I would like to enter my Quadzilla in the local mud bogs. I am uncertain, however, on what a good tire set-up would be for such a machine. The full-size professional mud boggers on TV seem to be using sand tires with tall, straight lugs. They aren't using mud tires because (I assume) they don't "clean" as well during the runs. Based on these observations, I was considering "Taller Haulers" sand tires in the rear and Mohawk or smooth buff front tires. I would appreciate any suggestions from somebody with experience or knowledge on this subject. Summer is coming and, along with it, the mud. Thanks

 

Realter's are real good in the mud and sand.

95 Banshee all stock drag race it in the stock class with stock tires the back tires are prity much flat and hook up grat on about any thing but mud

99 Banshee drag race it in the mod class trying to find a good trie for hooking up

 

Ok i saw a 250 Kaw. race in a mud bog in arkansas once. The other participants had like a Suzuki, three wheeler, Foreman, etc. Some of the quads didnt even make it. however the ones that did had big huge mud tires and just plowed there way through. Now you your point, the 250 kaw(majove) flew over the top of the mud. The tires it had on the back were Turf Tamers, yes the ones found on Lawn mowers. The fronts were just regular factory looking tires. So you might think about just skimming the top of the mud instead of going through it. just my .02

 

I tried that one with no luck, I used 22" sand paddle tires and even with hitting the mud in 3rd gear then grabbing 4th with a full RPM maniacal tire speed (40 mph?) it sunk immediately (too much bite?) and I was pushing too much mud with all of the frame, a-arms, etc, and got stuck 3/4 of the way across. The guy who won simply put the biggest tire he could find, front and back, on his Banshee which were 26" maybe 27" Vampires, and he beat the expected fastest mudbogger a Scrambler 400 with 23"F/24"R tires by a significant margin, being lighter might have helped. But the trick was definitely to be pushing less mud with as much clearance as you can get.

This was an intermission event which had no real regulations, so if I go again this year I will try to zip tie a bed of crazy carpets underneat the quad to float better and so the A-arms cut through the mud better, and borrow some big mud tires.

Rod
86 250R

 

I remember in the old DirtWheels mag SCR mail order had a pic of a LT500 with dual paddles on the back tossing a pretty good roost.
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