[baxterboy]

I had a set of 35 inch BFG MT on my truck. It snowed about 3 inches the other day. I went up town and it was the worst ride I have encountered. The tires were just plain scary on the snow covered roads. I know they are a mud terrain tire but expected them to be somewhat OK in snow. I have since change them out to a set of BFG ATs.

 

[Unit453]

The AT's get my vote for snow driving....Best snow grip I've had so far.

 

[66flh]

Deep snow they are good.Hard packed or ice,air down.NO siping on the tread.

 

[Rebelchevy87]

M/T's are good for snow, but if it's hard packed and icy, you want an A/T. M/T's aren't bad if they are siped, but if not an A/T will be better. Just my .02,

 

[hemisareslow]

My brother has a wrangler with goodyear wrangler m/t's....he quickly found out that a short wheel base + m/t on icy road in ny = a 720 rotation on the highway...but man can he get through the deep snow out at my farm

 

[Forced Induction]

I agree with the GY MTR's. I have them now, (although getting bald), but they are not, nor have they ever been any good in snow driving that I encountered. But they sure look good!!

 

[mr_udy]

A good road snow tire always has lots of siping (cuts in treads). Ussually somewhat a closed tread pattern too...

BFG ATs are "sever weather rated"...check out little snow/mountain symbol cast into sidewall..

Mudders only good in the deep stuff...but how often do you need that?

 

[Buck]

I had my 255/85/16 BFG MTs (my winter tires)siped and they are the best snow/ice tire I have ever had. I like the MT tread pattern in winter because they don't clog.

On dry pavement they have about the same grip as my BFG AT 315/70/17. Incredible what siping will do!!

 

[hemisareslow]

What does it cost to get that done?

 

[Ever Green]

your tires are tooooo big for winter conditions... They just float. Put some skinny tires on and you can go any where!!!

 

[buildingup]

I never have had any issue's with my BF's love them in snow, the BF mt's and goodyear mtr's are the best tires I have ever ran in the snow so far...neither of them siped

 

[ratlover]

Duno what it will cost to sipe em but you can buy the stuff to sipe your own tires. Its easy. Just a hot iron thing with a razor blade thingy that will make a few cuts per pass.

Big wide tired with large soid rubber blocks suck in the snow unless its real deep. Best bet for most all around snow conditions is a fairly narrow tire with lotsa groves or siping. Look at a deticated snow tire like the blizaks or the cooper M+S....look at hier tread design and all the sipes in em.

 

[Fuelman]

I put a new set of Michelin LTX M/S 265/75/16's on before Christmas.These tires have siping from the factory.They really stick to the road.

 

[baxterboy]

I had 2 sets of Michelin LTX M/S on my 2001 Dodge diesel (90000 miles). They were great in snow / ice conditions (Alberta) but really useless in the mud. Never seen a flat or punture on either set.

 

[yitsock]

I've had both on my truck, although not 35's... the m/ts were great when the snow was loose, as soon as it got packed down I had the same experience as you, quite scary. If it got icy, even worse.

The a/t's aren't the best snow tire, but WAY better than the m/ts.

-Chris

 

[sweetdiesel]

hmm i love the BF/MTs in the snow!
ice i dont find them any worse or better than the BF/ATs actully i hate the ATs
ive ran BF/MTs for about 3 years now and dont think anything is very good on ice except dedicated ice tires.
siping would be good to do though

 

[Buck]

Cost me $10 a tire to sipe. It only took the tire shop(discount tire in Rockford, IL) guy about 5 minutes each to do. Like I said earlier, the traction now is tenfold

 

[CMX4X4]

Bfg Mt's

I had the same experience with BFG Mud Terrain absolutely terrible in snowy and icy conditions. Have not changed them out but looking at Pro Comp x-terrain or BFG AT's. 315/75/16

 

[SpoolinTurbo]

My Commercial T/A's do well. The coopers did well as well.

 

[Sollly]

Psst. Firestone Destination M/T's with studs installed.