Goodyear MTR kevlars???? Milage issues or not???

MMMMMMM I nkow, i did see the vehical myself and the tyres were buggered big time and was only 16000km on clock as were fitted from new.
BUT it is a "work" ute so i bet iyt has been flogged bad, but still 16k ????
GN

Hi RobAck

I had read that the new MTR has better bitumin tracktion in the wet?

I have a set of 694 on our town rig and have been great so far.

The MTR's are for our camping cruiser so i guess 50 -50 on / off raod.
We ran Cooper ST until we had a set that looked like were going to give us 60000km that didnt make 30000 after a trip over gibber rock, then we swapped to the old MTR's and have dodne 4 trips over roads that destroyed Coopers, and the old type MTR's have lots of bad looking cuts but have hung in there and ONLY 1 flat. So we have been very happy with old MTR's (bit noisy but not too bad)

I was actualy told by a local dealer NOT to buy the new MTR's as the life would only be 20-25000km.

Regards
GN

Not sure of your local dealer is a Goodyear outlet or something else. If it's a Goodyear one then he had better get his product knowledge up to speed in my book. If it's someone selling tyres always consider a second opinion.

Having had the opportunity to back to back test the old MTr against the new one using the same vehicels I can assure you they are a noticeable improvement in grip and steering response but I reckon the old one wasn't that bad anyway

On wet bitumen then grip less than a D694 by a lot but that is not a criticism of the tyre as anything with such an open tread will always be the same. Simple answer is to drive to the conditions.

I have investigated plenty of issues with fleet vehicles and most generally the issue results from the nut or nuts behind the wheel. All care and little accountability in many instances so the vehicle gets flogged. Something they hardly ever do to their own vehicle.

Given the strength and load carrying capicity of this tyre we have found we can run considerably lower pressures all round. For example our Prado runs them at 32 PSI for normal use and 30 is fine as well. Loaded we to go 34 and 36 if not towing and if we put the XTrak on the back we go up to 38. The car weighs 2950 kgs for a tour

Sand we have been down as low as 14 with no problems and 12 in the trailer. In rocky terrain we are using 24 rather than 26 with noticeably improvements in comfort and grip

Regards

RobA

Hi Rob

Thanks for info

I think the dealer has real integrity in being honest! I would say his knoledge is up to speed in the very best way seeing actual results!

I agree with you in that the old MTR grip seems ok to me!

Sounds like same old same old, will have to just give them a try to prove the truth of the matter.

Many thansk again for info

GN

Hi Mick

So you would be totaly confident in saying you will get 50000km from kevlar MTR's then 1 ?

I have never got 50 000km from any tyre ever (must be me)

I might give the MTR's a go even though dealer warns me not to! He does say staion people love them due to low number of flats.

regards
GN

Hi Timothy

Yep have considered duratrack, but dont know much about them and realy i guess they are more similar to other brands in some ways.

still considering

regards'
GN

Hi Phil B

I have had MOST of my tyres scrapped also NOT because of lack of traed, just buggered tyres!

So you agree the new MTR's are a low on KM of life? what do you recon you get from a set?

thanks for info
GN

Hi GN,

Yep a low mileage tyre but the puncture resistance is exceptional.

If I get 40K from my set that will be about it I reckon. They will be too low tread wise to risk heavy duty off road work at that point I would think.

cheers