MRF - least stakeable tyres?

A mate of mine runs MRF's on his HiuLux in the Flinders Ranges. I spke with him the other day and he told me has has reverted to 12ply instead of 14ply as it has a better bitumen ride but is still just as strong in the rough country.

I can let you have his email address if you want to ask him a question. Email me through my website below.

Connie Beadell and her husband run Hard core Offroad tours and they only use MRF. Google her name and check out their website

G'day V8Diesel, why don't you type in MRF Tyres into your search engine, I'm sure you'll come up with something.

try it, good luck

MRF are easy to find certainly the Beurapairs at Kambalda have them
The Super Grippers come in 12 ply and are noisy as hell but good for when the tracks get wet
The Super Lugs I havnt used but are less aggressive although still fairly aggressive and come in 16ply
My last quote for super grippers was in Kambalda for 150 bucks each so they would be cheaper in the big smoke.
I have been running a set of bald Super grippers (still got lugs on the side) for over 6 months and done about 6-7k on them about 80% off road and some offtrack without a flat. On the fast and loose dirt they are a real handfull (probablly coz they are bald) and i often have to run in 4wd on gravelly roads
I notice the geological survey are now running hankook 12 plys I think the Dunlopdr2 are hard to get. I never had a problem with the DR2 on road or off except they were a truck style slick tread

Completely off the topic, But what’s the traction like running 7.50R16 with a V8, gee it would be fun in the Wet LOL.

The actual number of plies does not mean diddly on its own. Are these 14 plies on the side wall - I suspect not. Most tyres (especially radials) have heaps of plies on the crown and VERY few (maybe as few as three) in the side wall. And what is inbetween the plies? Cotton, Rayon, Nylon, Steel ? If steel is it high quality or some soft material that can rust easy if a small cut lets moisture in?

Nothing like real 'out there' experience to give a tyre the thumbs up - or down, the rest is just advertising hype.

Our company used to run MRF 7.50x16 tyres on our 75,78,79 series utes/traybacks.
I'm sure they were the 12ply jobs. Hard as nails, never got a flat, ever. On bitumen driving we would be lucky to get 10000 kms out of them. No joke. They would scallop like hell on the front ,set up a lot of vibration through the steering and would have to rotate to the rear so thay would wear flat again. Road noise was atrocious, could hardly hear the engine. Also balancing them was always an issue, i have never fitted a tyre and had to use 140+ gms of weight to balance them. We used them because they were CHEAP!

We now use Bridgetsone Dueller AS LT 235 85R16. great tyre, quiet, good wear and only using 1 set of Bridgies to 4 sets of MRF's. Great on dirt roads and a bit of sand work, my current work vehicle nevers sets foot on bitumen.