Originally Posted by
boncrshr
From personal experience, I can tell you that the Bearclaws perform much better in the mud than Rawhide III's. If I hit some soft mud in the Kendas and hit the throttle, it was like they LAUNCHED out of the mud. The downside is zero water speed and rough ride. When I took the Hustler on the maiden voyage I checked the air in the Kendas, <1lb, and they did not even look deflated!
This to me is one of those agonizing decisions that comes down to where you ride. If I was mainly on land with little/no need for crossing water, it would be aggressive mud tread all the way. Currently, and for the foreseeable future, I need the ability to swim. So I will be purchasing some 25" Rawhides. Which are no slouch in the mud and do ride really great.
MightyMax is apparently getting some water speed with the aggressive tires, it makes me wonder how the Hustler would swim with the same combo as they are notoriously slow swimmers.
Ya' know JP, if I was you, since the 980 is your workhorse beast with the stump-pulling Granny gear, I would consider tracks on it...and then put some Rawhides on the Attex and have a speedster.