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Bigbull, i average over 8,000 miles a year riding ATV`s, and have went through plenty of tires. What i look for first in a tire is that it have a 6 ply rating, of course they don`t provide as soft a ride as the OEM tires, but they wear longer, and are more resistant to punctures. Also, i usually buy the fastest utility 4X4 on the market each year, and those high horse power machines will roll the sidewalls of the OEM tires in a high speed turn, making them less stable than the 6 ply ones. The dirt devils hold up quite well and IMO can`t be beat for the money. Had a set on last years 700 prairie, suffered only a couple of punctures, and still had a lot of tread left when i traded it in. The biggest tires you can run with out tearing anything up, would have a lot to do with what kind of abuse you are going to subject your quad to. If you look for the deepest mud holes you can find every weekend, then you will put more strain on the drive train with the large mud tires, thats for sure. The belt and clutches are the first things to go in quads like the vinson you have, but if you only hit the deep stuff every once in a while, i doubt if you have any problems. I have run 26 inch tall tires since they came out, and hav`nt noticed any more wear and tear then with the 25 inchers, but i don`t go looking for mud unless there`s a deer or a cow involved. I just bought a 750 brute force a couple weeks ago, and it is a monster, (the 700 however, was nothing to sneeze at). Although it feels a little "tippy" with the OEM`s, I`m going to try a set of 27 inchers, just to fill up the wheel wells. There, you asked, lol.
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