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James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:31 pm: | 
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From their site:
"The NEW TrXus Mud Terrain is INTERCO'S answer to the need of those who want a smooth, super quiet ride with tough thick sidewalls with a chip and cut resistant compound. This tire has more siping than any other mud terrain on the market; which has proven to be almost magical in icy snowy conditions. These same traction features make this tire a serious rock climber".
Anyone using or heard anything about them??? 235/85-16 available for U$100.95 here in Tulsa and the RR needs new sneakers.
Thanks,
Jaime |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:12 pm: |
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damn, sounds like a bargain... be the guinee pig 
rob |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:21 pm: |
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I think Matt Moe is running those tires... |
mantaray (Mantaray)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 07:13 pm: |
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they've been around for a while. a friend has them on her cherokee. they perform well off-road and ride better than most muds on the road. tire wear is average. good lower cost alternative without having to go to a knock-off brand. the trXus ATs look really mean too. |
Danno
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 09:21 pm: |
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got them in 255/85/16's (they run small, about .5" smaller than the BFG's in the same size) $113....had them on for a little over 5000 miles now. better than the General Grabber MT's that i had. got them from a local 4Wheel Parts. really nice ride, and not too noisy.
look here for pics...
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Chris Condon (Chris)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 11:24 pm: |
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-Danno
Out of curiosity, what suspension set-up are you using?
Thanks,
Chris |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 12:31 am: |
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Jaime, for a $100 a piece I say go for it. I have run the 235/85 since last fall and love the tires. They have a soft tread so work well in the wet and so far I'm impressd with what they have done on rock and mud. Last weekend I ran 20psi which seems to be a good pressure, although I have been down to 12psi on snow. In retrospect I would buy the 255/85s |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 09:07 am: |
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Thanks alot guys for the information. I like the idea of the sipes as on occassion it does snow back home in PA.. Right Rob?? It still does snow at 7-Springs doesn't it??? And out here in OK. the rains are fierce so the soft tread also appeals to me. Feel pretty sure the reason for the low price is most of the trucks here are jacked-up Fords, etc. and this size would be way too small for their egos.
Thanks again - I'm going for a set.
Regards,
Jaime |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 10:19 am: |
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ohh,, the rain here is sickening now.
we didn't get but one good snow this winter, must be global warming. 7springs was just icy all winter. i didnt even get to snowshoe, what a boring winter we had. ]
the siping is what would be nice. if i could find these for 100 each back here i think i'd try them since futuras are up over 90 per tire now.
either that or some exotic michelens that cost an arm and a leg.
rob |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 11:12 am: |
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Ok, tires are on the way. To avoid a shipping charge as 235/85-16 not in stock, the store here sells so many Swampers that they have a truck that goes to Interco every 2-3 weeks so my tires will be on the next truck shipment. So even if I have to pay 7% sales tax, price still better than buying from TireRack and paying shipping instead of sales tax. The only other tire I could find for U$100 was the Dunlop Rover R/T which although a good tire, the TruXus has a much stronger sidewall which is what went on my BFG TrakEdges from the rocks around here.
Hey Rob - Rain is a good thing as it sure does not look good in the upper NY area for water in their reservoirs. We're planning a trip back to 7-Springs/our property this Labor Day so hopefully we can get together.
Jaime |
94Rover
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 11:47 am: |
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Blueboy,
How were the BFG Trac-Edges in wet highway driving conditions? |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 12:02 pm: |
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94Rover,
Actually very good as they are well siped. Good in the snow too. I really liked them. Problem is BFG stopped making them and the sidewall is only 2 ply which reared its ugly head on one of our Rover outings. So, compared to the other options such as MT/Rs and MTs KM which are both not siped and more expensive, these seemed to fit the bill.
Regards,
Jaime |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 12:34 pm: |
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jim, did you drive in the yough damn when it was empty a few years ago or were you in japan?
i have a few pic's of me in my trooper driving in it, was very martian lookin... the old bridge on route 40 was surfaced and the resivour was nothing more that a river that flowed under the old bridge.
it's all back to normal now.
yeah, well have to get together
rob |
Marc
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 12:35 pm: |
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Jaime,
What info do you have on the Trxus sidewalls? Just curious because I seem to recall that being the big complaint when they first came out: that the sidewalls were very easily damaged.
Don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings, but check into it, and maybe it isn't too late since you haven't picked them up yet.
