Are you looking for a tire that gives you the confidence to accelerate hard and bounce around on rough terrain in your ATV or UTV? Consider buying the Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) tires, a tire with a tread pattern seemingly inspired by light trucks for good traction and excellent ride quality. Available with an excellent average SimpleScore of 9.1, this ATV and UTV tire has been a winner of the Mexican off-road motorsport event Baja 1000. A ply rating of 8 is also suitable for maximizing puncture resistance, so consider reading this Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) review to the end if you intend to make a purchase.

Features and Benefits

A rubber compound is often the main component that separates one tire from another, and the same can be seen in the Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear)’s case. This tire’s compound plays a major role in protecting the tire from cuts and chips over undulating terrain, as it is damage-resistant. During the Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) tire review, we found it to perform fairly well in a full-speed braking test. Here are the features and benefits of this sporty tire:

• High strength and durability: It is important to get reinforced construction to bounce around different terrains with ease, as it provides high strength and durability. This tire is suitable for excellent average durability SimpleScore of 9.5.
• Resistant to punctures: The 8-ply rating makes this ATV and UTV tire resistant to punctures and also increases its capability of carrying heavy loads over undulating terrain. It also increases tread life, resulting in a fabulous average long-lasting SimpleScore of 9.0.
• Built for rocky and hard-packed terrain: If you’re living in an area or intend to cover rocky and hard-packed terrain (as necessary for most ATVs and UTVs!), consider purchasing the Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear).
• Smooth ride with great performance: An optimized tread design is responsible for a smooth ride without compromising on performance.
• Great traction on intermediate to hard-packed surfaces: These tires are great for traction on intermediate to hard-packed surfaces, with the tread compound and the design coming together for an excellent average traction SimpleScore of 9.0.
• Awesome handling: For those driving in sandy terrain, this is one of the best handling tires for ATVs and UTVs in the market.

Pros and Cons

The Mastodon HT K3201, a member of the new Mastodon family, was created to be the best hard terrain and trail UTV tires. It has been constructed to excel in narrow, rough terrain as well as high-speed desert situations. Expect it to perform well with a ply rating of 8. Much like all tires, this too has various pros and cons that are given below:

PROS:

• High strength and durability
• Smooth and comfortable ride
• Puncture-resistant

CONS:

• Should not be used in muddy conditions
• Not the best at hill climbs

SimpleTire’s view on Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) tires

As a race-proven ATV and UTV tire, it is ideally meant to fit at the rear. In other words, traction on difficult rocky terrain is one of its great strengths, leading to a high Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) rating. While many such tires feature a 6-ply rating, this receives an 8-ply rating for additional strength in carrying loads. It is always a good idea to choose a radial tire such as this if you intend to drive aggressively at high speeds, corner hard, and are also looking for the smoothest ride. This tire has been built to meet and exceed requirements as per DOT.

Vehicles the Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) is a good replacement tire for

In this class of tires, it is uncommon to find a tread pattern that has light truck influences. Even rarer is the excellent performance of these tires on sandy and other rough terrain, giving drivers the confidence to exceed expectations at motorsports events. Expect them to be most useful while carrying heavy loads, too. Here are the vehicles on which Kenda Mastodon HT K3201 (Rear) can be fitted as a replacement tire:

• Polaris Scrambler 850
• Kubota RTV 900
• Yamaha Wolverine 350 ATV
• Can-Am Commander X MR 1000R
• Suzuki KingQuad 750 AXi
• Mini Moto UTV 4x4
• Honda Rubicon 500
• Arctic Cat ZR 9000