if you are worried about it, & ground clearance is an issue, pick up a set of smaller mud tires for the rear... Mud Lites, or TSL's will work much better in the goo, than the stock rubber... of course you could always mount a set of 22" Paddlemasters, & use them for mud / sand / snow

 

Phil, I spent all day in the mud on my V the other weekend and it did great. As a matter of fact, one of the guys I was riding with was on his YFZ 450 and he was constantly getting off in the mud to pick his quad up to try to get it un-stuck. When I lost forward momentum, I simply stopped, put it in reverse, backed up a bit, then put it in forward and tried again.

Did I get stuck? Of course I did, but I will say so did everyone else (thank god my cousin's prairie 650 with brand new Mud Lite's was there to pull everyone out). If you have ever done any serious mud bogging, you will know that wheel speed is key. If you can't turn the wheels fast enought to sling the mud off of them, they just pack up and you go nowhere. Let me tell you, the V absolutely loves to sling the mud off those holeshots. It will dig a rut if you let it. I tried babying it through the hole the first time, and that was a mistake. It was only when I started pinning the throttle once I was in the mud that I could get through the worst muck.

I also have a Scrambler that is 4x4 but I must say I was impressed with how well the V did. I wouldn't enter the V it in a mud bog competition (unless it was 2wd only class) but I have yet to come up on anything on the trail under normal riding that it couldn't handle as far as mud goes.

Also, to the comment about your wife, of the 4 ATV's I own, the ONLY one she will ride is the V-Force.

You won't be disapointed with the V...

 

I have a VFORCE in my garage now I have pulled out of 8 inches of mud. I have also helped pick that heavy thing up out of about 2 foot of mudd. Its weight helps it dig and sink. Also they are a lot to rock if you do not have the body weight to rock them out of holes. I weigh 210 and can barley rock it. They are great trail machines and climb hills pretty well too.

If you do buy it change out the tires first. It will go much better in the mud. I have seen Razor 2s on one. MEAN LOOKING!

 

That is what a winch is for! I have gone through a lot of mud on my p700 and have never gotten stuck in mud that wasn't over the top of the tires. I have had to winch it out of a few holes but I do like to test the limits and that is why I purchased the winch. Have fun on it you will like it.