- Hey, what's going on guys. Josh from Trail Built.
We have the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T
that was just released recently.
And then we have the Cooper Rugged Trek.
Now the difference right off the bat between these two
is Mickey Thompson actually classifies this
as an all-terrain tire.
Which looking at it you wouldn't think so.
It looks like a Rugged Terrain tire.
Like a Hybrid tire, it's got big bulky lugs on it,
big shoulder lugs on it.
Plenty of siping throughout all of the tread lugs,
plenty of big evacuation channels
in between all of the lugs.
So at first glance you would think this would be
a Rugged Terrain or Hybrid tread design
when in fact it's actually still classified an all-terrain.
So with that said, the Cooper over here,
now this is a Rugged Trek or Rugged Terrain
or Hybrid tread design pattern
but you don't see a whole lot of noticeable differences
except for the center tread patterns.
Obviously with the Mickey Thompson
you have more closely grouped tread patterns
and that's gonna give you a little bit softer road noise
that's not gonna be as loud going down the road
at highway speeds.
It's also gonna help with braking, cornering
and acceleration performance to have these tread lugs
more closely grouped together.
Whereas on the Rugged Trek from Cooper,
you're gonna have more spaced out larger tread lugs
especially in the center tread pattern
and that's gonna allow you for some extra
off-road capability
especially when you're getting into the thick mud,
sand, snow and some of those looser type terrain items.
So you're gonna have plenty of digging power,
plenty of big evacuation channels on the Cooper Rugged Trek
to really help force that sand or dirt, mud, snow
whatever it is out of those center voids.
One of the things I found interesting
on the Cooper Rugged Trek
is that even though it has plenty of siping
throughout all of the tread lugs it still isn't rated
as a three-peak mountain snowflake rated tire
or for severe winter driving conditions.
Looking at it you would think it is,
however it just doesn't have that rating.
Now that doesn't mean it's not gonna perform great.
While you're on the ice or in the snow
as I'm sure it's gonna perform really well.
However, with that extra confidence
of driving in severe weather conditions,
you will get that with the Mickey Thompson the Baja Boss A/T
because it is three-peak snowflake rated.
Which means it does have that severe rating
for severe winter driving conditions.
And that's gonna come from all these additional sipes
and the closely packed tread pattern
of the center tread on here too
to really help with that grip and that adhesion
when you're on the ice or in the snow.
And not to mention the compound is gonna be designed
for severe or cold weather driving situations.
Definitely a great tire.
If you plan on doing most of your driving the road
especially through winter
this asymmetrical Mickey Thompson Baja Boss
would be a great way to go on.
Plus, you'll see that on our website Trail Built Off-Road
that we have many different sizes available
in different load ratings as well.
This particular one that we have here
is an F load rating for you.
Truck guys or even SUV guys
that are planning on carrying a lot of weight,
F load is a great way to go.
Plus you'd get that extra strength in the sidewall.
Sidewalls are gonna be 3-ply.
They're gonna offer that additional protection
against punctures and cuts and things like that.
So Mickey Thompson Baja Boss great for you guys.
Is gonna be spending probably more than half your time
on the road especially in Northern climates
where you get more winter severe driving conditions.
So compared to the Cooper Rugged Track
this is gonna be great
really if you're doing a lot of driving off-road.
Especially in situations where
you're gonna get into the rocks
or you're gonna get into the mud
or you're gonna get into some sand.
Any of those more precarious type situations
when off-roading,
this Rugged Trek is gonna be really great for that.
It is rated more for being off-road as it is a Hybrid tire
which if you guys have seen some of our other videos
Hybrid tires are part mud tire, part all-terrain
really a blend of both.
So the compound is gonna be more chip and cut resistant.
The sidewalls are gonna be more resistant
to cuts and punctures
and various types of situations like that.
Also the side biters on the sidewall
are gonna be pretty aggressive on Rugged Trek tires
or Rugged Terrain tires just like the Cooper is here
but then with that said, you'll also notice
on the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss
that the side biters are even a little bit more aggressive
than the Cooper Rugged Trek side biters are.
So I find that interesting.
Like I was saying in the beginning,
this almost appears like a Hybrid or Rugged Terrain design.
Although the...
Like I said, the center tread patterns
are grouped pretty closely together.
