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Post by dave on Aug 8, 2019 19:22:01 GMT -6
Neighbor B (900 pairs) said he had a UTV that was a piece of junk so he never joined the craze. He has about 3 quads and a dozen horses. During calving season he has an old beater Jeep Cherokee that is his everyday go to rig. He says it will go anywhere a quad will go. Room for all his calving supplies including a calf catch hook bungee to the luggage rack. Plenty of space in the back for calves needing to be warmed up and half a dozen assorted dogs.
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Post by highgrit on Aug 8, 2019 19:38:21 GMT -6
The Roxor looks good but I'll just stick with my Samurai.
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Aug 8, 2019 20:12:25 GMT -6
Not that there's likely any difference, but I think the guy with his leg impaled is in a Yamaha. So this is what's on my wish list to try next. The one we drove was the new automatic transmission. Haven't seen a Yamaha utv, but we would not even consider the Yamaha 4 wheelers we looked at. The plastic was so flimsy, I could see the fenders getting broken very easy. The Polaris utv, we looked at was plastic but heavier than that. |
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Post by angusrancher on Aug 28, 2019 13:03:23 GMT -6
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Sept 4, 2019 16:26:53 GMT -6
Well we looked and looked and went back and forth on what to do. Finally after test driving several brands and sizes, we actually came to like the Polaris Ranger the best in terms of ease of getting in and out, and ride comfort. We ended up getting a Polaris Ranger XP1000, a little bigger and more expensive than we really wanted to go but it had power steering and engine braking that we wanted for our rough areas and hills. It seems to be heavier made and more stable than some of the smaller ones. I don't envision driving fast enough to have a down limb come through the floor board, sure hope not anyways. A friend had recently gotten a Can Am that seemed pretty nice.
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Post by greybeard on Sept 4, 2019 20:49:26 GMT -6
It isn't just the speed you are going that allows a limb to come thru the floor. It's the inertia of the vehicle. It weighs about 1600 lbs without a driver, passenger or payload, ground clearance is around 12-14". An object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Once it's moving, the kinetic energy of it's moving mass is more than enough to force something thru a plastic floorboard or door panel, even at very slow speeds.
Line the floorboard with a thick rubber mat, but don't screw or glue it down...any object coming thru will push the mat up with the mat on the end of it and you will likely just get a bruise instead of a potentially deadly puncture.
Don't know how fast you intend to drive it, but i spray with my tractor at about 4mph...that's pretty slow. At 4mph, my forward motion is 5.8 ft every second. or 1.5 ft/second for each 1 MPH. think about how far you can drive a stick thru the floor in 2 seconds......be careful and enjoy your new ride.
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Post by angusrancher on Sept 4, 2019 21:02:33 GMT -6
Well we looked and looked and went back and forth on what to do. Finally after test driving several brands and sizes, we actually came to like the Polaris Ranger the best in terms of ease of getting in and out, and ride comfort. We ended up getting a Polaris Ranger XP1000, a little bigger and more expensive than we really wanted to go but it had power steering and engine braking that we wanted for our rough areas and hills. It seems to be heavier made and more stable than some of the smaller ones. I don't envision driving fast enough to have a down limb come through the floor board, sure hope not anyways. A friend had recently gotten a Can Am that seemed pretty nice. We've had two of the XP 1000s, NorthStar editions, an '18 and a '19. A few things to watch for.... The suspension bushings are junk. If they get loose, replace them with a better quality bushing. Don't even let the dealer think about putting OEM back on it. The centrifugal clutch is also an issue. It gets so it doesn't fully release, they creep ahead, and can kill the motor when you stop, not to mention getting stuck in gear....oh yeah, don't pull hard on the lever or the shifting cable will break. There is supposedly a recall on the clutch mechanism, but when the dealer has "rebuilt" them it didn't last long until the same problems were back. Sometimes they'll die for no apparent reason, usually at traveling speed. Just turn off the key and then restart it, and if the check engine light goes out after a while, it's more gremlins, but it's apparently nothing that can be fixed or diagnosed.. A drop of water in the gas??? Also, if yours overheats, pull the electrical connection to the fan apart, and plug it back in, and the fan will then run. Just another little gremlin they've had. One more thing, they're hell on ruining tires for some reason, and they've got heavier tires on them. On the plus side, the air intake is designed much better than the Ranger 900s were, and the gears seldom grind, like those did, especially going into reverse.....and the tailgate is made better. The dealer charges an arm and a leg if you let them do oil changes, and gear box oil. If it's in for repairs they always ask if it needs serviced......which is Polaris talk for bend over. They are useful, though. Good luck and enjoy. Sorry for being a bit of a downer, but maybe it will be useful info. |
