New Tyres For The Troopy

Well got six new Bridgestone
Dueler A/S 661
LT235/85R16
10 PLY Rating
1380 Kg @ 80 psi
Fitted today at Bruce Rock Tyre service
Fitted Balanced and new Bridgestone 750-16 tubes
$347.00 each $2082.00 Total ind GST
In Perth $348.00 plus $42.00 for Tube each. (I would and did support my little bush town)









This is the forth set 140000 km's on the clock when fitted
We ran two sets of Dunlop Roadgrippers Type "F" (Telecom Tyres) and one set of Roadgrippers Type "S"

Troopy Tyres............................km's............km's

Road Grippers Type F.................0
Road Grippers Type F.................48296..........48296
Road Grippers Type S.................91234..........42938
Dueler A/S 661..........................140000........48766

The Troopy weights in at 3.2 tonnes all the time (she ready to go).
The Type "S" tyre Avg 8000 km per Tyre but they have done the
Gunbarrel Highway
Connie Sue Hwy
Anne Beadell Highway
Trans Access Track
Plus many a dirt road and black top

The reason for the change was not because the Dunlop's where a bad tyre, it was because Beaurepairs Assistant Manager lied to me, saying that the Dunlop Type "S" where no longer made, but a quick e-mail to Dunlop Australia and they say they are still made and there are heaps in stock. He wanted to sell me Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor, the tyre I was after when I got the Type "S" but there was nil stock Australia. well there you go, you can't help bad luck and it wont help you.

anyway we will see how they go, I have heard good reports of them on other web sites The Good Oil
well at least ONE.. LOL

We hopefully will be able to give them a try out in the Western Desert or the Simpson Desert. now that poor Benney is gone we may do a double crossing.

I will keep you all updated (at least 1 or 2 anyway)

Cheers

Richard

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