You know I thought that last winter when I rode my friends X in the snow with Holeshots. But this year I have a new set on mine and they go great!

 

The grab bar thing works great. In thick snow, I ride like that, with one foot on the grab bar. When it starts to have problems, I just start bouncing the back end up and down a bit. (Just don't be like my wife. She started slowing down, getting into the thicker snow, and wasn't sure if she'd make it through. So she STOPPED, to think about what to do!) DUH

 

I only drove my 300 in the snow once. it was about 20 in. and i could barely move along. but once my friend flattend it out with his truck it worked perfectly!


99 300EX EMGO BARS, OHTSU PV FRONTS AND MR REARS, FMF MEGAMAX PIPE AND SPARK ARRESTER, PRM BUMPER AND GRABBAR, ALLOY SERIES NERF BARS, K&N AIR FILTER AND DYNO JET KIT.

 

With the 300, I had the same problem. I think it's a combo of not enough power and weight. I had to run the Maxxis AllTraxx. It went pretty good with them on. But as soon as the snow is gone, put back on the holeshots or something else. I ate up bearings while running the Alltraxx all year round.

On my 400, I have NO problem going through the snow with the stock tires, so it's not those tires.

 

Chains. They will make you go very well. I have them on mine.

 

i had a 300 3x4 utility, it didn't do the best in the snow, the weight caused it to dig into the deep snow. I have 400ex now and as long as you keep moving it stays on top of the snow, if you bog or slow down then it will did, and thats when you have to get off and lift it out of the ruts

 

GET RID OF THOSE TIRES. I RODE WITH MY BUDDY WHO HAS A WARRIOR WITH HOLE SHOTS , I HAD MY 300EX AND MY NEPHEW 7 YEARS OLD ON AND E-TON 50 , I RODE FIRST MY NEPHEW WAS 2ND AND MY BUDDY WAS THIRD WE HAD TO CLEAR A WAY FOR HIM HE WAS SLIDING EVERY WHERE NO GRIP IN SNOW WITH THOSE TIRES. HOPED YOU SAVED YOUR STOCK TIRES GREAT IN SNOW GOOD LUCK
2000 300 EX
FMF PRO COR 4 SA-2 PIPE
K&N JET KIT AND AIR FILTER 9JETTED TO 128

 

well i'm from Jersey and we just got womped with snow. I measured 14 inches and i had mine out. I think that tires don't really matter. Just put your knee down on the seat and put your weight on the rear of your quad. it should dig in. But just get realtors if you don't want to do that

 

I still say if you put a set of chains on there it would help you more then changing your tires, and it cheaper. I went riding in 15-20 inches of snow. I had to make the path sometimes just cause I was in front. Even up hill. Tires alone will not grab ice, which tends to be under snow. There is a downside though, they seem to be killing my bearings.

 

the paddle are a good idea for really deep snow like 12+ inches but other than that just use putting all your weight to the back with some 25 inch alltrack tires there are too heavey and you wont loose too much spped with them in the snow