The wood hauler tires.

You can find a good set of factory wheels and tires from a pickup truck for $500 - $700 all day long around here...I just saw a set of nearly new 8 lug chrome with tires for $650.

Some people go through wheels/tires on their trucks like women go through shoes.

 

I wish the shipping wasn't stupid. They wanted around $700 per tire in shipping for 315/75r16s for my 2500 Dodge. I can get 4 tires off Tire Rack shipped for less than that!

 

4 tires shipped from tire rack is cheaper than shipping on one tire from them?

Have u tried discount tire direct?

 

I've purchased a number of tires from Tire Rack. After having them mounted locally I don't save much, but their studs don't shed after 6-months like the local installers will. As far as tire sizing, I get calls all the time from people about this even though I'm not in the tire business. Just remember - .03937. That's approx. 1 millimeter.
EG- 265-75-16. 265= millimeters wide, 75= 75% of that number,- 16 = wheel diam.
265 x .03937 = 10.433"- so that's your tread width.
75 = 10.433 @ 75% = 7.824"- that's sidewall, so X2 to get both top/bottom of tire around the wheel. 7.824 x 2 = 15.648"
Add your 16" wheel, 16" + 15.648" rubber = (approx.)- 10-7/16" wide tread and 31-5/8"+ tall.
This gets you close enough to see what fits and what won't.

 

I'm not buying these but I found them on CL. Not real close to me but I'd buy these if I needed tires. It includes mounting and balance.

 

4 tires shipped from Tire Rack is about $430 in shipping, $1000 for the tires. Goodyear Duratrac, E rated. $1430 total

Treadwright wants $843.00 shipping. $608 for the tires. $1451 total.
The issue I have though is they are only D rated. While I could maybe deal with that, but big issue is they are a HORRIBLE tread pattern like a Goodyear MTR. I ran those on my truck some years back and my truck could just about get stuck on wet grass.
The Duratrac is kind of a cross breed between an A/T and a M/T and works well.

Rookie those are car tires, not a good idea to run on a pickup that is hauling or towing.

 

Ya know, I don't normally post info as fact if I don't know... Just saying!

The P on the label in the pic means passenger car. A light truck truck will be an LT. Yes a P tire can go on a truck, but like I said, not a good idea for something towing or hauling.

I did go to Sears tire college ya know... And yes I was present on lug nut day haha!

 

It is a passenger and not a specific truck tire but it is designed for a truck. Most dont two trailer a with 12000 pounds of wood on them like you do. Maybe a lawnmower or a boat and trailer weighing less than 2000 pounds or a few thousand pounds of firewood. But you can't get that tire on too much of a truck as they dont get that big of sizes on them.

Jeeps use wranglers stock as well.

I remember when those tires were like $70 at walmart like 8 yrs ago. That still is a good price on them.

I use to have them on my work s10 blazer and the smallest sticks use to puncture and rip the sidewalls. Seriously ones like 1/2" or less in diameter would open them up like a razor knife.

 

Exactly. I had a set on my Jeep when I first bought it. Dealer had put new tires on it.
Somehow they survived the ALCAN fine, but the FIRST trip out on a "trail" i rubbed against some branches and i ended up with 3" branch blowing through the paper thin sidewall.

Run whatever you want but I'd be looking for at least a C or D (6 and 8 ply) tire. P tires are 4 ply at best.

 

Dex no one is saying that the tire is not for a truck specifically. But it is not a "truck tire" in tire definition terms. Those all start with LT as there stiffer and hold more. Most trucks now a days and suv's are basically passenger vehicles and tires for them are usually designed to give that ride.

That size tire fit all the old school full size w vehicles up though the 90s.

I too spent a few years selling tires in a national chain professional tire retailer.

I do not argue the fact though that 99.9% of those tires will be put on a truck/suv. The remaining may end up on old cars bit more likely trailers which should have ST tires on them. Some run LT on trailers which is basically ok too. And even what I am saying I run P tires on my trailers!!!

 

When I was in VA I only ran takeoff's. Knew a dealer who serviced several new car dealers who would swap out tires and rims for their customers. Half the price of new and they still had the nubs on them.

 

For the guys cutting wood off the highway in snow and mud, I highly recommend Nitto Mud grapplers. I had these on my one ton diesel, and they saved me many times. They also wore very clean and were great in snow. A little pricey compared to the Walmart stuff, but for heavy mud and snow with trailers these will do the job well.

 

Pretty much all mud tires now a days have a totally different tread design than the mud tires we remember 20 years ago. Back then they all looked the same. BFG mud terrain looked just like the china copies as coopers as the others. Now just a few china cookies still use that pattern.