So I just took my wife’s H2 out to help transport some people for the Christmas telethon here in town. Un plowed roads and six inches of snow and it sucked. So thinking it was just really wet snow I took my Sierra Denali out when I got back and it was night and day difference. The Denali has one year old AT Hercules terra track IIs on it. The H2 has some type of Yokohama tires on it that came with the truck when I got it 5 years ago. They have plenty of tread on them. Last year in the snow they were ok but my truck was better. This year they seem to have dropped off really bad. I think they have just aged out.
So next week it is new tire time. I would definitely consider another set of the terratracs but I have not checked the weight rating on them. The H2 is one heavy SOB. However the Denali loaded to its rated max is actually capable of a higher gross weight than the H2.
So any suggestions? The H2 only jets a couple thousand miles a year at most so I don’t need a 80k tire. It is almost never driven on the highway so road noise is not a huge deal either. What I want is something that will do rain and snow exceptionally well. Off road is not a priority. About the only off road it sees is when my wife backs out of the driveway and clips the lawn a little. It is a true MTV.