BettynLen writes "We had Mastercraft Coursers on our 30' Coachmen Leprechaun. We had two of them come apart on us on two separate occasions with approx 16000 miles on them. The company did work with us and replaced them with Cooper Tires at half price but we would never use them again."
I hate to inform you that Mastercraft IS MADE by Cooper, it is just a different BRAND NAME that they use for marketing purposes, so you got a Cooper tire any way.
I have used Mastercraft Winter tires in the past with good results (good wear and traction). Mater of fact I have just bought new MSR Coursers Winter tires for both of our F250s this year. So far they seem to have good traction, keep in mind that we have not had any major snow (some minor snow)as of yet. They have a lot of tread, the pattern is coarse as compared to all season tires. Noise is a little louder than all seasons but not as loud as other winter tires I have used.
IMO you want tires rated SEVERE WEATHER, look for snowflake on side of tire. There is no legal definition of "snow tire". Also the "new" studless tires are much better on ice than studded tires. Like Yokohama Guardex tires. IMO Bridgestone Blizzacks are no good as only half the tread is for winter.
Chuck
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FYI, I am well aware that Mastercraft is made by Cooper. I would not expect the company to give me tires manufactured by someone else. If you are happy with your tires, good for you. I am merely passing on my experience with them that was the original question!!!!
Chuck&Gail wrote: IMO you want tires rated SEVERE WEATHER, look for snowflake on side of tire. There is no legal definition of "snow tire". Also the "new" studless tires are much better on ice than studded tires. Like Yokohama Guardex tires. IMO Bridgestone Blizzacks are no good as only half the tread is for winter.
Nothing is better on ice than studs or chains. There are stacks of studless tires sitting at Les Schwab that no one wants. Nothing wrong with Cooper tires - Mastercrafts, except they will wear out faster on highways than on backroads and gravel. Goodyear Workhorse is another good backcountry snow tire, just like Kelly Safari's.
George
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I have them on our truck in sig. Bought them a couple years ago. E rated tires (very few are in 265 size). Put about 4-500 pounds of tube sand in back plus a cap. Very happy with the traction (better than all seasons). I have them mounted on their own rims, so switching from the all seasons for summer is much easier and vice versa. Ave about 5k miles a year on the winter tires, but rotate for next season.
Just prior to getting the MSR's, was going to get some really nice looking snows from Wally World. At last minute, I discovered they were not E rated, and they could not get them in E rated size.
So overall, very happy with everything about the MSR's and we DO get plenty of snow and icey roads here in CNY. Can stud them if I want to as well.
As a side note, when I had them installed a couple weeks ago, I asked the tire shop about snows that another customer was inquiring about for a Grand Marquis. He told me that (like AP stated) that the new studless tires are really really good on ice but not so on snow. Likewise, a really good snow traction tire isn't all that great on ice. One does it better than another. Depends on what you prefer. Buy on what type of conditions occur in your area the most. For us it's probly 95% snow, 5% ice.
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