Thread: New D697s fitted

Ive got the Cooper AT3 265/60 on mine.They were bought with the GOE wheels,rears are brand new,fronts and 2 spares are at 10000km.Cant report much yet,definately a smother ride than the factory tyres.After a set of Cooper S/T tyres on my D2 I vowed never to buy cooper tyres again.Will see how they go.
Coincedently my work ute has the AT3 in 245/65X16.Dont know how many ks as we got the ute off a neighbor shire.Its done LOTS of gravel ks with them,judging by the paint scoured off everywhere as they are bigger than a Colarado should wear.Ive done 20000km in it,I carry 400lt of diesel around all the time.Tyre wear is very good,coming up for replacement,no bad chipping that I can see.For a tyre that would have spent at least half,if not more of its life on gravel they have stood up well.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Tombie

Depending on your farm surface - I'm not sure any AT is going to work for you when wet. The D4 will be sitting at 2.7t so will be different to a Defender on the same tyres. Perhaps some muddies for the farm run?

Bulldozed tracks, shale, slippery slopes.

I've only had the Coopers on the farm and they have all been on different vehicles, and they have gotten me where I have to get to. In the real wet I don't go up top way too steep and slippery. With lower pressure the ST Maxx got me around reliably.

If they were available in the sizes I need I wouldn't even be talking tyres.

I'm not one for changing tyres for different conditions, I'm that lazy that I sold the defender because I didn't want to change gears let alone tyres. Ha ha ha

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What speeds most of the time on the gravel Andy?

Tyre wear is a shocking measure of quality - what you want is grip and a lifespan of not more than about 4-5 years of average use.

Gravel is a very gentle surface for tyres.. Loose rock +13mm is a nastier proposition.
Add some pace and tyres get a hiding.

AT3 is Poopers knock off of the ATZ Mickey - a proven performer - and has a lot of rubber on the road and large blocks so less prone to chipping compared to ST Slaxx etc..

With tyres it remains that American Rubber formulations are generally less resilient than Japanese rubber formulations.

If they could supply an MT or AT for my vehicle I would run Toyo in a heartbeat...

Shrek,no Im going to start calling you BFG(Big Friendly Giant)
The gravel isnt a soft loving surface,its very abrasive.We were having to buy the more expensive Dunlop Cargo 15"lt tyres for my previous work ute,40K MAX,I did a set of Kumo LTs in 20K.
Speeds.normally 100 is plenty,late finish this arvo,40km trip in on gravel.Wasnt fun,120 was too fast,would have had around 150lts of diesel left in the tank,it wasnt helping out much on bends
Andrew

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Can anyone tell what the other two brands of tyre are?

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Originally Posted by Babs

http://youtu.be/ueVenJIMEik

Can anyone tell what the other two brands of tyre are?

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Not really a hard guess is it

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Brand "G" is the BGF AT

I can't make out brand "C" ?

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Hint G is for Goodrich
C is for........

And it's their AT3