Mike’s in Thief River Falls, Minnesota alongside Alex Tiemann from Arctic Cat providing as much detail as possible about Cat’s new Alterra 600 LTD and Alterra 600 Mud Pro and answering some of the questions you’ve been asking us about these machines.
There’s no question that winter tires on your truck provide a significant degree of safety when driving in winter. This season we’re running Hercules Avalanche TT winter tires on our work truck again because they’ve made a significant improvement to acceleration, stopping and cornering on snow or ice-covered roads.
These tires are designed specifically for your truck or cargo van to help you navigate winter’s most extreme conditions.
The zig zag circumferential grooves featured on the Avalanche TT hold snow in the tread to stay gripped to the road and the saw-tooth features of the Snow-Grabber Grooves provide critical traction when the roads are nasty. Furthermore, their thin gauge, full-depth siping create more biting edges to deliver maximum traction on snow and ice.
The traction provided by the Avalanche TT winter tires lets us feel confident that even on a steep grade we can accelerate from fully stopped and come to a complete stop without sliding through an intersection.
Driving in the winter means driving in less than optimal conditions and we can rest comfortably knowing that our Hercules Avalanche TT winter tires are going to grip the road even in the harshest conditions and help get us to our destination safely.
Visit HERCULESTIRES.COM for more information.
Luke fires up the 64-inch wide Segway Powersports gas-powered, 1000cc 4-stroke, twin cylinder pure sport Villain SX10 side-x-side pushing it to the limit as we evaluate how well it stacks up to the competition.
Mike hits the trails with Yamaha’s RMAX Sport and Raptor 700R taking a look at how these two machines compliment each other from an ownership standpoint and which one he’d lay down his money for if he was a first-time buyer.
Then Luke reflects on how powersports played a part in forming strong family bonds during his childhood and then looks at how the current crop of youth-focused vehicles is creating memorable experiences between him and his children now.
Then in TEST RIDE, AJ takes a look at Segway’s sporty utility UTV featuring a 1000cc twin delivering a claimed 105 horsepower.
AJ evaluates the battle-readiness of Segway’s Fugleman sport utility side-x-side.
It’s always exciting to see new products come to market and in the incredibly popular winch category; Erickson is bringing a huge lineup of winches exclusively to Princess Auto in Canada.
When we say a huge line-up, we mean that physically as well. With offerings from 1,500-pounds all the way up to 17,500-pounds Erickson has even added in an AC winch, which is great for those needing extra pulling power where household 120-volt AC is available.
When it comes to DC powered winches this is the area where options are abundant from Erickson, including 4 models which are ATV and Side x Side specific. 3 are dedicated steel cable designs (3,000lb, 4000lb, 5,000lb) and one with synthetic rope.
The synthetic rope equipped model has a 3,500-pound load rating and comes equipped with a HASS style fairlead in red with a 1.1 horsepower motor. The 3,500-pound 50 foot, 3/16th gauge synthetic bailed winch from Erickson uses a 136 to 1 ratio and can bail back at 23.3 feet per minute unloaded and a very impressive 6.4 feet per minute at a full 3,500-pounds.
If you still require more pulling capacity, you can turn to Erickson’s heavy-duty winches available in 7500, 9500 12,000 and 17,500-pounds capacity.
Available exclusively at Princess Auto, the entire lineup of Erickson winches are built to last, no matter the challenge.
For more information visit princessauto.com
The Can am Outlander Max 650 DPS is one of the best platforms in the industry. With a comfortable 2 up seat you can bring a partner and the rear rack still allows for a decent amount of storage with the large box for touring. The LinQ system offers tons of options to outfit this ATV for hunting, fishing or trail riding and the Scout is designed with this in mind and can be transformed from a full expedition ATV to a stripped down trail machine in under 10 minutes.
Mike hits the trails with Yamaha’s RMAX Sport and Raptor 700R taking a look at how these two machines compliment each other from an ownership standpoint and which one he’d lay down his money for if he was a first-time buyer.
In recognition of International Off-Road Day (October 8, 2022) we head to the land of mythical muskeg to hang out with off-road legend and Can-Am Ambassador – Ostacruiser!
While visiting his new off-road compound we meet his band of mud loving brothers and sisters and join in on all the fun and antics as we partake in every imaginable off-road adventure anyone could ever wish for.
AJ packs up his family and heads to West Virginia and the Hatfield McCoy Trails for the ultimate summer vacation packed full of amazing offroading and fun family adventures.
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