I try to be DIY if I can but when it comes to my truck I'm very picky on what I mess with. Sounds like a pretty good set up so far. With only a 2" level do you have any rubbing issues with the 275/75's? Are those factory wheels or aftermarket? I thought about that size as well but based on my level there is a chance it would have rubbing problems.
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The trailers would be great in flatter, more open terrain. They really limit you on the east coast. On a lot of trails here, if you come across people going the other direction it becomes a coordinated effort with a lot of reversing and maneuvering to get to a spot where one can get around. Not to mention the tree falls that sometimes can be cut away or yanked out of the way, but depending on if you are in a state park, national park, forestry land, game management land, etc dictates how you handle it. Sometimes you have to just get turned around and find another way. Gates can also be unexpectedly closed. The FS does a good job with updating their website with closed routes, but since we have a mix of different parks and areas that don't fall under the Forestry Service and a lot of trails amble across the different areas you can't depend on it. Reasons you find closed gates around here vary, but some examples are: wildlife management reasons, hunting seasons, if the trail is failing and a car crossing could collapse it, people abusing the route (trashing it, going off-trail, etc), landslides, flooding debris washing downhill, fires (both wildfires and management burns), etc.
Off-Road Ranger I
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Whew boy, I don’t even know where to begin with these statements and I certainly don’t want to come off sounding like a dick, however, sir, uphill traffic always has right of way. I’m not sure where you have learned your trail etiquette but your statement is flat out wrong. Uphill traffic having right of way has been the world standard for thousands, yes thousands of years. Trailer? I and lots of others have been dragging our off road trailers all over the country, including the eastern trails, what there is of them, for decades as well. There are a lot of folks on here, OB, seeking sound advice because they are new at all of this and good factual advice is very important for them.
Member III
I’ll yield to the right of way. I think it has more to do w/ the trail you are on. When I have had to back up before going up it has been because the vehicle coming down has no choice. Once they start down there is no backing up & you never know the other vehicle is there until you are already pretty close.
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I had already come to that conclusion and is why I have three different rigs. I use my Ford Escape and 13' SCAMP trailer for the flat land trails. (It needs a 3 or 4" lift or an axle swap so I can put bigger tires on it) If the trail is anywhere near technical I'm in my LRD2 or 84 Dodge Ram 4x4, and tent or ground camping. Right now two are being moded for fall and winter outings. I only use the Dodge for short (100 excursions because of bad gas mileage
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Uh oh, ennie mennie miney mo, which way should I go ? LOL
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You'll have to back up and go to page one for the debate. Great bunch of answers. Several tires have made it to the top of the list from low to high cost.
Advocate II
Off-Road Ranger I
19695
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Well Hello Dave, Your right about the tire selection but I was more interested in finding out what most people use in the S.W. USA use. We have rain (sometime) we have snow (seldom) we have a lot of rocky trails and sandy roads. If it rains, and you are on a dirt-sandy (even clay) road ,you need traction and not all tires will give you good traction under those conditions. Rocky mountain roads are another concern in the S.W. Region. I pretty much will stay in this region of the states as I'm too old to get up in the northern regions of the country with heavy snow. Tires are a big investment so I didn't want to buy something that was not suited for this terrane. IMO M/T tires are a little too harsh for 85% of my driving so the next best tire for me would be an A/T tire. There are many with different tread designs. I needed to know what others were using and how successful the tires worked for them considering that every one drives a different type rig. The feed back I got allowed me to make a good choice from about 4 different tire brands and tread design. I settled on the Goodyear wrangler Ultra Terrane A/T tires.
Off-Road Ranger I
19695
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I don't own a horse either, but cant people with Horse Power say Tallo Ho too ? After all it is the modern day horse. Can you post a picture of your rig.
Pathfinder I
I own a horse, and while I can’t recall ever saying “Tally Ho” I do frequently say things like "F@cking start you sh!t lump of junk" :-)
Pathfinder I
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I think that was a one time Amazon prime deal for using their credit plan wasn't it ?
Pathfinder I
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Mighty good deal. I just purchased 5- 265/75R/16 Goodyear Wrangler Ultra Terranin A/T tires and with all discounts paid $679.00.
Off-Road Ranger I
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Which ATX will you buy. I looked at them and they are pretty much the same pattern as my Goodyear tires. My tire dealer said he sells a lot of Generals to people who had previously bought BFG TA's or KO's. You probably made a good choice. I have BFG's on two of my trucks and I had them years ago on my 67 Bronco back in the 80's. I put 60,000 miles on that bronco and never did wear them out. I ended up putting them on a 70 Ford 1/2 ton short bed and got another 15,000 miles on it. before selling the truck. I do maintain my trucks alignments, rotation and balancing which I think is one reason for the good wear longevity of the tires.
