I added MudRunners to my Rancher a month ago and I've slogged through soupy, red Georgia clay-mud .. no problem.

Last weekend, I rode the Tellico ORV Park in NC .. I'd take the muddiest run up the mountain .. again no problem.

You're going to love those tires!

 

hey bigsqueeze, I ride alot of mud here also, but during the summer it will be mostly dry logging roads and rocks. How do you like your mud runners for other types of trails?

thanks

01 Rancher 350 FE1

 

WOW!! I called a local Goodyear store here and was quoted a Whopping $141 per tire!!! Looks like a call to Treadepot real soon!! When he gave me the price i asked if that was for a pair and he said no just 1 tire.I gave him a price from Treadepot and he said ok and hung up the phone.
I guess i won't be asking them to mount them !!LOL

 

I had the Mudrunners on my 99 Sportsman.I liked them SO much that I bought a set for my new Xplorer to.

The traction that these tires give over the stock ones is not even close.In the worst mud/snow conditions,these tires really show themselves.And they also deleiver a great ride for such an aggressive tire.
Bill

 

>UtahRancherRider wrote :I ride alot of mud here >also, but during the summer it will be mostly >dry logging roads and rocks. How do you like >your mud runners for other types of trails?

The MudRunners did fine on other trails considering they are NOT a trail tire, obvious in the name.

Before the MR's I had Goodyear AT901CL 's, a standard ATV trail tire and I liked them better for gravel roads. The dryer the trail, the better a trail tire will perform over a mud tire.
I saved them since they do have a few miles left on them and thought I'd mount them on some other rims for a spare, or to use when it dryer.

What I noticed when driving the MR's on a dry gravel road or trail was what felt like the tendency for the back end to fishtail more going through curves, common for the 4x2. I run most roads at 20-25mph or so, and trails mostly 8-13mph.

As for climbing loose rock / small boulder; I got good traction with the MR's. I didn't need as much trottle to climb as the wheels didn't spin as my trail tires did when doing a steep, rocky climb. Good traction here.

First gear steep climbs were great; no feeling of slippage.

For small jumps, good traction on the takeoff and good control on landing.

River crossings: good traction all the way.

In all honesty, its been so wet this time of year in the south, I haven't had the chance to get them good and dusty. Haven't been able to raise a good cloud of dust since buying them.

Another post mentioned price. I paid 90 each, mounted through a local tire dealer that sponsors ATV rides nearby. Thought he deserved the business.

Overall, I'd buy them again if I had to do it over again. Oh yeah, I'm running them at 6 psi.