The reversing camera and screen have performed very
well. 43c heat of the
Simpson Desert the corrugations, dust and rain of the last 6 months have not effected the performance of this system. The camera is mounted on the back of the roof rack and the screen is mounted on the overhead console. The screen does vibrates with the corrugations but the picture is clear and easy to see. I have the screen on when ever I drive so that it is not unusual for it to be on for 10hours.
This has been such a good investment and would recommend the system to anyone who does not have a clear view out of there vehicle.
Coming back from
Tibooburra to
Broken Hill a couple of weeks ago it was raining. The Silver City Hwy has sections of clay and bitumen, and when we stopped at
Packsaddle for a break, no one could see out the back of there vehicles because of the mud on the rear screen. However I still had a clear view via the camera, so the vehicle does not have to be packed to the rafters before the camera is needed.
I have no connections or interests with the reversing camera distributor ect. ect.
Coopers STT tyres.
I was given a set (6) 285x75x16 tyres on the 1st of April. I was to test the tyres and report back to Coopers on how they performed.
Since April I have done 35000km, including the
Vic High Country,
Canning Stock Route, Flinders,
Simpson Desert, and a lot of black top driving with a 50km round trip to work.
The wear rate at first was very high, 3mm/ 6000km, however the next 3mm has taken 29000km to wear. This is on the front tyres which have not been rotated. The rear tyres have been rotated in pairs and both pairs have been worn down to 8.5mm tread depth. There has been very little chipping of the tread block, but after the
Simpson Desert crossing the rear tyre look as if the tyres have been hit with a big meat tenderiser.
I have not had any problems with grip on the dirt or sand, but they feel to me on the Troopie that they are a bit skidish in the wet going around corners. I have changed my driving habits when in the wet so I feel that this is not a big issue.
The Troopie is very heavy at all times and the
suspension is very stiff so I would think that the wear rate would be higher than other vehicles which are lighter. I run 38psi most of the time and drop it down to 34psi on the dirt and 18psi in the sand. These tyre pressure are a guide for me as I will adjust them to suit the conditions on the day. So far I have not a puncture and the tyres have not felt out of balance, even though they did take a lot of weight when they were first fitted.
Would I fit them again?
After yrs running BF G's on the 80Series and having a good run with them and then asked to try the Coopers I was a bit negative to wards them. At this stage I am tending to go for the Coopers, but will have a better idea when they are due to be changed. That way I will see how many kilometres I will get out them and if I get a puncture.
What I have said here is the same as what I have told Coopers, they said the high wear rate was due to the tyres were green. I would go along with this as the wear rate has dropped a lot since the tyres first went on. I will say again that the tyres were given to me to try and to give an assessment of the tyres. I hope this does not appear to be bias but I have been honest in what I have found and the wear rate.
This is my opinion and findings and they might differ from other users of Coopers Tyres.
Wayne