Jolly Roger
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Thought Id share this because I hadn't seen it posted anywhere here yet.....
My recent shopping excursion for BFG All Terrain T/A KO2s had me scratching my head for a bit when I came across two tires of the same size (LT285/70R17)
BFG offers two variants of this tire, both in a load range E and both the same price. Only difference is one of them have a "DT" designation added to the end and carries a 50,000 mile warranty.
Turns out, many people are going home with a set of these "DT" variant tires thinking they have just purchased the same BFG KO2 they know and trust but are mistaken...
The "DT" stands for "different tread". It has the same tread design, but with a harder compound.
This tire was introduced to combat the issues of chipping and poor tread life for people who run them on diesel trucks with more torque, and people who are towing heavy loads.
To harden the compound on this tire, BFG had to drop the 3PMSF rating altogether. (three peak snow symbol) on the side of the tire.
The regular non-DT variant still retains its 3PMSF rating.
For quite some time BFG didn't list or explain the difference between the two tires, one was offered with a 50,000 mile warranty (DT) and the other was not...no explanation unless you called.
Unfortunately this lack of knowledge by the consumer and even the tire shops has resulted in many dissatisfied customers with poor performance on Ice and snowy conditions.
My recent shopping excursion for BFG All Terrain T/A KO2s had me scratching my head for a bit when I came across two tires of the same size (LT285/70R17)
BFG offers two variants of this tire, both in a load range E and both the same price. Only difference is one of them have a "DT" designation added to the end and carries a 50,000 mile warranty.
Turns out, many people are going home with a set of these "DT" variant tires thinking they have just purchased the same BFG KO2 they know and trust but are mistaken...
The "DT" stands for "different tread". It has the same tread design, but with a harder compound.
This tire was introduced to combat the issues of chipping and poor tread life for people who run them on diesel trucks with more torque, and people who are towing heavy loads.
To harden the compound on this tire, BFG had to drop the 3PMSF rating altogether. (three peak snow symbol) on the side of the tire.
The regular non-DT variant still retains its 3PMSF rating.
For quite some time BFG didn't list or explain the difference between the two tires, one was offered with a 50,000 mile warranty (DT) and the other was not...no explanation unless you called.
Unfortunately this lack of knowledge by the consumer and even the tire shops has resulted in many dissatisfied customers with poor performance on Ice and snowy conditions.
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