Use canola spray to mount your tyre....Don't go overboard with it. just enough to get the job done.

I usually pump the tyre up to around 50PSI and leave it overnight to "bead-up". By the next day all traces of the canola have gone (flashed off).

I always check any tyres I take off, paying particular attention to the bead....They have never shown any sign of damage from the Canola.

Below are round figure mileages that I get from rear tyres

Mitas EO9 ~5000K
Mitas EO7 ~6000K
Pirelli MT21 ~3500K
Dunlop 606 ~5000K

Just fitted a Motoz Tractionator Desert....Done one short ride (250K) and find it very disconcerting. It is a very aggressive tread pattern and tends to "wander". Great in sand with the power on but most of the time it floats around and generally makes its own arrangements!!!

Just about to head out on a 2500K ride that will be mainly dirt and sand, I am a bit concerned the Motoz may not make the distance.

My views on the other tyres are

EO9...OK but too unpredictable for my liking. A pig to do repairs on off road...will never fit another. Bloody deadly in the rain

EO7... I have tried them in 130's and 140's. The 140 is great, but a pig to get to bead up. The 130 is probably the ultimate 50/50 tyre and is my "go-to tyre" for longer rides when I know I will be doing more than 5000K. Very predictable on all surfaces even in the rain.

Pirelli MT21...nice tyre but poor wear rate

Dunlop 606...Similar to the MT21 but wears better. My preferred tyre for shorter rides with lots of rough terrain.