The Pros and Cons of H/T vs A/T vs M/T

#HTvsATvsMT #4wdtires #4wdtyres ##prosandcons
#off-road vehicles
Peter from Team Low Range 4x4 has a look at the pros and cons of each of the main 3 types of Tyre for you're 4wd

[@timorgrinevich9895]

Thank you for the help!!! Right to the point.

[@tieoneon1614]

Iv driven my H/T tires through 2ft of snow, bumper pushing and glare ice, off camber hills. The soft rubber compound that grip in snowy/wet conditions and plush ride is 100% more important to me. And honestly if Im stuck, its cuz Im planted in the ditch or hung up on the frame where a Coochie Hair of tread on a A/T or M/T wouldnt help anyway.

[@D4x4Bronc]

Ht lacks siping

[@damianpogu7272]

I had a Saturn ion that did amazing in the snow just like you were with HT tires, my new car is Lexus RX 350 and it absolutely sucked off-road, in the snow, in the rain.. but the second I put all-terrain tires on it now it does great. All I’m getting it is it depends on the type of vehicle.. not just the tires.

[@andrecampbell5893]

Thank you sir...I've finally found the knowledge I've been seeking

[@crusherman96]

This is a great video!

[@dnromeoalphayankee13]

Just bought a Yokohama Geolander All Terrain for my Endeavour (Everest) after going through this...👍

[@davidryde6296]

I'm a weekend warrior, all trails are about 5 hours away. We do have a lot of gravel roads in our area, so a mild, winter rated AT will probably be fine. My Tacoma will probably only see overlanding/expeditions from here on out. Looking for a family hauler that we can build a little more aggressive for tough trails.

[@eliubfj]

Very useful. Thanks for the upload!

[@zen1752]

Good review and layout thanks

[@josephineacolicol1990]

Thanks for the information. 😊

[@user-jk2hs2lj7t]

So helpful and amazing vid 👍🏼

[@MTLeopold]

Thank you for the comparison. So sick of people being dumb that is was nice to see a good video on the subject. I fell into the mindset of "AT tires on the 4x4, yeah." Now I live with the road noise and they aren't so good in the snow. D'oh!. Plus as you said they wear like iron, so I'll not be rid of them for years to come.

[@fredscheerle7592]

Good to listen to a review with an understandable accent

[@captainshyam24]

Thanks for the information, I like it.

[@bigdarshan]

Fantastic info!

[@5610winston]

I just bought a Crosstrek for daily driving, no plans to do any more off-roading than a muddy shoulder, but I want the AWD advantages in the not infrequent heavy rains we get in the southeastern US. I notice the Geolandar G91s are as noisy as a shop-vac on the road, leaning toward buying a set of CrossClimate 2s sooner rather than later.

[@retanaleather]

good job brutha!!!

[@aesean]

Very informative video

[@tomstil007]

Awsome ! 👍

[@philv930]

my TRD Off Road 4Runner came with the H/T tire you are showing in your video. I feel it should have came with at least an A/T tire!

[@jeromegarcia4290]

Very good explanation....

[@temujin0911]

wish i saw this video at the time i was shopping for a new set of tires... i ended up getting HT tires for my mid size suv... oh well, there's always a next time... thanks for the great content!

[@LukeAMcDowell]

In sand, an HT will work better than a MT. There are several videos on here comparing them. I go offroad a few times per week but it's normally on sand so a MT is not ideal for me.

[@ghp0518]

There's also an extra alternative for offroading to these tyres especially for winter, which I was intrigued by, but some people are really happy with them: - commercial vehicle rated winter tyres they are tougher than normal tyres- almost as tough as an A/T - they can handle lower psi, they are really good in the snow and they are really good in the wet compared to A/T or M/T. they have soft compound and may wear faster but if you're not doing alot of miles they can last as long as the rubber still has the optimal properties.

[@ismail6283]

Tq.good tutorial

[@sarbajitale]

Can’t wait to try new all terrain tires on my 1998 Daihatsu Terios.

[@kravmagaCDK]

yep!

[@naruttaanime9471]

I like that A/T jagged tread for light snow conditions on bituminous and concrete highways.

