Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: nixon
Thanks for the advice , and suggestions . As winter tires become more readily available locally , I’ll make my purchase ,and post what they are . I am mostly looking for good performance in snow over a layer of slush . That seems to be the most likely condition that I encounter here in W. Pa .
Nokian R2 SUV is probably best bet for slush. However, I have to emphasize again, if dry performance (and you will be driving in dry conditions) and rain (braking and handling) is any concern, it is abysmal.
That's the tradeoff you get. It's a pickup truck, hopefully, the OP is loading the truck bed with bags of sand to get some weight on the rear axle.
For what we get here, the top of studless tires tend to have soft compounds, with heavy siping, and tread pattern made to grip the snow, which is usually a recipe for poor dry handling and hydroplaning prevention. You can get a AT tire that is winter rated, but you may gain some dry handling, maybe not hydroplaning resistance, but you sacrifice white stuff performance.
Is West Sunbury (not to be confused with Central PA's Sunbury) close enough to Lake Erie to get Lake Effect snow?