i had these tires on an '05 chevy 4x4 hd 2500 diesel. when i hit the gas pedal ion a wet road all i did was spin like craxy had to barely touch gas pedal to keep from spinning
Rating: 4
Product Details: "Mickey Thompson F-C II All Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Mon July 9, 2007 - Rating: 5.24
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Wed September 5, 2007 7:52pm
Had these on my 05 dodge ram 2500 ctd for 46000 miles. Ran them in all conditions. They far exceeded my expectations except in packed snow. Once they got wore down there was no siping left and wet traction was horrible. Went with cooper s/t for longer life and better siping.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Pro Comp Mud Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 6.83
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Wed September 5, 2007 1:36am
I have also had 2 severe sidewall blowouts with proper inflation at highway speeds. I have 33.1250.16 on an 02 Ram 2500 QC Diesel that I use often for towing. I would agree that these are great tires for lighter vehicles, but in NO way should they be used as a HD 10ply tire. It really is a shame...but I have been bitten twice trying to utilize these tires under heavy load. I am scrapping the whole set at significant cost and replacing them with an American Made tire. Beware, these are made in Mexico.
Rating: 1
Product Details: "TrXus Mud Terrain MT Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 6.52
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue September 4, 2007 6:47pm
I just got a set of 285/75/16 on my Tundra and had a chance to test them out this weekend. These tires handled well on the street, even on wet pavement they did great. they humm a bit on the road by ride good. I got out in some good mud after a hard rain and i was impressed. I thought they would not self cleam at all since they were an all terrian, but they did great for an all terrian. My buddy had mud terrians and did not do much better. I went through everything in 2 wheel drive and i would've never thought I would make it. I did a LOT of research before giving this tire a chance and I am very happy i bought them. BEst tire for the price. Best all terrian period.
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Mickey Thompson F-C II All Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Mon July 9, 2007 - Rating: 5.24
Last Review Posted by dugn8r - posted: Fri August 24, 2007 2:42pm
I bought a new 2006 Jeep Rubicon a few years back and I decided to put it through the paces. I bottomed out in the thick mud. at the time, I didn't have a winch. I called a friend who I will only call James) who had a Ford F250 and a Warn 9000 mounted on the front to come and pull me out.
I hooked up the line to my jeep and he started to pull... because of the long expanse of mud, it really took a toll on the electric Warn. After about one minute, he noticed smoke coming from his engine compartment... his battery had caught on fire. Woops! I decided right then and there to be self sufficient. I read mand winch reviews and looked at the PRO's and CON's for both electric vs. hydraulic.
The downside of hydraulic is that it doesn't run if your engine is not running. But this is not an issue for me, because the Warn draws about 500 amps/min at load, which will kill the battery very fast if you are not running the engine. If the motor IS running, operating the electric at full load for extended periods time will overheat it, causing it to draw far more power and slow down.
The Milemarker, however, will run forever with a running engine at full load at full speed and it does not hurt the power steering pump in the least. Yes... you can pull 10,500 pounds at the same speed you can pull 10 pounds. When dealing with mudand the long pulls that are associated with such, the attributes of the hydraulic winch are far better than an electric winch.
I settled on the 10,500 Milemarker winch.It took about two hours to install... an electric would have been a little faster, but not by much. The only other thing I did was to go by a hydraulic shop and have my hoses cut and crimped to the proper length so the install looked nice. This cost me about $15 and20 minutes.
I took my rig to Corbett to try it out. I stuck myself in the longest, sloppiest mud pit I could find. I had my buddy there with his Warn (and new battery) just in case.
After getting the Rubicon stuck to mid doors, I went to the winch. Stupid me... the winch was submerged in water, so I could not see what I was doing. Because I hadn't used it before, I had to fiddle with it for about 15 minutes to figure out the settings for freespooling and then for Low.
After this, I was able to hook to a tree (using a tree-strap that Mile Marker provided with the winch). I hit the button... convinced I would have to either use a pulley OR get assistance from my friend... I pulled right through the mud. In fact, I pulled through 50 feet of it and didn't have to stop a single time, except to adjust the way the cable was winding on the spool. I don't remember a time when I made a purchase and was so thouroughly pleased with the money I had spent.
After getting my Jeep out, James tried going through in his F150 (with 35" tires) He was completely stuck where I had been. He went to use his winch (which was just barely under water) and it didn't work. I said, "I don't know if mine will pull you out." I hooked up to his truck and my Jeep began to slide. I chocked the wheels, but the Jeep pushed the chocks into the dirt. Finally, I tied my back bumper to a tree. I winched James' F150 through 50' of thick mud without hesitation!
That week, James dismounted his old winch and purchased a Milemarker Hydraulic 12,000 lb winch. LIke my winch, his had not failed him yet. I have, on order, a 2008 Rubicon Unlimited. I have already purchased another Milemarker hydraulic winch for it!!!
I work in the outdoors and routinely drive in horrible terrain. I use my winch several times per month (though last month, I used it at least a dozen) to freemyself andother stuck people.
Perhaps in the mountains where you may roll and have to right your non-running vehicle, you may need an alectric winch. But for the southeast that contains lots of mud, I don't believe there is a better winch for the money.
Mark - Extreme Terrain Management, Inc.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Mile Marker H10500 Hydraulic Winch" by Editor - posted: Mon February 12, 2007 - Rating: 7.44
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun August 19, 2007 7:17pm
I used to sell these tires for Firestone, before putting a set on my own truck and throwing away a set of "the other guy's" tires that left me struggling to get out of a dry grass ditch on a warm summer day. Now as for the Firestone M/Ts? Quite simply if you need a tire no larger than 33 inches, this is the best tire for all around traction on any surface you can fine bar none. As for the 3-ply sidewall, if you put a hole in rubber that's more than a 1/2 an inch thick you were probably using a gun of large caliber. Myself I've run tires in the past on various rigs, all the way up to 40 inch Denmans and never have I been as excited about a full-blown mud tire as I am about the Firestone M/Ts. On wet surfaces these tires will stop on a dime and give you 9 cents change. No more panic stops in the winter time on city streets, frantically slamming in the transfer case and throwing the transmission selector into reverse while applying full throttle to get an overladen metallic beast to stop short of an accident. With the Firestone M/Ts you can rest easy next time your foot hits the brake petal in the rain or snow or slush. You will stop when you want and where you want. As for how they wear, I was a little disappointed to see mine are beginning to grow a little thinner, especially since I keep them inflated to the maximum pressure listed (for better mileage) and rotate them every 4000 miles. That is disappointed until I pulled my sales slip from the glove box and realized though I've not even had them 12 months yet, I have still managed to put close to 35,000 miles on them. At this rate I've got another 35,000 in them easily. They could go further but myself I start to get nervous anytime my tires get below the 50% treadlife mark.
If you've ever owned a mud tire before, and then buy these, you'll never want another.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Firestone Destination MT Mud Tire" by Editor - posted: Mon July 9, 2007 - Rating: 9.21
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun August 19, 2007 1:11pm
