"I have 33x12.50r15 duratracs on my Jeep with 30k of very even wear on them and they're still excellent. I always loved my BFG ats until they wore about 1/2 way, but so far the Duratracs are still doing well. I probably will get the again."
The Duratracs are an awesome all-around tire. Ran these in my JK for ~50k miles.
Winter-rated. Great on-road in the snow and rain. Great in all but the harshest off-road conditions. I don't like mud and avoid it, but the two times I've been in it the Duratracs got me through,
http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/...Pole-Hill-Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_2Xew0iuc
My only complaint about the Duratracs was that when aired down in off-camber situations, they seemed to "side slip" more than I was comfortable with.
When it came time to replace the Duratracs, I started an experiment with the
TreadWright Guard Dog M/T (same size; 315/70/17). I got them with the "buy 4, get the 5th free" sale and bought 5 shipped to my door for ~$746. That's half what the Duratracs would have been. I then paid $100 to have them mounted and balanced at Big O.
On-road, these are not comparable to the Duratracs. Louder, worse in the rain, worse in the snow. Probably normal for an M/T. I have no other experience. Off-road, I have no complaints.
I got the K-edge grip (ground up glass and walnut shells in the rubber for winter traction) and didn't notice anything at first. However, now that I've got some miles on them I can see the pinholes in the tread blocks. Anxious to see how that effects winter performance this year.
Overall, I think that the TreadWright Guard Dogs are a fantastic deal. When it comes time for new tires again, it'll be between these two and the Falken Wild Peak A/T depending on how much money I have handy at the time.