All posts by dstech

American Star

Does anyone know if stock Can Am tie rod ends will fit on American Star Pro-X Chromoly tie rods? Love the tie rods but the ends are horrible. The bolt is too skinny. Loose after every ride. We have tried lock tight, spacers, hundreds of dollars in nord lock washers, etc. Nothing works. Steering is very loose after a 15 minute ride every time. Also does American Star make a fix for this problem? Do not want to go back to OEM tie rods, they are horrible and bend/break. Having trouble contacting anyone at American Star about this issue.

Used 2015 SP

Hi everyone…
I purchased a used 2015 SP that was used as a golf cart in a retirement community in Southern AZ.

I wanted PS As well as Hill decent control so the 2015 Sportsman 570 SP was my selection. I now need a 3500# winch and front and rear brush guards.

I have a 1996 425 Magnum and love it but the charging system will not keep up with a winch used in a loader configuration. It also doesn’t have PS to enable an old guy to easily operate it with a full front bucket load. So I reluctantly bought a used 2015 Sportsman 570 SP unit.

I want a front and rear 2" reciever hitch as well as an OEM Polaris 3500# front winch. I need a 2" receiver under the front winch to facilitate the use of a small bucket loader. I plan to run a Swisher Universal bucket #15714 as well as their snow plow attachment along with their rear mounted Swisher Road buster Commercial Pro Driveway Grader #20020

Can you guys point me in a direction so as to save $ on an OEM 3500 rope winch kit as well as the front and rear brush guards? Any ideas on an option for the 2" receiver hitches?

Thanks,
Ken

PS: I want but can’t afford rack extenders. Any idea how to save on those too?

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Used 2015 SP

Hi everyone…
I purchased a used 2015 SP that was used as a golf cart in a retirement community in Southern AZ.

I wanted PS As well as Hill decent control so the 2015 Sportsman 570 SP was my selection. I now need a 3500# winch and front and rear brush guards.

I have a 1996 425 Magnum and love it but the charging system will not keep up with a winch used in a loader configuration. It also doesn’t have PS to enable an old guy to easily operate it with a full front bucket load. So I reluctantly bought a used 2015 Sportsman 570 SP unit.

I want a front and rear 2" reciever hitch as well as an OEM Polaris 3500# front winch. I need a 2" receiver under the front winch to facilitate the use of a small bucket loader. I plan to run a Swisher Universal bucket #15714 as well as their snow plow attachment along with their rear mounted Swisher Road buster Commercial Pro Driveway Grader #20020

Can you guys point me in a direction so as to save $ on an OEM 3500 rope winch kit as well as the front and rear brush guards? Any ideas on an option for the 2" receiver hitches?

Thanks,
Ken

PS: I want but can’t afford rack extenders. Any idea how to save on those too?

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Ricochet Skid Plate Install Question

Good morning Gentlemen,

I was installing the Ricochet Full Skid Plate kit on my 2017 Outlander 1000 XMR last night. Everything installed up onto the bike like butter. I got to the rear trailing arm skid plates and had no idea how to install them. I think the trailing arm was revised for model year 2017, and there is no longer anywhere to install those plates. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has any pictures on how to install the front bash plate with the Can-Am Extreme Bumper, that would also be appreciated much. Thanks in advance, guys!

-OutlandyGader

Outlander Xt-p 1000 max

Any known advice appreciated I’m struggling to get this front end in the sky with it being lwb it takes some effort just getting the front end to clear ruts when needed is an effort my first outty max ,previously iv had renegade I run 27" on trails and 28" when in mud other than that its stock… Iv never done any clutch mods previously so I’m not to sure on that route so advice would be appreciated.. I’m 238lb ……iv cut tyre pressures and stiffened it up …still in my opinion takes some effort… Anyone had same issues and nailed it

Thanks

WOW! I found a dirty girl!

Well, that made you look.

I picked up a 2005 TRX300ex from a buddy who got her all muddy, fell off, got banged up a little and put her up wet and dirty. He made a half-assed attempt to hose her off but in the end it was, well, half-assed. The quad then sat in his garage for a solid 2 years with no love or attention at all.

A few crisp hundred dollar bills and she followed me home like a hungry puppy.

Now I’m not a lazy man (there would be no chance I’d treat something like that that I paid money for) but I’m also a man that can appreciate the help of some good chemicals to ease me through the tough and dirty times in life. Lone Star Beer and Jameson whiskey are 2 I rely on regularly, but unfortunately they are about as effective at cleaning as the last girl I dated.

I have a dirty quad with baked on and aged fine mud covering every sexy crevice of her finely tuned body and I would like to see what she is really made of. What I need is a chemical/cleaner/unicorn/magic wand/bikini clad cleaning team to help me out. I did make a run at scrubbing but with all the nooks and crannies and it was as effective as foreplay on a fence post. I would like some spray on/spray off miracle juice if it exists.

What have you guys used with success to make your dirty girls ready for church? I mean all of her: cables, frame, plastic, tires, wheels, and especially the engine. I’m not talking about some mud that got flung on her at the last semi-pro wrestling match at the local strip club and was hosed off as soon as you paid your tab, but some seriously neglected overweight buck toothed nerd with bad skin hide her in the closet when your friends come over type of dried, caked on mud. Some of you know what i’m talking about, and yes it’s that bad.

I want the down low dirty details of how you made it happen as well. And we all like a dirty before and after pic too…

Thank you all in advance for your help in getting my dirty girl clean.