#1 ATV's will side hill better for short distances with tracks on then tires as they will not roll the ATV as easily. The problem is if you are sidehilling and the ATV is sliding downhill and a large amount of debris like rock's, large twigs and too much mud gets between the bottom track and the drive gears this will tend to spoon the track off. This is more of a problem on heavier UTV'S. Even a tractor or Caterpillar will loose its tracks when side hilling. I can pretty well guarantee you will never lose a track even if it is a little loose if you drive on a road with even 8 feet of snow on it. Sidehilling or doing extremely fast high speed turns or track brodies or even jumps will have more of a problem with track loss.

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#1 Make sure track tension is proper; too loose of a track will spoon off easier. The track coming off is very rare. i would say approx. 1% of customers have the problem and it is because of track tension being too loose or doing almost impossible sidehilling; or not seeing what the problem is. I have heard of customers having problems in deep bogs and going back the next day and even though the machine was frozen solid in ice trying to drive out. This is abuse. NO WARRANTY
#2 If you have to get around a mountain and some sidehilling is needed just drive a 45 degree angle downhill, back up and reset your angle and make a 45% up hill climb.
#3 Think before you get off of the trails. If you find yourself stuck 30 miles from home, sometimes it is better to ride to your area and then take a short hike in the real steep and dangerous areas than to risk being broken down in the woods.