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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 09:34 PM
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Hey I was wanting to purchase new tires for my Rubi and im choosing between titan 589 m/t , 589 a/t, and gators... of the 3, which one are the best in pure mud?? which tire does the rubi turn best in pure sticky mud?? and which tire wont waer drive train? THank
 
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 10:30 PM
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hey,i dont personally own any titan tires but i do haev gators on my rancher and belive me that turns them well in any kind of mudd the throw it out of the way and clear out really well.and the gators are a lighter tire than the rest of them. that is just my oppinion.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2002 | 10:19 PM
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thanks man.. have you ever gotten stuck in your rancher? is so how deep of mud?
 
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Old Apr 25, 2002 | 03:04 PM
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i have gotten it stuck...bad......reall bad.......it was stuck in a muddy soupy kid of mud really crappy stuff i ended up getting it stuck over the fenders. just below the seat. but i would recomend getting the gators.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2002 | 05:46 PM
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I've got the Titan 589 M/T's. They are a great tire for just about anything you plan to do. 350rcherdude was right, the Gators would be lighter, those 589's do weight quite a bit. Overall the 589's would be a good choice for mud, they don't clog up with goo as much as my stock tires did. But out of your choices any of them will be better than stock.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2002 | 07:15 PM
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I have Good-year Mud-runners. They are great and are good on hard pack trails .
 
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 05:00 AM
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I'll cast my vote for the Mudrunners too. If you haven't looked at them, you should. I'd put mine up against any of the choices you listed.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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alright, so what your sayin is the mudrunners with out mud the titans or gators n e day?? .. say that there were the same rider. same fourhweeler and same mud hole.. which tire would come out on top?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 11:40 PM
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I would say that the Mudrunners and 589's would do better than the Gators. The Gator's tread doesn't look like it would clean out very easily. As for which is better between the 589's and MR's, I would call it pretty even. I base that on personal experience.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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I can vouch for the mudrunners being a good all around tire but I don't think their going to out perform 589's or gators. As a mater of fact I was thinking of going to a more aggressive tire like 589's. The 589's have a little more void between the lugs and the gators replicate a tread that's been used on farm tractors for years. I do know the mudrunners out perform the BLACKWATER XT's from riding with a friend, they (blackwaters) fill up with mud really quick. Hope this helps.
 
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