How to get a 3wheeler to work in deep snow?

[hawaiirider]

despite it saying hawaiirider i live in alaska now and now ride a tri moto200. theres already 4 inches on the ground and up to 6 feet on the pass here. i tested the trimoto alot and it goes great in 4 inches, its fun! slips in 6 a bit and barley goes in a foot but still does, over a foot it wont go anymore unless its down hill of course.
it has big 25 inch tires with out chains but the prob seems to be the front wheels restistance and frame drag in the deep stuff.
has anyone tried skis on the front? or is deep powder just not gonna happen period? anybody know?
id like to motor around all winter but we generally have 6 feet at all times.
thanks

[D-dub]

They definatly have there limitations in the deep snow. hard packed trails are great, but for the deep stuff there is no replacement for a sled

[hawaiirider]

i hear that i have a big bad hillclimb sled. id like to hear if anyone has tried the skis out front the 3 wheeler tho, as i have a dead sled sitting in the yard

[Aka_am]

Personally, last winter, I couldn't go in the snow almost at all. My little trail I have behind the house, I had to shovel it then ride over it like 5-6 times and it was good to go. I'm hoping this year with my new tires it wont be so bad. 86 200x

[MTS]

Zip tie a crazy carpet on the bottom half...Less DRAG!!...

[harryredtrike]

i have a strap on ski for the front tire of a trike.it does help but has it limitations.once the snow hits the frame and rear carrier it will start to drag.too much drag and it stops going.best to wait for someone to pack the snow first then ride on their tracks,after a foot or so falls.

[Maico]

Back when I lived in MI, when the snow it the ground...the trikes went into hibernation and sleds came out to play. Only time we got the trikes out in the winter was drag racing on the frozen lakes.

[tommerp]

Back when I lived in MI, when the snow it the ground...the trikes went into hibernation and sleds came out to play. Only time we got the trikes out in the winter was drag racing on the frozen lakes.

OR also in MI, when we get our snow, then freezing rain, then snow, then freezing rain again, the roads are PERFECT for riding....

[hawaiirider]

i have a strap on ski for the front tire of a trike.it does help but has it limitations.once the snow hits the frame and rear carrier it will start to drag.too much drag and it stops going.best to wait for someone to pack the snow first then ride on their tracks,after a foot or so falls.

how you get that strap on ski? i figure between a ski, that carpet trick? and chains she outa go pretty good in snowmachine tracks at least!

[fabiodriven]

Already packed snow is the way to do it. You can try chains, skis, etc, but the packed snow is the only real way to enjoy it.

[atc350xer]

Making a full frame skid plate from slippery plastic would be a neat trick...

[D-dub]

Zip tie a crazy carpet on the bottom half...Less DRAG!!...

We do this all the time when dragging in broken down sleds, tie a crazy carpet under the track and go!

[Dirtcrasher]

I've seen those "4 snow" tires in action and they work awesome. Louis Mielke was using someone's trike with them at Brapps while DEEPA and myself kept getting stuck, and I had screws in the tires; But, screws are useless for snow............

[factoryX]

what about a snow board cut for the frame/swing arm? just bolt it where the skid plates usually are.

[MonroeMike]

Check with Tordeur, he may have some useful input.
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/member.php?16855-Tordeur

Him and his friends do a lot of snow riding.

Search for Tordeur4x4 on YouTube.