Update on Hercules Tyres
Submitted: Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:38
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Member -Signman
Hercules TerraTrac with 30000km usage.
Tread depth at new 10mm- now a tad over 7mm. (These are only the A/W- not the A/T). Work includes about 6 weekend trips into forests with both muddy conditions (Yengo) and some very sharp shaley & rocky surfaces in other areas, and a day on
Stockton Beach (sand). Also, to
Cape York and back (OTL up incl. Gunshot)- a round trip of 8000km with the Troopy running 'heavy' .
Have had 2 rotations- (front to rear/ rear crossed to front).
Overall- still impressed for a cheap (very cheap) tyre. Have had no problems with punctures or failures. They keep the pressure very
well with no discernable leakage.
I do air down/ air up at the appropriate circumstances.
I'd say I'll get another 20-25000km out of them.....
Reply By: Member - George (WA) - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 11:23
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 11:23
Hi Signman, which tyre outlet sells them ?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 11:59
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 11:59
I got
mine thru my local 'NoName type' independant tyre store. I think TyrePower distribute them???
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Follow Up By: Taz & Milka-Queanbeyan - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 12:49
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 12:49
I have seen Hercules AT and Muddies for sale on Ebay fairly cheap. Less than $200 a tyre if I remember correctly.
Cheers ... Taz
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Reply By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 13:39
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 13:39
Have about the same mileage on
mine to, but they never see anything but bitumen. Put the Cooper STs on for our last trip as they was quite a bit of mud driving, should have left the Hercules on by the sounds of this Signman. We paid $150 at Tyrepower for 245/70X16s. Have a similar set on the camper trailer as
well.
Cheers Bruce
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Reply By: Nick R (VIC) - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 15:58
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 15:58
We have the A/W tyres on our Rodeo, they spend 90% of their time off bitumen. Not sure of the mileage they have done but I can't wait till they wear out (if we have the rodeo that long). If there is mud on top of the track I find they wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, same in wet paddocks. Unless you can ensure there is something hard or rocky to go down to through the mud on top I wouldn't otherwise bother.
For mostly road driving they would be fine, Indeed I have some used ones on my alloys to go back on the Patrol after
the Pyrenees trip.
That said, I haven't tried their M/T tyres, they might be much better for this application......
NickR
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 16:29
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 16:29
Comments noted Nick.
I had the same problems with our Rodeo. Had a very aggressive tread (popular brand) A/T tyre- and sometimes in muddy/clayey conditions it would get into all sorts of problems. If it wasn''t for the very efficient Isuzu LSD- it may have been disastrous.
Maybe the A/Ws work better on heavier vehicles?? Just an observation.
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Follow Up By: stefan P (Penrith NSW) - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 19:00
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 19:00
just my opinion, I found them woefull on wet tar, HATED them!! I had the A/W's. My maxis M/T's are gripper on wet tar.
Cheers Stefan
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Wednesday, Sep 05, 2007 at 09:11
Wednesday, Sep 05, 2007 at 09:11
Signman,
Would endorse your comments about the A/W's. We have them on an 80 series.
After using BFG AT's for 200K clicks, went for the hercules @ about $180!!! After 10K kms, there is little apparent wear, except in the rear, which are starting to show signs of the stone on our roads....err, and maybe a little bit of speed too.
Liked the look of the M/T's too, and might even try them on our work ute later.
No punctures here either, and as you say, pressures hold consistently. Not sure of mud performance, but wife was not impressed recently, maybe it was the road surface on the detour, just out of
Winton?
Hooroo...
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