Duratrac question

[Ice Station Zebra]

We traded in my wife's '18 last month, it was an LTZ Z71, 85k miles with the original Duratracs still on the truck. Over 6+ years those tires saw quite a bit of severe winter weather including deep snow, packed snow, ice, slush, etc. Absolutely no complaints. Will be interesting to see if the Goodyear MT's that came on her new TB hold up and perform as well. I fear that like everything else, they probably aren't making tires like they used to.

 

[Ice Station Zebra]

They are good tires, but they are not winter rated. Duratracs that cone on the trailboss don’t have rhe snowflake.

the tires coming on the new TB's are not Goodyear Duractrac, they are Goodyear Territory AT or MT.

 

[Keller]

They are good tires, but they are not winter rated. Duratracs that cone on the trailboss don’t have rhe snowflake.

The new Duratrac RT is mountain-snowflake rated, don't the new Trail Bosses with the 18's come with the RT's?

 

[The Raven]

Don't obsess over the severe-snow rating. It's not that big of a deal. I've used tires with it that were mediocre in the snow and tires without it that were fantastic in the snow. Just because a tire doesn't have it doesn't mean that that tire is terrible in the snow...it just means that the manufacturer did not submit it for the rating. They may do it in the future...so any given tire without the rating now may have it in the future.

 

[Keller]

Don't obsess over the severe-snow rating. It's not that big of a deal. I've used tires with it that were mediocre in the snow and tires without it that were fantastic in the snow. Just because a tire doesn't have it doesn't mean that that tire is terrible in the snow...it just means that the manufacturer did not submit it for the rating. They may do it in the future...so any given tire without the rating now may have it in the future.

Problem is, insurance companies and even some governments are using the rating as a qualifier.

 

[The Raven]

Problem is, insurance companies and even some governments are using the rating as a qualifier.

For what?

 

[1UP5DWN]

You guys are doing a pretty good job of selling me on some duratracs. Lol!!!

 

[Keller]

For example, here in the fine socialist country of Canada, where our overlords know best; the province of Quebec mandates the use of three-peak-snowflake rated tires for the winter months. It's illegal to not have these tires.

Again, in Canada, insurance companies charge you more (or provide a discount depending on how you look at it) if you don't use winter rated tires.

 

[Keller]

You guys are doing a pretty good job of selling me on some duratracs. Lol!!!

I'm happy with my second set of Duratracs, they are LT rated Duratrac RT. I have about 10,000 km on them now, rotating every 5k. That being said, I'm not sure they are going to be any quieter than the original duratracs once they get more miles on them.

The new RT version is three peak rated.

 

[The Raven]

For example, here in the fine socialist country of Canada, where our overlords know best; the province of Quebec mandates the use of three-peak-snowflake rated tires for the winter months. It's illegal to not have these tires.

Again, in Canada, insurance companies charge you more (or provide a discount depending on how you look at it) if you don't use winter rated tires.

Well that's an exceptional circumstance. I suppose you are then just stuck with either following the law, breaking the law, or moving to somewhere that doesn't have that requirement.

I won't debate legal requirements because there's no way I can know the regional differences...all I am saying is that from a real-world performance perspective, one should not make tire-buying decisions solely on that severe-snow rating. It's not a reliable indicator of performance.

 

[Keller]

Oh I absolutely agree with you.

 

[Sauerkraut]

I'm happy with my second set of Duratracs, they are LT rated Duratrac RT. I have about 10,000 km on them now, rotating every 5k. That being said, I'm not sure they are going to be any quieter than the original duratracs once they get more miles on them.

The new RT version is three peak rated. View attachment 18916

I have a question: You mentioned that you turn or change the wheels every 5000 km. Do you do it from left to right or from front to back? Thank you!

I'm happy with my second set of Duratracs, they are LT rated Duratrac RT. I have about 10,000 km on them now, rotating every 5k. That being said, I'm not sure they are going to be any quieter than the original duratracs once they get more miles on them.

The new RT version is three peak rated. View attachment 18916

I have a question: You mentioned that you turn or change the wheels every 5000 km. Do you do it from left to right or from front to back? Thank you!

 

[Keller]

There are different schools of thought on that, but personally I do back to front, and front to back with a crossover.

 

[Stormin08]

i rotate mine every drive.... straight forward, sometimes the rear slightly faster than the fronts....