I recently purchased a 1999 Prairie 300 4X4 that only had 400 miles on it. The tires that are currently on it are probably the stock Dunlop tires and I was looking into upgrading them into something more durable and agressive. The tires that I am considering are ITP Mud Lites, but I am not sure if I should stay with the stock size of 25 inch or go with a larger size. The 300 Prairie is not loaded with extra power so I want to be cautious as to not bogging down the machine. Also, if I go with a larger tire, will I have to put a lift kit on? If anyone has any suggestions for modifications to this bike feel free to let me know about them. I am new to this forum and this atv. Thank you.

 

I have 26" Vampires on mine. They eat up a lot of power but you can go through some really muddy stuff. They are way better than the Dunlops. You won't need a lift kit but it would give you a lot of exta clearance. The only problem I've had with that is when I ride two people, every now and then the rear tires will scrub on the fender supports out back. My next tire will be something in the 589. A little lighter tire with a good lug

 

Thank you for your advice. Since I will be using this bike to haul corn to feeders and I will ride two people on occasion, I think that I will stay with 25" tires because I do plan on loading it down. The ground clearance seems pretty good for a 300 cc machine any how. Take care.

 

i run 26" gators on mine, i agree with slinger, they do eat up some power, but you can go thru a lot of stuff.

 

While I agree that if you are going to use it for farm work ( towing, etc ), you should stay with the 25" tires... you should switch to a heavier tire ( 4 or 6 ply ), & when you do this, get rid of the stock steel wheels, & put 12" aluminum wheels all the way around... if you put the aluminum rims on, the weight reduction will offset the heavier 4 or 6 ply tires, & you won't lose any power, & gain alot more reliability with the bigger ply tire...

our 2000 - 300 Prairie has been a very reliable machine... we plow out 1/4 mile driveway with it... only bad things, are the shifter, which IMO, is a pain in the a** to use, when compared to our 650 Prairie, & we fried out the whole wiring harness ( seemed like the short came from the headlight wiring ??? )... Ours has had some pretty hard use over the years, but still has the original belt in it...

 

Do not go up in size unless you feel you have too much power now. My buddy has the 589s on his P360 and they are great. Especially if your doing farm work the tractor tread of the 589s will impress you and the 6 ply wont let you down.

 

Thank you for all of your input on this topic. Would you recommend the ITP 589s over the MudLites???

 

For you, the 589s are prolly the hot set up.