Bridgestone 694 v Cooper ATR for the Cape

The both are not LT tires.... There are LT version of ATR available but it costs more... Otherwise it is a personal choice here - they are both good, but I would
get the LT type tyre for the Cape...

Robbg

I currently have LT285/75R16 694 Duellers on my Patrol, rotating the five tyres (including spare) I have so far gotten 50,000km out of them and expect to get another 20,000 to 30,000 km out of them, about 40% has been mild/heavy off-road work with the rest hot hwy bitumen. At my next tyre change I will be going for something with a more aggressive tread either a MTR or STT. But as a A/T tyre you won't find better in my opinion.

Dry-bitumen grip: Excellent (Noise or lack there of is also good)
Wet-bitumen grip: Excellent
Gravel-grip: Good
Sand: Excellent
Rocks: Okay
Mud: Poor (although all AT tyres will be in this)
Wear: Excellent

Can't remember what size wheels a Jackaroo has but on a 16inch rim the LT285/75 (33in) is actually cheaper than the LT265/75 (32in) although you will need to check the legalities in your state.

Only have experience with the 694's.

Have done 60,000 kms and the tyres on the rear are now nearing replacement.
(These were originally on the front)

No weaknesses that I can see or feel. Will probably buy the same as replacements.

My coopers AT/Rs in 245/75s were LT construction 10 ply. Cost $239 each about 8 months ago. Done some similar roads to rocky roads you're thinking of (on far west coast of SA) and not even the slightest chip in a few hundred ks. Let them down to about 28 and felt exceptional. Then again, they had only done about 3000 ks at the time. They guy in the Bridgestone shop told me of his bad experiences with the Bridgies and recommended the Coopers, even though I could get the 694s for $200 (special price of course)

D-Jack

Ok guys for the sake of other forum user's please fill us in on where you are getting the good prices for the tyres from

Cheers

Thanks for the responses guys - I'll make a final decision in the next week or so.
Rob.

May have been bad luck but I had a bad run with D694's and would not use them on the TD100 again.

I've have the Bridgstone 694's on my truck, we did a Kimberley?Simpson Desert trip for a total of 15,000 K and it was going fine till the stretch from Birdsville to Windorah. Copped two irrepairable punctures in the rear. Probably my fault as I didn't air down and I was heavily loaded. Replaced them with the same tyres and am happy with the way they are wearing. The front 2 look the same as the rear even though they had done 14,000 K.

The tread is certainly much better (more like A/T's) then the old 693's.

Kind regards