Maxxis Big Horns are OK

Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:07
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Hi all,

In a followup to my thread 86000 on 1st of May I can give a report on how these tyres fared.

The distance travelled (ie. in the bush) was about 1500kms, sometimes good dirt tracks, sometimes old unused shotlines, and actually less than 100kms off road (sometimes rough). Many sand dunes and often rocky country. This was in the vicinity of the north western portion of the Great Sandy (see my latest blog for some pictures of the country)

I ran 2 Big horns (which I bought 2nd hand) at the front and the mostly reliable Cooper STT in the rear (which has been my preferred tyre since 2007).

My count came in at 4 punctures left front and six on the right front. All pluggable. 1 puncture I could even put my pliers right into the tyre and it only took 1 plug. Most holes were in the sidewall.

This thread is not about the Coopers but for reference I only got 1 puncture in the rear end.

I almost doubled the puncture count of the next vehicle (of which there were 3 others) however this may be attributed to the fact that I was leading 98% of the time. The other vehicles (including 2 exploroz vehicles) had a mixture of Toyo Open Country, Wranglers and the new Cooper ST's.

All in all I'm still not quite sure if any particular tyre is better than another however the Big Horns exceeded my expectations and are a good sacrificial tyre for my type of travel, probably not as good as all the others mentioned but certainly are good value for money (even when you would buy them new).

I would recommend them to the moderate 4wdriver / traveler and to the driver who would give them hell in the desert, though one must expect them to be sacrificial.

"There are no bad tyres, only drivers" - What I mean by this is if you don't run over a stake, then you increase your chances of not getting a puncture, and that is what it all comes down to!!

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Reply By: Paul and Mel - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:15

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:15
it would be interesting to see what would have happened there if they were on the vehicle the other way around? (bighorns on rear)
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Follow Up By: equinox - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 21:08

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 21:08
Yes, it would be interesting - who knows what the result would have been? Last year I got 23 punctures with all Coopers, but it was different country - like comparing apples with oranges. Just another piece of the tyre puzzle...

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Reply By: Tonyfish#58 - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:29

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:29
I run Maxxi 753 Bravos, on my second set and never had a puncture to date. Did have a couple of minor cuts in the sidewall, but that was after 2 days of climbing over a rocky track. First set went 60k

I never had a puncture with my Coopers St either, but they only went 25k and lost a lot of lugs in the same rocky country.

Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Paul and Mel - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 21:28

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 21:28
i have a set of procomp muddies for touring but they have seen better days but never had a puncture in them. my A/Ts are kumho kl41 and they have been up the high country, off roading, rock climbing and the like and held up very well. cuts all over them, some minor chipping and now worn down so getting to the useless stage (40k)but thats what you get for $200 a tyre, in saying that would i buy them again...... for sure.
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Reply By: The Original JohnR (Vic) - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 22:00

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 22:00
Have the second set of Bighorns on now and probably 18-20K kms on these after about 55k and still going on the previous set. I think one puncture on them so I think going pretty well - that was with the first set. I have them on the KK too now :-))

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Reply By: Member - nick b - Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 22:01

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 22:01
I have a set of big horns on my 06 triton 235 85 16 I find them good on greasy farm paddocks seem to do well in the slippery mud . no puncture , and what I did like was how well they balanced when fitting , very little weight . not what I would call a good bitumen tyre but great on the dirt .I think I paid $ 250 each !!!
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