Bigshawn
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Anyone ever use Falken Wildpeak A/T 3's. I heard alot of good about them.
Tires..It's gonna come faster than you think
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George B
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I had a set for a while before I traded the truck. They worked well in the snow and drove nice on dry pavement.
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Ran winter tires on my old truck for years. They do really work. One thing to keep in mind. Those tires (the good ones) are noisy. If you're driving on a slick road and they go quiet, be real careful, you're on bare "black" ice and even those tires won't do much for a quick stop. And those tires have a pretty deep tread usually, when they get half worn out they make a decent good weather tire for a couple more years of use.
Bigshawn
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I think I'm going to get a set of them. I always deal with this little tire shop near my house. I hoping we have a bad winter here in PA. I love taking the yukon out.
I’ve always said, if you have never drove or have done donuts in the snow, you’ve never really driven...if ya know, you know..
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George B
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Yup, snow drifting is fun stuff!
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Bigshawn
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I live in Mercersburg its near the PA/md border. It's a couple miles from i81 and I can be in Carlisle in like 30mins. Easton is up around Allentown isn't it?
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What does ..... mean. Are you saying what my point? I get on this forum from a phone and I'm still figuring stuff out on here
No, he prob just quoted you by mistake or was gonna reply to your post and it’s a pia to delete a post.... so most people just put a few periods....at least on my phone it is.
Bigshawn
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Ok thanks bud,I was jw'ing. Yeah I'm still learning how to do shit on here doing it from my phone sucks
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Usually whenever I saw ... it was because one of the mods needed to remind somebody of the political post rule.
And that post will usually say ‘edited by a moderator’
a few years ago we had a ‘thing’
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It was an attempt at a deleted post - I asked a question then realized it had already been answered above - had no meaning towards you at all.
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Yup Easton is on the Pa, NJ borda, just east of Allentown.
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so back to tires, I had some 265 duratracs on my avalanche for several winters and they did quite well. not the best on hard pack and ice but not the worst by any means.
last year I ended up with some 285 duratracs on the wifes denali , and I had a set of 235/85/16 winterforce LT on the avy. and her truck even being awd was skating around and mine was like glue. so this year I am getting a set of mastercraft msr in 265 to put on hers, and I snagged another set of 265 winterforce LT's for my 2500 burb because it is 2wd. bottom line is that an actual winter tire will do better than even most a/t ( although there are many that do well).
the lt series snow tires usually cost a little more but often last a little longer than the passenger versions and don't seem to give up to much for traction esp on heavier vehicles like we have. but depending on your use and how many miles you drive will be how long a set of snow tires will last for you also. I should get 3-5 winters out of a set for how we use them, and for the traction advantage I think it is worth the price. also remember that even a cheaper snow tire will still have better traction in the cold.
last year I ended up with some 285 duratracs on the wifes denali , and I had a set of 235/85/16 winterforce LT on the avy. and her truck even being awd was skating around and mine was like glue. so this year I am getting a set of mastercraft msr in 265 to put on hers, and I snagged another set of 265 winterforce LT's for my 2500 burb because it is 2wd. bottom line is that an actual winter tire will do better than even most a/t ( although there are many that do well).
the lt series snow tires usually cost a little more but often last a little longer than the passenger versions and don't seem to give up to much for traction esp on heavier vehicles like we have. but depending on your use and how many miles you drive will be how long a set of snow tires will last for you also. I should get 3-5 winters out of a set for how we use them, and for the traction advantage I think it is worth the price. also remember that even a cheaper snow tire will still have better traction in the cold.
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Finally decided on what I was going to put on the truck for winter. I figured I do go off-road, more than Jeep’s that are just trail rated ” LOL. The property lends itself to some good off-roading a bunch of times a year.
My decision was based on the above and the fact the “winter” tires seam to wear out a lot sooner and shouldn’t be used in warmer weather.
I got the General Grabber ATX 275/70/17’s. Trying them out this coming weekend when we go up to Thousand Islands NY, and do some hunting. Well I’ll do the cooking this year as my shoulder n ribs are still healing.
My decision was based on the above and the fact the “winter” tires seam to wear out a lot sooner and shouldn’t be used in warmer weather.
I got the General Grabber ATX 275/70/17’s. Trying them out this coming weekend when we go up to Thousand Islands NY, and do some hunting. Well I’ll do the cooking this year as my shoulder n ribs are still healing.
