16 My quad tyres look flat
Don’t make the mistake of over-inflating your ATV or UTV’s tyres to what you’d expect on a 4WD. The typical road pressure for a fourbie is around 30psi/200kPa (check your placard) designed to carry the weight of a 2-3 tonne vehicle across 4 tyres. An ATV or a UTV weighs much less, try 250-400kgs and that weight spread across 4 tyres pales compared to the 4WD. Again have a look at your machine’s placard because you might learn it needs as little as 3.6psi/25kPa per tyre. That’s a massive difference. The other rookie mistake is to use a regular tyre pressure gauge. You’ll need a dedicated low-pressure gauge to be accurate, anything else will be dangerous!