For the first time in years I've been looking forward to snow. About 15 years ago I had an ATC250R that loved the snow. Now that I have a Banshee I want to use it in the snow too. I was thinking of trying some tires with an open tread design that's not too expensive. I saw some tires in the Dennis Kirk catalog called Excavators by Duro. I was thinking that for the price, about 55.oo ea., I couldn't go wrong. The questions I have are...
Will the 25" tires be too tall or would the 22" be better?
Will 12.5" or 13.5" be too wide for stock rims?
Has anyone used these tires before on any kind of machine?
What is the durability?
I only plan to use them in the winter in the snow, but I don't want them to fall apart when I ride over the rocks near the railroad tracks.
thanks

 

I have 22" Bearclaws (think they're 12" wide). They're pretty good in mud and sand (didn't have a chance to test them in snow yet). I've been told that they were among the best snow tires (considering "normal" tires). The best are (I've been told) the mudrunners (but they cost a lot).

 

Zorro, who makes "Mudrunners"? Where did you see them?

 

I haven't seen them for real. I think goodyear makes them.
On one side, the guy at the dealer told me they were the best snow tire you could get (he said "it's hard to get a warrior sideways"). Why not?
On the other side, my friend mounted 4 mudrunners (26" I think...not sure, but big) on his Xplorer and switched back to 4 bearclaws because the ride was horrible on normal trail...they were awesome in the mud though.
They are sold 160$can...it is probably cheaper when you get a super mega hit combo (rims/tires).