distinguish between them by looking at the MSPN number. Anyway, it looks good because you get 50k warranty and better tread life. However, on some of the tire websites it says the "DT" version is not 3 peak mountain snow flake (3pmsf) rated. On Bfgoodrich's site it shows that it does have a 3pmsf rating, so I had to deal with their online chat. It took about 20 minutes of back and forth and pulling teeth but they said that the tire is NOT 3pmnsf rated and they were not sure why it was indicated that it is rated on their website.
So has anyone had any experience with these new DT tires? I'm not sure if they are phasing out the older version but they are getting harder to get. Most places only have the DT's in stock. Should I stay away from them or is it worth the better tread life? We have already been getting a lot of snow and ice and it's just getting started up here.
Thanks,
Bob
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