Thread: Floating quads

Originally Posted by Rushy

Triple B's suggestion of over inflating the Tyres is soun. By doing that the surface area of the Tyres would increase and therefor they would displace more water which would increase buoyancy.

Hmm.. your theory is correct, however 'my' quad tyres between 5 and 35 psi look exactly the same and thus wouldnt do an ounce of good

Originally Posted by Spanners

Hmm.. your theory is correct, however 'my' quad tyres between 5 and 35 psi look exactly the same and thus wouldnt do an ounce of good

Understand that but if all that Baldbob did was pump the tyres and the quad went from sinking to floating then the physics tell me that something about the tyres size had to change (i.e. an increased amount of water was displaced). A bit like a scuba diver using a bouyancy compensator to rise from the bottom, the air was always there (in the tank) but it is not until it is released into the compensator that a greater amount of water is displaced thereby causing flotation.