A few observations:
1. First, this quad is f**king awesome!
2. I was surprised the places it could go WITHOUT 4WD engaged. I was using it way too often in the beginning until I got to know its capabilities.
3. I didn’t get stuck once (maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough). There was one instance where I was trying to go up a vertical creek bank and it just wouldn’t go. The quad was pretty much sticking almost straight up. Had it in Low and in 4WD, but still couldn’t crawl it up and over. I was thinking about using the winch, but I thought I would try the differential locker first. I engaged the locker and BAM! Up and over she went with no problem. It was a really good feeling.
4. I pulled a Yamaha Grizzly out of a hole.
5. I’ve heard folks state that the DCT can have a hard time finding the correct gear, especially when going up steep hills. I didn’t experience that at all. I used the auto DCT the entire trip.
6. Once warmed up, the DCT shifted VERY smoothly. No harsh shifting up or down like some have stated.
7. When going down very steep hills (using the automatic DCT) it crawled down perfectly slow in first gear without me having to touch the brake. The engine braking is amazing.
8. It was about 80 F outside and the coolant bar graph didn’t go over 2 out of 5 bars the entire time.
If you have any questions, please let me know. I’m sure I’m missing something.
