Real world BFG T/A KO2 experience?

I run the BFG AT on my 1500 Silverado hunt truck ..and love them .I have the firestone on my ford half ton and thy are great on the hyway but suck anywere ells .D
 
flashman said:
My experience with the KO2s, almost 10k on them on a JK... They're not the best in mud at all; they're ok. They're good on packed snow and ice on the street (as noted, they are TRAC snowflake rated), but obviously not as good as a dedicated winter tire. I had no issues this winter driving normally - that is to say, I could accelerate, brake and stopping as on dry pavement without the TC or ABS kicking in. They're only ok in snow on ATV trails, but admittedly I don't bother airing them down. Great on the street, great on gravel and great on dirt. They're absolutely not the best at anything, except being the best all - around all terrain tire. As noted, they're heavy, and too high a load rating for the JK in the size I'm running. The flip side to that is incredible sidewall strength and puncture resistance; I run them at a lower pressure than suggested to mitigate ride harshness, and it doesn't impact fuel economy or wear any. In any case, I'm getting 12.5l/100km highway with the Pentastar at 110km/h cruising. For a 6 cyl, 3.6l, 285 HP engine, that's good enough for me.

The KO2 wouldn't be my choice for a dedicated mudder rig, or for specific off road use. But for a daily driver that sees gravel, trails and say 10% off roading, they're unbeatable IMHO. The KOs had a reputation for wearing like iron, so I'm surprised to hear of issues with tread life. I'm expecting 50k out of the KO2, and I'm well on track for that. Certainly there's not 20% tread wear yet.
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Sounds pretty good.
 
Rugdoc said:
Does anyone use these tires? I'm getting a new truck in a month and I'm told the factory tires just don't cut it for my needs. I guess I'll use them for the summer then get good ones for hunting season.

What is your assessment of the new BFG T/A KO2 please?

Will I wear them out on pavement if I leave them on year-round? I found the previous generaiton of BFG T/A tires were soft and lost tread quickly in regular highway driving.

I find that I actually only drive in tough off-road conditions less than 10% of the time. Going hunting for me mostly involves driving a hundred km plus on highways, sometimes many hundreds to get out of town, then perhaps hundreds in the course of a trip on gravel roads and only then if I am exploring a muddy rutted road, a rocky slide, a knarly deactivated logging road or we get something down a rough track, then I REALLY need off-road tires. Same with snow tires. I have left home, headed out in lovely almost balmy autumn weather and ended up in a one-foot dump of snow before I got to my campsite.

So the question is: Is the BFG T/A KO2 the tire I need? In the middle of writing this I had to take a call from the car dealer. He's offering me the tires (16-inch) mounted for $958.00.

What do you think?
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all the little cuts ("siping") on the BFG At's is their downfall. If you have a heavier vehicle or carry heavy loads what you will find is small rocks get stuck in the siping and eventually work their way deeper and deeper until the tire punctures. I was getting constant flats in no time after taking the truck off road on some shale roads.

I have had good luck with Duratracks on lighter trucks, but on heavier trucks they wear out quickly as they are a soft compound.
 
I have the bfg k02' s on my 05 duramax and have no complaints at all. They have been on since October and I've drive 140km six says a week just to work. They haven't worn too much and were good in the snowy conditions of last winter.
 
I ran Yokohama Geolanders on my Chev 1500 for a number of years and switched them out for Traction King IIs in the winter. The Traction Kings were a superb tire. I ran them a little taller than stock but the same width and they would handle the snow and muck in the Cariboo just fine. The Geolanders eventually became my year-round tires when the movers lost one of my spare rim/tire combos. Hard to fault the Yokos either.

We ran Dura Tracs on our trucks up North and they worked great, summer and winter and in every kind of condition.

But, they do drop the KO2s out of a 'plane on TV...
 
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