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Survive the slop: 15 tips and tricks to building a mud-bogging quad.(TIPS&TRICKS)(Cover story)
To master the mud, one must learn how to modify his ATV for not only making it through a bog, but surviving it once he's reached the other side. By walking the High Lifter Mud Nationals at Mud Creek Off-road Park, we found several of the products hard-core mud-riding enthusiasts add to their quads. So you have a better chance to survive the slop, we've tabulated 15 ways to making your machine mud resistant.
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SNORKELS
Shaped liked candy canes, snorkels are one of the first mods serious mudders make to their quads. Why? Because these things let ATVs tackle the deeper mud holes and water crossings. People add snorkels to ...
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- Magazine article from: ATV Magazine Kelley, Jerrod July 1, 2006 700+ words
...take part in the Mud Nationals. Taking part...store. "The Mud Nationals is an opportunity...to snorkels to mud tires and water-tight...like the mud and Mud Nationals. Then we made...clearance, snorkels, mud tires and exhaust pipes...
- High Lifter Mud Nationals.(all terrain vehicle racing)
- Magazine article from: ATV Sport September 1, 2006 700+ words
...in 2003, when it held the inaugural Mud Nationals event in Longview, Texas. Four years...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We had never attended Mud Nationals until we made the trip to Texas earlier...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The Mud Nationals is an opportunity for all the riders...
- `Mud' Tires Advised For Off-Road Trips
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Nina Padgett July 3, 1995 700+ words
...passenger tires, all-season radials and mud tires. If you decide to purchase mud tires, you should plan to use them for off-roading...rubber can maintain contact with the road. Mud tires do not have sipes. Rather, the tread designs...
- In the soup. (techniques for driving a truck with mud tires in muddy conditions)
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Life West, Ted April 1, 1998 700+ words
...spin your wheels, those fat-treaded mud tires will actually cut down into the muck...as you move forward. Most serious mud tires have vertical ribs on their sidewalls...less you overburden your drivetrain and mud tires, the better they'll work. Mud-terrain...
- Monster mudders.(WHAT'S UP)
- Magazine article from: ATV Sport July 1, 2006 700+ words
The 2006 High Lifter Mud Nationals is truly a one-of-a...Team High Lifter says the Mud Nationals bring in the "most utility...aggressive High Lifter Outlaw mud tires, strategically placed radiator...For more on the High Lifter Mud Nationals and coverage from the ...
- Muddy waters.(all terrain vehicle racing)(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: ATV Sport Kelley, Jerrod May 1, 2005 700+ words
...particular event, the High Lifter Mud Nationals, pits rider and machine against others...Held on private land, the High Lifter Mud Nationals is one of the most popular consumer...support private competitions like the Mud Nationals and GNCC racing. They are held on...
- Mud muckers.
- Magazine article from: Farm Journal Bernick, Jeanne June 22, 2003 700+ words
...should be these days. A new generation of mud tires and tracks designed for all-terrain...last few years, I've seen much better mud tires being developed for ATVs," says Craig...speeds. Part of the quality increase in mud tires is due to amplified interest from farmers...
- Mud racin': winning gets downright dirty.(special report)
- Magazine article from: ATV Sport Lanphier, Bill "WBGO" May 1, 2005 700+ words
...with prize money. High Lifter's Mud Nationals is one of the bigger annual gatherings...see sidebar pg. 85), including the Mud Nationals. There, quads are separated into...Custom CVT/intake/exhaust snorkels MUD NATIONALS In addition to the three competing...