Effects of road salt spray on ATV

[lanningjw]

Using my 2005 King Quad on milacs. Gonna trailer it up on 169 with out a salt shield on the trailer, its a open 4 X 8 trailer behind my Chev pick up.

Will the road salt damage (rust) the ATV? does it matter? I guess I could load it in the bed of the pickup and put the flip houses on the trailers?

What do you think?

[MinnesotaMike]

Yes, it will rust.

I trailered my ATV during a storm and wasn't able to wash it right away and it rusted big time.

I went out and bought a covered trailer shortly after that.

Good Luck,

Mike

[magnum mike]

Throttle & brake cables corrode and seize. Leaving road salt on anything for a long period is bad.

[newoodhntr]

The big C store has covers made for trailering . They run about $100 on sale and have good tie downs so it do'nt bolw off

[hunt4food]

Yes! It does! I have a 2005 polaris ATP and it isnow showing it's scars from road salt not quickly washed off. i think the 100 dollar cover would have been a good investment.

[jeff127]

Do whatever you can to minimize it getting hit with road spray! I am in the same boat.....2004 artic cat....trailered to winni and back couldnt wash it for a few days and that was all it took to get the rust going. speedo cable also seized eventually. I will never trailer it without a cover anymore or not wash it immediately after a trip.

[Sonicrunch]

Cover it with an old blanket, then cover that with a tarp. The purpose of the blanket is to keep the tarp from scratching anything on the wheeler.

[lanningjw]

After bring it up to the Red Door from Plymouth it did have alot of road salt. I was able to take several buckets of hot water and soap and clean her up.

I am so happy pulling my Otter pro thermal cabin with the ATV around the lake. I mounted my hummingbird with a Ram handle bar mount. Its so cool to be able to know where your going with GPS and the Lakemaster chip. I think I have a good set-up. Now if I could only find the fish!

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[leech~~]

Using my 2005 King Quad on milacs. Gonna trailer it up on 169 with out a salt shield on the trailer, its a open 4 X 8 trailer behind my Chev pick up.

Will the road salt damage (rust) the ATV? does it matter? I guess I could load it in the bed of the pickup and put the flip houses on the trailers?

What do you think?

Just as bad as any snowmobile. That's why they have covers for them. Go to Fleet and pick up a cheap ATV cover and strap it on so it doesn't blow off. Once it warms up next spring and you give it a good cleaning is when you will see all the salt damage.