For anyone who either has both tires or rides with poeple who have both tires:
1.What is the differences in the two? (As far as ride on hardpack and wear)
2.Which one is heavier? (comparing same size)
3.This person is mainly feeding and checking cows and a little recreational riding. He does have to deal with mud enough to want a mud tire, but does not want a Vampire.
He has a 1998 Honda 450S with a lift kit already. He wants either a G/Y MudRunner or a Maxxis MudBug.
Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

A friend of mine has the GY mudrunners on his 450S the tread is aggressive, not quite as much as say the Vampires. I dont see how you could go wrong with the GY tires. I dont much about the mudbug.

 

i have a 2000 450s and i have 27" triclaws . i love them but they are very aggressive. the mudbugs , i looked at them at the dealer and they look very poorly made. the grips are very small and look nothing like they did on the web pages

 

I cant speak on behalf of the Mud Bugs,however,I do own Vampires and Mud Runners.The Mud Runners are as good as the Vampires in serious mud/snow.Both are 4 ply.The Mudrunners offer a bit better ride on hardpack,but not real noticeable.The Mudrunners are a little less costly to.Both these tires are an excellant choice in mud or snow.====BILL

 

Well I can vouch for both tires, I have a set of 27" mud bugs on my 500 ArcticCat and a Co-worker has a set of 26" on his Sportsman. We use the quads everyday for 8 hours in some of the worst mudd you can find in Alabama, so I have ture experience in this field.
Both are great tires, I looked into all mud tires befor I got my buggs, What sold me on them you might ask??? Their light weight....Being 6ply, the sidebites that help out when you need to grip the sides of ruts. and the fact that every other tread crosses the center line, with speeds over 5-8mph on hard pack you cant even tell you are running mud tires. Also the tread gets deaper the further you get away for the center, this v shape allows the majority of the tire to contact the mud.
The goodyears are good to, but they are much,,much heavier only 4 ply and cost a great deal more

 

Thanks very much for the replies. He kinda is leaning toward the MudRunners due to the GoodYear name. I will forward the replies to him and thee weight issue BigCat. Thanks again. I keep seeing several sources. Rocky Mountain and Tread Depot. Any other places to check with are appreciated. BTW- the local GoodYear dealer (independent) said they could not get them. I called GoodYear and they said, the dealer sure could and they had the dealer call me! Then they quoted a price of $96! Guess they were telling me they did not want to carry them. LOL

 

Check out the "articles" section here on ATV Connection. They have one on the mudrunners. It sold me! Steering is much better than stock and mudding is amazing!