What is you technique? High/Low AWD/2WD? Please share how you do it. I have a 500HO Scrambler 4x4 yet only use 2wd to climb with.

 

Soft sand hill or hard packed hill where you can build up speed, I use a bit of build up and 4wd if it is on the steep side. Also, 4wd with the the soft sand to keep traction as high as possible. No fun backing down a hill. Same rule applies to climbing hills in the snow. Build up some speed and put it in 4wd to keep it moving. Ledges, rocky hills, roots, and any hill with obstructions that could bounce you off the trail if you hit them too fast, 4wd low. I've used these methods riding everything from a 2002 Polaris Xplorer 250 to my present Can-Am Outlander Max 1000. One thing I can tell you is power is really nice to have when climbing. With the 500 and smaller quads I've rode, there was a tendency to lose top speed going up steep hills. With the 650 cc Outlander Max I had it wasn't an issue until riding at heights in the 10,000 ft. range in Utah. Had plenty of power in low. The 1000 has no problems at all even with my 350 lbs. and a full load of camping gear and spare gas.