Lots of new tyres out there who runs what ?

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I have got some Michelin Lattitude Cross and have run them for 15 000 miles and there is a good bit of tread left.They have had a fairly hard life running through central Asia and at present in Mongolia. Compared with General Grabbers and B F Goodrich the treads dont seem to get the damage that they do.
Has been in mud and wading rivers and hard stony tracks and soft sand and seem to preform well.
Hope I havnt put a jinks on them by posting here as they have to get me back to the UK and will probably have to go through snow.
 
Have BFG All Terrains.used them in Africa in mud ,sand and rocks.Driven through three winters in the UK and they made short work of the snow.No skidding ,slipping,sliding etc.Drove to manchester from Hampshire when most of the Motorways were closed,via country backroads.Encountered many abandoned vehicles enroute.Done 25000miles on them and still plenty of life left in them.Only disadvantage is they are a bit noiser on sealed surfaces than the Pirelli scorpions I replaced.:cool:
 
Interesting was thinking about this, pick up my P38 on Wednesday and it has Achilles desert hawk tyres fitted all round. They appear to be the cheapest of cheap, wondered if I would be best ditching them for something half decent or do you think they will do the job?
 
I have Goodyear road tyres fitted new when I bought it gona be waiting a long time for them to wear so I can fit my Favourite b f g all terrain.
 
Tried winter tyres and they do make difference but only on ice where the softer compound and increased sipes help (and note help!) with traction. Soft snow I found to be better with ATRs or even MTR's but crap on ice. Winter tyres can't be justified by the price though unless you find, like i did, a part worn set on the online auction site.

I brought a set of four chains this summer (to avoid major viscous damage) if the going really gets bad but too be honest the M&S bridgestones that i use all year round should suffice as they did last winter. Chains only come out in the unlikely event im majorly stuck and need to get home as dont go looking for trouble! Bad for car and bad for roads!
 
Agreed, ice is where winter tyres really make the difference. Mud tyres can be dodgy in the snow - far too hard. I remember driving my brother's series landy on mud tyres in the snow - the closest I've been to death on four wheels!
 
I'm currently on Kuhmo Road Venture APT. They are primarally designed for the roads, but they have done well in all conditions. If it got really grizzly out there I might need something better, but so far they haven't killed me.

They came with 10mm of treat at the start of the year, I'm down to 8mm now (do a minimum of 30 miles a day). I suspect they have a fair few miles left in them before getting anything more extreme. I don't do enough miles on soft ground so there is no point getting something that'll just get chewed up and spat out on asphalt.
 
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