Thread: It finally had to happen....

Originally Posted by numpty

I got 125000 out of my original Grabbers. Second set are bedding in nicely.

BFG Muddies quiet? Whilst not particularly noisy, I found the Grabbers quieter. I have noticed the Muddies are quite squirmy though, but mine are only used for trips.

125000!!!???.....That would be a record that I've heard of for any tyre.
Pickles.

Here are three different tyres I've used. All are 235/85/16
The first is the General Grabber TR

This one is the Continental Contitrac, which replaced the TR's as I got a very good deal on these. They probably won't do the mileage the TR's did as they are a more open thread and probably a softer compound, but I am very pleased with them. These are now on the 2008 Puma "Zulu".

The next one is the General Grabber AT. The 2011 Puma "Masai" is shod with these.

I'm glad I found this thread, just ordered a set of General Grabber MT's I hope I get a bit of life out of them. I know I won't get as much as you guys since there muddies. Has anyone had anything to do with the GG MT's?

Sent from my HTC_0P6B6 using AULRO mobile app

Hey Spudfan, mind if I ask which of the three you would buy next time and why?

Originally Posted by Pickles2

125000!!!???.....That would be a record that I've heard of for any tyre.
Pickles.

Stunned me too.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Hey Spudfan, mind if I ask which of the three you would buy next time and why?

Can't say anything bad about any of them but given a choice I think I'd go for the Continental Contitracs. I think that the wide spacing of the grooves would be less prone to getting clogged with mud/snow.
This year in the snow the General Grabber AT's performed well but I think that the Continentals might just be able to up the game a bit. I've only had the Continentals for a week or so I can't comment on the snow stuff yet but I'll get a good idea of their capabilities in the muck and wet grass soon enough.
The Continentals look that they might not be the best for soft sand unless aired down as the thread looks too aggressive for sand. You Australians have different conditions to me!!!! Hard to advise anyone as neither tyre is cheap. The TR was a good mainly road biased tyre. The AT betters it in the rough but might not last as long. The Contitrac might be the least road biased tyre of the three but probably has the edge in the rough. They might not give the mileage of the other two. The wife drives the 08 Puma "Zulu" with the new Continentals and has made no adverse comment regarding handling or braking so that speaks for itself. On the road all are good and not too noisey. None are open blocked enough to be a danger of braking in the wet. Put it like this, when the AT's need replacing I'll go for the Continentals, unless experience urges otherwise. If it does I'll let you know.

P.S. On the 200 tdi 110, I had steel wheels fitted with 7.50x16 General SAG tubed radials. I was very pleased with this set up. If I had steel wheels on the Pumas I'd go for the tubed SAG radials again. Always thought that if I went overlanding like you lot, that's what I'd use. I'm going on the premise that tubed tyres are better for remote areas but I'm open to being educated on this if anyone cares to elucidate.

Originally Posted by koaster

I'm glad I found this thread, just ordered a set of General Grabber MT's I hope I get a bit of life out of them. I know I won't get as much as you guys since there muddies. Has anyone had anything to do with the GG MT's?

Sent from my HTC_0P6B6 using AULRO mobile app

I have a set of GG MTs which I use for trips on steel wheels. TRs on the original mags for general use (good pun that! )

They have done just under 30,000 Kms, & would be about 50% worn. Certainly they won't last as long as the TRs. At least 30% less distance, I would say roughly from my observations. If I can find my tread gauge I'll take some measurements for a more accurate assessment, as I know the mileages accurately.

They are good tyres, I think.

Cheers,

Lionel