By Howard Hoover on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Has anyone tried the ITP MUD LITE tires on their
machine ? if so how do they work in water?

By Dave Johnston on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Do not know that brand of tire...I found it is not the tires that are the problem, it is the rims.. They dent in to easily. My local Argo dealer came up with a solution... Weld RINGS inside the rims. about 1 inch wide, 1/2 inch thick just inside the bead. Do it inside and outside (takes 16 rings.). They keep the rim from denting and losing air. Now about the only way I get a flat is tire punctures.. definitely better than hammering a rim back into shape.

By Howard Hoover on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Different tires do perform differently in different types of terrain and thats what this topic is about. There have been post about different tires performing differently in water but even if you go to keyword and do a search it takes too long to find what you are looking for.

By Motown's (Bigwolf) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have been checking into those Vampire tires with the huge deep tread lugs, and those High Lifter Outlaw tires also with similar tread lugs. Those two tires look like they would be just awesome to run. Does any one have any exeperience and comments about those two tires?

I am currently running the 26" Goodyear Super Terra Grip tires, with the 12" R.I./Kaw bead lock rims, and I can say this combination package is superb in most of the conditions that I run in.

Last item/question, would it not make more sense to run just a little bit more air pressure in the tires, to prevent denting up the rims in rocky terrain? I mean I run about 3.5 p.s.i. and the ride seems to be just fine for most of my riding. I do understand that dropping down to 1 or 1.5 p.s.i. will provide a more spongy ride and a little better traction in some conditions, but it also leaves your rims more vulnerable to getting dented up.

By Howard Hoover on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I've seen the High Lifter Tires but I've never seen the vampires before I'll have to look them up.Thanks

By Louisiana mudbug on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Motown,s ( BigWolf )

From all of the past postings that I have read here,,and also by talking to several guys from this website, that I,ve since called off line,,they have all agreed that the "Gator" brand of tires provide a lot more mudding ability when compared to the stock 26 inchers offered from Recreatives, but also have a "fair" amount of water speed because the tread pattern of this tire.

The reason being,,when you compare the Gator tires to the factory 26 tires from Recreatives,they are very similar.

Shortly after I purchased my Max IV, I later on bought a set of six Gator tires ( slightly used )from a man who likes to a duck hunt.

They were like brand new. The only reason he took them off,,he said,,was because the Gators tires did not have the same water speed when compared to the stock factory 26 tires that are offered by Recreatives.

Which is fine with me. I would like having better mudding ability with my Max IV,but dont mind having a little slower water speed,as long as I get to where I want to go. ( smile )

By Motown's (Bigwolf) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Thanks again Mubbug, I do remember you telling me about the Gator tires on the phone. I will have to take a good look at those also!

I am impressed with the performance of the Goodyear Super Terra Grips, so it is hard to imagine another tire performing even better. You get much more tread and traction on this machine, and it may just climb a vertical wall!

So far I have not even come close to sticky my machine in the mud and stuff, (knock on wood). This machine does a great job carrying me through some real bad stuff out back here behind the house. It will probably take some mud up to the head lights to stop it and stick it real good. I just hope that winch does its job to pull me back out when it does finally happen, and hope there is a tree near by to hook up to!

By Howard Hoover on Unrecorded Date: Edit

The ITP Mudlite is made by the same company who makes the ITP Blackwater I always liked the looks of the Blackwater but they say that the Mudlite is the lightest ATV tire on the market right now. They are not the same design