Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 at 09:47
"..............Wanted Goodrich all terrain but has been told can not fit to triton."
Is this because Triton's have SQUARE wheels or some other unique or peculiar reason????
I'd be seeking to get a rational explanation as to why they can't be fitted. It is possible that your source may be not fully informed or accurate. Most big name tyre manufacturers make their models in a vast array of sizes and patterns, so to be not able to be fitted to a Triton beggars belief.
Regarding manufacturers brands, an experience like "I've had 'em for 4 years and like 'em" is not really of much value, apart from 'feel good'.
It's more helpful to give a recommendation when the conditions of use are known, like
overall:
vehicle & model
speed driven
weight
towing what size trailer, if any
% of km on bitumen
% dirt
% sand
% mud
% rocks, etc.
So, here goes with my two bob's worth!
Over the last 17 years have owned & driven two GU Patrols + current Mazda BT 50, all fully loaded to GVM (2.9 t to 3.2 t & often way past that up to 3.8 t). I tow a 1.5 t trailer about 15 % of those km. I do approx 30,000 km per annum in desert trips + small amount of city/good country highway
miles- say another 10,000 at most.
50 % of km on bitumen highways to get to desert destinations at 95-110 kph and
home again.
25 % on fast,
well made dirt roads like
Strzelecki track,
Birdsville Track,
Oodnadatta Track etc at 25-100 kph.
15 % on tracks like
Canning Stock Route with terrible corrugations on firm & on sandy surfaces at 5 to 50 kph.
10 % on shockers like
Gunbarrel Highway, Binns Track, station tracks, with big pot holes, corrugates, wash outs, branches, mulga sticks, every other stick, big rocks, huge rocks, no tracks at all, serious bull-dust, big gibber plains - situations that will potentially destroy a tyre in 2 minutes; at 2-40 kph.
I used to think if I got 30,000km out of a tyre that was OK, but now I'm up to the 50,000 km 'satisfied' stage.This is for 4 tyres. Often no balance or rotation is possible for up to 10,000km, so a wear pattern can be
well established before I can get back to good tyre facilities/fitters. I reckon this is mostly because I constantly am altering tyre pressures to suit load & conditions.
Had one set of Goodyear muddies which were surprisingly
well performing on bitumen & on sand, but great on dirt & rockier terrain. If driving in rockier country like
Vic High country or similar, I would get muddies again. Other wise there is no benefit to them over a
well built LT All Terrain for most uses.
Had one set of Kumho LT all terrains - OK for general use but not as robust in walls or as resistant to sticks in the walls or tread as other tyres used.
One set of Toyos Opat AT's which seemed to cop more punctures than other brands.
Had 3 sets of sets of Bridgestone LT all terrain Duelers in 693, 694 and 697 models in 16" (these are consecutive models of the same tyre). The 4th set (currently 697's) are in the shed, ready to go on. Very hard to fault as a good all-rounder- resistant to stone punctures in the tread, good wall strength, resistant to sticks in sidewalls, can run all day at low speeds at low pressures with big loads, getting acceptable mileage (~ 50,000 km for a set of 4). A great all rounder. Widely available all over Australia, so you can mostly always get a new one to match when you get into Newman/Katherine/Broken Hill/Alice Springs/wherever. Reasonable price at approx $ 280 to $ 300 for a 265/70 x 16 LT size.
Hope this helps.
RM
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