Hawgs Vs. Gumbo
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Hawgs Vs. Gumbo
I have been debating over what tires to get. I would like Swampers but I hear they wear down fast. I have also heard that Ground Hawgs are a long lasting tire and good in the mud. My question is are Gumbo a long lasting tire like Hawgs because I am a little hesiten about Hawgs becasue the are directional. I know that I am asking the impossible, a mud tire that doesn't wear down on the street. If anyone has anyother mud tire that is good in the mud and doesn't wear fast please tell me but I don't care about road noise, or their road manners.
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Hawgs Vs. Gumbo
Originally posted by king_nothing351
My question is are Gumbo a long lasting tire like Hawgs because I am a little hesiten about Hawgs becasue the are directional.
My question is are Gumbo a long lasting tire like Hawgs because I am a little hesiten about Hawgs becasue the are directional.
My only run in with Hawgs was a guy I knew who had a set of ~40"s on a Ranger. He swore by them and claimed that he'd had them on for 3 years and that the longevity was great.
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Hawgs are an awsome tire period. I see no reason to worry about them being directional. The wear good on the street,I should get around 35-45k out of this set, are awsome offroad, clean themselves at lowspeed, and don't know when to quit. I run 38.5" biasply Hawgs and will swear by them. They have good road manners, are decent in the snow. About the only thing I have to watch is backing up in mud, pop the gas a little bit to much and they like to dig straight down 
. I have a friend who runs the Gumbo's and he says as soon as they wear out he is replacing them with Hawgs. I think he is getting tired of me pulling him out lol. Gumbo's are a good tire, but not quite as aggressive as the Hawgs.
The swampers do wear out fast. I used to run a set of swamper sx's and only got about 25k out of them. They also did not clean themselves nearly as good as my Hawgs. About the only tire that would compare to a Hawg as far as swampers go would be the Bogger, but they wear out real fast on the street.
. I have a friend who runs the Gumbo's and he says as soon as they wear out he is replacing them with Hawgs. I think he is getting tired of me pulling him out lol. Gumbo's are a good tire, but not quite as aggressive as the Hawgs.The swampers do wear out fast. I used to run a set of swamper sx's and only got about 25k out of them. They also did not clean themselves nearly as good as my Hawgs. About the only tire that would compare to a Hawg as far as swampers go would be the Bogger, but they wear out real fast on the street.
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I have 38" hawgs on my truck now. I love them. They seem to be wearing good other than some slight cupping in the front. That's probably an alignment issue not a tire issue though. They work VERY well off road and are pretty good on the street too. They are way better than the swampers in the snow. I had a set of 35" TSX's and they sucked royally on packed snow. I was pleasantly supprised at how well the hawgs did this winter. I'd say the Hawgs are a great tire that doesn't get the attention they deserve.
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Yes the thing that I was worried about was backing up but thanks for the posts because I think that I have decieded to go ahead and get some Hawgs. Now my only proablem is getting 35's on my stock truck. Guess I might have to start up the Sawzall.
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You will be very happy with the Hawgs. Like I said earlier, the only thing you have to watch with them is backing up. Now I don't mean that you have to idle when backing up lol. But in soft mud and sand you definatly can not mash the skinny pedal, ya just have to take it a little easy. After awhile you get used to it, and know your limitations, and with Hawgs there are very very few limitations lol. Once you get them let us know how you like them.
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