I have them down to 5 PSI now and it does help them bite a little more. I would run less if I had bead lockers! I have no doubt they would kick butt in the mud or rain. Good advice for anyone running these tires!
Well, I have a can-am outty 6x6 1000 and just purchased intimidators with the mindset "those tires are rad and should go anywhere!" And they look amazing, but.....they actually perform far worse than my old stock carlisle. In the first 15 min I was so pissed. After all that money spent, I am now looking at other options and am heavily considering bighors (or maybe a knock-off). Where I ride looks identical to the place in your vid. One thing I recommend (as you mentioned) is reducing the air. My machine weighs a 1000+lbs and I run about 5 psi. Greatly increases contact patch though you do have to be more mindful of bead issues. Thanks for the vid. I have been looking for this specific comparison.
Thanks for the comment. I'm sorry to hear you have the same thoughts as me. I had the same idea when I chose them: I'll be able to go anywhere... Keeping the PSI low is the best bet. They are a very hard compound and it's the only shot at giving those beefy lugs an actual chance at doing their job. I think I'm running 5 psi at the moment and I would probably go even lower if I had bead locks. If you think of it, I'd love to hear what tire you end up switching to. I'm really looking for something a little more grippy with the hills I have in my neck of the woods.
@@matty-0 Well, I just purchased Sunf A033 from Amazon this morning lol. Gonna put them on my stock rims and see how that goes. Got all six for a little under $700 (27x9x12 F and 27x11x12 R). I'll keep ya posted on how they perform. I suspect they will be comparable to bighorns w/out the bighorn price.
Pulled the trigger on Sunf A033. Put them.on today. Much smoother than the intimidator. Pretty pleased with the traction as well, though I only got a few hours before work this morning. Wish I could compare the Sunf to the BigHorn but....never had them. Not bad for the money. Kentucky wet weather. Hard to tell but I think they will shine in dryer weather. Excellent for the price.
Glad to hear they are working out. You really can't beat the price of them. I'm tempted to order a set just to try out and put them up against the Big Horn 2.0s.
I would just make a nice heavy drag pull it down and grade those ruts out untill a nice trail again . Then should be able go slow up don't always need speed for hills like you say . Maybe if out climbing bit hills reduce air pressure bit helps fair bit they not so firm .
The trail definitely needs some work - grading or compacting the would go a long way to improving the situation. The terrain is very sandy and it's a 40-50% grade in some areas, so I'm limited with an easy fix. I can probably work on the rough areas by hand if I had to and pull a drag down the rest. I looked out there the other day and a big oak tree just fell on part of it, so I'll be breaking the chainsaw out before I do anything else! I'm running 5 PSI in the tires right now. It goes a long way with with helping wring out the most traction. The tires do really grip great, right until they break traction (then they turn into shovels). I found I need pay special attention to this, because they will bury your machine quickly.
@@matty-0 yeah its a trail where rd drop 8 ft or so we really dont use it any more but couldn't resist lol . I should lower tire pressure bit the studs help some .
@@matty-0 they’re used but you can tell it’s very very lightly. Nowhere near worn enough to create a 1” difference in the front and back 🤷🏻♂️ it’s just an oddity I guess haha Thanks for the reply
I have Maxxis bighorn’s on just about every unit I run in the woods,sand and a little mud. I have tried many other tires, but the light weight and the ability to do just about anything as long as you don’t high center the vehicle. Plus at really high speeds these tires are very predictable more so than anything else I’ve tried. I understand,they don’t look like cool squared off tires of your truck. But trading reliability, predictability, and go anywhere do anything for the sake of the cool looks.No thanks.Bighorns for me.
Man, nice but so much for the new tire's !
Need to air down to about 5 psi with the intimidators
I have them down to 5 PSI now and it does help them bite a little more. I would run less if I had bead lockers! I have no doubt they would kick butt in the mud or rain. Good advice for anyone running these tires!
Duro makes a “knock off” came stock on my last bike worked good but switched to maxxis zilla and they were great
Well, I have a can-am outty 6x6 1000 and just purchased intimidators with the mindset "those tires are rad and should go anywhere!" And they look amazing, but.....they actually perform far worse than my old stock carlisle. In the first 15 min I was so pissed. After all that money spent, I am now looking at other options and am heavily considering bighors (or maybe a knock-off). Where I ride looks identical to the place in your vid.
