![]() So until all the tyres are worn down to the point the to be replaced I am stuck replacing the Tonka Toy tyres each time i have a puncture on ant part of the tyre. I should have stayed with Bridgestone T005XL as I never had a puncture with them driving on the same ground. They seem not to have any side wall protection and or any type of cut protection too the underside of the tread. My question is how can they be called an off road tyre when they seem to be made of toffee ? The code on the side of the tyre MT ? is that short for molasses and Tofu. and its looking like another new tyre this time the cut is well within the tread. fast forward and 3k more or less I have another puncture this time on the thread on the same new tyre. 1 mm ? so another £113 later another new tyre. In the end, even using a specialist mud bath, the testers couldn't get any meaningful data from driving the truck in and out of the mud area, so decided to omit the results from the test.I changed to the General Grabber GT March 2021 and within a week I had a puncture within a week only to be told I had to replace the tyre due to a single hawthorn thorn just going in on the edge of the tread and side wall ! this was an unrepairable tyre with a hole under. The mud test proved to be a real problem for the magazine, and even though they knew repeatability of the test would be an issue, they didn't realise just how hard it would be! The three ply sidewall tyres (BF Goodrich, Achilles, Nankang and Goodyear) tyres generally did better than the 2 layer tyres, though Kumho and Yokohama scored well for a twin ply construction. Wear has been good (5mm of tread left after 20k miles). ![]() These tyres were quieter and ran smoother than the original equipment summer tyres that came with the car when new. Given 87 while driving a Honda CRV (225/65 R17) on mostly country roads for 20,000 average miles. With punctures a very real part of offroading, and usually a major inconvenience, the magazine tested each tyre at 2.4 bar with a special machine that measures how much pressure is needed to puncture the shoulder area, between the tread and the sidewall. Helpful 70 - tyre reviewed on January 11, 2017. ![]() Yokohama finished eighth, managing the 2.2 bar run but failing at 2.4 bar, Kumho finish ninth and failed at 2.2 bar, and Nankang finished in last place, failing to make it up at 1.8 bar. Seven of the ten tyres made it up at the full 2.4 bar. As the tyre pressure increases, the ability on rock decreases, and top marks are awarded for the tyres which can make it up at every pressure. The magazine attempted three runs, one at 1.8 bar, then at 2 bar, then 2.2 bar and finally 2.4 bar. Rock Tractionįor rock traction, the tyres had to get the Ford up a solid 30 degree incline. This time the Hankook was the winning tyre, with the BF Goodrich and Goodyear rounding out the top three. Gravelįor the gravel braking test, again from 50 mph, the pressure was reduced from 2.4 bar to 1.8 bar. The wet braking winning Dunlop, could only manage fifth place, with Bridgestone rounding out the top three. Under wet handling tests the Goodyear moved to the top spot, with Hankook holding second place. The Dunlop narrowly beat the Hankook to first place, with the Goodyear finishing third. Wetīraking down from 50 mph on wet roads proved close, with the gap between the best and worst on test just 4.9 meters. The Ford Ranger was put through braking tests on gravel, traction on rocky surfaces and traction in mud, and the tyre was even tested on a rig to see how strong the sidewalls are. The off road tests were far more thorough. Instead of testing dry and wet road performance, only wet braking and wet handling were tested, as the variance in dry performance was small. In order to test the tyres in their most common conditions, the magazine chose to focus on off road performance. ![]() Optimised traction and braking performance on slippery. Outstanding snow traction and snow handling performance. Enhanced steering response, optimised snow traction and best braking performance on all surfaces. High cornering stability and traction, best dry and snow handling performance. It takes ten mud terrain (M/T) tyres in 265/75 R16, sticks them on a 4x4 Ford Ranger pickup truck, and puts them through wet, gravel, rock and endurance tests to find out which tyre will be the most useful for hardcore off road use. The Snow Grabber offers safety in all winter conditions. It's not often we see a proper off road tyre test, but this one by the South African Magazine "Drive Out" seems to tick all the boxes. 2016 All Terrain and Off Road MT Tyre Test ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |