Toyo Open Country WLT1

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The best winter rated tires I have ever used on a truck. This replaced a Goodyear Studded first Gen Duratrac, which was a replacement for the Goodyear Adventure AT. Both of those tires but the duratracs in particular had noticeable squirm and handling challenges under the weight of a 3rd Gen Ram 2500 diesel. Granted those trucks are not known for the tightest of steering but those tires exaggerated the issue with soft sidewalls resulting in a constant question of if the truck was sliding or not in winter conditions. The sidewall stiffness moving to the Toyo WLT1 made a noticeable difference in handling. Ice traction was a noticeable improvement over either of the previous tires. Packed snow is close between the Duratrac with studs and the WLT1. In slush the Duratrac takes the lead slightly, and on Dry cold pavement I found the WLT1 to provide better manners than either of the Goodyear options with the Adventure being second and the Duratrac being a distant third.
Overall, the Toyo seems to blend the best of each of the two previous tires only giving up a little to the more mud focused Duratrac in slushy or brown sugar like loose snow that won’t pack.

This is with about 15k km driven on the Toyo’s and a combined 100k on the Goodyears with the Duratrac having been the primary winter tire after poor experiences with the AT Adventure which felt far more like a summer AT tire that passed but barely to get the mountain snowflake and definitely was not tested or design to perform in the -15c averages let alone the -40c/f extremes that are not uncommon in Alberta. They were driven on a mixture of urban centre roads, highway, gravel roads and fields all of which included pre/post snow dry clear, rainy wet, plowed, unplowed and freezing rain at various times.