Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
Jayco RV Owners Forum
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 11-09-2013, 07:50 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
STPOW22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Sauquoit, New York
Posts: 3
I need to get a grip!

Hello! How are you? I hope all is well.

I have a Chevrolet 1500 pickup and a Jayco Jay Flight25BHS.

I am looking for new all-season tires. I live in central New York and the snow is coming (ugh!). The tires I have now did a fine job on the road and with towing. However, I am looking for a better tire that has good grip when towing and positioning on wet grass, dirt, and occasional mud. I hated the occasional tire slip when backing up on grass into a slight incline.

What do you recommend?

Thank you.

Steve
__________________
2011 Jayco Jay Flight 25 BHS Travel Trailer.
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Electronic Trailer Brake Control.
STPOW22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2013, 08:17 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Dale Hollow Lake Tn/Ky
Posts: 2,525
My solution was 4 wheel drive. M&S tires might give some help, but 4x4 is the best. Before my first 4x4, I never considered needing the feature. Not sure how, but now all 3 of my vehicles are 4 wheel drive. Don't need 95% of the time, but when you do, its a twist of the knob away.
Bassdogs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2013, 08:20 AM   #3
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 95
I really like 4-low for slowly positioning the trailer in soft stuff or gravel.
__________________
2013 JayFlight 26RKS
2013 F-150 SuperCrew XLT w/EcoBoost, 4x4, 3.55 E-locker,
firestone airbags in back, windbag behind the wheel,
E rated Michelin LTX M/S2s

"No matter where you go, there you are"
-Buckaroo Bansai
frieed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2013, 11:41 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: North Idaho/Arizona
Posts: 5,446
With two wheel drive there isn't much you can do. Any brand aggressive mud and snow tread will help but not much.
__________________
2011 Eagle 330RLTS with just about every option.
2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
Life in the slow lane is still life.
clutch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2013, 01:18 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Fulton, NY
Posts: 958
Being that we tend to get a TON of snow here in CNY, I would recommend looking on craigslist for a spare set of wheels with true winter tires. If your all-seasons are worn to the point you need new ones anyway, you can't go wrong with a set of all terrains like Cooper Discoverer AT3's, BF Goodrich all-terrain T/A's Goodyear wrangler dura-tracs etc. I personally prefer the Cooper line of tires.
__________________


2017 28BHBE Kitchen skylight, remote control and Aluminum wheels hitched by ProPride 3P
2017 Ram 2500 CC LB 4x4 Big Horn Cummins
LiftedAWDAstro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2013, 03:45 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
tinlizzie23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Luray, VA (central Shenandoah Valley of VA)
Posts: 1,430
4WD is most definitely the best solution, and I would recommend Firestone Transforce tires to go with it. Have those on my F350, and they are without doubt the best all around tires I have had, and great traction as well. I recently had one front wheel fall into a hole at night while backing up my 11,000# 5er into a CG site. The hole was deep enough to have the stabilizer bar resting on the ground surface, with the wheel off the ground in the hole. Jacked up the truck far enough to get some wooden blocks under the wheel and lift the stabilizer bar off the ground. Those Firestones pulled me out with no problem at all. Never lost traction on any of them that were on the ground.
__________________
2003 Ford F-350 V-10 Crew Cab 4WD Long Bed
2004 Jayco Designer Medallion 29 RLTS 5th wheel
Bill, Gayle, Teddy (Jack Russell terrier), and Honey (Beagle)
Retired at last !

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
tinlizzie23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-10-2013, 04:54 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Renton
Posts: 517
4x4 is best, that said I would consider studded snow tires or snow tires if you aren't allowed studded snow tires. I would also look into a limited or locking rear differential. That way at least you have both rear tires pulling for you!
__________________
Michael
Old setup:
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 LT with a 2004 Jayco JayFlight 29BHS
2014 Greyhawk 31FS with a 2007 Tahoe toad
New setup:
2014 Thor Palazzo 33.3 with a 2017 Ford Explorer toad
msturtz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-10-2013, 07:09 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Some place
Posts: 187
My next set of tires for my Silverado will likely be BFG all terrains. We have a set of Mastercraft tires on the Jeep that have held up very well, I may give them a look, those are a P tire though. Does your truck have the G80 locking diff in the rear? My truck is 4wd, but when the locker locks up it often negates the need for 4wd in grass or dirt areas. Though it isn't much help in snow, just causes the whole rear end to slide. That also makes it fun to mess with wife in slick conditions though.
jenoble99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2013, 09:49 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 3,430
Do you have the G80 locker rear end?
__________________
Chuck
2013 Jayco Jayfeather X20 E (sold)
2016 Chevy Silverado LTZ 2 Z71 Crew Cab (sold, and dearly missed)
DocBrown is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2013, 10:50 AM   #10
Senior Member
 
David472's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: SW Ontario
Posts: 1,393
Have a look at the tirerack.com website. For each tire make/model, you can view details which include ratings for wet traction, snow traction etc. Compare the ratings for your current tire to those you're considering. You can also view survey results, but take them for what they are.
__________________
2013 Jayco Eagle 31.5RLDS
2018 Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
David472 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-13-2013, 11:07 AM   #11
Senior Member
 
Seann45's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Saskatoon Sask Canada
Posts: 10,714
Hi Steve first off there is really no such thing as an all season tire... read the fine print in the ads they all say not recommended for snow...LOL
I used to winter in Sask Canada and always used Blizzack tires.. they stick like *&^% to a cinder.... but they are not good in the summer they wear out too fast so you need 2 sets of tires and rims...
Seann
__________________
Seann
2004 Chev Silverado Duramax optioned past the max. 2009 Jayco Eagle 308 RLS 900watts of solar, Lithium batteries (400amp hour), 2000 watt (4000 surge) whole house inverter.
145days boondockinig in2023 2022/151 2021[/COLOR]
93/2020,157/2019219/2018 206/2017,215/2016, 211/2015, 196/14, 247/13, 193/12

Seann45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-16-2013, 02:23 AM   #12
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Swift Current
Posts: 159
Re: I need to get a grip!

Have you looked into anything like the BFG A/T? Sure, they seem like overkill at first, but they are surprisingly well mannered, heavy duty, and wear well PLUS most sizes are rated for severe snow. I used them confidently for towing too as I run them year round. Thicker sidewall. 62,000 KM on my set I traded with the truck a few weeks ago. I am currently trying some Duratracs to see what they are like, but BFG is always my go to tire.
__________________
2015 Ram 2500 Limited 6.4L Hemi, 3.73 LS
2007 Jay Feather 254 EXP "HMCS Anchovy" :Canada:
smurfs_of_war is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jayco, Inc. or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2002-2016 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.