how are the michelin off road tires in the snow?

jerseydrew · April 8, 2015

i really looked hard to get the "off road" package on my truck but i hope the tires were worth it. are they good in the snow? the survey on tire rack seem to make them sound pretty good.

Nico Maniadakis · April 8, 2015

I got the Michelin 17" on my dually and they are shit

the AT not all season

they have a snow flake on them but still no good , got my self a set of duratrac goodyears with studs and after 20k kms still look like new

Cowpie · April 9, 2015

I didn't think they were all that great this last winter in some moderate drifts and such. Not quite enough bite. For average snow on most road surfaces, they weren't shabby. But take them onto back roads and such that county maintenance crews schedule for last efforts, and you will be a little disappointed. I have no problem with them running up and down muddy gravel roads, across rough and tilled crop land, thru moderate ditches, hillside terraces, and such that I frequent on my property, but they would not be my first choice for serious snow work. I will be considering another tire for next winter. Not a big Goodyear fan, but am taking a look at the Wrangler AT Adventure with Kevlar tire as a direct replacement for the stock Michelins.

Nico Maniadakis · April 9, 2015

I agree with Cowpie 100%

that's the same review I would give them also

kstruckcountry · April 9, 2015

Depends on what your definition of snow is... On snow pack they are better than most, loose snow not so much.

My next set will probably be Cooper ATW.

pcf · April 9, 2015

I was underwhelmed with my set of Michelin AT2s. For most people that have to have an all terrain tire and will never go off road, they are excellent. They track well, are light weight, have low rolling resistance, fairly quiet, and get good traction on wet roads. In other words AT tire look and label without giving up highway tire characteristics.

The few times I had them on snowy stuff I found that the clogged up pretty quickly and didn't do any better than a highway tire.

SMiller · April 10, 2015

Decent at best, about average for a car like all-terrian tire.

For snow I have yet to see a tire that beats a Goodyear Duratrac.

Nico Maniadakis · April 10, 2015

Decent at best, about average for a car like all-terrian tire.

For snow I have yet to see a tire that beats a Goodyear Duratrac.

bet your ass that they are the best

Cowpie · April 10, 2015

Well, I dearly am fond of the Michelin's on my semi truck, but the ones on my 2015 2500HD are a big yawn. Michelin claims the outlast other tires on gravel by 25%. Well, we'll see. Mine have to run up and down gravel roads every time it moves just to get to a highway to go to town. And maybe that is the primary reason I have left them on there so far, just to see if that is true.

kstruckcountry · April 10, 2015

Decent at best, about average for a car like all-terrian tire.

For snow I have yet to see a tire that beats a Goodyear Duratrac.

I take it you've never been on a real snow tire?

SMiller · April 10, 2015

I take it you've never been on a real snow tire?

We are not talking or comparing snow tires.

Not everyone wants to run a extra set of wheels and swap to snow tires, our climate here in Indiana would never justify a dedicated snow tire as it is 80* and sunny one day and a foot of snow the next. Making the Duratrac the best tire.

I don't work for Goodyear nor do I like Goodyear, they just so happen to make one good tire.

gopherchoker · April 12, 2015

Cooper discoverer St Maxx had a little better ice traction than the Duratracs and were a little quieter. But just my opinion. Liked the At2's I had on my Dmax but found they wore out fast.

Cowpie · April 18, 2015

I decided to take a little more look at what is available. I have not cared for the BFG All Terrain T/A's, as they had lack luster performance in serious snow. I have just been reading info on the new T/A KO2 tires that BFG has out now. Some very positive comments from folks regarding snow performance. May have to take a closer look at the BFG All Terrain T/A KO2 tires. They now have the Mountain Snow emblem on the tires.