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Towing/Dragging stuff… Stress on machine?

I often use my Outlander 1000 MAX XT with Tracks or Tires but lately tracks to drag heavy trees or on the occasion pull someones truck out of a ditch. Often, the outlander does not have enough weight to just pull it out. Using a d-ring hitch mount and a (i believe) 50,000 pound tow rope, I back up, then floor it to try and pull them out. Im wondering how much stress does this put on my frame and other drive train components. I know it can be rough on the axles and such but just wondering as this is going to be a LONG term machine. Not getting anything new anytime soon.

Thanks.

Gave a friend his first ride on an ATV. Off course it was a 1000cc V-Twin MONSTER

There are more parts of this video being uploaded to my channel. Only part one is up. The second part will be released today hopefully and it involves MUDD!!! The link to my channel is in my signature. Im a new channel, looking for feedback! Please leave a comment with feedback about what I should do to improve my content! Thanks!

https://youtu.be/-SOi8bzClfk

Gave a friend his first ride on an ATV. Off course it was a 1000cc V-Twin MONSTER

There are more parts of this video being uploaded to my channel. Only part one is up. The second part will be released today hopefully and it involves MUDD!!! The link to my channel is in my signature. Im a new channel, looking for feedback! Please leave a comment with feedback about what I should do to improve my content! Thanks!

https://youtu.be/-SOi8bzClfk

RODENTS v. CANAM | HELP

What are y’all using to repel rodents where you store your CanAm ATV or SxS? I keep my Outty and Commander in a shed next to my camp in the middle of the Vermont woods. I have tired Moth Balls and dryer sheets but rodents still seem to make it into my shed. In the airbox of my Commander they ripped up half of the stock paper filter and used it to make a nest inside the air box. I have found countless times acorns in my Outlanders air box. I also found fur wrapped around the spark arrestor. I also have an outdoor ultrasonic machine going constantly that also strobes and has a loud screecher that can be heard by humans and other animals. I would like to switch to something that might work better so Im not scaring other wildlife away from the area. (Pestisides, natural, chemicals, etc.) Im willing to do anything to keep these pesky rodents outside of my shed. I have just ran power out to there and I really dont want them chewing the wires or the ATV wires. I also dont need more damage done to my engines then what has already been done. I don’t have any great photos of the shed itself. Its pretty old and we just built an extension (shown in outside photo) so we could fit the Commander and the Outlander in the shed. It also used to store my gas pressure washer, lawn mower, chainsaw, weed wacker, and I really cant have any breakdowns as all my machines are used a lot and worked extremely hard. My outlander can’t have rodent issues because in the winter I put tracks on it and groom local snowmobile trails that the trail groomer cant fit in. Im relied on so this needs to be resolved. Please let me know what you guys think. Im open to try anything!
Thankyou!

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RODENTS v. CANAM | HELP

What are y’all using to repel rodents where you store your CanAm ATV or SxS? I keep my Outty and Commander in a shed next to my camp in the middle of the Vermont woods. I have tired Moth Balls and dryer sheets but rodents still seem to make it into my shed. In the airbox of my Commander they ripped up half of the stock paper filter and used it to make a nest inside the air box. I have found countless times acorns in my Outlanders air box. I also found fur wrapped around the spark arrestor. I also have an outdoor ultrasonic machine going constantly that also strobes and has a loud screecher that can be heard by humans and other animals. I would like to switch to something that might work better so Im not scaring other wildlife away from the area. (Pestisides, natural, chemicals, etc.) Im willing to do anything to keep these pesky rodents outside of my shed. I have just ran power out to there and I really dont want them chewing the wires or the ATV wires. I also dont need more damage done to my engines then what has already been done. I don’t have any great photos of the shed itself. Its pretty old and we just built an extension (shown in outside photo) so we could fit the Commander and the Outlander in the shed. It also used to store my gas pressure washer, lawn mower, chainsaw, weed wacker, and I really cant have any breakdowns as all my machines are used a lot and worked extremely hard. My outlander can’t have rodent issues because in the winter I put tracks on it and groom local snowmobile trails that the trail groomer cant fit in. Im relied on so this needs to be resolved. Please let me know what you guys think. Im open to try anything!
Thankyou!

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Adjusting Valves?

I have about 800 miles and 100+ hours on my 2015 Outty 1k and I can’t tell if the noise I’m hearing is the valves needing to be adjusted or just the simple sound of the CVT. It makes a lot of noises at idle but both my can-ams do. Dont hear anything at throttle. Should I bring it in to a dealer to have them take a look? I have never adjusted valve clearance on my own. Really don’t want to drop a valve as It was swamped last year.

Thanks

Adjusting Valves?

I have about 800 miles and 100+ hours on my 2015 Outty 1k and I can’t tell if the noise I’m hearing is the valves needing to be adjusted or just the simple sound of the CVT. It makes a lot of noises at idle but both my can-ams do. Dont hear anything at throttle. Should I bring it in to a dealer to have them take a look? I have never adjusted valve clearance on my own. Really don’t want to drop a valve as It was swamped last year.

Thanks