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Posted by: bbertram
What kind of ATV? Stock tires on almost all quads are 2-ply and very prone to punctures. Upgrade to to a 6-ply and your laughing. If you don't want to upgrade then just watch what you drive over and fill the stockers with tire slime.
Posted by: bbertram
ITP Mudlites are a great tire, 6-ply. Aggresive tread designed for good mudding abilities but till perform well on the trail. They are cheaper and lighter than the ITP 589's which are a comparable tire.
Posted by: bbertram
Only use slime in stockers not in the 6-ply tires, thats what I think.
Posted by: TechTip101
Try the ITP Holeshots. They are a nice 6 ply tire
Posted by: reconranger
In all these years of riding, I have never had a flat tire that I couldn't ride home. I run fix-a-flat in all my tires, all the time. You can get rim corrosion though, but that is the trade off for a long walk home. Once, out here in the desert I took out a cholla cactus (spines like needles) and got like 30 spines in a front tire. I pulled them out. Lost about a 1/2 lb of pressure, and continued the ride. I carry a plug kit and CO2 cartridges to back that up. But have never needed it.
Posted by: reconranger
Whatever you do, don't run "Slime" stuff though, its nasty to clean out when you do eventually remove the tire from the rim.
Seriously, I have used slime, and it just never cut it.
Posted by: Coyotechaser
The stock tires on my Recon are just about worn out and I haven't had any problems with them.
I never liked the looks of the stock tires on the Yamaha atv's.
Posted by: 2000blasterbeater
slime is nasty stuff....i had it in my blasters turf tamers..and holy cow, i broke it down with a hyrdralic bead breaker, it blew that crap all over me and like 4 other people standing there..NEVER AGAIN willi m ess with any of that crap.
Posted by: ryangibson
I just punctured my sidewall on my virtually new stock tires, and yes, they are very thin. However I can personally attest to "Slime - Super Duty" you can get it almost anywhere. Rocky Mountain ATV has a gallon pump that I plan on getting when I get a new wheeler hopefully soon. I have run over screws, and pulled them out, and the chunks of whatever in the slime just seal it right back up, PERMINANTLY! Doesn't do a thing for sidewall punctures though.
Whatever you do, don't run "Fix a flat" stuff though, its nasty to clean out when you do eventually remove the tire from the rim.
"Slime" is non-toxic, biodegradable, and it just rinses right off when you change the tire. Worth every penny!
FYI - Regular Slime is for tube type tires, and the "Super Duty" is for tubeless.
Posted by: ryangibson
I don't know about 6 ply's yet, hopefully I'll have that luxury someday. But "Slime HD" did work great in my stockers for tread punctures. And it just rinsed out when I removed the tire. I used to work at a tire store and had to clean out a "fix a flat" and it was a nightmare, it just about made me puke.
Posted by: ryangibson
ROTFLOL! BR>
Let the air out FIRST!
Posted by: SmokinBarrel
I hope those tires are cheap that come with a new ATV, because I'll be repairing flat tires alot be that the case. Any suggestions or tips to avoid excessive flat tires! Or, is that what comes with owning an ATV?
Posted by: SmokinBarrel
'03 Yamaha Grizzly 660. I had a feeling the walls were thin 2-ply. I suppose I'll have to upgrade. Any suggestions on what tires (brands) are good? All-Terrain, 6-ply's? I don't need major mud tires, but a good all around tire.
Posted by: newbeatle
I've been running the stock dunlops on my wifes 300 prairie for 3 years... they still look like new...after 2 - 3 flat tires I put slime in them, & haven't had a flat since... don't get me wrong, the Dunlops went off my 650, as soon as I could afford new tires...I ran 26" Good year mud runners for over a year ( very good tire ), but I had too get used to the ride quality... if that important to you, you should look int one of the new generation of radial tires i. e. ATR's or if a more aggressive tire is needed radial outlaws etc... Have A GREAT Day, Go Four Wheel'in !!!!! WAM
Posted by: lilred
Always carry a plug kit and CO2 cartridges with you on the trail! It only takes a few minutes to plug the hole and to fill it with air. We never go out without it, and it only takes up a small space in my rack pack.
Jude
Posted by: rebalbayouman
Another good all-terrain tire is the kenda bear claw the have a 6 ply rating,have pretty aggressive tread desin, and are not real exspensive.
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