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    Mud flaps?

    Or water wings? Not sure what to call them. I noticed several aatv's in the busco beach video with them. YouTube - 6x6 ATVs! I'm talking about the 3-4" strips along the body seams to help prevent water and mud from splashing into the tub. They apear to be made of flexible material, maybe HDPE? They seem to be a good idea and I was wondering about the design, to save me some trial and error. Were different materials tried? Does 3-4" work better than 5-6"?
    Best way to attach to the body? Why wrap them around the back more than the front?
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    Not sure if this stuff will work for your application or not. Skirtboard comes in lots of different thicknesses and widths. Its basically reinforced rubber. I think they use it as a drive belt for the saws in old school lumber mills etc. Check out e-bay link.
    Mike cj-ate

    1/8"x 4" RUBBER SKIRTBOARD, CONVEYOR, BELTING , FLEXCO - eBay (item 120488494204 end time Nov-28-10 05:40:58 PST)

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    • #3
      The material that is used on the machines @ Busco Beach is rubber belting from a haybaler. It was purchased @ Tractor Supply.

      McCoy
      I Love the Smell of KLOTZ in the Morning. It Smells Like....... HORSEPOWER!

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      • #4
        McCoy is right. On mine, I used 4" baler belt for the sides and 7" baler belt for the rear flaps on both the Max II and Max IV. I riveted the wider rear flaps to the smaller side flaps where they met and it has worked out good for me. I just used the stock bolts that hold the two tubs together to hold the belt down. If I remember correctly, Whipper made a metal rail to go under the bolts and sandwich the rubber between that and the body on his. That seems to be a better way of doing it. Either way, it sure does keep things a lot cleaner, especially when you add some wider tires.

        If I remember correctly, the baler belt is something like $3.00 a foot for the 4" wide belt at Tractor Supply. In two stores that I have been in, it was stored in the back, so I had to ask for it. They pull it off the roll and cut it to the length you specify.

        Here's a picture of the Max IV. The first one is only partially installed but you get the idea.

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