Best off road drive tires

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  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    If it helps you any, I taint never had a mich fail on me. Although they have gotten nosebleed pricing since I put a set on long ago. (Tarriffs maybe?) Yokos believe it or not has been fantastic steers.

    One type of tires which may or may not be true for big trucks I used here in Arkansas is a pair of fat Hankooks under the bed of the pickup back then. The ground where I am is crappy and can trap (And did...) the tractor in a inch of wet clay. You cannot do anything with it. But those hankooks did well in the small truck I had for what I did with it then. Since it was a touch over 400 big block on a 5 speed hurst I can get em to chirp a little bit in third on dry pavement. But for whatever it's worth, I would be buying them again. But just the highway version.
     
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  3. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    True that. Only about 10% of my miles are off paved highway. It's good to have something that can run 75 mph when I need to and still have grip and durability in the fecal tissue.
     
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  4. Final Drive

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    Ok Op
    What you going with ?
     
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  5. x1Heavy

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    Used half track treads probably. He he he.
     
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  6. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    Or maybe a Super Swamper...:)
     
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  7. Lepton1

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    Haven't pulled the trigger yet. I will let you all know.
     
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  8. Lepton1

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    I've come up with two other options:

    Goodyear G182 or the Yokohama TY517. I will make a final decision and install later this week. I'm leaning towards the Goodyear, it's a good aggressive tread and about a thousand dollars cheaper than the Bridgestones.

    I will also install Centramatics on the drives. I've had good results with those installed on the steers.
     
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  9. Oldironfan

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    I talked to a few oil patch drivers. And they say they have had good luck with the cheap Chinese tires. They are heavy with a lot of extra rubber.
     
  10. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    I am getting Yokohama TY517MC2. With Centramatics and with credit for my old tires it will run a tad less than $4K. Looking forward to see how they perform.
     
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  11. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    The first duals are done, with the Centramatic.
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