Mike Melton shows why Nitto Ridge tires fail in snow and recommends all-terrain tires instead. He mounts and balances a Falcon AT4, using quarter ounce and 2.25 ounce weights, and applies 20 pounds of force on the balancer.
Falcon AT4
Falcon AT3
a quarter ounce and 2.25 ounces
20 pounds of force
Nitto Ridge
So this guy's taking the nitto ridges off. Let me show you why. All right, so he's got the nitto ridges on this vehicle. He's going into snowy areas. So a lot of people pick the wrong tires for what area you're going in. So nitto ridges are not good in snow. So I don't recommend to get the nitto ridges. If you're worried about snow climates, you need to stick with an all terrain. So this guy decided to go with a all terrain tire. Let me show you what he's putting on there. So he decided to go with the falcon at four. He's done a lot of research on it. So this is what he decided to go with. The at 4 is the new one. The at 3 is the old one. So when you go with an all terrain, it's going to give you better traction in the snow than a rugged terrain tire is. So that's why I tell people, make sure you're getting the right tires for what you're looking for. Now, we got that tire mounted up. Let's go ahead and balance it out. But you know what we got to do first. Come on over. We got to take that damn sticker off. Let's go ahead, get these falcons balanced out. All right, we got it rolling on there. Rollers about to come down. All right, rollers coming on. Let's see how these things do. I will call them for a quarter ounce here, two and a quarter there, and only 20 pounds of force. So these things are going to ride good for them.
