How did Goodyear get this contract

[M&M Beer]

You know how to use the GOAT MODE right?

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[sgraing1]

Follow the money.

 

[Tilzbow]

Don‘t underestimate the power of gumbo!!! Mud, not the New Orleans dish….. I can tell from the pics that’s not what the OP was dealing with….

I’ve been stuck a couple of times in what seemed like a 1/2” of mud…. It started out 1/2” deep on the road, then became 1”, then 2”, then 3” thick on the tires, eventually filled up all the space to the wheel wells. This was with new mud tires and a heavy truck. Of course this was Montana gumbo mud in late November after a few warm days. Happened on the same road a couple of years in a row. We were’t too smart! We had to chain up since trying to spin the tires when you’re on a slight sidehill isn’t wise and was causing us to slide off the two track into the even deeper mud off the road.

 

[CliffCo]

I like my tires...

 

[Jer]

Been in much deeper mud than that, both at low speed and completely stopped, and had no issues. Not the best tires, but not that poor. Something else is going on in your situation.

 

[Jer]

OEM tires are always junk IMPO.

My guess per your question: low weight & cost.

For sure weight, which is making them easier to blow, been there done that, on the trail already .

 

[gryphon1231]

Not a really a rant just a personal disappointment. I don’t get to spend too much time off roading so I don’t have tons of experience but today I did get the Bronco out in some fields/trails and sadly got stuck in a half inch of mud. Props to the design of the Bronco from a recovery standpoint but very disappointed by the mud tires on the Sasquatch package. I had heard mediocre things when it was first discussed Goodyear was spending a ton of money to get picked up by OEM’s to supply tires for vehicles but I didn’t expect them to be this poor performing, granted they really do appear built for being a jack of all trades and master of none.

It’s not a shaming thing at all just was sadly surprised to have ended up in that situation. I feel like having better tires would have suited the Broncos capabilities more and I wouldn’t have wound up stuck. Things happen, not upset. I get to learn the way that’s best for me anyways.

these tires suck for a lot of reasons , but getting stuck in a half inch of mud is operator error.

 

[JohnnyBronco]

Never took it out of Mud/Ruts for anything else. What would have been better?

Maybe Slippery mode but mode aside maybe you should have shut off traction control
https://www.bronco6g.com/how-to-bronco-hero-switches-lesson-by-loren-healy-vaughn-gittin-jr/

 

[BostonSasquatch]

When my 33's run out, there will be a ton of Sasquatch suspension take-off's so i can self-squatch with 35" KO2 or KM3

Self-squatch--I like that!

 

[kodiakisland]

You got stuck, had to be pulled out, and didn’t take a picture?

 

[BostonSasquatch]

I have one on loan from Ford for an experience program. Great truck!

Wow--talk about friends in high places! I can't get a 1-day loaner from my dealer.

 

[BostonSasquatch]

Inevitably between reverse and forward there is some vehicle movement even it is going back between forward reverse in the little bit (usually without spinning wheels) one can slowly work up momentum to get out of whatever hole and momentum is key to moving. The trick is being able to switch over smoothly from forward to reverse and back at the proper times and positions to rock it properly to aid rather than hinder.

Even if rocking can't get your rear tires out of a hole turning the front wheels will move them into new spots that can help.

I got stuck axel-deep in muck, about 3/4 mile off the Pony Express Historic Byway, Utah (near Fish Springs Wildlife Refuge). This is near (maybe on!) the Dugway Proving Ground. Gooey, clay-like mud which filled up all the Goodyear Territories' cleats, but good. Think of potter's clay on his shaping wheel--that slippery. I tried rocking, but had trouble getting it to switch from "D" or even "M" to "R" to get any kind of momentum, in 4L. (also tried other selections besides "Mud.") BTW, I'm an old gear hound, drove Scouts on the Sonora in 1965, threes-on-the-tree, and still maintain a CDL at age 75. I know how to rock a vehicle.

Eventually, a couple in a Ford Explorer saw me in my plight, and came out. After a bit of futile digging, we hooked up a tow strap and I got pulled out okay. An Explorer! Sure cured me of my snobbery.

Turning the front wheels? Worth a try, I suppose, but it would also increase resistance and might dig you in deeper.

We tried positioning my RhinoUSA traction boards, but they were worthless. I've had problems with other RhinoUSA products--they're to be avoided.

 

[Lucky Nut]

As long as I can get over the occasional parking block I’ll be alright

 

[Bimjoker]

I have a question and I’m sorry if this is already been asked 20 times but when you get your bronco if you want to take the Sasquatch tires off and get different tires does the dealer give you any credit for the tires are you better off to go to discount tire and do it?

 

[usarms]

I've had them before and most of my trail riding involves a lot of mud and never had a problem except in marl mud. Nothing works in that. Sounds like operator failure to me.

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