continental mpt81 feedback?

[abbeyroad]

Lots of great feed back on www.earthroamer.org re: the tires

[Xfactor]

^^^ went to earth roamed signed up. All the info is in the owners section of the forum. I could not find anything.

I'm interested in these tires as well. Real world info would be appreciated. Any comparisons to the michelin's would be good as well.

I'm converting my dodge dually into a srw, probably going with the ricksons or Hutchinson wheels. Any info would be great!

[Bobmog]

I have the MPT80s on my camping Unimog and they work great, don't know how the highway noise is, mostly off road driving. Have had them on the truck for about 10 years and the wear has been very even. My father in law has the MPT81s on his Unimog my truck appears to get better traction then his.

[Kaiser Soze]

I picked up ER#104 a month ago, and I've had the opportunity to drive a few hundred miles on the Conti's. The highway noise isn't bad for a big-lug tire, and I was very surprised at how well they did in 6-8" of fresh snow. They felt as sticky as the dedicated Cooper snows on my pickup. I haven't driven an ER with the standard Michelins, but the feedback on the ER forum is that they MPT's are better both on- and off-road. Looking forward to a trip out to Utah to test them out in the dirt once the weather improves a bit!

[Xfactor]

Thx all. Keep the feedback coming. Has anyone used both the michelin's and continentals? What kind of life are you getting out of them?

[amphibpilot]

turbopilot, which 37 inch tires did you have on your old ER, the Michelin drive or steering tires in front? You find that MPT 81's track on the highway as well as the Michelin steering tires? And finally, do you prefer the air ride over the old suspension on the highway?

[turbopilot]

turbopilot, which 37 inch tires did you have on your old ER, the Michelin drive or steering tires in front? You find that MPT 81's track on the highway as well as the Michelin steering tires? And finally, do you prefer the air ride over the old suspension on the highway?

I had the standard EarthRoamer Michelin tires with air ride on ER64, steer in front and drive in back. I have the MPT81's with air ride on ER116. My experience with Michelin tires on the EarthRoamer was awful. They tract very badly with any grooves or ruts on paved surfaces and when aired up to specified pressures give a very rough ride.

The MPT81's on the Hutchinson wheels with air ride is a completely different experience. MPT81's run steady and true on the highway with a much softer ride. I now have 24,000 miles on the MPT81's with over 60% of the cleat tread remaining. The only downside is that the MPT81's are noisier on the highway with the big cleats. As the cleats wear down, so does the noise. At 24,000 miles they are riding significantly quieter than they did new.