Goodyear
At 4WDORDT we believe that not enough emphasis is placed on fitting the correct tyre to your 4WD vehicle that will suit your purpose. Over the years we’ve used many different tyre brands. Some brands have included several different patterns all with varying degrees of success.
Currently we’re using Goodyear tyres. Fitted to our V8 Diesel Landcruiser Troop Carrier is a set of 265/75R16 LT MTRs. These tyres have proved to be the best performing tyres that we have used to date.
In 2010 we travelled through the Simpson Desert and surrounding regions with NO failures. The types of roads driven on varied from blacktop, soft sand and sharp unforgiving stones to some of the most boggy conditions I’ve encountered in central Australia. It’s always a great feeling getting back from an outback adventure without having any tyre issues.
The OTL road at the Cape demands good traction and durability. The Kimberley region demands toughness to withstand the varying road surfaces and durability. On the other hand the Simpson Desert has to have a tyre with good sand traction and the versatility to run on gibber stones and have strong enough sidewalls to allow running on reduced pressures to help reduce bogging down in the sand!
The MTRs fitted to our previous vehicles, an NP Pajero and a GU Patrol ute performed well enough to allow both vehicles to negotiate the many obstacles in these areas with a minimum of fuss!! That’s why we’re running them on our new truck!
The two most impressive things for me about these tyres is how little they “chip” on the lugs and how evenly they have worn.
Will we continue to use them? you better believe it!!!