And with the off-road performance
of the Cooper Rugged Treks, one of the other interesting
and pretty neat features that they've added to in between
these tread lugs in the tread voids,
they have all of these little ridges in here,
they have stone ejection ridges in here
to kick the pebbles out of the tread
so they don't get stuck too much in there.
And then they do have on the tread lugs,
they have pretty sharply edged corners
of all of their tread lugs.
So it's really gonna help bite as that tire rotates
and hits the ground it's gonna have a pretty aggressive
biting edge on all of their tread bugs
even including the shoulder lugs
which these shoulder lugs pretty big, pretty aggressive.
They are...
They do vary in different sizes
and they're shaped in a form or they're angled in a way
that when the tire rotates either forward or reverse
that they're gonna be fighting grabbing and scooping.
So if you're in the mud or sand, snow
any of those loose debris items,
it's gonna help eject that loose items
outside of the shoulder lugs here
and then the corners of the shoulder lugs
are gonna grab them and spit that stuff out.
So that really it's gonna open up some more space
as you're going through that mud
to have those tread lugs, dig and continue to dig
and grab as that tire rotates
to help provide that forward momentum
in those well, precarious situation.
So pretty aggressive, Rugged Trek tire, really like this.
And then with the Mickey Thompson
when you look in these channel grooves here
in between the tread voids, you'll also see
that they do have quite a bit of ridging as well.
Helps with that tread lug stability.
Gives it that little extra rigidity
to help prevent these tread lugs
from folding over one way or another.
When you're on the road,
you're in a hard breaking situation,
hard cornering situation,
you want these tread lugs to be nice and stiff
and not fold or bend as you're trying to slam on the brakes
to you know, prevent hitting
whatever might be in front of you
or even if you have to do a evasive maneuver of some sort
you don't want these tread lugs moving around on you.
So they did a lot of cool technology.
Both tires did a lot of cool technology
with that structural rigidity of the tread lugs
so give you that little extra performance on the road.
By looking at the tread design,
it does appear that the Rugged Trek
is gonna be probably a little bit louder
than the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss
just given the fact that you do have more space
in between these tread lugs.
You do have bigger tread lugs on that center tread
so you're gonna get more of that slapping sound
as the tire is rotating at highway speeds.
They did intertwine the center tread lugs.
So you do...
As your tire is rotating, you do have a consistent
contact patch of that center tread
when they're rotating down the highway.
So that's gonna help quiet down some of that road noise
similar to the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss as well.
You're gonna have that center contact patch
that's gonna be always hitting the ground
with the way the pitch is designed to help cut down
and reduce that road noise.
But looking at the tread pattern
of the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss,
I'm gonna guess that this is gonna be quieter on the road
at highway speeds compared to the Rugged Trek.
So if that's important to you...
And like I said you're spending more time on the road,
Mickey Thompson Baja Boss all-terrain, great choice there.
If you know you're gonna spending a lot of time
off the road in some aggressive situations,
Cooper Rugged Trek, great choice there.
So now price difference between the two
they're going to be relatively close.
Sizes we have here are 35 by 1250 on 20 inch wheels.
These are only $40 difference between the two
for a set of four.
So right around that $1,500 and one was just over that.
About $40 difference between two for a set of four.
So price comparisons, you're looking at pretty close.
It really just comes down to
what you're gonna be using your vehicle the most for.
Is it gonna be mostly on road
with the occasional off-roading trip on the weekends?
Mickey Thompson Baja Boss, all-terrain all day long.
If you're gonna be doing a lot more off-road,
adventures where you're gonna be spending a lot more time
off-road or maybe on-road quietness
isn't as important to you,
well, Rugged Trek all day long there.
So now, as you guys know, if you did see our last video
on the Cooper The Rugged Trek
that we are just starting to get them into our warehouse.
So availability is a little bit limited
on them at the time of this video.
Mickey Thompson however, we've had these out
for a little bit longer
so we do have a pretty decent inventory right now
in our warehouse on the Mickey Thompson A/Ts
so you can find them there.
Other than that guys, don't forget that if you do package
a set of tires with a set of wheels
that we not only mount and balance them for you
at no extra cost, but if you live in any state
in the Lower 48, we also ship them to you for free as well
and that's a heck of a deal.
Plus guys, we do have multiple special financing plans
available that can all be found right on our website
www.trailbuiltoffroad.com.
Other than that guys, we definitely appreciate all of you
for watching.
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and all of your support.
I'm Josh from Trail Built
and we'll see you guys out on the trails.
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