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Article: Mud muckers.
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- Farm Journal
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
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A new generation of ATV tires and tracks masters mud
Who's afraid of a little mud? No one should be these days. A new generation of mud tires and tracks designed for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) will change the way you think about soggy terrain. Today, most major ATV tire manufacturers offer a tough, 6-ply mud tire in various tread depths and sizes (see table).
"In the last few years, I've seen much better mud tires being developed for ATVs," says Craig Petersen, sales manager for California-based ITP tires, which manufactures a tire called Mud Lite. "We've done a lot of things structurally to keep the weight low on our mud tire while giving it a 6-ply ...