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Thread: Tyres for bakkie
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22-11-2021, 15:25 #21
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22-11-2021, 16:04 #25
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Re: Tyres for bakkie
Switched from BFG K02's to Grabber AT3 due to lack of grip on road in the wet(I had my fair share of close calls) . I will never go back. These are excellent tyres both on and off road. If your 20 percent off road driving includes hectic rocks, maybe look at the Lt version of the At3. I believe they have thicker side walls. Having said that, I haven't managed to destroy my standard AT3's in the 12000km I have had them on and I have been in a few places I probably shouldn't be, in a stock standard vehicle with AT tyres.
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22-11-2021, 16:14 #26
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Re: Tyres for bakkie
I have run my last 3 bakkies on Grabbers, 1st the A/T now the AT3. The A/T's were better but the AT3 is still good. Good for 100,000KM easily, grip well everywhere, good for standing water, zero punctures in 300,000KM+ and they are well priced. Would highly recommend them. My wifes Prado came with BFGs on, those on the other hand I would NOT recommend at all. Carry even a little speed into a wet corner and the stability control is going berserk, same with breaking on a wet road. Wet rock they are also rubbish. We will be lucky to get 50,000km out of the BFG's, if they were cheap I could understand but at more than double the price of Grabbers it is hard to see their attractions.
Wranglers are ok, just short lived.
Pirelli's are good if you can get them on special, had no complaints with those.
Best tyres I ever had were Conti World Contact 4x4, unfortunately they only come in 15" and 16"
2nd Best were Michelin LTX AT2's, the price was the only downside.
Bridgestone's I've never had luck with, quick wearing/wearing funny and always balancing issues.
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22-11-2021, 18:18 #27
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22-11-2021, 19:04 #28
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Re: Tyres for bakkie
Where do you guys drive...I don't think I've ever got more than 45000km on a set of tyres in my life whether fleet or personal.
My tyres always look like hedgehogs with all the plugs.
Best ( price efficient) tyre I've bought lately ( last 2.5 years) for the cruisers in 235/85/16 is the Sailun M/T Tyre compliments of China.3 ply sidewall- makes a big difference to 2 ply. Game reserves caught on about a year back and bought the lot( they were going for R1800 per tyre). Now they unobtanium and climbed in price.
I think there is a very big difference between a dude using his tyres for 4x4 route/ course or tour. You are careful, deflate when need, 1 driver. As a business the tyres are inflated to 2 bar etc, many drivers,loaded heavy or light and get to B from A faster than most would travel on gravel in normal conditions.
Look what the local farmers are using on their work bakkies not the kerk bakkie they have.
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22-11-2021, 19:25 #29
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Re: Tyres for bakkie
My work bakkie came from it's mother with BS Dueller D697's fitted. These are road-oriented. Grip on dry surfaces was good, both tar and dirt. No grip on wet dirt, but decent on wet tar. Comfort and fuel consumption was good. I use it about 50% on tar and 50% on dirt. The problem was, I had many many punctures with them. (Lots of sickle bush / chinese lantern in our area.) Most were on the "shoulder" area. They also only lasted for 38k km's, before I needed to replace them. So, I would not recommend them for even a small % of dirt roads, never mind off-road driving.
I have 2 BS Dueller D694's on the wife's school taxi's rear wheels. This is a much better tyre, even though I distrust any tyre made in Brits. So far they have done 60k km's and still have some life left. They live 90% of their lives on tar, and 10% on badly potholed tar. No issues so far. The previous set of tires was Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport. They did more than 100k without any issues and decent comfort, noise and consumption.
My work bakkie now runs on Cooper Discoverer S/T tyres. 40k km's so far and they still have lots of thread left. I would be surprised if they don't reach 100k. Only 1 puncture so far, and that was a roofing screw that fell off a truck on the tar road. I only had it removed and patched after 3 days. Grip on dirt is excellent. Not bad on dry tar, and actually decent on wet tar. Noise on tar is audible, especially when slowing down at a stop street. Fuel consumption is about 10% up from what it was with the cheap BS's. These tyres are not cheap, and suited well for a high % of dirt use. The Cooper Discoverer A/T3 (or -Sport) would be better suited for tar use.
I have zero personal experience with the various BFG tires, but generally they are regarded as very good. The catch is in the price. The GY Wranglers seem decent as do the Dunlops. I would calculate the expected km / R rating and choose a suitable tyre with the lowest overall running cost.
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22-11-2021, 20:13 #30
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Re: Tyres for bakkie
A couple of years ago I had Firestone ATX's on my bakkie, never had any problems but man they are noisy when driving over 120km/hr and they throw a lot of small stones inside the wheel arches creating a racket.
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