Hey guys, Im gonna order my XUV Monday and cant decide on the tire options. My intended use is trapping and yard work with some trail riding. Im not a mudder. My trapping will be on farm lanes, edges of fields ect. also some snow. The xuv at the dealers had the all purpose tire on it and they looked pretty good. Wondering if anybody had the all purpose tires and how they worked. Mike
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gordon21
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Get the aggressive tread. It rides smooth on a hard surface, has lots of rubber to eventuallly wear and will be invaluable on trails. All you will need to do is hit a 20' long patch of 2" deep mud on a trail left over from some rain storm a few days earlier and you will be glad you have them.
I don't go mudding; never have, never will. My daughters old boyfriend was really into that kind of stuff with Jeeps and pickups. It seemed like he was replacing axles, rear ends, seals, brakes etc nonstop. He probably spent $8000 on repairs over a 3 year period on an old truck worth $1500.
The aggressive treads are for more than mudding.
I don't go mudding; never have, never will. My daughters old boyfriend was really into that kind of stuff with Jeeps and pickups. It seemed like he was replacing axles, rear ends, seals, brakes etc nonstop. He probably spent $8000 on repairs over a 3 year period on an old truck worth $1500.
The aggressive treads are for more than mudding.
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The HPAT tires,which are the more "be aggressive" B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E tires, are a good choice in general. I have a set of ITP mud lites 27" on mine, and I really like them. They are a bit too much for yard work and turf but really ride well on pavement and are fantastic in snow. If I had more grass, and less wooded softer terrain, I would stick with the stock JD HPAT tires (489's). The only thing is that you lose a bit of pulling power and traction with the stock JD tires, for a slightly better ride and less ground compaction. For me, absolute traction was the most important, for most, the HPAT 489 stock type tires are fine.
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the 489's are ok but they are not much of a mud tire i would say they are a great trail tire . they do waer fast and the side walls will blowout really quik if you put the xuv on an angle or hit a rut .they pop really easy too they are only a two ply tire if i'm correct maybe a three ply .i would get them and buy a after market set like 589's or mudlites. and i would stay around 26"or under so you don't have to worrie about a lift kit or bottoming out.
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I must mention I agree with Tommy, the 27" Mudlites do require a lift of some sort to clear. 2" is the standard, but after experimenting, a 1.5" front and 2" back seems to produce good clearance and a better ride than 2" around. Having used both, there is a substantial difference. But, I divulge, as really you were just asking about what STOCK JD tires to get. Sorry about getting off topic.
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stock i say get the 489's but i would get a aftermarket set soon being i think they will wera fast.
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they are good for stock tires but thats about it . i would switch them out knowing all i went through with them . i keep plugs handy and a jack they will blow off the rim if put into a little bind here is a link to a thread where o went into a rut and i wasn't going fsat infact i was idoling pretty much and the tire blew off the rim from being sqeezed.. they are some good tires but i would keep them out of any real demanding areas.
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Thanks guys, Tommy, by installing diff. tires can I eliminate the tire rolling off the rim? So as far as all owners here are concerned the all purpose tire is out and the 489s are ok to get as stock? Like I said the dealer had the all purpose, less agressive tire on his floor model and in person they didnt look bad. But I do believe if they filled up with mud, even from just a wet laneway they would turn into slicks. Mike
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yes out of a choice of the two stock tire from john deere i would choose the 489's . as for eliminateing the tire blowing off the rim there is no real way to eliminate that but going with a 6 ply tire with heavier side wall you can pump up the tire pressure to double of what they manufacture calls for and it will stay put pretty good. for instance my 589's are some what of run flats if i don't have a big load in the hpx being they have such a thick side wall to keep them up and from flexing side to side. now even with a loaded bed maxed out the 589's don't even bulge out on the bottom to show i have a load in the hpx.
i would recomend like before to get the 489's and while your getting used to your gator get a second after market set of tires and rims just stay 26" and no bigger cause of the lift kit thing.
i would recomend like before to get the 489's and while your getting used to your gator get a second after market set of tires and rims just stay 26" and no bigger cause of the lift kit thing.