I bought a set of Interco Swamp Lites back in August 2011 for my Kawasaki Prairie 400. I've put maybe 200 miles on them at most. I live above 9,000 feet so I do get some extreme weather. During the winter I use it for plowing snow fairly often, so the ATV is kept outside my back door under a covered porch where it gets no direct sunlight and limited weather exposure. During the summer it's kept in a shed completely out of the weather.

So today I looked at my Swamp Lites and the sidewalls are FULL of deep weather cracks. Not even 2 years old and they are unusable on the trails.

I'm going to see if I can get these replaced from either the manufacturer or seller because that's ridiculous. But my question is, what tires have you all found that last through many years without weather damage? The previous tires were 10 year old Goodyear's that had no weather cracks at all, so I know it's possible, but I don't think those are made anymore. So what tires are currently being manufactured that have a history of lasting without weather damage?

I'll take a photo the next time it's out of the shed. Thx for any advice.

 

I put ITP Mudlite XTRs on my previous quad, a 2006 Polaris Sportsman X2. They were very well made and never showed much wear. I put them on at about 1500 miles and had them until I traded it in around 3500 miles or so. Great in rough terrain, tough tires. Not sure if it's the right tire for your area or not. They are on the mud tire end of the spectrum.

 

Those are a possibility. Even though I don't get into much mud, I run mud tires anyway, because they are great for plowing snow.

Here's a photo, this is the worst section although cracks like this are all over the tires. Check out the crack that runs completely across the bottom of the word ROTATION.