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    My ex cop Trol had the stock HT whatever tyres on it.
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    Toyo Rugged Terrain Open Country.

    Driven 30kms on bitumen to 'home' - possibly very slightly louder than the D697 AT's, but doubt I would have noticed if not specifically listening to see. Took far less weights to balance each tyre than the Bridgestones - single 60 g on each tyre I think. The Bridgestones had double that on each side of the rims! Felt smooth driving - no front end/steering wheel wobbles. May be imagining it, but both of us felt the tyres were absorbing bumps a little better too. (Same tyre pressures).

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    They look like a Great choice Cuppa. Keen to see how they cope with the sharp stuff. I like the tread. looks deep and thick.
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    What size did you get Cuppa? I'm in the market for tyres atm. The Toyos have a pretty good name from what I know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    What size did you get Cuppa? I'm in the market for tyres atm. The Toyos have a pretty good name from what I know.
    265/75R16 - $300 each. There seemed to be good availability of them up here atm, unlike the Nittos (Nitto Ridge Grapplers -RT's, were quoted at $315 , but they couldnt say when they would be able to get any.
    The whole tyre industry is struggling to get stock across the country as far as I can make out with resulting limited choice. 'Spoke' to someone in Broome with a Tvan last night, having to wait 3 weeks for a pair of AT's to put on their Tvan, and the only ones available there to order in were Bridgestone Supercat AT's which she said "don't get great reviews - but beggars can't be choosers".

    Was in touch with Ben (FNQGU) last night too, he's had the RT's on his Cruiser for the past 15,000kms after a pair of Nitto Trail Grapplers - MT's (which he had on for 40,000kms, & liked a lot , but changed at that mileage 'cos they were becoming too 'slippery' on the bitumen). Says he also likes the Toyo RT's a lot, although added that they do belly out more than the Nittos at low pressure (he mentioned a recent slow drive up Big Red on them at 10psi).

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    Thanks Cuppa. I run about that diameter, 275/65x17 and 265/70x17 I think, I have 2 sets of rims.

    I carry a 2nd spare on remote trips which I store on the roof. That seems to get heavier each year. Thinking of getting a 6" rim and putting a 235/85x16 tyre on it so it's a bit lighter & easier to throw on the roof. Could even do that on the rear door as well come to think about it.

    I've had so few punctures in my life, not just off road but everywhere, all up.

    How have you gone with punctures Cuppa with all your travelling?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    How have you gone with punctures Cuppa with all your travelling?
    Just one 10G (is that twice as good as 5G? Ha ha Humour from the modern day. ). A 3 " split in the side wall of a 10 day old tyre from an unseen, & very unlucky rock on a sandy section of the track coming out of Mornington wilderness camp.

    But we do have great insurance against punctures - 3 spares, interchangeable between car & camper. You can bet if we had less spares we'd have had more punctures! Ha ha.

    When we do eventually return to our cold covid ridden home down south my intention is to alter the tyre carrying framework on the front of the Tvan so that the PVC cover (which fits around the tyre) can still be used (to protect the front of the Tvan), but without the need to carry a spare on the Tvan. I think two spares are sufficient.

    Had an 'almost puncture' 3 years ago in the Idalia NP from an old nail picked up close to the homestead ruins there. About 2" long & buried up to it's head in the tread, but thankfully at a bit of an angle. Agonised about whether to remove it or leave it in situ at the time, but decided to pull it out, fully expecting to hear air hiss out & the need to plug it. No hiss. It was one of the tyres which were replaced yesterday, having had significant mileage put on it after the nail incident, & then carried as a spare for the past couple of years. Another had a 3" triangular 'flap' sliced into a sidewall, but on examination at a tyre place in Ballarat they pronounced it safe & suggested I just sikaflex it up, which I did. Kept it on all round Tassie & then across the deserts to the Kimberley, including multiple runs back & forth to Broome from up on the Peninsular. Replaced, along with the other 3 in Broome in June last year.

    One day I expect I'll get to use the plug kit I've carried for the past 3 years, & when I do it will be the first time I've ever used one!

    Re lifting tyres onto the roof, definitely not something I could do, nor want to try, getting older is a bugger eh? @threedogs made a roofrack winch affair some time back for that purpose, probably still pics of it here somewhere.

    Had plenty of punctures in a variety of vehicles in the past ....... until I worked out that buying second hand tyres was a poor strategy.
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    Yeah, folks don't seem to get punctures much any more. I've carried around a plug kit for a few years and not used it either, but good to know it's there.

    Have you ever looked into that stuff you can squirt into your tyre if you get a puncture and it seals it up?? I've not looked into it, I wonder how good and how long that stuff lasts? If it works well and has a good shelf life I may be able to ditch my 2nd spare on the roof.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    Yeah, folks don't seem to get punctures much any more. I've carried around a plug kit for a few years and not used it either, but good to know it's there.

    Have you ever looked into that stuff you can squirt into your tyre if you get a puncture and it seals it up?? I've not looked into it, I wonder how good and how long that stuff lasts? If it works well and has a good shelf life I may be able to ditch my 2nd spare on the roof.
    I must be very unlucky then, I got at least half a dozen punctures in my last set of BFGs, always lowered tyre pressures when offroad and don't drive like a knob.

    The spray stuff does work and can get you out of trouble. It is a temporary fix though and once you have used that, a tyre shop cannot permanently repair the tyre. So a small puncture would mean you have to replace the tyre if you use it.

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    I've used the non aerosol squirt in your tyre stuff as a preventative measure - horrible green stuff, many years ago on a tubed motorcycle tyre. Supposed to help balance the tyre & to remain liquid, sealing any puncture immediately. Used to see it demonstrated at bike & car shows. Driving six inch nails into a tyre, removing nail & spinning the tyre , very little air lost. I clogged up the tyre valve as well as making hell of a mess, no doubt born of youthful inexperience. Never again!

    Have carried aerosol stuff on a dirt bike too, but never had need to use it. As Winnie says it may get you out of trouble, but tyre repairers are reputed to hate it. I don't think I'd want to rely on it alone in remote country.

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