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spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4721

General AT

My 2011 came shod with the new General AT tyre( not the AT2) Seems to be a quiet, decent general purpose tyre and so far so good. Have not had deep enough snow yet to trouble it but have had lots of rain and it handles well. Anyway if you are interested check out the AJS link. They are a site sponsor.
.http://www.ajstyres.co.uk/the_new_general_AT/Pages/1.html
http://www.ajstyres.co.uk/ 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
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5th Apr 2012 11:29am

The Musketeer

Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 193

Without meaning to be a bar-steward.

A grouse keeper friend of mine is currently running them on his Hi-Lux (his boss won't let him have new ones until they are worn out and they came on the truck). As an all terrain tyre he rates them in words that you can't put on here! He has always used the at2 from Grabber and liked them or BFG MTs. He just doesn't rate the new ones for mud/peatbog use that most AT tyres walk over and reckons they are good for road and grass field, nothing more.

Just another opinion. I haven't used them, but would tend to side with my mate (as we all would I suppose) Good things come to the wild and free

5th Apr 2012 8:04pm

wslr

Member Since: 18 Jul 2010
Location: Wellington, Somerset
Posts: 581

I put the AT 255/65/16 onto my old p38 before I sold it and they were excellent, and also used them on another Disco2. Normal road driving, snow and rain - excellent and they also look good. But it isn't a MT.

Last edited by wslr on 6th Apr 2012 6:10pm. Edited 1 time in total

6th Apr 2012 7:12am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

They might be a good tyre, but I personally don't think they look quite right on a Defender.

It's like a great looking busty brunette, wearing White Velcro trainers! (or those fake Ugg boots, where all the camber is wrong!)

6th Apr 2012 7:27am

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

AT2'S suck the fat one. And so does their maker, Continental. Fine for tarmac, not fit for anything else.

Maxxis, Cooper, BFG, proper tyres. General: I'd rather put wet paper bags round my wheels, they'd last longer.

6th Apr 2012 8:35am

pom

Member Since: 01 Jun 2010
Location: Worcester
Posts: 1343

I used the old AT2 on the 90 and they were great in the mud and snow. I also have them on the disco, they are going to be swopped out on Tuesday for the replacement 'new AT' which is superior to the old AT2.

The people who drive the chopped up knacker d2's round green lanes may still want tractor tyres but for everyone else they are pretty good, hard wearing and not too expensive.

Oh and the camp white lettering will of course be faced inwards.

BigMike - very surprised you say they are not long lasting - the set on my disco have done 40k and still have 4mm left all round. My Audi on the otherhand has had 6 tyres in its first 13 months!

Pom

6th Apr 2012 8:44am

Dave-H

Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1507

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

pom wrote:
I used the old AT2 on the 90 .....
they are going to be swopped out on Tuesday for the replacement 'new AT' which is superior to the old AT2.
Pom

Trust me [and others] Pom .. the 'new AT' certainly isn't superior to the old AT2 for any off road use - far from it

Prepare to be dissappointed

Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.

6th Apr 2012 1:15pm

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