Mastertrack Badlands RT. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: Rugged terrain traction; Enhanced controllability; All season performance; Upgraded load durability; . OVERVIEW: The Mastertrack Badlands RT is a rugged terrain, all season tire made for light trucks. Mastertrack offers a 45,000 mile treadwear warranty with this model.The model offers exceptional on- and off-road terrain traction. The aggressive tread pattern can easily maintain forward motion, thanks to the large tread elements and their strong grip. This tread can easily handle hard, rocky, and uneven terrains. This tread design also prevents stone retention from harming the tires casing. These optimized tread elements also maintain a clean footprint during the performance, which enables the tire to have better contact with the driving surface. It also helps combat stone retention.Exceptional handling ensures the drivers control over the vehicle. The tread design manages to maintain surface contact throughout the drive. In this manner, the tire greatly improves controllability, by boosting steering responsiveness and driving stability. This allows the tire to be quicker and more precise in its response to the drivers commands, while the structure is secured against driving pressure affecting the tire during the performance. The better handling guarantees the drivers control over the vehicle.Better dry, wet, and winter grip is guaranteed with this model. The ideal tread pattern and the all season compound enhance the tires dry, wet, and winter-weather grip. In this manner, the optimized tread design closely follows the road at all times, while the all season compound keeps the rubber flexible in changing temperatures. Circumferntial grooves effectively eliminate water and slush from the footprint, in order to resist hydroplaning.The Mastertrack Badlands RT manages to boost its overall load durability and damage resistance. The stronger casing works with the tread design and the compound blend to prevent tread and external damage. As a result, the treads chipping, cracking, and tearing are avoided, while the casing is guarded against punctures, cuts, and impact damage. Furthermore, the casing also enhances the tires load durability, as its shape does not deform under load pressure.Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.