My old polaris 500 cant cut the mustartd!

[Brushhill dave]

Well thanks guys for your posts! I have always run Polaris and until this year it has been a great machine. My concern is if I start putting money in to tires and clutching etc... Where is the point when it would just be better to get a larger machine???

 

[pwright]

I'd say that if you want to run well in the muskeg then you need something other than stock tires no matter what machine you get/have. Most (all?) UTVs run the same size tires on their 500's as their 900+ machines so a bigger machine only means more HP and speed. With crappy tires on a bigger machine you'll just get stuck deeper, faster. A lot of the folks that run in the deep mud/gumbo/muskeg run big tires. Big tires are heavy so more HP to the ground is good and higher performance clutching helps get it there. Mandatory? No. Just better.

You should really stop by a Polaris dealer and check out the new XP 900. It's a whole new beast with the Rzr 900 motor but tuned more for torque instead of top end.

I say check the UTV specific forums and talk with folks running the machines you're interested in that are in the type of terrain you are running in.

 

[Brushhill dave]

I just went through the Polaris web site and l I can find is the 850's. Is the xp900 brand new for 13??

 

[pwright]

Were you looking under ATVs? I'm talking about the Ranger UTV series. The XP 900 is new for 2013 and the dealers are just getting them in.

2013 Polaris RANGER XP 900 Solar Red Side by Side UTV: Features

 

[Brushhill dave]

My mistake pwright, I was thinking there was a new quad coming out. That xp looks impressive. If I was in the market for one that is at the top of the list.

 

[Brushhill dave]

Ok with all the great responses, any recommendation on mud tires???

 

[cdaigle430]

Ok with all the great responses, any recommendation on mud tires???

Do you want strickly mud or an in between trail mud type?

 

[pwright]

These are a good mud tire with decent trail performance. They are 6-ply so reasonably strong but not too heavy.

ITP TIRES - Mud Lite Tires

A lot of Ranger people run the Interco Swamp Lites and Black Mambas.

Swamp Lite | Interco Tire

My brother has these on his 6x6 Ranger and they do work well in the mud but I suspect they are going to wear very fast on the rough, rocky terrain we usually ride in.

GBC Motorsports Mud Hog tires listed by size

 

[Brushhill dave]

I've been pricing the mud lites and they tun about $850 installed here in alberta

 

[pwright]

That must be with new rims, right? The tires should be in the $100-$120 range I hope. Could go with less attractive but cheaper rims.