Dedicated winters or severe snow rated A/S

[Optimus]

You must be Duluth or North Shore. Forgot to mention it can also snow 11 months out of the year!

….is what I say, as I drive around all the (stuck) cars that can’t get up the hill!

Oh, also worth mentioning we can’t run studded tires here. Rubbers only!

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[ThisWas]

Do you just put snow tires on FWD - front tires ? or do you need them on the back too ?

You need 4 snow tires. You want equal traction in all four corners especially if you need to stop quickly on a slippery road.

Edited to add links:
https://www.lesschwab.com/article/d...the-dangers-of-using-just-two-snow-tires.html
https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-garage/winter-tire-faqs#y4

 

[Allen King Jr]

If going with all year tires, I have ran the Kumho Crugen HT51, Falken Wildpeak A/T, and the Michelin Cross Climate 2, all these were ran on front wheel drive only vehicles, they all do great in the snow, but if you experience a lot of ice, probably should go with a dedicated winter tire

 

[Cocobean]

No Maverick comes with summer tires. Either all-season or all-terrain.

I wouldn’t call the stock Continentals all season (even if they are rated as such).
Im no expert but they’re cheesy compared to BF Goodrich, Cooper and Michelins I’ve had on my past full size trucks…

 

[Andrew.802]

I wouldn’t call the stock Continentals all season (even if they are rated as such).
Im no expert but they’re cheesy compared to BF Goodrich, Cooper and Michelins I’ve had on my past full size trucks…

This was my point but someone had to point out that I was technically wrong.

 

[Cocobean]

This was my point but someone had to point out that I was technically wrong.

Well, if it’s any consolation I got exactly what you meant
I think most of us did

 

[Solaryellow]

I wouldn’t call the stock Continentals all season (even if they are rated as such).
Im no expert but they’re cheesy compared to BF Goodrich, Cooper and Michelins I’ve had on my past full size trucks…

The Continentals might be fine in some cases but on an AWD vehicle, a better tire should have been mandatory. Those skins looked like something on a FWD rental car from Hertz in California.

 

[Phimosis]

Depends on what you will be driving on. If you are 100% on paved roads that are usually plowed, then “snow” tires will be best. It would be more realistic to call them ice tires because they are better on icy pavement from all of the siping, than they are in deep snow, On the other hand, if you need to drive in deep snow or go off the pavement, the larger tread lugs and larger voids on the all terrain tire will get more traction and will self clean the tread pattern, where the on-road snow tire’s tread pattern will clog up with snow or mud and then get less grip.

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