I've looked through quite a few threads on here and elsewhere and I realise this is a "there is no answer" type of question, however...

I mainly drive on roads, sometimes on private estate grounds (predominantly gravel/hardcore tracks) and some very occasional grass and mud, when I am shooting and fishing.

My FL2 currently has Davanti Wintoura 235/55R19's and they are getting a bit ragged around the edges, much like myself

Since I need to change tyres anyway, and a very British winter is imminent, my thoughts were to put something appropriate on each corner.

My thinking was to drop to a set of 17" with 235/65/R17 tyres, and my shortlist includes Hankook All Season, Continental WinterContact, Michelin Crossclimate 2, or Pirelli’s SCORPION VERDE ALL SEASON. I have the Pirelli’s on my Skoda Kodiaq and I've been impressed.

Amy I barking up the right or wrong tree ?

Thanks for looking.

We ran Hankook all season on a Clio for 4 years , excellent tyre , on a Subaru outback we ran Bridgestone A005 Weather Control and also Michelin Cross Climate , the A005 were really good , The Michelin the same , that car was used occasionally for shooting and fishing ) but I had a couple of nearly misses crossing muddy gateways when the tyre treads wouldn’t clear .

On the FL2 ( shooting and fishing and helping on farm ) we used Pirelli ATR which were very quiet and had good wet weather performance for day to day driving . . Obviously it’s horses for courses . The FL2 often had to venture off tracks across wet muddy fields that would have stranded a vehicle on All Season .

How about halfway house like a Michelin Cross Contact ? However , if you’re out on your own , no other angler or gun to help / tow out if you bog down , I’d be happier on an ATR .

Pirelli ATR .. Try that on an All Season !

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In my opinion there's really no need to drop down to 17" wheels. I've been using 235 55 19 winter tyres on standard 19" FL rims without any issues during some pretty extreme winter weather here.
FWIW, my favourite winter tyre is Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme which I usually leave on all year round. It's a fairly hard compound so the wear rate does not seem to increase significantly during the summer months.
It just does seem to be worth the hassle of swapping wheels over twice a year. driving on the right side

An interesting look at the properties needed in a 4x4 LR Tyre. (From LR Monthly)

Worth a read ----- https://www.landrovermonthly.co.uk/article...and-rover/ FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
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