Stephen wrote:
>
> Bret Chase wrote:
> > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 00:09:40 -0600, bdubya >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>:|I'm about to order winter tires for a Ranger 4x4 (probably Michelin
> >>:|Latitudes); I'm wondering how they perform in mud. Or should I be
> >>:|looking at an off-road tire in a narrow width instead?
> >
> >
> > Deep snow and mud have very similar tire needs, (i.e. large voids and
> > big lugs), plowed snow and ice require as many gripping edges as
> > possible and large voids aren't nearly as important. I think BFG
> > All-Terrain K/O's (which I run on my truck) have the best balance
> > between cutting edges and voids. while they're not as good as a mud
> > terrain T/A in the mud, they're waay better for winter driving
> > conditions.
>
> I run the same tires. I got caught in a snowstorm a week after I put
> the AT K/O's on and they were awesome. I had to drive 250 kms through
> the snow in the Northern Rockies on the ALaska Highway towing a small
> trailer with about 600 lbs of hear in the back of the truck. Much of it
> was in four wheel drive since we were constantly going up and down
> hills. I thought the tires performed admirably.
>
> We also encountered a some very muddy sections and drove into some camp
> spots that were pretty soft and deep. Traction in the mud was very good
> ,especially in four wheel drive. I can't say how well the tires will
> wear or how they will perform when they do wear down a bit but right now
> they are tremendous.
>
> Stephen

We also are running them on one Jeep with BFG muds on the other and both
Jeeps run the same trails.

Muds are better in mud and deeper snow, but 'better' is a relative term
when comparing those two tires, they both go anywhere, each shine a bit
in their own specialty.

I do not think the winter 'performance' tires would work well at all in
mud. They have many small cuts and look like they would pack to slicks
fast.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's