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Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
I swung by the local Discount Tire to debate / try to decide between tires for my Tundra & Duratrac & BFG MT3’s were my 2 “finalists”, but here’s something funky:
As the guy & I got friendly enough for him to not worry, we went out to the bays & tire racks where he rolled out a MT3 for me to look at along side a Duratrac.
We talked a minute about the “severe service” / snowflake icon & he showed me a new tire in store that he understands is replaceing the Duratrac.
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Clif Note version:
Duratrac is getting “sunsetted” in their computers, meaning the sizes in the main hubs are available, but if it isn’t a size you’re after, they are going to need to talk to Gooodyear directly - like the days when there were those “NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE” MT-R’s in G2/Kevlar that were a ‘secret squirrel’ item to get.
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The longer story was the DuraTerrain (don’t quote me on the name exactly) - he had on the shelf was going to replace Duratracs.
The tread pattern was more ‘street’ than Duratracs (by me that means the lateral tread became more longitudinal), and the 2 longitudinal groves were slimmer than Duratracs.
Think the overall lazy “Z” -Shaped tread of something like a Toyo O C A/T
That was semi-similar to this new Goodyear they had.
If all the above is old news to you who may know, then OK.
The big caveat to buying any new Duratracs now means if you need a replacement for say sidewall cut or whatever - it may not be there in a few months.
That’s what Discount Tire was showing by way of their coding in their computers - the guy said it was a “roll of the dice” how long Duratracs may be around.
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His shorthand, longterm vehicle owners may want to avoid DT’s - they aren’t looking hopeful as far as longevity of supply/production.
I can’t find that new tire on tirerack.com website yet, so this may be news to some.
HTH - and that’s all I know short of going back & taking a pic of the new tire.
It is “snowflake” stamped - that was the selling point Duratracs had going.
As the guy & I got friendly enough for him to not worry, we went out to the bays & tire racks where he rolled out a MT3 for me to look at along side a Duratrac.
We talked a minute about the “severe service” / snowflake icon & he showed me a new tire in store that he understands is replaceing the Duratrac.
—————————————
Clif Note version:
Duratrac is getting “sunsetted” in their computers, meaning the sizes in the main hubs are available, but if it isn’t a size you’re after, they are going to need to talk to Gooodyear directly - like the days when there were those “NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE” MT-R’s in G2/Kevlar that were a ‘secret squirrel’ item to get.
—————————————
The longer story was the DuraTerrain (don’t quote me on the name exactly) - he had on the shelf was going to replace Duratracs.
The tread pattern was more ‘street’ than Duratracs (by me that means the lateral tread became more longitudinal), and the 2 longitudinal groves were slimmer than Duratracs.
Think the overall lazy “Z” -Shaped tread of something like a Toyo O C A/T
That was semi-similar to this new Goodyear they had.
If all the above is old news to you who may know, then OK.
The big caveat to buying any new Duratracs now means if you need a replacement for say sidewall cut or whatever - it may not be there in a few months.
That’s what Discount Tire was showing by way of their coding in their computers - the guy said it was a “roll of the dice” how long Duratracs may be around.
_______________________________________
His shorthand, longterm vehicle owners may want to avoid DT’s - they aren’t looking hopeful as far as longevity of supply/production.
I can’t find that new tire on tirerack.com website yet, so this may be news to some.
HTH - and that’s all I know short of going back & taking a pic of the new tire.
It is “snowflake” stamped - that was the selling point Duratracs had going.