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Question on mud tyres

Submitted: Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 at 19:05

bucky00

Article Overview - Mud Terrain (MT) Tyres
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I was talking to a couple of friends of mine, my BFG Mud Terrains have done 50 000 km and are a little old, I told them that I would get something like a set of Simex's Centipedes and use them on weekends and all terrains during the week but I live in an area of Victoria with heaps of bush tracks even beside my property and I don't know two weeks in advance when I'm going out like most do, I only know five minutes so I can't go down the pathway of changing my tyres before and after every trip and I get people knocking on my door who are stuck nearby and need help, they taught me two ways around it that I'm curious about.
1. Put the same amount of money weekend Simex's and all terrains would cost towards my mud terrains (or any all round mud tyre), every year at the start of winter get a new set and sell my basically new ones for about 5-6 hundred dollars and always have brand new ones on, they say they'd probably be just as good in the mud, better on rocks and nearly as good as all terrains on the road and in the sand, best of both worlds, no changing my tyres, rotating them and little balancing.
2. Get all round mud tyres and beadlocks and run them at about ten PSI when I need to and they'd have two or three times the footprint Centipedes get and be just as good in the mud, way better on rocks and heaps better on the road and in the sand and it would be cheaper for me in the long run and I'd have beadlocks.
Do people think this would work for me, anybody who's done it tell me.
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AnswerID: 326313   Submitted: Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 at 19:51

nutwood replied:

I've been down the same path and would suggest a combination of the two. Go the Mud Terrains and replace when they start to let you down. Use the lower tyre pressure trick to extend this date if required. Wouldn't bother about the bead locks. It may be heresy, but I've run BFG MT's (33 x 12.5) down to 8psi on a 2.5 tonne (empty mass) vehicle without an issue. I've only done it a few times and was careful but when the tides coming in...
Anyway, I've yet to spin one on the rim and that's with an anxious driver, a 6.2 l V8 petrol, and low range engaged!
The other issue with the timing is economic. You either sell them as a near new tyre with a lot of tread and ask a hefty price or as a worn tyre, that's not too bad, and is quite cheap compared with a new tyre. Two different markets if you see what I mean.
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AnswerID: 326342   Submitted: Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 at 22:05

Miss Jo - Toad Keeper (Bris) replied:

I had AT's on the paj when first bought it, I have BFG 33 muds on it now permanently. I was thinking a while ago to put AT's back on since getting away isn't a real frequent thing at the moment. But nope..
Yeh the muddies might wear a bit quicker, but I wouldn't drive on anything but them now!

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AnswerID: 326352   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 at 06:52

Robin Miller replied:

Well bucky I'd go no1 as beadlocks are a real pain when something goes wrong.

However back your situation up with a set or 2 of chains.

I use light snow chains , carry them all the time , and they eat simex's.



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