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    i have had two blow at less than 20000klm and they were less than 12 months old.

    it has been my experience that on a coil sprung vehicle they need to be pumped up around 50psi or they let go prematurely or scallop badly at best.

    different story on leaf sprung

    no doubt people will beg to differ.
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    they also blow more often when you dont use tubes in them, they are NOT a tubeless rated tyre.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    they also blow more often when you dont use tubes in them, they are NOT a tubeless rated tyre.
    didn't help mine.. and i had the good quality tube in them to boot...
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    Thankyou all for your replies and advice

    These ones are used but appear in very good condition.

    I have them at 40 psi and will see how the go.

    They are on 1 ton rims which are 6.5 inch wide - not sure if/how this may affect wear, but turning circle seems much tighter and I really love look of them - tyres sit out almost flush with bodywork.

    Will take and post some pics on the weekend.

    Cheers

    R

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    I've got a set of these on my machine and I suspect they are the originals- dated from 1976.
    There is a little superficial crazing around the sidewalls which had me a bit concerned, but have run them at low pressures (15-20psi) in sand and not seen any progression of the crazing. I use the recommended pressures (ie 25 front and rear if lightly loaded, 25 front 36 rear if heavy). Have done 25,000 on them myself so far (50,000 in total) with no problems. The spare is like new- never been used.
    My understanding is that they are a 10 ply rating light truck tyre. Moulded on the sidewall is "10 PR".

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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    didn't help mine.. and i had the good quality tube in them to boot...
    probably in protest at the rapid speed changes effected by inadequately adjusted and setup brakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post

    probably in protest at the rapid speed changes effected by inadequately adjusted and setup brakes.
    Brakes were fine

    One blew on a dry day on the last downhill run into cooma and the other let go in the wet hrading uphill at 90kph

    No warning with either and no scalloping or other evidence of missuse
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    feel your pain, I've had to abandon a trailer to keep a perentie mobile on an exercise for the same reason (on more than one occasion)
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    Quote Originally Posted by dreamin' View Post
    <snip>
    They are on 1 ton rims which are 6.5 inch wide - <snip>
    Cheers
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    Most of the Perenties are 6" rims.

    If you don't mind me asking, what part number are the "I ton rims"?

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    I had a set of these tyres on my old truck. Because they had aged the rubber had hardened up they did not like wet tar roads at all. In fact all you had to do was pass a picture of a wet road past them and they would lose grip So after a couple of adventures on wet roads I let some one else discover the absolute joy of these tyres in the wet.
    Cheers Hall

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