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Sept 5, 2019 6:51:08 GMT -6
It isn't just the speed you are going that allows a limb to come thru the floor. It's the inertia of the vehicle. It weighs about 1600 lbs without a driver, passenger or payload, ground clearance is around 12-14". An object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Once it's moving, the kinetic energy of it's moving mass is more than enough to force something thru a plastic floorboard or door panel, even at very slow speeds. Line the floorboard with a thick rubber mat, but don't screw or glue it down...any object coming thru will push the mat up with the mat on the end of it and you will likely just get a bruise instead of a potentially deadly puncture. Don't know how fast you intend to drive it, but i spray with my tractor at about 4mph...that's pretty slow. At 4mph, my forward motion is 5.8 ft every second. or 1.5 ft/second for each 1 MPH. think about how far you can drive a stick thru the floor in 2 seconds......be careful and enjoy your new ride. Thanks for that information and suggestion of a rubber mat, I appreciate it. I will put a mat in it for sure. |
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Sept 5, 2019 7:02:46 GMT -6
Well we looked and looked and went back and forth on what to do. Finally after test driving several brands and sizes, we actually came to like the Polaris Ranger the best in terms of ease of getting in and out, and ride comfort. We ended up getting a Polaris Ranger XP1000, a little bigger and more expensive than we really wanted to go but it had power steering and engine braking that we wanted for our rough areas and hills. It seems to be heavier made and more stable than some of the smaller ones. I don't envision driving fast enough to have a down limb come through the floor board, sure hope not anyways. A friend had recently gotten a Can Am that seemed pretty nice. We've had two of the XP 1000s, NorthStar editions, an '18 and a '19. A few things to watch for.... The suspension bushings are junk. If they get loose, replace them with a better quality bushing. Don't even let the dealer think about putting OEM back on it. The centrifugal clutch is also an issue. It gets so it doesn't fully release, they creep ahead, and can kill the motor when you stop, not to mention getting stuck in gear....oh yeah, don't pull hard on the lever or the shifting cable will break. There is supposedly a recall on the clutch mechanism, but when the dealer has "rebuilt" them it didn't last long until the same problems were back. Sometimes they'll die for no apparent reason, usually at traveling speed. Just turn off the key and then restart it, and if the check engine light goes out after a while, it's more gremlins, but it's apparently nothing that can be fixed or diagnosed.. A drop of water in the gas??? Also, if yours overheats, pull the electrical connection to the fan apart, and plug it back in, and the fan will then run. Just another little gremlin they've had. One more thing, they're hell on ruining tires for some reason, and they've got heavier tires on them. On the plus side, the air intake is designed much better than the Ranger 900s were, and the gears seldom grind, like those did, especially going into reverse.....and the tailgate is made better. The dealer charges an arm and a leg if you let them do oil changes, and gear box oil. If it's in for repairs they always ask if it needs serviced......which is Polaris talk for bend over. They are useful, though. Good luck and enjoy. Sorry for being a bit of a downer, but maybe it will be useful info. Thanks Angusrancher, I appreciate the information. I had read about some of those issues like the suspension bushings. Those kinds of things and the plastic concerned me about them. After driving the Kubota and then the Polaris, we felt like the Polaris just felt like it would be a little more secure on hills, and more comfortable all the way around. I just hope that isn't a trade off for overall quality. We took a while to decide and in that time apparently the available 900's were gone, and so we then went to the 1000, which we did like better after driving it. |
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Post by angusrancher on Sept 21, 2019 18:06:33 GMT -6
We've had two of the XP 1000s, NorthStar editions, an '18 and a '19. A few things to watch for.... The suspension bushings are junk. If they get loose, replace them with a better quality bushing. Don't even let the dealer think about putting OEM back on it. The centrifugal clutch is also an issue. It gets so it doesn't fully release, they creep ahead, and can kill the motor when you stop, not to mention getting stuck in gear....oh yeah, don't pull hard on the lever or the shifting cable will break. There is supposedly a recall on the clutch mechanism, but when the dealer has "rebuilt" them it didn't last long until the same problems were back. Sometimes they'll die for no apparent reason, usually at traveling speed. Just turn off the key and then restart it, and if the check engine light goes out after a while, it's more