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Submitted: Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 16:38
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ok... youre going on a trip that involves the possibility of mud etc as
well as dunes and soft sand do you put on the all-terrains or the mud-terrains, i know by experience that a/ts are no good in mud, i havent found out yet what m/ts are like in sand. which set do i put on?
Reply By: Patrolman Pat - Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 16:49
Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 16:49
I tested my Goodyerar MT/Rs in some very steep soft sand dunes last weekend and they far exceeded my expectations. Personally I see them as a cross between an aggressive AT and a full on MT but so far I can't fault them.
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Follow Up By: Rick (S.A.) - Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:23
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:23
Hey Pat,
you may recall that I was asking recently about muddies & I'm currently thinking I'll go for the Goodyears, not the Coopers or BFG's.
You were saying that you were gunna try yours out.......any more detail e.g.
- road noise
- how low did you run them in the sand?
- squirm at low pressures
- reports?
- likely mileage
Thanks
Rick
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Follow Up By: Patrolman Pat - Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:30
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:30
G'Day Rick,
Gave them a good workout at
Big Desert. Found three big, steep, soft sandhills. Got up them all but had to drop to about 10-12 psi for one of them (they still didn't look like they were bagging out and vulnerable to stakes). They got up with no dramas after a couple of goes. Mate in a 60 series had to go as low as 8psi on one
hill with BFG a/ts (one of which was staked later in the day). Another guy got up one
hill in his pajero but you could hear one or more tyres spinning all the way up.
Now have 10K kms on them and have one or two small ears in the lugs. probably domne playing in a quarry last week on sone sharp rocks. Again no problem at any stage with traction. I'm getting them rotated next wek and will measure the tread against a new one to see how much wear has occured. They are slightly noisier now than new but not really a problem.
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Follow Up By: Rick (S.A.) - Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 21:28
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 21:28
Thanks for the reply.
Keep us posted regarding the wear Vs a new tyre......although upon reflection, I'll probably kill the tyre (staking, taers, etc) before the tread is down to relpacement stage.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 17:15
Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 17:15
IMO Muddies work better in sand than most ATs, probably because the shoulder is more rounded.
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Reply By: Crackles - Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 18:55
Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 18:55
Depends where the possibility of mud is. When its wet in
the desert you should stop for a while to let the track dry out to avoid damage so muddies wouldn't be required anyway. If the mud is in the form of steep hills like the
Creb track then it may be plain dangerous to use All terrains. Most All terrains are still reasonable in the mud particually if let down around 20 PSI.
Cheers Craig.......
MTRs. Best of both worlds.
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Reply By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 19:24
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 19:24
MTR's would be my pick. Very good tire with strong sidewalls.
MTR stands for Maximum Traction Tire.
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