alright you guys win!!!

[Russh]

I asked around on 6x6 world about different tires for my husler. what is better for mud/ what is better general use? so on and so forth. I got a good deal on super swompers, and love them. But today I can say for sure, They Don't swim!!!!!! Great tire for every thing else, not good in the water. I took my 11 and 6 year old girls on a ride today through a creek bottom. they loved it , until I got the bright idea to dive the unit off the bank into deep water. After 5 minutes or so they started to panic, I just could not get the husler to move!!! I found out the hard way it was about 4 feet deep. The kids sure like to see dad get wet!!!

1 You guys were right , they don't swim!!!!! 2 Going to add a trolling motor to the Husler!!!

[evil8x8]

Sorry to hear that. I found that non-amphib tires will swim a little if you let them turn at very slow RPMs.

[philipatmaxfour]

Super Swampers

[QUOTE=Russh;20854] I got a good deal on super swompers, and love them. But today I can say for sure, They Don't swim!!!!!!

[mudbug3]

[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 .

[mad_max_500cc]

the theory of the tires paddeling better when on top of the water is very true my max2 is generaly slow in the water and i have rawhide 3s i found if i sit all the way out front on the rack and hang my feet off the front (crazy and a little dangerous i know) it shifts the weight foward and the back tires come out of the watter and paddel way better!!!!! makes a huge difference in water speed!!!!!!!!!!!! there is u-tube video out there of me doing this at ledges this year i just havent figured out how to post it here yet!!!!! good thing i have a computer smart girlfriend to help me out with that kind of thing!!!

[mudbug3]

mad_max_500cc ,


Have your G-friend post a video on Utube of you doing this , I,d like to see it . This proves my theory right .

[mad_max_500cc]

its on u tube allready type in the key words max water speed ledges and its the first one to come up

[George]

Here you go MM

[mudbug3]

CLICK ON THE YELLOW URL LINK AT THE TOP OF THIS UTUBE VIDEO , AND WATCH IT IN ---------> HIGH QUALITY

[mudbug3]

If you look carefully as this ATV drives into the water , you will see the Mudlite tires on the rear of it . Ray Kolis found out that the Mudlite tires do not swim when he put them on his custom made Bushwacker 6x6 , but , when they are high enough out of the water , the large tire lugs give them VERY good water speed , as seen in the above video .

[mudbug3]

George ,

Thanks for finding the video that mad_max_500cc posted on Utube . That saved me from trying to find it . This trick REALLY increases the water speed of the Max II a lot , when compared to just sitting in the tub with the rawhide III,s half way under the water . I would not say doing this makes your water speed as fast as a Max II with Frontier tires on it , but its a whole lot faster than a Max II with rawhide III,s driven the normal way in the water .

[mad_max_500cc]

thanks for posting it george

[mad_max_500cc]

i agree my frfriend dan was there with an almost identical max (both have 25hp kohlers) only difference he has frontier tires and he was still faster but i did gain alot of speed ! he also has the speed advantage on land!!! id say by at least 1-2 mph. on a long strait away he starts walking away