Just one question about BFG AT

[OursSauvage]

I went to a couple of tires dealer and they laugh at me when I asked them to quote 4 BFG All Terrain for my LC100.
One of them told me these are tires for truck, not suv, arguing they are too heavy for my usage.
I was really pissed off
My english is not fluent enough to detail this discussion but be sure he heard my point of view . (eg: I asked them if his Ranger is heavier than my LC100 )

So, I have used my brain and thaugh The AT I used (europe) may have less ply than the one they sell... true ?
Do you order a special model for you ?

BTW, I'd be glad to have tires stiffer than the BFG AT I already had in the past

 

[jonharis]

Ok wherever you went don't ever go there again. Find them online and write a bad review. I worked at sams club tires for a couple of years and only refused tires that I knew would rub badly. The load range of a tire is utterly irrelevant to the vehicle it's in if you go heavier. Find a store that will work with you and buy your self some BFGs! The load range E or D both ride fine. I run the Es and love em.

 

[Mxndrnks]

I run BFG AT 295/75R/16's...... Love em! Whom ever you were speaking to didnt have a clue what they were talking about.

By the way, what did they recommend for you? and what type of use do you plan to use the truck for? If there really isnt offroad in your future, it might not be the best tire choice from a comfort and noise level.... but in no way are they a bad choice! I would by them again with no regrets... However, I still might get either the BFG KM2 or Goodyear MT/R's next.. I like the look better and I will be doing more desert driving which means more chance of Mud.....

 

[OursSauvage]

Thanks guys

I mainly use the LC on road (if this bumpy grey/black thing with one hole per square fit can be named a road...
Road are awfull in Québec) and some gravel road.
I don't use it anymore for working, so I drive it only 4000 to 6000 miles per years and I switch to win ter tires from december to March

 

[Hank]

Wife's hundy is on Lt285/75r16 E BFG AT's also. Love em. Rotate them often though.

 

[mechanixhorseman]

I just slapped some 305's BFG KO's on and took my hundy out to the Anza Borrego desert for a week of camping and wheeling fun. I took them over just about every kind of terrain you can think of save snow, and they were awesome, especially in the dunes. Just don't go with 305's if you're not lifted.

Separate thread for the trip to come.

 

[OursSauvage]

Nice truck !

.../... you can think of save snow

Unfortunatly not... From december 15th to march 15th, real snow tire (with the snowflake, no M+S) are mandatory by law... wich is not bad actually... In Ottawa area, during winter rush hours there's less accident on the QC side than on the Ontario side (according to what I heard on the radio every days)

 

[mechanixhorseman]

Nice truck !

Unfortunatly not... From december 15th to march 15th, real snow tire (with the snowflake, no M+S) are mandatory by law... wich is not bad actually... In Ottawa area, during winter rush hours there's less accident on the QC side than on the Ontario side (according to what I heard on the radio every days)

No worries man, they've got the snowflake you speak of on them. I was just saying I tested them everywhere but snow this past week. I'm sure they would perform very well in snow.

 

[OursSauvage]

They have the snowflake ??

This one:

 

[mechanixhorseman]

Yes. Exactly like that.

 

[OursSauvage]

WOW, the bfg AT/KO are Severe snow rated !
I'm totally surprised !!!

Thanks

 

[Mxndrnks]

They have run great in snow for me.... Granted it wasn't Canada Snow... But I run them in Tahoe all the time!

 

[96r50]

Eric, I have 285/75r16 BFG ATs on my 80. The load range D model in that size is severe-snow rated, the load range E model is not. I have the D's and run them year round. You could also look at the Goodyear Duratrac as they have severe-snow rated models too.

Which tire place did you go to?

 

[jonharis]

Eric, I have 285/75r16 BFG ATs on my 80. The load range D model in that size is severe-snow rated, the load range E model is not. I have the D's and run them year round. You could also look at the Goodyear Duratrac as they have severe-snow rated models too.

Which tire place did you go to?

Some additional info. Many of the Load range E sizes ARE Snowflaked and some of the load range D sizes are not.The site below states all sized and notes if it is not snowflaked. It wouldn't be a deal breaker for me either way.
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO

 

[OursSauvage]

Thanks Adam
So far, I go nowhere, I just bought winter tires when I arrived in 2007, on Malonney East (small place,don't remember the name... Seguin maybe)
Does the pattern on the "D" is the same kind as the "E"

 

[mechanixhorseman]

Eric, I have 285/75r16 BFG ATs on my 80. The load range D model in that size is severe-snow rated, the load range E model is not. I have the D's and run them year round. You could also look at the Goodyear Duratrac as they have severe-snow rated models too.

Which tire place did you go to?

Eric, that is incorrect. Mine are E's and have the snowflake.

 

[mechanixhorseman]

Thanks Adam
So far, I go nowhere, I just bought winter tires when I arrived in 2007, on Malonney East (small place,don't remember the name... Seguin maybe)
Does the pattern on the "D" is the same kind as the "E"

E and D are the same tire essentially. The main difference is you can inflate the E's up to 65psi cold. I think D's can only go to 50 or so.

 

[96r50]

Some additional info. Many of the Load range E sizes ARE Snowflaked and some of the load range D sizes are not.The site below states all sized and notes if it is not snowflaked. It wouldn't be a deal breaker for me either way.
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO

Eric, that is incorrect. Mine are E's and have the snowflake.

I was only speaking to the 285/75r16 size, as that is what I have on my truck. Tire Rack seems to agree that in the aforementioned size, the D's are severe snow rated and the E's are not. I have no idea about the other sizes. Living in Quebec, having a severe snow rated tire means you can leave it on year round so it's a good feature to look for in this case.

E and D are the same tire essentially. The main difference is you can inflate the E's up to 65psi cold. I think D's can only go to 50 or so.

The D's are rated to 3300lbs @ 65psi, while the E's are 3750lbs @ 80psi. Either way, it would be a bone-jarring ride at max pressure.

Thanks Adam
So far, I go nowhere, I just bought winter tires when I arrived in 2007, on Malonney East (small place,don't remember the name... Seguin maybe)
Does the pattern on the "D" is the same kind as the "E"

Seguin doesn't ring a bell, but I haven't had to buy tires lately. The tread pattern doesn't change between D and E.

Another tire you could look at is the General Grabber AT, since it's also severe snow rated.

 

[spressomon]

E and D are the same tire essentially. The main difference is you can inflate the E's up to 65psi cold. I think D's can only go to 50 or so.

Huh?!

 

[mechanixhorseman]

The size may be the difference. Mine are "e" and 305/70/16 and are 65psi cold max. That's what it says on the side wall anyways. I ride at 65 on the highway and air down to 25 off road.