[@willc5379]

just bought some new 35MT tires and they get 8 miles a gallon less than my HT tires that came with the truck👀im going back to HT tires

[@MIT-zj8yx]

Do one video on the best value for money Mud Terrain tyres, mate

[@caseyalexander2244]

Yokohama Geolandar AT tires are great on the highway. I drive my CR-V fitted with these 80 miles per day and they ride like regular all season tires.

[@dallastexas4503]

Just went from mud to highway i love the quiet smooth ride more than the slappy mud tires wich wont be used as intended anyways

[@aslkdfjhg]

After a lot of thinking I only go off-roading 10% of the time, and when I'm offroad it's fairly typical national parks on dry'ish surfaces for weekend getaways. I've stuck with highway tires on my new rig, but I understand in really wet and muddy places it'll be no good. If I was crossing the Simpson yes, I'd get some all terrains, but for my purposes on road, wet weather performance is more important.

[@tlr4x4]

The new BFGoodrich Trail terrain sounds like a fit for the kind of for driving you’re talking about.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Highway terrains are fine for mud.

[@mikeykeyes]

No one in right mind will go offroad in a HT tyre unless just the trails, national parks and light off roading. So choices are: HT if you are 80% road and 20% occasional trail/formed track driver OR 50:50 road and sand/gravel road driver; AT: anything between 60-70% road and 40% off road - serious stuff. MT - 25% road and 75% serious off road.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Wrong. You know nothing. I offroad in the Rocky mountains with highway terrains. I will never buy a stupid all terrain.

[@victormartiny6419]

thanks

[@tigerbalm666]

Funny I bought those Bridge Alenza H/L (they call it Highway Luxury) and best tires I've run on my Jeep Liberty...BUT they suc in snow...worthless IMO. I now want som A/T for better offroad driving.

[@leopoldbluesky]

Good information, but what's up with the weird close ups and jump cuts? Is this a tyre comparison video or a Tarantino movie? 😝

[@colinlewis4388]

Any thoughts/ comments on the Falken Wildpeak AT Trails, which I am currently considering for my 2018 Ford Escape AWD?

[@tlr4x4]

From all accounts the fallen wildpeaks A/T are a great tyre.And I’m even considering running them myself though I don’t have any direct experience with them at this time. I feel they’ll be well suited to your Ford Escape they are a well respected brand and you can’t go to wrong with them.

[@JDWard-Jeepster]

Why when you try to step up in width from a 10.50 to a 12.50 you can only buy mud terrain style with a rediculously chunky tread pattern. They should make all terrain tires in the wider widths for sand use etc. Where flotation is useful Also. Mud terrain tires tend to dig your grave in loose sand or river bottom fine silt. If they can make a high flotation Turf Tire for lawn tractors they should be able to make a tire like that that can safely be used on the road.

[@renejerezano3760]

I got 43,000 miles on my Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude tires on my 2019 Chevy Colorado. However, I’d like a tire that is more rugged, less feel of bumps/vibrations/noise inside the cabin, protect my suspension better, etc? 265/70 R16….I don’t want to increase size. So far, Yokohama Geolandar are my strongest choice so far. Any suggestion, perhaps a video, stick to my OEM?

[@mikeykeyes]

I drive 25km everyday round trip on black top, 10 of those in a very winding, bumpy bad surface bitumen - I must have to be the maddest drivers in Australia then all because I don't particularly putt along- even though no way can I be described as super aggressive. My Pirelli ATR Plus each cost over $300 needed a second hand tyre on the rear just so I could drive legally after 10k! I had them rotated at 5000km and maintained the psi required. My Toyo A25 standard OEM and Bridgestone HT lasted the longest at 15k and 12500k!! Since then I am now driving as if I got an egg sitting on my bonnet which I do not wish to dislodge - my tyres are Grandtrek AT20 OEM see what they achieve.

