Day after I got it the temperatures dropped and then it snowed, and not being a kid anymore I don’t feel like suffering to ride, so I’ll have to wait for better weather to test it and therefore I don’t have any woods time on the machine, but there is one major thing that kind of concerns me. I bought the 1000 for playing in the woods, down in Arkansas mostly, on a very hilly rocky piece of property I own off the Buffalo River wilderness area. While I’m sure I will see mud, finding a trough full of water and strait linning it with the front wheels in the air is not what I’m interesting in. I’m more interested in crawling around in areas too tight for a 4×4 buggy. I’ll have to build up another set of wheels with better all around tires, and I’m fine with that, but one thing that is really bothering me and started me thinking maybe I made a mistake in getting a Highlifter, is riding around in my shop the turning radius is ridiculous. I could turn my suv sharper than the atv. The manual states that the turning radius for he Highlifter is 168" and 84" for the regular Sportsman xp 1000. Plus the Highlifter has less suspension travel and no engine braking. Could that be right that the Highlifter takes twice the real-estate to make a turn? Or is that a typo in the manual? Also why reduce the suspension travel and do away with the the ADC button? They say the Highlifter also weighs 207lbs more. Winch, bumpers, snorkel, tires? 207lbs seems like a lot of extra weight.
This isn’t really like me, I usually research the crap out something before I buy anything. I really went out to the dealer to just look at one, but the bling factor got the better of me and I hauled one home. I hope I didn’t screw up.
