When to replace atv tires?

[Khunter]

I have a 25 year old polaris sportsman 500

It has great 10+ year old? Aggressive tires made by Kings

Tires look fine to me and the ATV is always been stored, covered in an open air carport

I just got to thinking the other day when I was riding some rough ass trails while scouting it might be a case where I should replace the tires even though they haven’t given me any trouble because of age?

What do the HT experts suggest? How do I know when to replace the tires before they leave me in a lurch?

also, what’s your best options for a small dog basket strapped onto an ATV

 

[Elktrack]

Run em.
Unless they are starting to show signs of aging (cracks, dry rot) or there’s enough tread, I wouldn’t replace them unless I had to.

 

[pabearhunter]

If something would happen to one YOU would always have the sled dog !!!

 

[Caseknife]

From the picture, your tires are in great shape, run them, you will know when you need them.

 

[WapitiBob]

My sportsman 500ho is 20 years old and still running factory tires but only about 1200 miles on the machine.

 

[npaden]

Ditto what everyone has said on the tires. I've run some way longer than 10 years with no issues. I always replace when the tread is so worn they start to lose traction or when there are so many plugs in them I start to get where I don't trust them anymore.

No idea on the dog bucket. Maybe a milk crate?

 

[cowboy]

Chances are your old tires are way better quality than brand new China replacements.

 

[TheTone]

Last time I replaced tires the first real issues I was seeing were related to stopping distance and skidding/sliding on hills

 

[Khunter]

OK, the expert committee has spoken! Thanks for the advice.

Now I really need to suck it up and sell while it runs well and find a great shape replacement ATV that is 15 years younger before the rest of the 20 year old parts on this one it leave me in a lurch.

 

[Mallardsx2]

OK, the. pert committee has spoken! Thanks for the advice.

Now I really need to suck it up and sell while it runs well and find a great shape replacement ATV that to 15 yers younger before the rest this one it leaves me in a lurch.

Pioneer 520 or pioneer 500

 

[howl]

Honda Foreman for manual, Yamaha for automatic.

Many are moving to UTVs. The ones that fit in the back of your truck are Honda and Kawasaki.

 

[Fire_9]

Not to hijack this thread but what do you guys recommend for replacement tires? Would be for a machine that isn't used a whole lot so they don't need to be anything great.

 

[howl]

Depends on terrain.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Not to hijack this thread but what do you guys recommend for replacement tires? Would be for a machine that isn't used a whole lot so they don't need to be anything great.

Enter your sizes in Amazon, sort by price and hit the buy button. I don't think any ATV tire is better than the next. I have been buying them for 30 years.

 

[WVHUNTER99]

run them. maybe keep a spare wheel and tire already mounted from facebook marketplace

 

[Redmt]

Simple tire and Priority tire both have good selection and decent prices. I've been running Sedona Ripsaws and wouldn't change if the others were free. We have a couple Fourtrax 450's that have been running the same set of tires for maybe 8-10 years and still look like new. One thing I really like is that they are non-directional.