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Todays bad weather and flooded roads has again highlighted a problem that I find quite alarming. If I drive through any standing water at less than walking pace, the water is thrown over the windscreen, immediately reducing visibility, even with the wipers on fast. Is this typical of the Fourtrak and has anyone else experienced this problem or found any way of reducing it 
I've also found this to be tr
I've also found this to be true, it's surprising how much gets thrown up, just be quick to get your wipers on.
John
Yeah its true, just slow down
Yeah its true, just slow down a bit before you hit the water and get the wipers on quickly. I normally dont find this a problem, probably I'm just used to it and mainly drive on roads I know.
... be thankful you are not cycling today like me (mine is in the workshop getting a new gearbox). I'm gonna be soaked by the time I get home today!
visability
i must say i found the same .plan ahead and drive slower aquaplaning isnt fun
garen1uk
flooding
Hi Timmo...how deep is the water!!?? Ive got some pics of my Fourtrak driving up a river in Scotland against the flow..with no problem!! If the waters about 5ft deep, I can understand it!...Have fun bud !! Cheers.
Pics
Yo Kiwi,
I'm very much interrested in does pics you have driving up a river.
Here in south-america I also get my feet wet in deep waters when the rainy season sets in.
Have fun,
Gilly
If it is really deep, a tarp
If it is really deep, a tarp thrown over the front will help stop water getting into the engine bay, and help form the bow wave. Growing old is compulsary, growing up isnt, and
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water chucked up the windscreen
The splash is entirely normal, happens with all the 4WD vehicles I've driven. To stop it the trick is to hit the water slow creating a small bow wave, then once the wave is running you can speed up and the water streams around the bow wave and not up over the bonnet. If you go too fast you'll crash through your wave and get water over your bonnet(and up your windscreen). Same if you hit the water fast in the first place.
It works, I usually have to ford a burn that pools across our road for most of the winter so I get plenty of practice.