Light weight tires that are good in mud

[Duckhunter88]

I am looking to upgrade to new tires. Here is my dilemma:

Like most folks, a majority of my driving is on the street. However, I am an avid waterfowl hunter so during the fall, my truck sees a lot of mud.

My problem with mud tires is that they are very heavy (for good reason) which causes me to have much worse gas mileage. My problem with “street” tires is that they suck in the mud.

I already understand that I’m not going to find a tire that does mud and street well. I’m looking for opinions on what might do both moderately well.

I’ve had Nitto Trail Grapplars, they were awesome in the mud but killed my MPG and were quite loud.

I’ve had Falken AT3s, they were good on MPG and quiet, but I got stuck in the mud a few times.

I’ve had Nitro Ridge Grapplers which were better in the mud, but not excellent and they still killed my MPG.

I think the Nitto Rudge Grapplers are probably my best option, but I wanted to hear some opinions from this group.

I think the BFG KO3s might be a good option, but I’m not quite sure. I’m open to all suggestions. Thanks.

 

[PistolsFiring]

Haven’t looked up weight compared to others in the class, and I know they’re loud on the street after a few miles, but considered going with/sticking with the GY duratracs or Territory MTs? Usually stockers kind of suck but these seem to have pretty good reputations.

 

[The Raven]

I'd recommend trying Territory MTs. They are about as light as off-road tires get, and if you found Ridge Grapplers to be good in the mud then you'll love the Territory MTs. I had Ridge Grapplers and they were borderline useless in anything wet if the temperature was under 50 degrees.

 

[Duckhunter88]

Thinking about it more, I should have rephrased my question…

I understand a “hybrid” tire is a mix between an all-terrain and a mud tire which seems to be what I’m looking for…

I don’t want an all-terrain because they aren’t good in the mud and I don’t want a mud terrain tire because they aren’t good for the steer….a “hybrid” tire is what I’m looking for

The only “hybrid” tire I know of is the Nitto Ridge Grappler.
Does anyone know of any other hybrid tires they can recommend?

From there, I’ll probably just pick the lightest weight one and hopes it gives me better mud performance than an A/T and better MPG than a M/T. Thanks!

 

[The Raven]

Thinking about it more, I should have rephrased my question…

I understand a “hybrid” tire is a mix between an all-terrain and a mud tire which seems to be what I’m looking for…

I don’t want an all-terrain because they aren’t good in the mud and I don’t want a mud terrain tire because they aren’t good for the steer….a “hybrid” tire is what I’m looking for

The only “hybrid” tire I know of is the Nitto Ridge Grappler.
Does anyone know of any other hybrid tires they can recommend?

From there, I’ll probably just pick the lightest weight one and hopes it gives me better mud performance than an A/T and better MPG than a M/T. Thanks!

I assume by "hybrid" you mean "off-road AT". That's the class that the Ridge Grappler is in. The KO2/KO3, Duratrac, Open Country AT3, Wildpeak AT3, and Territory MT (MT in this case stands for "Max Traction") also are all in this class. The "all-terrain" class you speak of is known as "on-road AT".

So if you want the lightest tire that is more aggressive than an on-road AT but not as aggressive as an MT that would be the Territory MT. I have no idea why Goodyear thought it was a good idea to use "MT" in the name of a tire that's not an MT. But they did.

 

[Stormin08]

TOYO RT ???