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Old 04-23-2008, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by REELLS View Post
Hi guys.
AATV's are not suited for the sand. The problem is aatv's don't have enough wheel speed to go in deep sand. I have run my MaxII in deep sand at another off road park and spent a lot of time digging or getting towed out. You'll find that these aatv's will sink into the sand, The only exception to this would be the older 2-stoke aatv's. They have a lot more speed and may do better. However the newer generation 4-strokes won't work.
I have to agree with Bob. I've been going to the Imperial Sand Dunes in CA for 30 years. About 10 years ago I took my Max II with a 400JLO there & it was absolutely worthless on the dunes. All I could do was ride it around camp. You need gobs of HP to spin the wheels in that kind of sand. The Yellow Spider runs great, but I know it would never make it up any one of the big dunes. The only time you might get somewhere is right after a good rain & the sand is packed hard. A sand wash is much different from a sand dune. No comparison.
Been there, Done it.

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