gremlins, but it's apparently nothing that can be fixed or diagnosed.. A drop of water in the gas??? Also, if yours overheats, pull the electrical connection to the fan apart, and plug it back in, and the fan will then run. Just another little gremlin they've had. One more thing, they're hell on ruining tires for some reason, and they've got heavier tires on them. On the plus side, the air intake is designed much better than the Ranger 900s were, and the gears seldom grind, like those did, especially going into reverse.....and the tailgate is made better. The dealer charges an arm and a leg if you let them do oil changes, and gear box oil. If it's in for repairs they always ask if it needs serviced......which is Polaris talk for bend over. They are useful, though. Good luck and enjoy. Sorry for being a bit of a downer, but maybe it will be useful info. Thanks Angusrancher, I appreciate the information. I had read about some of those issues like the suspension bushings. Those kinds of things and the plastic concerned me about them. After driving the Kubota and then the Polaris, we felt like the Polaris just felt like it would be a little more secure on hills, and more comfortable all the way around. I just hope that isn't a trade off for overall quality. We took a while to decide and in that time apparently the available 900's were gone, and so we then went to the 1000, which we did like better after driving it. The clutch update under warranty, here's a picture of the work order with the RSA number. Just picked it up this morning.   |
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Sept 22, 2019 20:53:30 GMT -6
Thanks Angusrancher, I appreciate the information. I had read about some of those issues like the suspension bushings. Those kinds of things and the plastic concerned me about them. After driving the Kubota and then the Polaris, we felt like the Polaris just felt like it would be a little more secure on hills, and more comfortable all the way around. I just hope that isn't a trade off for overall quality. We took a while to decide and in that time apparently the available 900's were gone, and so we then went to the 1000, which we did like better after driving it. The clutch update under warranty, here's a picture of the work order with the RSA number. Just picked it up this morning. Thanks for that information. Our 1000 is now back at the dealership with a clutch issue. We are actually pretty disgusted with the dealership over it they have had it a week and say it will be next week before they can look at it. The service manager said it sounded like a clutch issue. It is hard to get in gear sometimes, and when trying to get it into high gear, it often wont go in with out really working with it. On one occasion it seemed to be in gear then kicked out. |
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Post by angusrancher on Jan 10, 2020 15:04:08 GMT -6
Can-Am now has an HVAC Defender. I'd consider trading a Northstar HVAC Ranger for one, after the system's been proven.
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Post by franklinridgefarms on Jan 10, 2020 15:16:25 GMT -6
Can-Am now has an HVAC Defender. I'd consider trading a Northstar HVAC Ranger for one, after the system's been proven. Friend has a Can Am, not one like that but probably equivalent to a Polaris 900. Seems like a good machine and he seems real pleased with it. We are liking our Polaris 1000 real well so far. It will go where I won’t think of taking a truck or tractor and does it smoothly too, I think the Can Ams would too. |
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Post by angusrancher on Jan 10, 2020 16:09:19 GMT -6
Can-Am now has an HVAC Defender. I'd consider trading a Northstar HVAC Ranger for one, after the system's been proven. Friend has a Can Am, not one like that but probably equivalent to a Polaris 900. Seems like a good machine and he seems real pleased with it. We are liking our Polaris 1000 real well so far. It will go where I won’t think of taking a truck or tractor and does it smoothly too, I think the Can Ams would too. Glad you're getting along with it. Just had the drive shaft done on ours, including carrier bearing. Made a noise that was hard to pinpoint and then bad vibration. Felt like something else was really wrong with it, but that's all it was. |
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Post by tcranch on Jan 10, 2020 17:56:47 GMT -6
One thing I'm not happy about in my new Polaris 1000 is the heated seats (my butt gets cold). Two buttons on the console, one for drivers/middle and one for the passenger seat. The icon looks similar to the one in my truck with 3 bars for 3 heat settings. Problem is, the buttons don't light up so you never know what setting it's on - or even if it's turned on at all. And it doesn't automatically shut off when you turn off the ignition. WTH? So on warmer days I'll be driving around and all the sudden my ass in on fire but I'm still not sure if it's on high or med so I'll hit the button a couple times to either lower the temp or turn the damn thing off. The dealer called Polaris and it's only a 3 harness wiring instead of 4, which would have made the button(s) light up. Seriously?  Yeah, I'll be unplugging those wires come Spring. |
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Yeah, I'll be unplugging those wires come Spring.