The iconic BlackHawk tire brand is named by the fearsome bird of prey's strength, agility, speed, and razor-sharp grip. BlackHawk is a member of the Sailun Tire Group, which sells tires in over 40 countries worldwide. In addition, BlackHawk manufactures tires for passenger cars, light trucks, CUVs, SUVs, and commercial vehicles at their cutting-edge factory subjecting them to rigorous testing and an innovative engineering process.

The BlackHawk BDR77 is an open shoulder commercial tire that provides reliable traction and a longer tread life for refuse, dump, regional and ready mix trucks. While the aggressive, open shoulder tread design promotes self-cleaning and traction, the staggered tread block of BDR77 prevents uneven wear. Not to mention that, the BDR77 is designed with a deep 25/32-inch tread depth to provide long tread life.

Nevertheless, are these tires designed for your commercial vehicles? Let us take a look at the BlackHawk BDR77 review to understand them better.

Features and Benefits

Commercial tires are made especially to handle heavy-duty vehicles utilized in business settings. An open shoulder commercial tire, the BlackHawk BDR77 has several features that enhance its performance, let’s see its features and benefits:

• Enhanced traction: BlackHawk BDR77 features an open shoulder design that offers solid traction by removing water, mud, and snow from the tread.
• Longer tread life: BDR77’s staggered tread blocks transfer road force equally, reducing uneven wear and increasing tread life, and a deep tread depth ensures constant performance throughout the tire's wear life.
• Improved durability: It has a tough construction that increases strength and durability
• Self-cleaning capabilities: Aggressive, open shoulder design drives water, mud, snow, and other unwanted materials out of the tire, keeping the tread clean.

Pros and Cons

With your new found knowledge of the features and benefits of the BlackHawk BDR77 tires, let's see their pros and cons:

PROS:

• Designed for refuse, dump, regional, and ready mix trucks
• An aggressive open shoulder design remove unwanted material from the tire to offer solid traction
• Staggered tread blocks to boost tread life
• A deep tread depth for solid tread life
• Tough construction for extra durability

CONS:

• No mileage warranty
• Not designed for harsh winter weather conditions

SimpleTire’s view on BlackHawk BDR77 tires

The BlackHawk BDR77 is an open shoulder commercial tire that is made specifically for commercial trucks. Its aggressive open shoulder design, staggered tread blocks, deep tread depth, and sturdy construction provide excellent traction, longevity, and handling. On average, the BlackHawk BDR77 gets a SimpleScore of 7.1 due to its solid longevity (7), better traction (7), and reliable durability (7.5). Let’s use SimpleScore to get SimpleTire’s view on BlackHawk BDR77 by comparing it with two other tires of same size 255/70R22.5.

In comparison, the Arroyo AR1000 has a slightly better SimpleScore than the BlackHawk BDR77 (7.2 vs. 7.1) as it has a better durability score (7.6 vs. 7.5). However, both of them have identical traction (7) and longevity (7) scores. Price-wise, the Arroyo AR1000 is less expensive than the BlackHawk BDR77.

Vehicles the BlackHawk BDR77 is a good replacement tire for

When your original tires wear out, you can consider the BlackHawk BDR77 for commercial trucks from brands like:

• McNeilus
• Volvo
• Ford
• Isuzu