DOH... Broke my rule about not going into a water filled hole if there are not already tracks going in or out.

I went out 4wheeling today by myself at The Badlands and tried to play U-boat commander, and I'd been depthcharged cause it sank.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] I don't know how it didn't suck water into the airbox, lucky for me it didn't. Of course I couldn't get to the **** on the winch to make it freespool, so I had to pull the winch rope out while keeping my finger on the handlebar switch. About 30' to reach the nearest tree. Can't complain about the Venom Winch though. It was under about 1.5' of water and worked fine.

Just a little FYI![img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img]

 

thats no fun, so if you didnt get water in the airbox how did it quit ? or did you Kill it in fear of getting water in the Motor ?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Rickeyparker

thats no fun, so if you didnt get water in the airbox how did it quit ? or did you Kill it in fear of getting water in the Motor ?</end quote></div>

It was obvious it was not going to pull itself out, and the muffler was under water, so I shut it down. The water HAD to be close to the intake under the seat, and I didn't want to chance sucking any water into the engine. Can you say bent rod?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] It was closer to being muck than water anyway. We've had quite a bit of rain here in Indiana the past couple of days.

I also wanted to be sure I could fire it back up in case the winch started to run the battery down halfway out of the hole. I had to winch it another 5' or 10' through the muck to get it out.

Bummer is I just changed the fluid in the front drive unit, and transmission. I suppose I should change it again to be safe. I've got enough of the front drive fluid to change it, but I'll have to buy another of the $13/qt. transmission fluid.

 

I thought a general rule is to leave it running so water doesn't back end thru the
exhaust etc? Glad to hear that Hwkeye is doing all well!

R'

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RticKwad

I thought a general rule is to leave it running so water doesn't back end thru the

exhaust etc? Glad to hear that Hwkeye is doing all well!



R'</end quote></div>

Same thing I've heard. But there was no way I could keep it running, push the switch for the winch, and hand feed the rope off the winch since I couldn't get to the freespool **** all at the same time. I kept it running above idle before I shut it off thinking that might keep water from being sucked back through the muffler in case it began to sputter and die. The front end was higher than the rear, so I'm sure that helped too.

1 1/2 hours with the powerwasher, and she's all cleaned up.... sorta anyway.

 

been there and done that , i had almost the same thing happen in the water with no muck with the hawkeye, had about 40 people watching and didnt have a choice but to eat crow or keep it wide open and hope i made it to the other side just when i thought i was sunk and waiting for it to suck in water it powered up the other side, Now on that old honda I have i went into the muck one time and stopped then the motor died and had to be pulled out, Always when you think your sunk make a wake and you will probally come out the other side. Just my opinion. Glad the hawkeye is fine.

 

Friend's daughter

Oops, still in gear

Safety!

 

Well it was going no where. The hole was 2 deep ruts, and the frame was hung up on the mud between the ruts. The tires were just churning up more muck.

Yeah, a little more cleaning and she'll be good as new. People can knock the "little starter quad" Hawkeye all they want. Until today, I haven't found anywhere it wouldn't go. Anything hung up on the frame in that kind of muck is not going anyhere.

 

Hawkeye 1

Hawkeye 2

 

Love the Hawkeye, it hasnt let me down yet, your right about knowing when your stuck " you just know" and then you climb off and handle it.