One thing I recommend (as you mentioned) is reducing the air. My machine weighs a 1000+lbs and I run about 5 psi. Greatly increases contact patch though you do have to be more mindful of bead issues.
Thanks for the vid. I have been looking for this specific comparison.
Thanks for the comment. I'm sorry to hear you have the same thoughts as me. I had the same idea when I chose them: I'll be able to go anywhere...
Keeping the PSI low is the best bet. They are a very hard compound and it's the only shot at giving those beefy lugs an actual chance at doing their job. I think I'm running 5 psi at the moment and I would probably go even lower if I had bead locks.
If you think of it, I'd love to hear what tire you end up switching to. I'm really looking for something a little more grippy with the hills I have in my neck of the woods.
@@matty-0 Well, I just purchased Sunf A033 from Amazon this morning lol. Gonna put them on my stock rims and see how that goes. Got all six for a little under $700 (27x9x12 F and 27x11x12 R). I'll keep ya posted on how they perform. I suspect they will be comparable to bighorns w/out the bighorn price.
@@drawncept8391 Sounds good... I'll be waiting to hear your thoughts. I might have to check those out!
Pulled the trigger on Sunf A033. Put them.on today. Much smoother than the intimidator. Pretty pleased with the traction as well, though I only got a few hours before work this morning.
Wish I could compare the Sunf to the BigHorn but....never had them.
Not bad for the money.
Kentucky wet weather. Hard to tell but I think they will shine in dryer weather. Excellent for the price.
Glad to hear they are working out. You really can't beat the price of them. I'm tempted to order a set just to try out and put them up against the Big Horn 2.0s.
I would just make a nice heavy drag pull it down and grade those ruts out untill a nice trail again .
Then should be able go slow up don't always need speed for hills like you say .
Maybe if out climbing bit hills reduce air pressure bit helps fair bit they not so firm .
The trail definitely needs some work - grading or compacting the would go a long way to improving the situation. The terrain is very sandy and it's a 40-50% grade in some areas, so I'm limited with an easy fix. I can probably work on the rough areas by hand if I had to and pull a drag down the rest. I looked out there the other day and a big oak tree just fell on part of it, so I'll be breaking the chainsaw out before I do anything else!
I'm running 5 PSI in the tires right now. It goes a long way with with helping wring out the most traction. The tires do really grip great, right until they break traction (then they turn into shovels). I found I need pay special attention to this, because they will bury your machine quickly.
@@matty-0 yeah its a trail where rd drop 8 ft or so we really dont use it any more but couldn't resist lol . I should lower tire pressure bit the studs help some .
I got a set of bighorns (used) 25x10x12 rears, 25x8x12 fronts..
any idea why the front ones are 1-1.25” bigger than the rears??
@cd1772 if they are used, I would suspect it's due to tire wear. The rear ones may have worn more due to wheel spin.
@@matty-0 they’re used but you can tell it’s very very lightly. Nowhere near worn enough to create a 1” difference in the front and back 🤷🏻♂️ it’s just an oddity I guess haha
Thanks for the reply
Also come back when the hill is slippery with mud and they will shine
Well, I did just that. Check it out when you can: ruclips.net/video/cb9BbZV5yTA/видео.html
I have Maxxis bighorn’s on just about every unit I run in the woods,sand and a little mud. I have tried many other tires, but the light weight and the ability to do just about anything as long as you don’t high center the vehicle. Plus at really high speeds these tires are very predictable more so than anything else I’ve tried. I understand,they don’t look like cool squared off tires of your truck. But trading reliability, predictability, and go anywhere do anything for the sake of the cool looks.No thanks.Bighorns for me.
The 2.0 is a lighter tire. You have to take the weight into account especially if you have a smaller bore machine.
The intimidator is a mud tire...youre in the woods. Completely wrong application. Go into the mud and do the same comparison
just get a yamaha!
I do have my eye on that yamaha with the sequential/manual clutch gearbox (yxz1000?). I just don't think it has low range...
Bighorns are the absolute worst tires ever. My Teryx came factory with them and they lasted 15 miles before I got fed up and took them off lol
What tires did you replace them with and what kind of riding do you normally do?
All good but ur using a mud tire in the woods not cool 😢
Very observant. What should I be running?
@@matty-0 it may sound crazy but I've found the rip saw is pretty good.
I may have to check those out. Thanks for the advice!
@@matty-0 ur welcome