825 x 16 rag tyres ?

A bullet really is nothing like the sort of forces applied to tyres in normal use and without information on the type of bullet really doesn't tell you mich at all about the tyre.

That said, rags are pretty indestructable, although depending on where you are heading and the sort of travelling you are doing, a lot of bother.

Probably the most common product in this category these days is the MRF from India... Willem is running them, I know, and so does Mick Hutton and others.

Cheers
Andrew who can't be bothered with split rims.

Lionel I got a set of rag tyres from Kewdale 2nd Hand Tyres. Ended up getting brand new for $140 each. Got Hankook 7.50-16LT 14 Ply. As you say noisy on road and a bit weird to drive on until you get the feel of them but excellent off road and as tough as boots.
Got 6 Hilux split rims thrown in for nicks as well.

Lionel

I run 825x16 some time ago on a Landcruiser but had too many punctures. Trouble I had is that I couldn't get 825 tubes and had overinflate 7.50 x16's

Running MRF Super Traction 7.50x16 12 ply rating on the GQ and MRF M77(seconds) 14 ply rating on the trailer. Not expecting more than 40,000km out of therm but they are awesome in the rough and even in sand. They work like a traxcavator...lol

Micj Hutton of Beadell Tours runs MRF Super Milers and he is very happy with them. The Super Milers have a road tread pattern like trucks and are very good in desert country,

Can email you a pic if you like. Forgot how to put them on this forum.

Cheers

Lionel, there seems to be plenty available when you look into it. I have just got back into 4x4s after an absence of a few years and have been doing a fair bit of reading ever since. It is amazing what is available that you never see in all the usual advertising.

I have seen a few different brands mentioned in the archives of this site. The Beadell Tours site has some good inforamation on the differences between the steel belt radial, the all steel radial and the bias ply plus their suitability for outback work. They also include a separate section on the different types of MRF tyres.http://www.beadell.com.au/mrf.htm
Their favourites are one of the bias plys and a couple of all steel radials, all are highway patten and suitable for split rims only.

Brian

For remote area work you are better off with a highway pattern. Lugs / mud tyres attract stakes and the smoother tread is better in the sand.

I used to work in exploration (no tracks at all) and we used highway pattern cross plies on splits - 12 ply and above. Carried 4 x spares, patches and heaps of tubes as well.

Don't listen to tyre shops, internet forums or magazines - talk to locals who earn their living out there. That's my 2c worth anyway.

Try the following http://www.grudge.com.au/index.htm they sell MFR cheap
regards Chris