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Dec 7, 2018 | 08:31 PM

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New winter tires.

I put on my new winter tires and wheels today. I picked up a set Carlisle Mud Wolfs and a set of 2010 Kawasaki 750i OE wheels.
The wheels have been sitting in a garage for years and are in really nice shape.

Come summer I'll get a set of nice trail tires and have them mounted on my factory wheels and put these on the shelf til next winter.

I don't really care for aftermarket wheels due to their offset that makes them stick out farther and flip mud and crap all over.

Dec 7, 2018 | 10:18 PM

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They look good to me. I think mine will get the job done plowing snow, but so far the most mileage they've had on them was driving on and off my trailer.

Dec 7, 2018 | 10:31 PM

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I'm looking forward to trying them out. Not a lot of snow here but I'll give them a try tomorrow.

Dec 8, 2018 | 04:07 PM

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Just went for a short jaunt on the new tires and yep..... they're bias ply for sure.

Not much snow - maybe 3-4" at the most.

I was hoping that this short off camber hill might require a little effort but it didn't.

So back down I went.

These mud Wolfs leave a pretty aggressive looking foot print.

The hill in the far distance was a bit on the muddy side. Maybe my pickup would have spun more than
I would have liked it too but still nothing to worry about.

Well time to head back home.

I pushed it hard on some twisty trails and the lateral traction is most impressive. I'm happy so far.