2001 Big bear 400 4x4 less aggressive tires

[Ironworker709]

I have 2001 yamaha Big Bear 400 4x4,recently bought it

It came with near brand new Maxxis Zillas 27x11-12's

They are a bit too agressive for our needs..we rarely go in any deep muc and mostly just our dirt road or the woods around here in Georgia

They tear our dirt road and yard up pretty easily

Whats a good tire for our needs?

Once i figure that out,,i will either buy new or offer a good trade locally

 

forgot to add a picture of it

[Mech]

I like the round cross section tyres with the small square bumps, what around here would be called a sand tyre. They are what most of the bikes used to come with standard. The bikes track and behave better with tyre contact only  down the centre line, rather than the swapping contact point you get with wide flatter cross section tyres. The wide flat tyres also chew everything up as you say. The fixed back axle alone is enough to cause slipping between left and right, without it being compounded by slippage between the inner and outer side of each tyre. Those wide flat tyrs also put more strain on the wheel bearings and suspension, which a round tyre which has it's contact point right below the steering point doesn't.

 

[Gwbarm]

I ride similar to you no deep mudding but I don't like getting stuck after a hard rain I like the Kenda Bearclaw it seems to be somewhere in-between 

[Mech]

Kenda are a good make..