Duratrac's thread pattern cleans itself better in mud and especially snow and slush and softer compound also grips better in ice. Duratracs seem to be a bit softer material than Goodrich which is also, because of harder compound, louder on pavement.
I'm sorry, I don't like being a curmudgeon, but sometimes I gotta speak up about the one tire or another "gripping on ice" comment that so many seem to believe. In my former life I drove an average of 140,000 miles a year, spanning a 25 year career. Because my runs from Pennsylvania included St Johns, Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal and the Toronto region, I averaged roughly 20 to 30 thousand miles a year on snow covered roads. To my point. There is not a tire made that "grips" on ice, period. To think that one brand performs better on ice than another is a complete fallacy. There are only three ways to deal with "ice" covered roads. Studded tires, tire chains, or park it. I always chose to Park It, whenever I was able. Once again, sorry for being the curmudgeon on this issue, and no insults are implied or intended, but this sort of mis-information has, on many occasion, lead to vehicle damage, serious injury or death. I cannot even begin to count the number of folks in 4x4s that actually believed they had good traction on snow or ice, that I saw off in the ditch, rolled over, or worse, passing an 18 wheeler, spinning out and getting hit. All avoidable and all very sad. Thanks, and have a safe day.
