Winter's here and some of us have to tuck our quads in for a long restful nap. Not to worry if you fall into that category, we've assembled a few tips to make the hibernation easy on your machine:

Ask the Editors: ATV Winter Hibernation - ATVConnection.com

 

I use my ATV to plow snow but I only used it once last year. I get so little use out of it that I put Sta-bil and Seafoam in the gas to stabilize it as if it was just sitting in storage which it mostly is. I have one flat tire that I need to take care of. It will hold air for a month and then I have to pump it up again. I haven't found the leak yet and I'm waiting for summer to pull it off and stick it in the bathtub.

 

I have never really let my quad sit for that long. I seem to be find weather good enough at least once or more a month to want to get it out and ride. I don't have a snowmobile so my quad will see some action if we get snow. I'm not crazy about cold weather but I'll take it out if we get a few inches. It hasn't even really been cold yet here.

 

Have plow for mine too. Last year I put the blade on first part of Dec and kept it on til April and never used it as we only got 1-2" at a time, but every few weeks I'd go out and let it run 4-5 minutes and I did keep a battery tender on it. Last week I fixed one tire that had a leak I couldn't see with Fix-a-flat. Put blade on yesterday as they were predicting 6-8" and we only got maybe 2".

 

I have to let mine run for awhile to stay charged up since I don't have a battery tender. I don't have a garage so I would have to leave a house door or window part way open for the cord on a charger. If the battery does die on me I can use the pull start as a backup but sometimes it's hard to pull.