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Looks nice. I'd definitely consider those once I win the lottery. As far as road manners go, ag tires usually only have one manner on pavement: wear.

Well, I think I'd rather drive "fast" on a fresh ag tires than on old radials. At least as I recall, that was the case with the BLM incident. Besides, keeping in mind that the speed rating is based on max load for the tire, and sustained speeds, most military type tires could probably be driven...

Can't say that speed rating ever entered my mind when picking tires for a SEE.

If you don't care about road use (but I think you do), rtrask recently came across a nice and affordable AG tire. Naturally I don't remember the name of it. Too tall for my liking, so I didn't even try. Haven't tried the Swampers in snow yet, but the Pitbulls did better than the stock Michelins...

Seeing the innards of a Michelin without even trying.

Regroovable would mean that the existing tread can be cut deeper. I'm thinking of creating more biting edges (but I think you knew that). Thought more about it last night, and might try at least the rears on the HMMH. Its tires are fairly fresh, and still had the little tits on them when I got...

Today I used the tire groover on some tires for a little dump truck, which made me wonder if anyone has tried grooving the Michelins in an effort to get some sort of traction out of them. Not that there are any (to me) obvious cuts to be made, other than across each tread block, but still. It's...

Alpine44 made me aware that the TM says not to use bias ply tires on a FLU. Looked it up, and sure enough: "Do not use bias ply tires on vehicle. To do so could result in damage to equipment." Okay, if it was a late model Corvette and I put bias tires on it, the handling would suffer greatly...

Took a few photos today while thinking about rim and tire beads. First is a 16.50 on a 2-inch widened stock wheel, which is spec rim width for that tire. The unusually beefy bead lipon the SEE wheel still sticks out quite a bit. Jay Couch has run these on stock wheels and says it works fine. I...

Sorry, I did indeed mean 12.5, not 12.2. I have very mixed emotions about those so-called rim protectors. They do no harm when run at higher inflation pressures, but when aired down they can form a gap in front of and behind the lowest point of the tire. Basically the sidewall pivots around the...

I may have some photo that shows the potential problem, but I'd have to dig around for it. For now, picture a modified Japanese car. Those guys really take the wide wheel/narrow tire concept to the limit. Low riders have nothing on them. Even the 12.2R20 Michelins are really too narrow for the...

The main drawback with skinny tires on a wide wheel on something that goes off the pavement is when dirt gets forced in to the bead. That can be accomplished by crossing a ditch diagonally, or driving along in a crevasse, like I did. After that you'll have a slow (if you're lucky) leak and will...

It's kinda funny how there's been more tire talk than in recent memory on the "regular thread", and yet it took days for this one to get going. Okay, to get a second post. Anyway, after having had the privilege to witness first hand the procedures and equipment used for tire testing at the Yuma...

Sing your praise for the Michelin 12.5R20 XL here! I will not join in on doing that, but will admit that this tire has a nice, rounded crown. Which is a good thing if you must run a radial. Also, this tire most likely works well in sand. And...no, sorry, I can't think of any other good traits of it.