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Old 04-26-2000 | 03:05 PM
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Im interested in getting 25inch Mud Runners for my 300 Kawasaki. I was wondering if the Mud Runners would be good in snow? I do alot of snow riding in the winter..... Thanks
 
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Old 04-26-2000 | 03:47 PM
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yes they pull good in snow and all other conditions,and they are long wearing plus they steer easy!!!!
 
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Old 04-27-2000 | 03:17 AM
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Bayou, I have a set of the 25 inch mud runners on a Suzuki Quadrunner 500, and they are excellent tires in almost every way. No flats, no noticable wear, easy to steer, and excelent traction in all conditions. One thing I feel I should warn you about - these pulled the 500 down quite a bit more than the stock ones did, just because they have the superior traction, and I'd question wether you would want them on a 300. You may be better off getting a wider, less agressive tire that wouldnt demand as much horsepower in wet conditions. good luck
 
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Old 04-28-2000 | 12:49 AM
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Jenksboy....... such as Blackwaters?
 
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Old 04-28-2000 | 12:51 AM
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black waters dont have as much traction as muddrunners, so they would be bettter maby?
 
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Old 04-28-2000 | 02:45 AM
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Yeah, I havent seen a set of black waters in person myself so I couldnt really say. Some wheelspin is desirable, I have seen pictures of a goodyear agricultural tire that has the chevron (tractor style) lugs to it, they come on the 6x6 omni's.... I'll post the name if I think of it. One thing to consider is flotation. I havent ridden on snow (yet) so i will tell you what i have experienced on soft, wet flat fields on our farm. We also have a honda 3 wheeler with 25x12 turf tamers on it that we will use to check wet fields in the winter because it doesnt have as much of a "track" to it - there are no lugs to push down into the ground, so flotation is better, and it will actually go more places than our 4x4 in these conditions. The mudrunners make more of a mess in the field if you know what I mean.... It's one of those things that is difficult to explain, but that I could show you and have it make sense.

What do you ride in other than snow?
 
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Old 04-28-2000 | 04:05 PM
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Hey..... I ride on hard packed roads/trails, sand, deep water, mud, rocks.......everything, and the blackwaters seem to be the cheapest and best tires i can get. i would have no prob spinning 25"ers........ the stock sizes are 24-8-11 and 24-10-11... i want to go 25-8-11 and 25-10-11....i would like to use my stock rims. thanks
 
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Old 05-01-2000 | 01:24 PM
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I just ordered a pair of 25" Mudrunners for my Rancher. 8" wide in the front and 10" wide for the rear. Jenksboy do you think I will be able to turn these in the mud? How wide do you go for your Suzuki?
 
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Old 05-03-2000 | 12:50 AM
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Same as you - 25 by eights in front and ten in rears... good luck
 
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Old 05-04-2000 | 04:46 PM
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you will be able to turn them with no problem, enjoy!
 



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