deep water crossings

[84honda200s]

i use to use buck shot mudders. they worked great. then i moved up to a piar of 25 inch swamp fox tires wich works real nice.

[Rennat_2006]

It seemed like everytime i took my 110 out it ventures into the water.

I pull water up to the seat and it will still run, it does bog a little bit right when you first submerge it but i think that is because of the cold.

If i go any deeper than the seat which isnt uncommon ive got to put a knee on the seat and carry a wheelie through to keep the steering head up and out because that is where my intake is.

[p26575r16]

I used to get in very deep water when I lived in St. Louis. My 185 and my buddies 185 always did the same thing yours is doing. I believe it is just cooling off to fast. As far as the water in the tires, I would not do it, causes the tire to rot and the wheels to rust if they are steel. My buddy used to run calcium in his riding lawn mower tire to aid in traction. It is heavier than water, and does not rot or rust. He used to fill the tire approx 1\2 full and then aired to proper psi. It worked great for low speeds, but remember, if you go any faster than a crawl it will drastically throw the tires out of balance.

[84honda200s]

i use anti freeze in my tires on my lawn tractor. i added about 150 pounds by doing it. he is rite you wont want to do it. it will set it all off wak when you want to ride faster than 2nd gear.

[TravEX]

i use anti freeze in my tires on my lawn tractor. i added about 150 pounds by doing it.

Huh , 150 pounds would be about 19 gallons of anti-freeze.

[monstertruckr81]

i had a 200x that had a headgasket leak and got it in water about 3 ft deep and destroyed the motor it smoked worse than the bug man drivin through the neibhorhood i guess cause it was hot and when the cold water got in it (not good)

[Name Brand]

I've run all my vent lines into my airbox which has a removable snorkle. With the snorkle I can go through water over the top of my gas tank. Not splashes; actual depth. My machine tends to sink more than it floats but still is easy enough to control in deep water.

Pics of my snorkle setup are here; http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/s...ad.php?t=61999

This is Jim Creek out in the Knik River area. Most of the water is about two feet deep. The water randomly cuts trenches and holes in the silty riverbed anywhere from 3-4 feet deep. The big Chevy truck in the picture has about a 36 inch tire on it and got stuck in one of these trenches (I think he had open diff's too...). That's me on my trike to the right of him. If you look closely you can see my snorkle sticking up. With the snorkle I no longer have any trouble driving through these trenches and holes and hydroing out.

[TravEX]

Cool setup!

[84honda200s]

Huh , 150 pounds would be about 19 gallons of anti-freeze.

yup it cost me a ton of money. but i got it all in there. i dont even need chains anymore.

[Nick_R_23]

Back a few months ago at the end of summer, it flooded here pretty bad. You step off the road and your up to your knees at least. I took both my 83's out (200 and Big Red) and rode around in really deep water. I had both machines at different times under so much water, I was standing on the rack and got soaked halfway up to my knees (im 6' 2"). You couldnt see the machine period. The only set of tires I had are stock ohtsu's in the rear I kept switching between the trikes, they are almost bald. Never got stuck except when we were trying to race a fish down the road, and went into a pocket and couldnt back out. Got a nice set of tubed knobbies on the Big Red now and I cant wait to go try them out in the river!

-Nick

[TravEX]

Bump, for a good thread.