Another feature of the Outlaw that we fell in love with was its light weight. While 38.8 pounds might sound heavy, it is still 13.6 pounds lighter than the Gorilla Silverback and a whopping 17.2 pounds lighter than the SuperATV.com Terminator. This feature makes for less stress on your drivetrain and quicker acceleration when you stab the throttle. A good portion of this weight savings can be attributed to its small size; since it measures in at 29.875 inches tall it still provides a great amount of performance while only sacrificing ground clearance. The flat tread pattern and cupping of the lugs make the Outlaw a great paddling tire in deep, watery mud. The tallest lug on the shoulder of the tire, 2.25 inches high, isn't as massive as the Silverback but still provides an earth-gripping surface area to propel our machine out of the pit or down the trail. The only area we thought the Outlaw was at a disadvantage was with its self-cleaning capabilities since its tread spacing was tighter than that on the Silverback, but to our surprise it cleaned itself very easily. Anywhere we took the Outlaw in the Southern Ridge ATV trail system, the tire seemed to shine and prove it was a top contender.
Another difference was the lug pattern. The Terminator features a multi-stage pattern that consists of a very large square-edged center lug measuring at 1.5 inches high while the tallest lug on the shoulder of the tread measures in at 2.25 inches high. The tire also features a sweeper lug that extends from the lug pattern down to the tire's bead. While it is a very small feature it added grip to handle the high-sided deep ruts that we encountered while riding in Southern Ridge. We did find that the center lug rides higher than the remainder of the lug pattern preventing a wide contact patch and leaving the majority of pulling to that one area. This design keeps the tire from "sinking" in enough to allow the remaining lugs to assist in grabbing forward traction. Another issue with the Terminator was its inability to clean itself of the earth it chews up. The lugs on this tire are tightly spaced, so the thick red clay from our testing area could only be expelled on a speedy trail ride. We found that the rotation of this large tire couldn't be fast enough to self-clean in most of our mud bog or thick mud testing due to its sheer size and weight along with the fear of tearing up our test machine.
On the positive side, we found the Terminator rode really well on hard-packed surfaces and seemed to have good traction on the trails. The true 32-inch height did push the boundaries of our lift as the CV's tended to click and pop more under power with these tires. We determined that they would probably be more at home in a rocky or loose terrain and provide the best ground clearance of all the tires we tested. At the time of this writing, SuperATV.com has assured us the Terminator is undergoing a revamp to make it a lighter tire.
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Maximum ground clearance with an ATV tire. Very tough with durability that could outlast the ATV it's mounted on! A great rocky-terrain tire. |
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A very heavy tire with lug spacing that keeps the tire from being able to get rid of the mud it claws from the surface of a trail or bog. |
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A true 32-inch tire that still needs some refinement to be a great mud tire. |
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Company: SuperATV.com
Model/Size: Terminator/32x10-14
Retail Price: $187.49
Actual Height: 3115/16 in.
Circumference: 101.5 in.
Weight Without Wheel: 56.0 lb