Need new tires for Ranger

Tires on my polaris ranger have seen there better days, wanting to go with a 28'' any recommendations. Don't go in mud just field roads and lease in George West/Three Rivers area with lost of thorns so I'm familiar with the green slime.

I went to DCT. Funny thing, they replaced the front tires with the same turf tires. The new tires would not get through the tailgate opening of my pickup without rubbing. I let some air out of them. Haven't tried it since.

Can't go wrong with Essex Surefoot

I'm not sure of the brand of tires that came on my Gator. They lasted 780 hours. They wouldn't even hold Slime anymore.

I agree. Unfortunately they only go up to a 27" but you'll never have a flat.

Essex tires are then only way to go .. Kevlar will outlast your machine ..

Kenda Bearclaws

I put Essex on my Rhino.

Essex is proud of their tires

They are pricy, but you wont have to replace them again. We put a set on dad's RTV about 8 years ago and haven't had a flat yet. They should last another 8+ years. There are some things to cheap out on, but tires aren't one of them (IMO at least). My FIL uses his ranger every single day (he's a rancher) and keeps putting the cheapy tires on it. He has to air them up every 2-3 days due to flats even with goop in the tires. Buy once, cry once.

GBC Grim Reaper, 8 ply and super tough. Tons of mesguite where im at and no
flats in two years.

Another ESSEX fan here.

Try TireJect instead of slime. Works just as well as far as I can tell and you don't get the tire balance issues.

I always run the type that came with the Ranger...Carlisle. Put in the Multi-Seal tire sealant. I keep a plug kit-string and mushroom along with a 12 volt tire pump in the Ranger. I run thru greasewood, mesquite and the other brush here and in West Texas. If I get bad leak that is causing tire to go down I put a plug in it. Been doing this for the 5 yrs in West Texas and 13 yrs in South Texas on ATV/UTV's. I have not put air in my tires since late winter and I run the Ranger everyday here. Those tires do have plugs in them now and have 440 hrs on them.

Drives me nuts that the front tires on my crew are different than the back tires, so keeping spares means keeping TWO spares... annoying :P

I bought the last one off of Amazon.. was the best price.. heh.

R

I have a close friend with a big ranch and since I told him about the Essex tires, he hasn't had a flat, he says it's the best thing about us being friends..
He drove around his ranch with patch Kits and oxygen tanks for scuba with compressed air...he says it changed his life....Kinda funny if you think about it.

Best thing I have ever done on my Ranger

I just carry a front tire

Bought a full set of ITP Baja Cross three years ago from Rocky Mtn ATV. They are beasts and going strong

Rocktane XD are an all purpose 8 ply tire. Great for South Texas

How do those essex tires ride? They seem like they'd be pretty rough as heavy and thick as they are.

It really depends on the air pressure you run in them. I run around 6 or 7 PSI in the ones on my trans-mule and they ride pretty decent. The extremely thick sidewalls will allow you to run lower psi than a lot of other tires in my experience.

^^^^Do you run on pavement much at all? I've got several properties where I run a short distance on backroads (totally legal of course) so want something that is ok on pavement but also tough.

not really into mudding but mostly just want them to handle some mesquites and all that.

I haven't used it much on the pavement at all. I only messed around my neighborhood for about a month when I had it at the house. From what little I did drive on the pavement, the slower you go the rougher. Backing out of the garage slowly felt like you were on a tame washboard road. My mule only tops out around 20-25mph and it seems to float right along at that speed without any real noticeable roughness. Don't get me wrong, its not like riding in a caddy, but wasn't bad at all.

I've heard good things about the Rocktanes that firemedicjfd posted about above, but I have no personal experience with them. The tread on them seem to be more of an "all terrain" type utv tire than the Essex tires. I just like the Essex because I don't have to worry about getting stuck if I do happen to go through deep mud. I've only had the Essex on my mule for a few months, but we've had a set on dad's Kubota RTV for close to 8 years now and they are still going strong with zero flats.