I share that sentiment. We run studdless snow tires on both of our Audi's in winter and summer performance tires the rest of the year. The truck doesn't see much use in winter though so we go with the 3PMSF rated AT tires I mentioned in my last post.
But it seems our definitions of dedicated winter tires might be different. KO2's aren't snow tires, and not within my definition of dedicated winter tires. But it could be that you only run them in winter, which would make them your dedicated winter tires. Either way I've used KO2's and in my opinion they work great in the snow and slush we get here. You can't really go wrong with them for year round driving. My reason for going with another tire was the price. The Open Range tires I use are about the same price as the Falken's. And I don't see any difference in how well they work for my uses and conditions seen when driving the truck.
Yes, I agree. BFGs are not a true winter tire, just my preference due to circumstances that may only apply to me and a few other individuals.
My criteria are as follows;
1 Fantastic for unplowed roads or deep snow. FUN in deep snow, on or offroad.
2 Fantastic for offroad, mud, snow or water crossing, not that I do too much anymore.
3 Never a second thought about warm temperature wear when driving 21 hours to North Florida for 2 weeks during the winter months. And the return trip will be successful after a Northern blizzard.
4 I am able to perform a seasonal tire change at my convenience and not worry about excessive tire wear if I overlap into warmer weather.
I've become a bit lazy since I bought the new Ram truck. It requires warranty checks about 2 times per year, and it's just too convenient to have the next season's wheels installed at the same time.
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