[@nirfz]

Interesting! I don't really understand why the rear ones are wearing more than the front ones on twisty roads, but then again, i don't know the car and power of it. I can say however that here on the opposit side of the globe, We have a Touareg (previous gen) in our company fleet where we run winter und summer tires, and from the new 8mm tread depth both sets are almost down at 4mm on the outer edge after 2 seasons (wich also eaquals to around 10-15k for each set) It's a heavy vehicle and my collegues have less "mechanical sympathy" when driving on twisty roads (or in general) so the outside of the front tires gets worn dramatically. I'd huess, a heavy vehicle, twisty roads and high temperatures (you are in Australia after all) may be what makes your tires wear that fast. Or maybe a lot of power or even more weight on the rear wheels? (If you wouldn't have wrote bitumen, i would have guessed concrete roads. (we had our highways made of concrete for a long time, and while they themselves held for a long time, noise and tire wear was way higher than on the current asphalt)

[@kharbaz9535]

I made a mistake today buying HT Falken Wildpeak. After watching your video should’ve bought A/T tires 😢

[@Nick-lm5lz]

Any ideas on what to put on a Suzuki sx4 ? I need new ones and I'd prefer something more off roady

[@tlr4x4]

I’d aim for tyres that are the same dimensions as the Standard/ what the Suzuki SX4 comes with. I’m not familiar with rim size but there are a lots of all terrains available for all rim sizes these days. Just be careful of the the rear differential aluminium casing when off roading as it is easily damaged

[@Nick-lm5lz]

@@tlr4x4 appreciate it

[@largelarry2126]

A lot of people have driven a lot of miles in all kinds of conditions world wide on A/T tires. I have BFG KO2s on my 15 Land Cruiser and don't like the tire noise and will be looking for something better. What do you think is the very best A/T tire that is truly quiet.

[@tlr4x4]

Yokohama geolandar y-AT g016 are well regarded as a quiet all-terrain tyre tho I don’t have any personal experience with them.

[@Bsteazy]

@@tlr4x4 Sorry to be a pest, but do you mean the G015? Been looking at them lately and they seem to be very close to the NT pattern (4 grooves like you mentioned on your At's). Looking for something quiet and safe in the wet for the kids.

[@lotanvigiser3668]

hi, great video, for peugeot 5008 i am considering 2 tyres: Falken ZE310 98V 225/55R18 and הי, האוטו נרכש,מגיע בשני. מה העלות ל4 צמיגים : Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 225/55R18 98HXL the cost is almost the same, driving around 10KM a year mostly on cities ,sometimes in the weekend going to off-road level entry trips.. my question is: in terms of longevity, fuel efficiency is there a big diffrence ? on 10,000 km yearly ? is there a big diffrence for braking in road?

[@tlr4x4]

I haven’t used the Yokohama’s before so I can’t say exactly. However you’re probably going to get a similar performance result from both brands because the tyre sizes you’re looking at will be the same both brands. Grip will be a different question possibly.

[@TonicofSonic]

Never underestimate the advances in tires. The Yokohama with orange extract in them for instance, are simply all around amazing.

[@eaglerider94]

can you elaborate a bit more. I'm looking into them and a test on Tirerack said they didn't perform well on wet roads

[@GiorgiGachechiladze02]

My highway tires look very similar to that light A/T you brought there, I'd say mine even looks better, Now about the compound I have researched it and it is exactly the same as the All terrain version of the same brand, not just tread plies, but even the rubber compound is same, difference is only in the design of pattern. My tires are rugged, cut resistant and also comfortable on road. I don't need extreme off road, but I use them for all purposes like light-medium off road, snow, wet roads during all 4 seasons. You are wrong about longevity, H/Ts have better treadwear than A/Ts in most cases.

[@theboogyman4985]

I use Corsa highway terrain tires, good though 👍🏼

[@aslkdfjhg]

I think when people think AT tires, they think of the KO2, which is a very hard compound, and designed for longevity and dependability at the expensive of wet weather on road performance. HT and other AT are a lot softer, which provides excellent braking and wet weather performance, but has an intended life of around 5 years. After 5 years anyway tires harden up and don't provide the same performance and safety so getting fresh tires in my opinion is more important than which specific brand.

[@alansach8437]

Can you mix A/T and H/T tires (2 on the front and two on the back) on the same 2wd vehicle? Same manufacturer and name? Why? Because two only need replacement and what's on there is not available.

[@tlr4x4]

That should be fine on a 2wd vehicle. That would only be an issue on a 4wd once four-wheel-drive is engaged due to fact all the wheels have to turn at the same rate putting lots of stress on different components.

[@richanbautista6808]

Is it ok to use MT tire for a 4x2 suv truck?

[@tlr4x4]

You can use any tyre, I’ve seen mini vans with AT’s .

