BFG A/T's.....have they redeemed themselves?

It all points in the direction of a 'bad batch' doesn't it.

they must have made quite a few thousand in that batch
LMAO

My local Bob dude made a few calls for me and said that there were 2 sizes which were now being made in Japan and all others still made in USA. He said the problems were with the Japanese made ones???? Was unable to tell me what sizes. Was he FOS????

The Jap/US made issue has come up before and it was definately the Jap ones that were not as good. Can't remember where it was though..

It was a tyre test I think and they said to make sure you are getting the US made sizes and check the sidewall before paying to be sure that is what you get. (Sidewall for where it is made and size)

I had always run BFG AT's at about 40 psi (highway) When my last set scrubbed out in 28,000k I took them in to show the dealer. He accused me of abusing them, sighting the 40psi as obviously over-inflated. The Michellin rep who visited said the same. "Can't expect decent mileage if you run them at such high pressures."

They were pretty generous though. Offered me a 10% discount on replacement tyres provided I bought what they recommended. $420 per tyre after the discount.

Thanks but no thanks. Needless to say I am running a different brand these days. I am not as happpy with these as I was with early sets of BFG's, but they have done better than the last set of BFG's.

If they have got their act together I would be happy to consider them again. But not from the dealer who was so helpful(?) last time.

Duncs

Well Duncs, I think something other than tyre pressures must have been your problem. If your tyres were over-inflated you should have had excessive wear on the centre of the tread, while the edges should have worn less. Is this what happened?

I run 40 psi standard, 45 or so when loaded with the camper trailer attached, 50 psi when on tracks with lots of sharp sticks. As I said, I get huge mileage out of them. I watch them very carefully for wear and have them rotated and aligned regularly.

I do serious bush work for a living and have made a bit of a study of tyres over the years and BFG's with those pressures has lead to the most economical and safe running I've ever had.

Russ

Russ,

I am with you on that, I think something other than tyre pressures was the problem. All four tyres were worn evenly across the tread, they were chipping and on each of the rear tyres lugs had torn off exposing the steel belt. Maybe they were part of this "bad batch" that I here people talk about.

I was trying to make two points. First that people should be careful running high pressures because if they ever have a reason to go back to Michelin they will use these high pressures to blame you for the tyre problem.

The second point I was making was that the dealer didn't want to know me when I had a concern. I never did ask the dealer for anything, he was obviously afraid I would and was trying to blame me for the poor performance of the tyres so that I would not claim anything from him. This is not necessarily a reflection on the tyres. This guy would probably react in a similar manner no matter what brand of tyre he was selling. I think you can understand why I will not buy tyres from him again.

On the other hand the guy who sold me my current tyres could not be nicer and I have taken tyres back to him which have performed poorly. I have also gotten him out of bed at 3am to replace tyres on an emergency vehicle even though at the time he was not the contractor. Even at that time of the morning he was happy and helpful. This happened before I bought tyres from him privately and most certainly contributed to my decision to deal with him. He now has the contract for the emergency vehicles. Just reward for a man who offers excellent service at a competitive price.

Duncs