Ok, I know everyone has there favorite tire but I am looking for recomendations from folks that have actually had experiences with their recomendations. I have a UTV, small 450 2 seater, it came with Maxis ties and they have worked well, great traction in mud and snow! However they have worn quickly as I do a bit of pavement riding. Now the big question....is there a tire that gives good mud and snow traction as well as a decent wear and ride on pavement?? In my area we can ride on roads so pavement riding is fairly often, however I plow snow in winter and a fair bit of mud in the summer riding months. Is there such a thing as a tire that works well for both, mud and pavement?
Thanks in advance for all your opinions!

 

At work we have a bunch of John Deere 820/830 side x sides. They run a combination of railyard and pavement. Like you we have found out that is a recipe for short tire life. We had some models that came with 14" rims. Several more that they bought 14" rims f/r and have installed General Grabber 27" all terrain tires. I am pretty confident they don't have the full mud traction a good ATV/UTV tire does. Along with you having to buy 4-14" rims also plus it would be a 2-up size increase for you. I don't think we have wore out a set of them yet. So for the pavement riding they very well would pay you back for the initial investment. They do weigh a few more lbs too so that may be a factor along with the 2 size up you would want to consider with a 450. I do know that you can shim the 450i CVT up to 2.2mm for more bottom end. I tried that on my MXU450i and was impressed with how much bottom end it gained. Trades off top end though. I finally pulled my sheaves and sent them to "Air Dam" and had him machine my sheaves. Huge increase in bottom end and top end matched original stock speed. But there we go with even more cost!!! Doable with a few catches and dollars!!!

 

So far my search for a good all around tire has lead me to the "SUNF AO33" all terrain tires which are a copy of the biggorns vut with deeper tread. All reviews I have found have been very good! They are supposed to have a good ride on pavement with good mud and snow traction. Has anyone on these forums had any experience with these tires? Thanks...