P500 New Shoes

[p500fan]

No noticeable power loss and I feel the extra traction will more than offset any loss. The steering has improved as did the ride quality. I'm still running 10 psi I have not played with adjusting it yet....when I worked for the state doing trail surveys I usually ran around 8 psi in the wheelers tires (Yamaha Grizzly 750's with ITP Mudlite) but this is a little heavier machine so I might stay around 9 or 10 psi.
No rubbing issues it seems to have around 2-3 inches of clearance when cranked all the way to the left and right.
So far I have done about 15 miles on the trails near my place nothing too technical but I am very happy with them.

The true test will start this weekend when I head out to moose camp....40-50 miles of tundra, bogs, and a couple steep rocky climbs over a ridge going in with the camp and the reverse coming out with 900 to 1000 pounds of meat if things go well. I'll post some pictures an give a review when I get back, but this is why I bought this little machine and the test I have done pulling my meat wagon full of logs around the property has gone well so I expect it will perform the way I hope, and that was with the stock tires and she seems to do much better with the Bighorns.

I bought mine to buffalo hunt. Pretty much the same scenario. I'm pretty sure the P500 is the best tool for the job.

 

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[Moose308]

Got the new hooves on today Maxxis bighorn 2's 26-11-12 all the way around....no comparison. I have a fairly steep climb out of a creek with loose stream washed gravel and a washout that's between 6 inches to a foot deep that snakes back and forth across the trail, with the factory tires I had to use 4 wheel or the rear tires just spun. With the new tires 2nd gear 2 wheel all the way with only minor minor wheel spin when I crossed the washout about half way up. I have not tried them in any serious mud but what I did do they handled very well and I did not get as much mud slinging as I expected with the 11's on the front. They also did huge improvement on smoothing out the ride and over all handling. View attachment 6031View attachment 6032View attachment 6033

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[p500fan]

I also did 11" wide all around. I was concerned about mud-slinging, also. It doesn't seem to be that much of an issue.

 

[scott]

Are the bearclaw a true 9" wide? I got a UHMV skid plate can't wait to put it on. My UHMV skid has the small oval drain holes on what i call the wings where it goes from factory size skid out to the edges. I like the looks and sure i will like having them drain holes. Will post a pic tomorrow. You could always add a few drain holes.

 

[500]

Are the bearclaw a true 9" wide? I got a UHMV skid plate can't wait to put it on. My UHMV skid has the small oval drain holes on what i call the wings where it goes from factory size skid out to the edges. I like the looks and sure i will like having them drain holes. Will post a pic tomorrow. You could always add a few drain holes.

They may be a tad more. I will have to put a tape on it. They are wider than expected which was very pleasing to see as I run them on all 4 corners.