mud tyres distance travelled

Cooper STT.... 15000kms and about quarter worn...
Every day use plus trips...

Hi, I am running 235/85 16 BFG Muds and i got 80,000 out off last set running 90% on road. also with 38 psi all round in 93 80 Series with about 3 ton all the time.
David

BFG MUDS 10000 onroad and 20000 offroad , about 60% down.

Hi All
Ive been keeping accurate records of tyre wear for BFG muddies on GQ and GU Patrols Good year MTRs on GU Patrol and Bridgestone Dueller MTs on GQ since 2002
Vehicles
1/ GU 4.2 Turbo Diesel with extra Boost and higher performance Injectors Extractors and S/T exhaust. Front Difflock rear LSD
2/ GQ 3 Lit Petrol Extractors S/T exhaust and slight modded head. open front diff rear LSD

Have recorded as wear per mm of tread over distance. All tyre started with 15 or 16mm tread and measured at specific points with vernier calipers from new for accuracy.

BFG Muddies (32x11.50 R15) on GQ Patrol = 7875 klm per mm wear (8mm of original 16mm of tread left after 63,000klm 70% onroad 30% offroad
inc very sharp rocks and sand

Bridgestone Dueller MT (32x11.50 R15) on GQ Patrol = 5996 klm per mm tread (12mm of original 15mm of tread left after 17998 klm 70% onroad 30% offroad

BFG Muddies (285/75X16) on GU Patrol 6000klm per mm tread 80% on road 20% offroad (inc very rocky terrain) (recorded over 21000klm)

Goodyear MTRs (285/75X16) on GU Patrol 4125 klm per mm tread 80% on foad 20% offroad (inc very rocky terrain)(tested over 33,000klm) (sold with 7mm tread left)

Observations since 2002 (Tyre at top is best (Least damage/best performance) in my opinion in category)

Best Mud Performance
Bridgestone MT
BFG MT
Goodyear MTR

Best Wet weather bitumen grip
BFG MT
Goodyear MTR
Bridgestone MT

Best Tread condition after abuse
Bridgestone MT
BFG MT
MTR

Longest lasting overall inc wear and damage
BFG MT
Bridgestone MT
MTR

Least Sidewall Damage
Goodyear MTR
Bridgestone MT
BFG MT

Id just like to add that this is my experience only the oldest tyres in the period were the MTRs I think wear and wet weather performance may have improved for them since we used them(newer soft compounds but I dont know for sure)

On the GU Patrol wears tyres faster than the GQ even though the GQ spins tyres more.

happy to answer any questions

Kerry

Goodyear MTR's on 79 series turbo, 50K clicks out of first set, on 70% off-road & 30% on-road, western Qld. Got less clicks out of later sets of MTR's, over the past 2.5 years. Find them good in the mud, with lower pressures. Chip a bit if hammered on gravel roads, at speed.(understandable!)

My first set of MTRs gave me good service, used about 50/50. The second set, (about 50% worn) have been really knocked about, chipping, wear etc and have not given nearly the same service as the first set.

I was unhappy with their safety on bitumen, particularly on the wet, as I was getting lock up and sliding too easily when braking, I sometimes have a 1.8T boat behind, so decided for safetys sake to swap to STT's for round town. Will refit the MTRs in the future when an appropriate trip comes up.

How do you put up with the noise on the road.I kept thinking I was in a bogie truck.
Ive just dropped from MT back to RV Tyres because the noise was driving me mad at highway speeds and I found them bad news in the wet on tar.
The way they whine it would have to limit the life of them.

Im thinking of putting them on my trailer that way I may not hear them or keep them only for off road.
Wheeley

What are they Mentally Tested Refugees and arent they in the back of your truck not on the wheels.
Wheeley

ProComp Muds.

33*12.5*17.

45000Km.............approx. 40% worn. (7mm of wear of 17mm average) This has been over the last 15 months

40% dirt, 60% bitumen.

Should get another 40000 odd Km of usable wear (will leave 3-4mm)

Turbo,
Is this the turbo from the Tassie 4WD Gathering
Regards