It really wasn't that deep, until the Brute started digging down to China, then it went from bad to worse!

Recon, A new belt just for being under water and/or mud? Is that an easy item to mess up on those?

If you don't get stuck then you didn't try hard enough!

Well, as you can see I was nose in, so in reverse, its all high gear ratio, plus I had to leave the quad for about a 45 min walk home, called a buddy and then went back out. By the time I got back to it, alot of the sand and water pretty much glued the wheels in place, and when I gave it throttle the wheels would not move, probably burnt the belt at that time. The picture doesn't do it justice, it was like clay/glue. Being only a high gear ratio didn't help, not like low gear in forward motion. But yes, because of the torque of the Brutes, the belts will go long before any tranny or engine parts. Once stuck, get pulled out.. A clutch kit would help and I'm looking into that next.

Just go to www.sandcreekarchery and on the home page it will give you directions to the barn where we will ride from. If you can't figure it out pm me.

Too bad BOWBO won't be here with a new ride. I am sure Cory can put some pics up so he can see what he missed though. Have fun on the water BO. What are you doing on the water anyway, FISHING? I would imagine some of the artic cats will be fishing at this ride to. For a tow strap that is. lmfao, war u @ haven?

Ooooh, I'm here. I've been putting my chest waders on. Figured I'd better before all this chit gets waaaaaay too deep. Tell you what, just keep that tow strap wrapped up on your front rack. That way when I need it to pull you out no one will be fishing....

I learned a valuable lesson at Interlake,,,dont let your radiator collect more mud then is on the ground..I kept it clean and rode all day,,theo popo's didn't fair to well. Towed Two out and a third was working on it. UUUUM lets see, Artic Cat,,,oh yeah, they were too far back to really get into the action..

Just look for the Blue BLUUUUUUUR!!!

I did find one pic of an Artic Cat

Recon;

hmmmmm.... looks to me like the Cat was the only one brave enough to try the mud hole? The other not so brave machines are just standing back watching....

You try it! No you try it! I'm not going to try it! Watch out here comes the Cat! He will try it!

Big cats are not afraid of the water!

Nah, he's just going in to retrieve some poor Honda or Kawasaki that's at the bottom of that hole and should have known better!!!!.... ....

Looks like to me, that his Loyalty ran out and is about to abandon ship!!


And the rest are there to give him a ride


The Brute rider in the upper left is coming to the rescue!!

I'm not real familiar with that area chris, if I'm coming down 65, where do I get off and from there guide me in, dude.

I just told you the other day when you were at my house dude! :rolleyes:

UUUHHH, I have A.D.D DUDE!!

I think you would take SR 46 Cory. Ask Bo though. BO KNOWS. Hopefully it will be frozen the day of the ride. If not we might have to move it, seeing how we will be riding the walking trails for the archery range. Don't want to tear up the walking trails.

:rolleyes: .... I can see where you might be afraid of the mud and all, and make up the excuse that you just don't want to make a mess of the trails, but hey, it'll be OK. Don't worry about getting stuck. I'll be there to pull you out.... :p

I'm sure it will be frozen, but if it is postponed let me know, I may goto the Badlands the 24th instead if it is cancelled, didn't want to be gone two weekends in a row. That would be too bad, been looking forward to the ride.

So with this thing a week and a half away, who all is planning on going????

Looks good, ground is as solid as an ice cube. The cats might even be able to make it.

If it's open to anyone I would like to come. I just purchased a new quad from Farm and Fleet. She's 4 wheel drive and one sweet ride. I don't have a trailor or a truck but if I measured correctly it should just fit in the back of my van. My buddy haulled it up to my place after we bought it. I don't think he can come though.

Count Mama Bear and I in, plus one or two girls 13 and 14 years old. depending on how big a trailer I can get.

i`m in... looking forward to it!!!

Gonna be a sweet time. I wouldn't doubt we don't have 30 plus quads. Probably start about 10 am. Who all is coming?

I'll probably be there. I have a good winch on the front of my Honda I could help you pull out a few cats if needed. I have a nephew that is a little slow, I asked him if he wants to go with me and he is all excited.

I'll be there! Ripley: I'm sure your nephew will fit right in....

I'll be there, not going to the badlands this weekend, but am riding tomorrow around the house..May be bring a friend or two, not sure yet..10am sounds good to me.

Ok so just to make sure we are all on the same page.

We are meeting at Chris’s place at 10: am Sat the 31st for the ride.

The ride will last until around 4 or 5 pm or until your good and tired.

Any ideas as for lunch and beverages?
Should we make it a group effort or just bring what you want for your individual groups?

How many miles of trails are there? Will we need extra gas?

Will we be riding as a group? Or each to his/her own, at his/her own pace?

Thanks
Bear.

You will not need gas as long as you are full at the time of arrival. Beverages are up to you. If you want to drink adult beverages that is fine as some of the guides will be. As far as food I would say bring your own or we can go up to Etown for lunch, about a 10 minute truck drive. Probably will be too cold for a cookout. We only have 175 acres so we will cover it in a hurry. If you want to ride on your own that is fine, but I would imagine we will ride as a group. The main thing is we have a good time and get some good riding in. Look forward to meeting you all.

Wow, looks like there's gonna be a few inches of the great "white death" come Saturday. Should make for some good riding. One thing has got me wondering though..... Should I bring my blade so I can clear the way for the Hondas????.... :p

Put my blade on tonight to help clear the "WHITE DEATH". Man if we get as much as is predicted this should be an awesome ride. Its snowing really hard here. Once again if anyone needs directions go to sandcreekarchery.com and click on the directions tab and that will bring you right to the range where we will park.

Looks like we have around 6" and rising so the ride should be awesome.

STILL RISING!

Hey Wtlhaven I'll bring a strap to tie on the back of my honda to help pull out the some of you cats.(just kidding man hope to see ya there)
My nephew is ready to go he is bringing his three-wheeler and he is ready to ride. He cracks me up.

I rode a little tonight and the honda went great. Can't Wait.

Kevin, Kevin, Kevin..... Unless I run out of gas, I won't be needing pulled, and I'll be sure to fuel up good so I don't have to worry about that. You may want to hook that strap to the front of your Honda instead of the back though. Might save you from having to dig it out of the snow later on when you get stuck....

Chris, How much snow did you all end up with???? Did you have any ice???? We had around 5"s of snow, then an ice crust about an inch thick, and about 6"s or so of new white stuff on top of that. That ice crust makes for a real pain clearing the driveways.

I'll have to post some pics later....

Same here.

Hey ripley what kind of trike does your nephew have?

I tried to load my new quad and didn't measure correctly I folded both handlebars in. Then pushed it back out and the sheet of plywood i was usin for a ramp broke. I might just come down anyway and ride with someone.

Just ride the quad down....lol

It will be myself and a friend,,,we are meeting in Edinburgh at 9am should leave plenty of time to make the rest of the trip.. See you all Saturday...Then its off to Evarts the following weekend...YAHOOOOOO