Thread: AT Tyre recommendations

Tyres are after wages and fuel my biggest business expense over here in OZ .
I had to totally renew my tire knowledge and requirements when I started over here 15 years ago.
My business involves working remote and although we strike periods of muddy conditions during the wet season mud tyres are an expensive liability in most cases ( All they are good for is weekend warriors who intentionally try to get themselves bogged trying to go places they shouldn’t and for photo opportunity’s showing off on Facebook)
We do a set of tyres in 12 months ( approx 55,000km ) on my utes if we manage to not destroy them sooner.
I have learnt that sidewall construction is the most important aspect and the tougher and more ply you can get is always better .
Nothing boils my piss more than having to throw away a perfectly good tyre because the sidewall has been damaged and the tyre shops refuse to patch or plug them .
For years we just plugged them ourselves, but worksite compliance and liability if there was an accident due to tyre failure has nailed that on the head .
For our conditions here I’ve had the best run out of BF Goodridge AT’s , but they are expensive and we have moved to cheap Goodrides because I can buy two for the price of one BF . They dont last as long but the pain is less when you stake a sidewall .
I never used the BF Goodridges for my years in NZ but I cant see why they wouldn’t work well in NZ conditions.