stuck ATV
 

me and my friend both have atv's i have a Rancher 2x4 he has a yamaha something its old and its a 2x4 we dont do this everyday but sometimes we will take it through a ditch near my house and we can get hung up pretty good we dont have winches. we have tried sticking cinder blocks, boards, and logs under the tires but the only way to get them out is to push, pull, and give 'em hell. there has got to be an easier way. i need help

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4x4, a winch or just don't go into the ditch that always hangs you up;)! You can put a jack haul lift on one of the bikes if your get hung up on the undercarriage, then simply place it under the bike, lift until free & then kick her over.....your GTG:)

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Take a couple shovels, bury the *&^%* things, and learn the joy of the outdoors without gas fumes addling your brains.

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go one at a time so if one of you get stuck then the other can pull you out

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Like Skeeter said, if you can't go through it, then don't try it. If you must cross this ditch and your atv has factory tires on it, you can switch them out for a set with a more agressive tread-pattern.

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Getcha some Titan 589 m/t`s. I put some on my 2 wheel drive and they made
a HUGE difference. I can stop in a mudhole and drive out where before I had to
run thru it at 20 mph.

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back in the day we used to have a 2x4 honda it was a pretty reliable bike but reallll easy to get stuck, rather than having to fight with lifting it up and working my way out all the time I just wouldn't attempt some of the areas. Sure you might not always be able to go exactly where you want to go but thats the fact you face with a 2 wheel drive. Even with a 4x4 and a winch you are not always home free. I have been buried so deep with my 4x4 that my winch wouldn't pull me out. You just have to use a little common sense and think a little bit before rushing into something.

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Heres a good suggestion buy a Polaris sportsman 4X4.

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ohhh the dreaded P word. Lots of folks like the way these polaris bikes ride and handle but when it gets down to the nitty gritty they just don't seem to stand up. Last year at a quad rally i witnessed a honda foreman go back down the trail to pull out 3 swamped polaris bikes one at a time. The honda had made it through just prior to the ploaris bikes getting stuck. No bike is invincible but if i was lookin for a bike that would take alot of abuse the polaris bikes wouldn't be in the equation.......

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i agree with mathews. polaris sportsman make it through anything any other 4wheeler can. honestly, i have seen other 4wheelers get stuck and polaris pull them out and polaris get stuck and another pull them out. alot of it has to do with luck as to how far deep in a rut you are, are you in a rut at all,how firm is the ground at the bottom. there is a lot of things that get a 4wheeler stuck.

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Well,

When it comes to judging an ATV...whether one pulls another out is not in the equation. I can take a bike and put some good tires and have enough power to turn them and you have a bike that most people have.

What makes the difference in a bike is, how maintenance friendly is it, how often will it end up in the shop....etc....

I have always owned Honda's and loved them. The last bike, I bought a Yamaha because of the supposed power the 600 offered....what a joke....the maintenance on the auto clutch has to be done by a service rep and to be honest....when you have to do repairs.....be prepared to spend big money.

I am very dissapointed in the bike and chalk it up to an expensive learning experience.

I will be going back to a Honda on the next bike.....and at the rate the Yamaha is holding up....it wont be long.

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POLARIS ? I've pulled many a polaris out with my Honda .......P=junk

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i have pulled out honda's also with my polaris. i am sorry but i dont see your point

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AHHH i have pulled a few broke polaris's back to the truck but never a broke honda!
you get what you pay for!;)

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My friend's buddy works in a repair shop. Most of their business is repairing autos, no one brand, ALL of them. Looks like they have all jumped to get them out and don't have all the bugs out. If you haven't run into any problems, consider youself lucky. I almost got one but stayed with the foot shift. What's mine? A big Bear 400. Repairs? plugs.

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Carry a come-a-long + a good length of non-stretch rope with a loop onone end. Tie other end to something solid. Makes a cheap winch + very portable.

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When ever you talk about ATV's, everyone starts bashing.

To help you out with your problem, there are a few things you can do.

The come-a-long with a long rope works great. And is cheap. You can also get some more aggresive tires, but they will hurt the ride. A lift will help, and you can build one yourself cheap.

What it comes down to is, find a different route. Not to bash you, but some more experience riding will probably help. The ranger spins those tires quick, use it to your advantage. Sit back, and let er' rip. I have gotten through stuff with a honda recon that my buddies couldn't get through with a 4x4.

And Dirt2 has some bad advice.

Good luck and enjoy the sport and passtime.