Hey guys. have a mint 2014 sportsman 850xp HO, 24 hours, 215 miles. mostly used as a pit quad. I had someone offer me good money for the frame, so i decided to part it out (havent had much interest in the quad as a whole).
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I have no way to keep my atv from sun and rain. so seat cover and foam is shot. is there a way to keep it from rain and sun damage when i get it redone? ;~(
I have no way to keep my atv from sun and rain. so seat cover and foam is shot. is there a way to keep it from rain and sun damage when i get it redone? ;~(
2000 450es: what is a good brand? Is hypoid on the label? Castrol, i think is a good oil if they have it. fond of pennzoil more. i got to fill the front and back, but cant seem to find my book, or whats in the service manual.[one of those, too many times klunked the head things]. You still just fill till it starts to leak out the filler hole dont you? ;~) I also want to drain it and put new oil in, soooooo how many ounces?
2000 450es: what is a good brand? Is hypoid on the label? Castrol, i think is a good oil if they have it. fond of pennzoil more. i got to fill the front and back, but cant seem to find my book, or whats in the service manual.[one of those, too many times klunked the head things]. You still just fill till it starts to leak out the filler hole dont you? ;~) I also want to drain it and put new oil in, soooooo how many ounces?
Three of us hit the HM trails Monday. Riders were Luke on a 550 XP/Nolan on a850XP (new ride for him)/and Larry (Pirate) RZR1000 (new ride for me). This was our 7th trip to HM. We have ridden Brimstone 4 times and Windrock 2 times. We were hoping the dust wouldn’t be too bad. It wasn’t.
Monday Day 1. left Indian Ridge trailhead and hit several trails on the way to the IR/PC connector. Exited the connector at the bridge and rode the OL trails to the "View" and on to Sterling Drive In. Totally worth the ride. We had maps but no GPS but navigated over there anyway. Didn’t take the left to head to Reed Junction and rode the red and came out about five miles above Sterling. Thanks to BobT for all his help and maps and also the guys at "The View" with WVsxs shirts on for directing us. They beat us to the drive in and told us how to find the short way back. Came by Reed Junction and back to IR. Got in 96 miles on day one. A little dust but not bad. We ask for a little rain that night and got a quick shower.
Tuesday Day 2. Left lodging at Browning Fork Trailhouse off Rockhouse trail 19 and headed to Buffalo Mtn by way of Devil Anse connector. New dirt but great trails. A little narrow in places after you cross hwy52 but scenic and good trails. Fifty miles to the intersection at Buffalo. We rode about ten miles of Buffalo, ate a snack, and headed back. Clouded up, started raining, (pre-flood storm) and we rode in the rain back to 52, where it quit. Got gas and headed home. Got in 112 miles. Damn good day. No dust but some mud after the rain. New trails were a little slick in places.
Wed. Day 3. Trailered over to Pinnacle Creek and hit the trails there. Made our way over to the area where we hoped to find the "OL Creek Trails". We found a lot of non HM trails but not exactly sure we were on the actual creek trails. New trails for us anyway. Rode more PC trails on the return and ended the day with 97 miles. Great dirt conditions, no dust. We hate dust!
Thur. Day 4. With the weather forecast we considered heading home on Thur. but decided to wait out the weather and see if we could get in some riding in Rockhouse near the Browning fork Trailhouse.. It stormed about 8:30 and we waited it out. Looked like a window before a serious storm came through and it was a little north of us. We got a lot of good trails behind us and headed into Man for a Wendy’s about 4:30. Ate and headed back. No hurry since we have light until 9. Didn’t happen. Clouds move in a it was DARK in the woods. No problem, but there is no direct way back. We looped our way around and got back to Trail 19, our trailhead trail about 6:45. It’s dark for 6:30. We have about ten miles to go. Lightning and thunder, but it didn’t hit us, just near us! We pick up the pace a little. Then the rain came. It dumped on us as hard as I have ever seen. We were basically riding the trails that seemed like creek riding. My son, who was our leader all week, trudged forward. We just tagged behind him. Visibility was seriously about 20 feet. Goggles were useless but you couldn’t open your eyes without them. We have logged many, many miles since 1973 on a bunch of different types of machines but this was a first. We just pushed forward and eventually got to the cutoff to home. I’m gonna tell you, that square post looked damn good. Another mile to the lodging and we walked on the porch. I recalled being wetter. It was on a scuba diving trip. We never got up tight but I couldn’t help but think about several groups we had run across that day that had a lot of kids and others with riders with no experience. Hope all were home before that rain hit. Got in 85 miles that day and 10 of them I will not soon forget.
Had a great trip and am already looking forward to our next trip. Just can’t beat HM.
I had the clutch cover off doing maintenance, and started it. It appeared that the clutch was not centered on the crank, or not seated properly.
I pulled the clutch off, and looked at what I would call the bushing and saw this. Anyone seen this before? They are pretty big grooves cut into the bushing, any suggestions of what to do to remedy it?
Just wanted to introduce myself and share my excitement! The only ATV I’ve ever owned was a 2000 Arctic Cat 300 4X4 and just traded it for a 2016 Foreman Rubicon 4X4 DCT EPS. I don’t hunt or trail ride but I do a good bit of work on my land. I started my search with a manual shift in mind and somehow ended up with this one. It’ll be delivered next week, I sure hope the automatic serves me well. Anyhow, that’s my story and I’m looking forward to learning some of the wealth of knowledge on here!
