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ATV Good in Snow
I have been an avid offroader since 1988. I have several Jeeps, 4x4 pickups, 4x4 construction equipment, three wheelers and quads (ATV). The thing common to all is that they all have round tires which, generally speaking, when the depth of the snow, mud or whatever exceeds roughly 1/3 the tire height and there is no available traction (key words here are "available traction" the vehicle's tires will spin. Available traction can be overcome several ways, by added weight to find the "bottom", floatation (wider tires or tracks) or centrifugal force i.e. paddles as on a paddle tire used in sand. I was sadly disappointed when I tried to drive through 10" snow with an ATV. It would climb up on top of the snow then fall through it. I had to lay on my stomach on the pull bar and give it gas to get going. Want traction? Get a snowmobile with a track.
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Good idea about the snowmobile making tracks. Gotta watch though--don't want to veer off the trail going to fast. The soft unpacked areas can easily grab hold of the front tire and throw you off. Did it once and suffered a separated shoulder. DOH! Can never be too safe--and ALWAYS ride with a buddy (on another machine).
Invest in a 12-volt winch mounted on the front or rear of the machine or both. And bring enough wire rope with hooks on each end, a choker strap (tree saver) coiled up to reach the nearest tree--and then some. There's nothing like trying to extracate a stuck machine weighing over 500lb. You'll find a suitable 2000lb. cap. winch cheap on e-bay for about $150. I paid as little as $49 for a 1000 lb. cap. one and $100 for 1500 lb.
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If money is an issue, check out some of the ATV deals on e-bay. I saw several guys selling "family packages" that had 2, 3 and 4 ATV's with a trailer for the price of one name- brand one. Yeah, they're probably made in China or India, but for the price...especially if it's going to get whacked by a tree (or vice versa).
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