Originally Posted by
mudbug3
SWAMP HAWG ,
( QUOTE ) " I actually call them rawhides, after running them for only 3 months I came to call them Redasses. I would say go with something larger and more aggressive, but I don't know for sure that the '99 Max will have enough tub clearance. Now as for why in my opinion they (can only speak for the 22's)are JUNK is as follows: They have almost no mudding ability compared to some other tires ( vampires or terra tires,I run 25" Mudbugs)I ride in sloughs that are full of layered leaves and silt with logs. I have driven through and over stuff that the (I'll be nice) rawhides wouldn't and couldn't even begin to go through. With the rawhides at 3psi, I was constantly popping beads loose, with the Mudbugs at 1psi I have yet to pop a bead and the ride is better than the rawhides, and did I mention they are 6 ply that means way fewer punctures- rawhides 1 hole, 1 cut in sidewall and 4 popped beads- Mudbugs 0, 0 and 0. The Mudbugs swim better for me-and I have witnesses to this- than those other tires, and yes I tried every tread direction & mix up that you can think of with almost 0 change and 0 waterspeed. Now don't get me wrong I'm not saying that the Mudbugs are gonna break any swimming records, but I will say that now I can at least MOVE in deep water, whereas with those favorites of yours all I did was stir up the water and went nowhere. I tried low throttle, high, wide screaming open, no throttle, just above idle, high idle, leaning in- every direction- rocking, back and forth all for no gain in waterspeed. If it takes all that then you just as well be on a quad. But I'll tell you the few things that did help the w/s thing-- pushing with a stick-- pulling on limbs that I could reach--winching--or just saying to hell with it and getting out and pushing. I don't know what you ride in-the city park maybe- but if you ever get into the kind of stuff I ride in, you will be needing some tires other than rawhides, unless you like winching.
Now if you want I can get a couple of other fellows to come tell you about Vampires and some other tires. "
The is the post from the Route 6x6 forum that Gregg is referring to