[quote ] Sorry to hear that. I found that non-amphib tires will swim a little if you let them turn at very slow RPMs.[/quote]
The last time I went out with two of my amphibious friends , I decided to put all of the remaining Gator tires on my Max IV , for a set of six . I had originaly planned to stay out of any deep water , and just be content to ride the trails with dirt and mud on them . I knew the Gator tires would not swim , because I had launched myself into a pond one time , about 18 feet from the bank , and then had serious doubts if I,d ever get my Max IV out of the water , with out first swimming back the bank , to get a rope .
I learned a trick from watching one of Whippers " springer video,s " of his Max II in the river . In the video I watched Whipper lean his Max II side to side as he approached the shore ,and this seemed to help him make better progress through the water .
I thought maybe this might help the Gators swim a little ? After we had unloaded our amphibs at River Run , atv park , I decided to test this theory out .
As we were all driving our amphibs by a large pond , I decided to test my water theory out . I then drove into the water , down a slight hill , about 20 feet from the opposite bank . I decided to stay close to the bank , in case my friends had to tow me ashore , and my tire theory proved wrong . As I turned my Max IV toward the opposte bank and drove forward , I stood up and began to rock my Max IV side to side . The tire theory worked !
My theory now is this : As I stood and used my roll bar for leverage , to rock my Max IV side to side , more of the tire came up out of the water . Now ,because more of the tires lug surface was paddling against the water , this in effect , increased the Mud Bug tires water propulsion .