Thread: New D697s fitted

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

I had to remove the heat shield to squeeze it in deflated, at that time I decided a RWC was the way to go!

Yeah i don't think im going to bother trying the shield Rich. It just failed the night time driveway test run so rwc it is.

BFG Tyres are over-rated, handle poorly, and very susceptible to chipping.

They aren't worth half what they're charging for them.

Originally Posted by Russrobe

Yeah i don't think im going to bother trying the shield Rich. It just failed the night time driveway test run so rwc it is.

Gordon reckons you will get it in deflated.

Originally Posted by Aaron40

Gordon reckons you will get it in deflated.

He does also mention removing the heat shield too so might do that as mentioned above. Tyre seems to get very close to the exhaust without it though...

I haven't noticed any handling vices with my KO2s in the 20K they've done so far. No chipping either but only local gravel roads, nothing serious.

Originally Posted by Tombie

BFG Tyres are over-rated, handle poorly, and very susceptible to chipping.

They aren't worth half what they're charging for them.

Does any won who actually runs these tyres,particularly theAT KO2 have these issues?

Sure they are expensive,but sometimes you only get what you pay for,but correct,compared with similar tyres they are waayy over.

The old KO did chip badly in some situations,but so do many tyres.Apart from this,as I have said before, have never had an issue.And one puncture from a large tech screw not to bad after running them for over 13yrs,on different vehicles.

Actually all these years of carting two spares around in remote areas has actually been a waste of space and weight,although on the last Desert crossing I only took a carcass as a second spare.

Sure,the one time I don't take that second spare,I know what will happen

I think you'll find many won't really know yet.
Most people are domestic travellers until they do a reasonable trip where speed/gibber/gravel etc becomes prevalent.

One thing I always found BFG to do in urban (and down near Mt Gambier where logging trucks depress the roads) is tram track.
Has this improved on the new model (or have the vehicles improved ).

Hard to ask the guys here as the roads aren't anywhere like major city thoroughfares and subject to the depressions.

Originally Posted by scarry

Does any won who actually runs these tyres,particularly theAT KO2 have these issues? Sure they are expensive,but sometimes you only get what you pay for,but correct,compared with similar tyres they are waayy over. The old KO did chip badly in some situations,but so do many tyres.Apart from this,as I have said before, have never had an issue.And one puncture from a large tech screw not to bad after running them for over 13yrs,on different vehicles. Actually all these years of carting two spares around in remote areas has actually been a waste of space and weight,although on the last Desert crossing I only took a carcass as a second spare. Sure,the one time I don't take that second spare,I know what will happen

Like it has been stated they are too new to know.
I have heard mixed reviews on the new style KO2.

I can say I had plenty of experience with the old style AT's and MT's and they were tough.
The AT's performed extremely well in all aspects.

My most recent favourites had been the Cooper ST Maxx I really can't fault them they are amazing Offroad.
I had tried the STT's MT and sold them with approximately 10k klm on them, hated them, they drove like crap and were extremely noisy.

Anyways the tyre in question is the BFG KO2
Based on their reputation and my experiences with them in the past I am going to stick with them.

I really had a liking to the D697 they look like a real good all round performer, but I don't want to make a mistake and find out they're not going to offer me the traction I need.
My farm is in mountainous country with peaks up to 1400 m above sea level. When it's wet it's challenging to say the least. I already know the BFG AT will perform and I don't want to get the D697's to find out their not up to the job in those particular conditions.

The BFG KO2 has had rigorous testing and if there was problems with their first release, the company is big enough to have already addressed the problems and rectified them.

I read the odd review when they were first released and it was mixed. To be honest I haven't heard anything bad since.

If someone can produce current poor reviews on the BFG KO2 it would be good to read, so we are not contemplating hearsay.

The D697 is only a two ply sidewall 2,000 denier, 1,000 denier each ply. (When I rang Bridgestone and questioned the tyre tech on this he kind of went quiet, up to that point he was happy telling me about all the good points that's in the marketing brochure)

BFG KO2 is a 3 ply sidewall 3,000 denier 1,000 denier each ply.

Cooper ST Max is a 3 ply sidewall 5,000 denier first two plies 2,000 denier each, third cross ply is 1,000 denier. (Hence my great confidence in them) it's a shame they are not available in a size to suit D4.

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