Anyone Running a Pickup with BFGoodrich tyres?

[Jon P]

I use BFG on my Ranger, got around 40k out of first set but split a side wall on one and ended up changing the whole set , still had plenty of tread left, new set have currently done approx 20 k loads of tread left but have started to tyre rumble a bit , I have recently flipped the tyres on the rims and that has reduced the rumble a bit.

 

[Rural Management Services]

I wouldn’t go for GG AT3 - I lost 4 over about 18 months due to side wall damage. I’m now on my second set of Falken Wildpeak AT3 and cannot fault them! They were on my red FL2 yesterday!

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This is Jason not Andy but I hear you had a good day. Three sets of GG AT3’s did me 110k in an L200 and 50k in a Volvo and in fairness the Volvo probably still has 5k in it.

I was only going to go BFG’s this time as I can get a nearly new set of 4 for about 30-40% of the cost of a new set. But as they are a more extreme tyre I was worried about fuel more.

 

[Rural Management Services]

If you get stuck 'offroad' how much will it cost to recover you back to the road? The AA won't come offroad to find you. My winter tyres get more mpg and the car is no longer behaving like an ice hockey puck for me that is worth the additional cost.

Well recovery for me in 99% of my shooting locations would be worst case a long walk or a phone call to fetch something big to drag it out. I do get your point though 100%.

 

[Craigm95]

BF goodrich all the way, I have had them on the last 2 pickups. I did have GG AT3 for all of 9 months but similar to someone above I had to replace due to sidewall damage.
The pick up looked like a vintage hot rod. Sidewalls well all worn and white.

MPG will reduce slightly but for the most part you won’t see it! Plus the benefit of the goodrich all terrains are if you in a sticky situation they have the grip to get you out due to the pattern unlike most other all terrains tyres

 

[caorach]

I ran BFGs for quite a while on my pickup and they didn't really give much of a hit to fuel economy at all. They were, however, horrible tyres certainly for UK use as they were completely useless on anything wet be that wet roads, wet snow, wet mud, wet stony tracks, wet grass etc. Also what little grip they did have seemed to decline quite rapidly with very little wear. People who get 50,000 plus miles out of them must be driving indoors, mine went in the bin with way more than legal tread on them and I was only too glad to see the back of them. All the BFG marketing for them seems to feature deserts and Baja and stuff like this so it may be that the are good in dry conditions and I'd not question that they are robust but I think they are extremely old technology, unsuited to UK use, trading on a name they made when they were just about the only AT on the market.

 

[takbok]

I ran BFGs for quite a while on my pickup and they didn't really give much of a hit to fuel economy at all. They were, however, horrible tyres certainly for UK use as they were completely useless on anything wet be that wet roads, wet snow, wet mud, wet stony tracks, wet grass etc. Also what little grip they did have seemed to decline quite rapidly with very little wear. People who get 50,000 plus miles out of them must be driving indoors, mine went in the bin with way more than legal tread on them and I was only too glad to see the back of them. All the BFG marketing for them seems to feature deserts and Baja and stuff like this so it may be that the are good in dry conditions and I'd not question that they are robust but I think they are extremely old technology, unsuited to UK use, trading on a name they made when they were just about the only AT on the market.

Sounds like a case of running them way too hard.

 

[Island]

Although running BFG AT's for the last goodness-knows-how-many-years on my trucks, I find myself firmly in agreement with @caorach when it comes to their performance on wet tarmac, especially with no weight in the loadbed.

Roundabouts are a positively sphincter tightening experience...

 

[FISH BOY]

Totally agree.

Had both the Grabber AT3s and the BF Goodrich KO2s.

Personal opinion is that the Grabbers are much better due to being much quieter on the road and superior wet weather handling.

No difference in the brown stuff.

I ran BFGs for quite a while on my pickup and they didn't really give much of a hit to fuel economy at all. They were, however, horrible tyres certainly for UK use as they were completely useless on anything wet be that wet roads, wet snow, wet mud, wet stony tracks, wet grass etc. Also what little grip they did have seemed to decline quite rapidly with very little wear. People who get 50,000 plus miles out of them must be driving indoors, mine went in the bin with way more than legal tread on them and I was only too glad to see the back of them. All the BFG marketing for them seems to feature deserts and Baja and stuff like this so it may be that the are good in dry conditions and I'd not question that they are robust but I think they are extremely old technology, unsuited to UK use, trading on a name they made when they were just about the only AT on the market.

 

[rem284]

Bfg on ranger, not great on wet tarmac. I personally wouldn't have them because the roughest place I take it on the forest road. Anywhere else I use the quad. I have asked for à set of road tyres but employers refuse to use anything else other than bfg.

 

[paulbshooting]

I run BFG AT's most of the year but fit a spare set of alloys with BFG Mud Terrains for the winter. Not on a pickup but land rover. Not worried about MPG, more interested with no getting stuck.

 

[User00035]

Get your truck remapped to over come the loss In mpg and get the bf ... every one knows what a good tyre they are.
Just a suggestion.

While you're at it, get the wretched ad blue system deleted. The heaters fail, the injectors seize and both cost a fortune to fix. And forecourts are skinning us alive on the cost of refills.
It is not required for the MOT. Get rid of it.

 

[User00035]

Bfg on ranger, not great on wet tarmac. I personally wouldn't have them because the roughest place I take it on the forest road. Anywhere else I use the quad. I have asked for à set of road tyres but employers refuse to use anything else other than bfg.

The best compromise I've found to date for this sort of use are Maxxis Bravo 771s. They're a 50/50 AT tyre but are as quiet and as economical on the road as regular tyres and have been excellent on wet tarmac, better than any other AT I've tried to date.

 

[rem284]

The best compromise I've found to date for this sort of use are Maxxis Bravo 771s. They're a 50/50 AT tyre but are as quiet and as economical on the road as regular tyres and have been excellent on wet tarmac, better than any other AT I've tried to date.

It won't make any difference to me because employers are stone deaf

 

[User00035]

It won't make any difference to me because employers are stone deaf

They might listen if they knew that as a fleet operator they'll probably get Bravos at £500 a set.

 

[Andrewslater]

Sorry for clarity I was referring to the AT’s rather than muds. Useful to know though.

I found mileage loss to be comparable to what he said for mud terrains to be fair. I had new hilux for a month in december on factory tyres before fitting bf goodrich all terrains. The proper all terrains not the cheaper hybrid type.

 

[Malxwal]

Pre KO2 BFG AT were great. Yes,a little noisy, a little less grip in the wet, but hard wearing, and trustworthy. KO2 variant vastly overpriced, problematic (I had a set replaced under warranty, with the replacements not a lot better, wouldn't hold balance). Horrific on wet roads. Not worth the cost, even at 30-40%off, unless you're predominantly off-road, and don't anticipate having to go anywhere far or in a hurry.