-Marc |
Moe
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 01:07 pm: |
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Marc, just like all tires you will find sidewalls being torn apart once off road. Larry Grubs made short work of three of his trxus tires untill he learned to drive I've had better luck and think it is more about driving style than the strength of the sidewall. This winter coming down a trail the D90 in front had a
BFG MT bite the dust--a rock pierced the sidewall. I travelled the same trail with far lower pressure and no issues. I'm not at all saying that a BFG is weaker than a Trxus just that there are way too many factors contributing to blown tires and sidewall strength is just one of them. |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 01:35 pm: |
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Marc,
To answer your question - don't know!!! However, it is a 10 ply under the tread and a far more "beefier" sidewall pattern than the Trak-Edge. Will call Interco after their lunch and verify.
For the price and comments from Moe and others, think I'll be OK with them. The siping really is a good feature that will be very beneficial for my type of use. Discount tires will sipe any tire for you, yet, the closest one to me is in Dallas which is a 5 hour drive.
Thanks for the comment.
Rob - nope; living in Japan at the time. Can imagine though how errie that must have been. Yeah, I'll keep in touch and let you know the details of our trip when time gets closer.
Jaime |
94Rover
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 01:47 pm: |
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Blueboy,
One last question about the BFG Trac-Edges, I am probably leaning towards the 225/75/16 for the RR, and I was told by a salesman at NTB that he could still get the BFG Trac-Edges. Here's the question.
What was the noise level like on the highway.....And thanks for the word on how they handled when the rain was present....Was this normal rain/city, or highway driving rain....
If I knew where to get the trXus tyre where I am I would consider them as well, but I like the conservative look of the Trac-Edge...
anyone else have an opinion about the Trac-Edge... |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 02:03 pm: |
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94Rover,
Suggest you also consider the 245/75-16 as it is the same height as a 215/85-16 (which I currently am using) and it should fit.
Noise level is apparent with the windows up. Goes away with the radio on without having to blast it. So, not too bad, yet, it is there. Kinda like snow tires on a regular car during the winter.
Either situation they were great in the rain. We use the RR to travel from Tulsa back to Pittsburgh, PA area during Christmas so you get rain/ice/snow and it handled all very well.
Don't know where you are located, however, as I'm in the middle of the Country, shipping the TruXus from here is about U$15-20 per tire to either the East or West coast. Unless you have a NTB in your area, you'll pay for shipping anyhow.
As much as I like the Trac-Edge, it did not do well in the mud runs we took. Totally clogged up and turned into slicks. In most cases we ended up just winching the big boy (RR) up the hill where others with mud tires had no problem. So, I'm looking to improve that area and still keep the rain/snow/ice benefits. That is why this tire with the siping and block tread appealls to me.
Jaime |
Danno
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 03:49 pm: |
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Chris - RoverTym 3" w/ cones and Procomp shocks.
RD - come up to my neck of the woods and get them at the 4Wheel Parts down the road from me.
information on the TruXus M/T's
http://www.intercotire.com/html/trxus_mt_sts.htm |
my96disco (Trevorh)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 05:57 pm: |
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Moe,
How did the tires perform on the tarmac on the snow and ice? Have to get new tires before next winter and are considering these for the BC roads.
trevorh |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 06:07 pm: |
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Quote:I travelled the same trail with far lower pressure and no issues. I'm not at all saying that a BFG is weaker than a Trxus just that there are way too many factors contributing to blown tires and sidewall strength is just one of them.
moe, you believe in tire gods? |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 08:41 pm: |
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Ho, yes I believe in mulitple gods, and while I rarely pray we rarely disagree. Do you have something you would like me to pass on to them? 
Trevor, good in all those categories, even ice and packed snow, but they really shine in oil slicks  |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 09:40 am: |
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Trevor,
Not sure on BC roads you have the same problem we have in the Western PA. hills where we go skiing. We have found no matter what tire you use, a bigger problem are snow snakes. You can be driving down the road and all of a sudden - ZAP! A snow snake has come out of hiding, bitten your tire, and the vehicle goes into the ditch. Damnest thing you'll ever see. They come out of no where and when you least expect it. Worse than deer. Usually though we find it happening when people are driving home after visiting a friends house late in the night. It seems they like the dark. This is the other reason I'm looking for a good sidewall on my new RR sneakers. Damn snow snakes! Rob might have experienced some of these as he also is a W. PA. boy.
Jaime |
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