Thread: Floating quads

anyone here floated there quads across rivers with the engine going? tried it with dads but alas...submarine. needless to say he wasnt rapt. heard about guys doing it though. worked ok on the way over,

Used to do it with the wee 120s and the 3 wheelers.... It involved blowing up the shit out of the tire.... More air sir moooorrrreeeee!!!!!

Anything will float as long as the weight of the object is lighter than the weight of the water that the object displaces. So either biff the dog off the quad or put the quad on a boat, Either one will work!

yeah mate be keen on feedback on this need to do thompsoms track !!! haha

it would be quicker for you to nip over the kaimais and go in from the ykato side...thompsons is 22 kms long and you can easy cover 11 kms from ykato side...which is 7 to the top and 4 down the bay side...we rode horses over about 3 weeks ago and there is no way a quad would get through some of the holes...we are riding over again on the 29th if you want to come have a look from horse back.

Originally Posted by Spook

it would be quicker for you to nip over the kaimais and go in from the ykato side...thompsons is 22 kms long and you can easy cover 11 kms from ykato side...which is 7 to the top and 4 down the bay side...we rode horses over about 3 weeks ago and there is no way a quad would get through some of the holes...we are riding over again on the 29th if you want to come have a look from horse back.

yeah been that way a few times over the last few months some of the bogs are getting pretty shocking we we went up Te Aroha side and then bout half way down the bay side haha pretty much just before it turns really bad!!!! ,,,,,was getting dark so we headed back,,,,
Fark be pretty bloody cool on horseback!!

Originally Posted by Bushrash

yeah been that way a few times over the last few months some of the bogs are getting pretty shocking we we went up Te Aroha side and then bout half way down the bay side haha pretty much just before it turns really bad!!!! ,,,,,was getting dark so we headed back,,,,
Fark be pretty bloody cool on horseback!!

Almost had an overnighter at a big bog at thomsons last weekend ,,,,,,winch going on this week

Like I said blow the tire up with shitloads a air.... Duhhhhh.... We used a cross the rangitata all da time like this lol

dont try it in a flooded creek with 5 packs on - atv, submarine,atv,submarine in that order as it rolled down the creek with me hanging onto the back

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Note the snorkels

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

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Note the snorkels

The question is cameo...... Do you trust the big bad double B??????

It would depend entirely on the quad and its tires and the weight of its rider whether it would fully float or not.

You'd be more of a "c" cup wouldn't you?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You'd be more of a "c" cup wouldn't you?

D baby "d"

ARdave here is a thought. As an added measure strap an empty 20 litre water container low on to the front and the back of the quad. That will displace forty kilos of water and as water weighs a kilo per litre that would give you an extra forty kilos of lift (flotation).