Now imagine having that 3 weeks and 5 feet over and over. For 8 months.

I'm here in the snow all the time. If its here, I'm in it, and having a blast.

I once had to dig out a full size 4wd van. The snow drifts were so huge you couldn't tell it was a van...unless you parked it there. The drifts were literally 12 feet tall.

If a snow emergency is declared (about once a winter month, sometimes more) its legal to ride snowmobiles on the roads to get around. Which is a blast, trust me! Pullin up to a stop light on a sled right next to some guy wishing he was you.

 

I was lookin into some arctic cats last winter haha, sounds like a good idea now. Do cops ever hassle you if you just take it on the road when they dont announce an emergency?

 

I also live in the mountains, ( Actually in a valley in the blue mountains in north east Oregon. ) If your winter conditions are like mine you have roads you sometimes have to travel before the snowplows get the roads cleared. In the the valley sometimes the roads will be bare when the highways in and out of the valley are snow covered. I run Toyo Open Country ATs on my F150 with the centers siped. With 6 60 pound tubes of sand in the bed for added traction, plus I carry tire chains in the winter. I get around fine on packed snow and ice, but for anything involving snow deeper than 12 inches I use my flatfender with Interco TSLs with the centers siped. They give me good, not great traction on packed snow and ice. I get great traction in deeper snow, and by airing down to about 4-6 pounds I can get through pretty deep snow. So basically, you live where you live, you know what your snow conditions will be we don't, if you will be driving on all or mostly packed snow and ice siped ATs. If you will be driving mostly on unploughed roads in over a foot of snow go with siped MTs. I would recommend Toyos, either the AT for packed and ice or the MT for deeper snow, both siped.

 

I read the OP again, I think he just wants to get out of the door for 4 or 500 $ and not get stuck.

 

ok a new one firestone destination A/T

i put these on last year and they have been doing good. here in the chi it doesint snow to much.. but when it does you MUST be ready.. ive put them though everything and they did very well in the last year.. there on a stock truck geting 24 mpg on the highway.. still get though 2 feet of snow..

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tination+A%2FT

 

The OP said he wanted the most bang for his buck. Not the cheapest tire or 4 or 500 bucks for a set of tires. I have a little over 26 thousand miles on my Toyo Open Country ATs, and I should get another 20 out of them before they will need to be replaced for use in the winter. I could probably get another 26 thousand out of them if running them in the summer. While I don't use the truck for any serious 4 wheeling I did use it as my tow vehicle when I took the Blazer on longer 4 wheeling trips, and will be using it as the tow rig when I get the Cherokee ready to wheel. So I think the Toyos give excellent value for the money.

 

Hence all the replies for the General Grabbers AT2s. They offer great quality for a low price plus a wide variety of sizes and a 60,000 mile warranty.

 

Rock, I haven't had to put tires on mine, so I don't know how much buck you need for a bang. I just thought we were over analyzing his question. It's just one of those times when I should have kept quiet, but people were even arguing about whether he the OP was driving in powdered snow or not based on his location. I also thought 4 or 500$ was a lot of money. : )

 

and they feel like paddle tires in the sand lol and yes they are like glue on rocks too, if i could afford another set id get them in a heartbeat.

 

I haven't ran Generals for over 30 years, they may be great tires, I just don't know. I do know the Toyos are great tires that is why I recommended them. You probably have ran generals lately, and liked them, that is why you recommend them. I also don't normally run All terrains, most of the new Max Traction tires offer good on highway performance and good mileage.

 

His post didn't say what his snow conditions were only that he lives in the mountains. That is why I said only he knew what snow conditions he drove in most of the time. As far as 4 or 500.00 bucks for a set of tires, I used to be able to buy a good set of new tires for under 400 dollars. Unfortunately the last tires I bought were the bias interco TSL 32x950 15 and they cost me over 600 mounted.

 

Interco TSL's are some of the higher end tires, though. Arguably one of the best, but still uber expensive.

 

actually in deep snow conditions a mud tire would be horrible. most... when the snow is deep u want tall thin tires. and generally mud tires are fat

 

No you want wide tires on very very deep snow, you dont want to fall through. And BFG/Simex/ etc make mud tires in 9.5".


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The only problem people have with TSL's is the treadwear, they should not be used as a DD tire as compared to BFG or something along those lines.

TSL's rank with Simex Extreme Trekkers as some of the best offroad tires.

 

Sorry, you think so, after the tires I have been buying I thought they were cheaper than hell. Tires for the wife's car cost 800 bucks with mounting, balancing and siping.