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Originally Posted by Frank Grimes
Don’t know about traction, but they seem to be horrible in rock and gravel.
We run them at the mine, and since they change, I’ve never changed to many flat tires. Granted it is spring, and we use some me big material, but it’s a lot.
Almost all the flats are rock punctured in the tread face, never had this issue before with the older duratracs.
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I wonder if this is an issue of operator over confidence in marketing claims, rather than an actual tire issue? The new Duratracs have Dupont Kevlar, they're practically bulletproof! No need to watch where you're driving now, they can take the abuse. Besides, it's a company truck after all.
The first generation Duratracs were known to be soft and easily punctured; best to drive accordingly or face the inevitable flat.