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I have just brought Goodyear Ultra Grip + SUV 255/55 R19 111H XL and had them fitted to a set of refurbished wheels I will fit them in November and report here in December
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Good buy (IMO).
I was interested to read what Goodyear said about off-road performance and clearing mud etc.
I've been off road in a D3 fitted with Vredestein Wintrac's, first sign of mud the Vreds clogged up and turned to slicks. I'm not knocking the Vreds, they're not supposed to cope with mud, my point is that the Goodyears don't look radically different to the Wintrac's.
I've always found Goodyear's own description of their tyres to be accurate, so if you go off road, please let us know how the Ultra Grip's cope with mud.
29th Aug 2013 5:00 pm
petersw
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That off road report was the decider for me
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29th Aug 2013 5:04 pm
LT
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Location: South West
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Looks good Bring on the wintery conditions
Well, not quite yet please.
29th Aug 2013 5:19 pm
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
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Notice they are directional are other Winter Tyres ?
29th Aug 2013 5:21 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Did the Duratracs loose/not get their winter (mountain & snowflake) markings?
29th Aug 2013 5:22 pm
LT
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Classified as All Season and Off Road. Plus, only 2/5 for wet road use.
Whilst I'm sure they'll be good in deep/fresh snow, as were/are the MTR's, Duratracs aren't a winter tyre. Not sure if they still have the mountain snowflake symbol on the new ones or not.
29th Aug 2013 5:53 pm
Oyster catcher
Member Since: 26 Mar 2013
Location: Dublin
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Sounds good thank you.
29th Aug 2013 7:04 pm
azurar01
Member Since: 24 Feb 2011
Location: Gloucestershire
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Goodyear Ultra Grip + SUV 255/55 R19 111H XL
+1
I used these last year through the worst of the snow and was very impressed.D4 SDV6 HSE 11MY - Gone
D3 TDV6 HSE 08MY - Gone
30th Aug 2013 8:24 am
LT
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Did you venture off road?
30th Aug 2013 9:46 am
azurar01
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Location: Gloucestershire
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I used them on a few forest trails marshalling for rallies; rutted and frozen mainly.D4 SDV6 HSE 11MY - Gone
D3 TDV6 HSE 08MY - Gone
30th Aug 2013 9:52 am
LT
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Location: South West
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I'm really interested to know if they'll clog up with mud easily.
But, I do know that mud varies wildly. I've driven through mud at Eastnor LRE on OE fit Pirelli Scorpions with no problems at all, yet I've also encountered the type of cloying mud that turned my Goodyear MTR's into slicks.
30th Aug 2013 10:10 am
azurar01
Member Since: 24 Feb 2011
Location: Gloucestershire
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Hi LT, the ground was mostly frozen so not really tested mud as you find at Eastnor.
If you're after tyres to clear mud, a larger block size like the AT Grabber might be a better option.
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I'm fine with my Pirelli ATR's, never been stuck yet, although I've come close a couple of times on Salisbury Plain in the mud. I used to have a set of 19" rims fitted with MTR's, but realised that actually the ATR's were nearly as good off road and brilliant on road. So like some other ATR users here, I sold the MTR's and now run ATR's all year round.
But I'm interested in a proper winter tyre, with the braking performance that high silica compounds offer at low temperatures, but that can also cope with muddy tracks and fields.
The Duratrac is too aggressive for my needs, which are 20k+pa business use miles combined with weekend use for the various field sports I pursue.
I doubt what I want a winter tyre to do for me will ever exist. They'll always have to be a compromise. Fortunately here in the West, we don't get such cold winter weather.
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Good buy (IMO).