[@RNW11B94B]

What is a 4x2 🤔

[@pbkallday23]

What tire is better in snow a/t h/t or m/t?

[@tlr4x4]

All of them should carry a snow/mud rating but what would be best Will depend on you’re use case/depth of the Snow. my opinion a good all-rounder would be a A/T if unsure.

[@72superlead]

Should actually do a demo of both in the same 4wd terrain. Most of the hype is BS, they'll go anywhere

[@jimmy5634]

The truth is, if you go off road a lot, as in more than 50%, buy an off road tire. If you live in areas where there is significant snowfall for six months out of the year, you should have a set of snow tires to switch to.

[@JS-qi1ou]

Tires almost worn after only 25,000 km? Damn i thought I was hard on tires, I threw a fit when my Michelin LTX's were almost at the wear bar after 55k miles.

[@jasonconklin8172]

But tho ur tires may last 55k they 4 folks who only drive 5 or so k a year the ltx will rot from the sun b4 wearing out unlike say a m55 toyo as a at but almost 100 % bullet proof and if on woods usfs roads let are so soft not great as puncture resistant! But m55 commercial tire at 330 $ each in a toyo m 55 as many negative reports on toyo wear in mt at but y m55 never thot of cause hard compound ride socks but 4 a heavy load in rock shale and abuse daily as I used 2 log mine last 65 k min miles if u don't sype tire greT review

[@crazedxfighter]

What about a H/T M/S

[@jasonconklin8172]

Why no m55 toyo in at reviews best toughest most expensive load carrying tire out there I have packed 2.5 yards 3/4 minus rock in a 1 tone w singles not a shift or scwat in tires at 60 psi great mpg cause they are so hard

[@LulaPlays]

im so confused...the highway terrain tires are meant for the highway but they have the worst treadwear? I figured they would have the best treadwear.

[@tlr4x4]

There is a wide variety of highways tyre types with different characteristics and compound .The standard tyres that came with my Hilux were worn out 20k earlier then the KO2 AT I had at the time. And the KM3 mud terrain were done by 60,000 km. All in all the good news we are spoilt for choice with a large variety of H/T ,A/T, M/T tyres out there depending on what you want to do.

[@naseerahmed6805]

Will my HT work in snow ?

[@tlr4x4]

On the sidewalls it will say s+m if they are snow rated

[@naseerahmed6805]

@@tlr4x4 thank you so much! I didn’t know that, it does say that

[@ToyotaNutjob]

I live in northern il and have lived in Colorado. Highway tread design is the best for snow besides snow tires

[@danlc95]

That AT tire looks more like a highway tire.

[@josephineacolicol1990]

I will just keep my all terrain tires

[@ericwright1604]

Must not snow where he's from cuz he didn't mention it at all.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Highway terrains are best for snow. I live in n il and lived in co

[@hgone7221]

Oh great. We get a look at trucks we can’t get in the USA.🤨

[@andrethomas7096]

Yeah this is a bunch of crap.

[@mikeykeyes]

and you don't have to pay daylight robbery prices either!

[@MrPAULONEAL]

My All Terrain tires are more aggressive than those.

[@jamieeisenhower1560]

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[@RNW11B94B]

🤔

[@andrewford80]

did you have a stroke or suffer a head injury?

[@jamieeisenhower1560]

@@andrewford80 sounds like you had a stroke are you supporting other countries instead of your own country and the futures of people you probably believe in Democrats taking care of you like a slave instead of your own self taking care of your own responsibilities slave

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Lol all I will ever buy is Toyota or a older 90s-2006 body on frame chevy v8. I have a 2001 tundra 2uzfe doesn't burn a drop and will outlast any domestic pos car you have

[@jamieeisenhower1560]

@Squanch Wanch I don't Have any problems quite crying

[@270eman]

I agree. I have mud terrains and on the interstate when you go over bumps or uneven lanes it can sometimes feel downright dangerous at high speeds. Handling on road is awful. The noise is enough to drive you insane on a long drive. Offroad though they perform great. I have gone through some nasty mud and they handle it no problem. I think I am going to switch to a more aggressive all terrain since I do a lot of highway driving and the bad mud situations are not so common with my job. I can't take the noise of the muds any longer.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

HIGHWAY TIRES ARE THE BEST. ALL TERRAIN SUCKS