Personally, I woiuldn't be caught dead (dead last in a drag race that is) with V paddles so I'll focus on straight paddles.

Haulers are pretty much the undisputed best hooking paddles. Extreme Haulers should help with the durability but you pay for them. My regular Haulers lasted almost 2 seasons but are fading fast.

I now have some Cheng Shin Dunehoppers. They seem tough and hook pretty well and they cost half as much as the extreme haulers. I bought them because they came in a 22" version with 8 paddles. Money wells spent and cost about $135 on Douglas .160 from Rocky Mountain ATV.

There are other good straight paddles that are pretty good. Stick with 8 paddles and 22" diameter and you should be good to go. Many people believe more paddles are better. I went from 10 paddles to 8 and will stick with 8 paddles from now on.

 

<< Oops, my mistake, they are 20x11x10 GBC Sand DEvils, 8 paddle, brand new. Un-mounted. Are they worth $89 bucks? >>



After you pay to have them mounted and add rims you might just as well order a set from Rocky Mountain and get what exactly what you want. If you can do it 22&quot; is really the way to go. More ground clearance primarily and a slightly bigger footprint in the sand.

 

sand skate II's...comparrison

 

For &quot;all-around riding&quot; I'd get the Sand Skate II's. If your doing only straight line or hill shooting I'd get a set of straight paddles. Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead with straight paddles unless given to me. An economical version of the Sand Skate II's are Sand Sharks. Their cheaper ($25-$30.00/tire), but seem to be more firmer or more rigid than the Sand Skate II's.

Rude Dog

 

Cool article, and interesting as well. Funny, it seems like everyone is always hammering the Sand Skates, and they seemed to work as well or better than the others.

 

I've read that article a few times in the past and frankly I don't know how much I agree with it. It does have the times and numbers for all of the tires which is a lot more than you usually get. The thing is that from my personal experience and from what I have witnessed, the V paddles don't have the hook-up or launch of the straight paddles. Just my $.02

 

remember...there is a HUGE difference between sand skate II v's and Sand Shark v's. I have tried them both on a stock bore raptor.

The sand skate's hooked up well with a stock motor but did not slide well without a wider axle. I never lost against stock bore piped raptors, ds's, or stock piped banshees. Piped banshees were 50/50 win lose.

The sand sharks were more fun because they slide but do not hook up as well and my times droped quite a bit.

Back to the SSII's I go with my 686.

 

How about Skat-trak edjes? I hear they are supposed to be pretty good.

 

I run the 8 Paddle 22x11x10 Extreme Haulers.
I've ridden a quad with V paddles &amp; they worked well but would spin easily.
With a big bore quad Extreme Haulers are the way to go. Add a set of Mohawks on the front &amp; turning is not a problem.
JMO

 

I agree with you moose. I am just trying to point out the diffs between V paddles.

For the absolute fastest...call Sand Tires Unlimited and get some custome grooved/cut Desert Mini-trak's!!!!