my dad is getting a 4x4 for the family to use. he wants to get a used honda 300 or something small like that. my question is what would ia hve to do to make it float? ive heard of guys putting basketballs under the racks and stuff.

this may sound wierd but a couple of guys with argo's made some nice trails but they go over creaks and stuff.

 

i dont know about the 4wd version but on the 2wd if you take a deflated basketball and squeeze it into the front bumper between the headlights and inflate it, it will float..... at least mine did

 

sweet. thanks. would i need one in the back?

 

Why do you need it to float?? Just plow through that stuff and dont look back.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

cant plow threw 10 ft of water. it just doesnt work

 

Might want to be careful with that... they'll float sure enough if you stay on the throttle in a water wheelie but once your rear tires don't find any ground especially on a 2wd you be just a floating around until the four wheeler dies if you run out of momentum. ;d

 

Be careful might roll over in the water. the air in the tires tend to want to make it roll over. happened to a freind of mine his qaud ended up floating but upside down.

 

Might be a little fraaky doing that. Even if it does float it wont be at the top of the water. Some of the quad will be underwater and it could be reallly easy to get some in the airbox. Even if you did get it to float nicely, I would look for a snorkle, seal up the engine, and probalbnly flush every fluid (oil, tranny fluid, ect.) a couple times after every ride.

 

No matter how well you think your flotation device is, water will find it's way into the intake and/or exhaust probably sooner than later and cause potentially serious problems. Not even going to begin to mention the havoc it will wreak on your drums, bearings, differentials, etc. I know from first-hand experience.

 

i figured i would need an intake snorkle just for safety reasons.

thankyou for all your posts.