trail rider Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 ............riding in plowed and disced up soil. We just plowed and disced up our tobacco patch to get ready to set tobacco pretty soon. Since we are going to disc it again later, me and my brothers have been drag racing and stuff in it. The soil is very loose and fine down to about 5 inches. I can only get to 3rd gear on my crf 150 and then it starts to bog down. My 400ex can get to 5th but it gets bogged. Its got holeshots so its got plenty of traction. Is this what it's like driving in the sand dunes and stuff? How would a banshee do in deep loose soil? Would it do alot better since it has top end power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDSTAR Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 No that dosen't sound like riding in sand. That sounds like riding in a plowed up tabacky field. Hope your honda dosen't get cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Probably not much like sand, more like a freshly plowed & disked field...sand is unique, hard to explain...just plain awesome. If you own a banshee you should definately, at some point in your life, try the dunes. It'll be a life changing experience. They'll do great in deep, lose soil, if you can get traction. With a banshee, traction is the key in a lot of instances. What kinda tobacco you growing? Never met a person who grew 'legal' tobacco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Sand is 100% compacted at all times unless it is in a kind of airy fluffed up state from hill climbs and wheel spin but has very low cohesion unless wet and even then it is low. Plowed soil has like 40% compaction with a lot of cohesion if it has even a small water content. The sand is in essence harder than the dirt but looser. When your going slow in the sand like first gear it really bogs you down more than dirt but once your up to 3rd or so you have a lot of traction and can get on top of the sand unlike the dirt which keeps trying to compact beneath you. Hope that makes some sense to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee tuner Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Plowed fields you bog down no matter how fast you get but sand you bog taking off and once you hit second your on top the rest of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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