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I have averaged -AVERAGED- 75,000 per set without any trouble on the BFG ATs through 7 sets of them on 4 different 3/4 ton GM trucks. Just sayin...

Edit. 1 of the 28 had to be replaced at about 5k for too far out of round.

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The best I've ever done on BFG A/Ts was 40K miles on my '73 Ford Bronco.

Seen your claims of 75k miles with BFG A/Ts on a 3/4 ton truck and you must never carry a load or tow. Searching around the net I found plenty of stories like mine and virtually none similar to yours.
 
I don't tow often. I run at 7300# and read the treads for even wear. They get rotated at 12 - 15 k miles. I run 120 highway miles a day.
I'm just saying what has worked for me over many years. You wouldn't want to change either if you were in my shoes...
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btfarm said:
I don't tow often. I run at 7300# and read the treads for even wear. They get rotated at 12 - 15 k miles. I run 120 highway miles a day.
I'm just saying what has worked for me over many years. You wouldn't want to change either if you were in my shoes...
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Kept mine inflated to 60 psi and rotated at 10K miles and they still failed. Have never seen a BFG A/T go beyond 40K miles, no matter what vehicle they were on. Done with them.
 
I've always had good luck with BFG AT's, but will admit my current set seem to be wearing faster than usual and not evenly despite rotating and alignments.

BFG AT's also cost a little bit in mpg due to the tread design and compound composition. Since my truck is essentially a "pavement pounder", my next set will probably be something a little more road friendly and less offroad-ish. Winter will be a dedicated set of snow tires on the old steel rims.

Haven't decided what yet for all seasons/summer, but they will be new amd E rated since i haul a 9000lb trailer.

I still consider BFG AT's good tires, I'm just ready to try something different more tailored to my use and less " multipurpose". Might give me a bit of mpg boost also and get me up off the 18 I've been getting to 19 or 20.

Tires are one of those places important enough where I don't try to save money...just too important to safety for me to skrimp there.

:)
 
Steve you might want to check out the General Grabber AT2s. They have 60,000 waranty and are priced well. I´m real happy with mine but I only have about 8,000 miles so far so I can´t swear to the longevity.
 
Just looked at the General Grabber AT2. $162.70 per tire for LT265/75R16/10. Trying to verify that's a 10 ply E rated tire. They look good.
 
I run Load E HT's at 80psi with no issues. Truck feels like it is a car. If it snows or need to drive across soft ground, I just drop the pressure. Have easily trudged through 20" of snow with the HT's at lower psi.

Had Load E AT's for ~9K miles and sold them to a friend as I did not like the marshmallow ride and 10% reduction in mileage; also, they tore up my yard when I needed to move stuff around. They definitely were capable of towing, just not the tire for me.
 
JayTheCPA said:
I run Load E HT's at 80psi with no issues. Truck feels like it is a car. If it snows or need to drive across soft ground, I just drop the pressure. Have easily trudged through 20" of snow with the HT's at lower psi.

Had Load E AT's for ~9K miles and sold them to a friend as I did not like the marshmallow ride and 10% reduction in mileage; also, they tore up my yard when I needed to move stuff around. They definitely were capable of towing, just not the tire for me.
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You run them at 80 PSI empty?

I have 265/75/16 C's and run about 35psi empty. I air the rears up to 50 when pulling my car hauler trailer.
 
rlb said:
You run them at 80 PSI empty?
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Yes. The Burb weighs ~7,500 pounds *empty*. Lower psi's do not really get me anything except lower mpg.

I bought the Burb with Load C's and it was like a marshmallow. Put on Load E HT's and it is like a train on rails! :thumbsup:
 
JayTheCPA said:
Yes. The Burb weighs ~7,500 pounds *empty*. Lower psi's do not really get me anything except lower mpg.

I bought the Burb with Load C's and it was like a marshmallow. Put on Load E HT's and it is like a train on rails! :thumbsup:
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GEEZ, what makes yours so heavy? Even with the added weight of the DURAMAX/ALLISON combo, mine is under 7000 without anybody in it. With the 6.5 it was around 6500-6600. I run 245/75/16's load range E 12 ply MICHELIN's, and have to run 60 in the fronts to support the added weight. I tend to run 50-55 in the rears empty, and 65-75 towing depending on tongue weight.
 
JayTheCPA said:
Yes. The Burb weighs ~7,500 pounds *empty*. Lower psi's do not really get me anything except lower mpg.

I bought the Burb with Load C's and it was like a marshmallow. Put on Load E HT's and it is like a train on rails! :thumbsup:
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GM recommends 40psi in the front and 50 in the rear for mine when loaded to the gills. That's 8500lbs.

You are getting better MPG, but you are also wearing your tires out unevenly and have a rougher ride. Google methods to check your tire's contact patch. You should probably be in the upper 30's.
 
rlb said:
GM recommends 40psi in the front and 50 in the rear for mine when loaded to the gills. That's 8500lbs.

You are getting better MPG, but you are also wearing your tires out unevenly and have a rougher ride. Google methods to check your tire's contact patch. You should probably be in the upper 30's.
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Go with what you want as I know what works great for me :) YMWV :thumbsup:

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GEEZ, what makes yours so heavy?
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No idea. All I know is when I hit the scales at the dump, that is what I get. Maybe they are way-off, maybe not . . . And, Yes, I was surprised at the number as well.
 
rlb said:
GM recommends 40psi in the front and 50 in the rear for mine when loaded to the gills. That's 8500lbs.

You are getting better MPG, but you are also wearing your tires out unevenly and have a rougher ride. Google methods to check your tire's contact patch. You should probably be in the upper 30's.
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Is that for the max rated or the sticker for improved ride comfort? GM put 2 stoickers in the doors of the SUBURBANS, one for when loaded to the gills, and another for when running light to get max comfort. I've neevr seen a 2500 BURB that didn't call for 80 PSI in the rears for when loaded to max capacity, and at least 60 for the fronts.
 
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I'm at somewhere around 38psi empty and the tire contact patch is good. I think the pace that installed them put about 32lbs in them and I could tell that was definitely not enough. I'm running 265's though, 245's will need a little more air than that. When I pull the car trailer, 50psi in the rears gets the tires where they need to be. My handy on board air system airs them up quickly. Only problem is the damn hubcaps have to come off because discount tire installed some short little valve stems.
 
Definitely a good discussion :)

My sticker shows 50 / 70 psi, hence why I am running Load E radials.

In terms of wear, I do not over inflate and so far get even wear across the tread.

Back to the original point, am just offering experience of AT versus HT and all of us are free to use as we wish :D
 
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