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Ady-:)

Member Since: 10 Feb 2018
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 50

2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini Black

BFG KO or GGAT3

It's that aged old question of what tyre. I've researched and looked at around ect and decided on the bf Goodrich KO2, love the look and the new design has a lot of benifits. Except they don't do a 19"

So I'm now stuck between the old bf Goodrich ko or the new general grabber at3.
Any thoughts, is there a tyre I have over looked?
I will be 50/50 off road/on road and I don't have room to cary play wheels to work and change them to access site so I need great off road capability without going deaf on the m6.

255/55/19 disco3

Thanks

23rd May 2018 11:21 pm

Buckster

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 600

Goodyear Duratracs

2003 BMW M5- 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black

2013 RRS SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expo Rack, 4x Warn Spotlights, Warn 9.5 XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection, Full Easylift Suspension, LightForce HTX 230 Spot Lights, LR Light Guards, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, Brembos Calipers, ARB Fridge, Tuff trek awning.
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23rd May 2018 11:59 pm

johnlad

Member Since: 02 Dec 2016
Location: blackpool
Posts: 406

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham Blue

Kingpin tracker is same tread as BFG KO2
Available in 255/55/19, it’s a remould though but British made and dirt cheap.

24th May 2018 7:26 am

Ady-:)

Member Since: 10 Feb 2018
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 50

What are the duratracs like on the road? My normal commute is 6 hours up the motorway then up a mountain to a TV transmitter, it can be deep mud or loose shingle to access some of these sites so I need a 50/50 mix.

I know I'm asking the impossible as I want the best of both worlds.

24th May 2018 7:56 pm

sarumlight

Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1590

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tonga Green

They’re pretty good. Road handling and grip feels as good as road tyres, and they’re the best all-terrain tyres in mud. Although I’d probably better say I thought MT/Rs were fine for regular fast runs up to Newcastle: Those really were noisy!

24th May 2018 8:32 pm

DrewLR4

Member Since: 17 Jan 2018
Location: South Devon
Posts: 173

2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 XS Auto Galway Green

I put a full set of the General Grabber AT3 Jeep I sold recently. I did over 1700 miles on a trip to france on them last summer and I can honestly say the were a great tyre. No additional road noise in comparison to the road tyres it had on before and little or no change to fuel. Stopped well if you needed to quickly and easily towed 2.5 ton trailer up a grassy field.

Purchased them online from BOSS TYRES who at the time were cheapest I could find delivered.

25th May 2018 2:15 pm

nearlee

Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: where the sheep are scared
Posts: 1777

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bonatti Grey

If your sticking to 19's then duratracs everyday of the week only tyre I've ever used that comes close to the bfg AT, if you do change wheel size the bfg AT every day of the week by far and away the best tyre I've ever used.

The duratracs are somewhere between a all terrain and full mud but with unbelievable road charactetiscs for such and aggressive tyre, knock the generals into a cocked hat. Just remember:-
Amateurs built the Ark
Professionals built the titanic

25th May 2018 9:12 pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13078

The AT3 beat the KO2 in a recent LRO tyre test, IIRC. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
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27th May 2018 6:24 pm

romadog2004

Member Since: 07 Nov 2010
Location: Powys
Posts: 290

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini Black

Fitted AT3 tyres to our D3 and drove to deepest Wales to then drive off road and on road over last Bank holiday weekend.
They were great.
Whether it was mud, rock, shale or tarmac, they performed effortlessly.

Would highly recommend.

Pirelli tyres in garage....may sell or keep ???

27th May 2018 8:34 pm

Ady-:)

Member Since: 10 Feb 2018
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 50

Just bought a set of duratrac from tyre leader. £120 a corner mail order. Very pleased with the price and should be with me on Thursday, I will give a review on them soon as I'm travelling to Scotland to work at 33 sites all on top of hills with various terrains, including the hours of mind numbing m6 and m74

27th May 2018 11:33 pm

Buckster

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 600

2003 BMW M5- 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black

2013 RRS SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expo Rack, 4x Warn Spotlights, Warn 9.5 XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection, Full Easylift Suspension, LightForce HTX 230 Spot Lights, LR Light Guards, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, Brembos Calipers, ARB Fridge, Tuff trek awning.
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28th May 2018 12:26 am