All posts by dstech

Upgrading tired foreman 400 for UTV

I’m new here so bare with me.

I have a 99 foreman 400 that I bought new from the dealer as a leftover in 2001 at 17 yrs old. It’s been a great machine but it’s now got close to 13k miles on it and nearly as many hours and I’ve been thinking of trading up. I really like the 500 pioneers because I ride very tight trails here in Kentucky and they are nearly the same width as the quads at 50 inches. I also like it because I think it can handle a Deer better. I won’t buy anything else but Honda so no Razr either . I like to get 10 plus years out of these things

The only concerns I have is will it have the same get up and go as my foreman has being that it’s only 100cc more with nearly twice the weight? Id like it to be atleast competitive to the foreman in terms of acceleration and pulling ability. I’d also like to add a 27 to 28 inch tire so how is the gearing? It appears to be low enough to spin them from what I have gathered but you never know what the real world will bring.

Tow behind ATV mowers

I’ve just ordered a 60" DR mower to pull behind my 2016 Rubicon…. I’ve got some pretty good hills to mow and riding mowers weren’t cutting it (20-25 degree slopes), no pun intended.

I read up on Kunz, Swisher, and DR…. The 3 big names…. I really like the Kunz, just not the price, the Swisher has its good points too but I don’t like the way the offset works on the tongue, it looks weak and apt to get bent…. So I got the DR, a big selling point for me was the pressurized oil system with a pump, filter, and an oil level sensor…. A must for mowing steeper hills, engines don’t last long when they’re not getting oil where they need it.

Finish Mower, Tow Behind 60" cut. 14.5 HP Electric Start | DR Power Equipment

I’m probably gonna get a set of turf tires and wheels too…. Spoke to Rocky Mtn. ATV about that today, but I’m gonna wait and see just how bad the stock tires tear things up first.

Ricochet Hybrid Skids

You’ve seen it first here on Grizzly Central!

I proposed them after getting your feedback. I said they were coming. So we’re going to have full sets and also an add-on layer set that you can put on your existing Ricochets!

These will be up on the Ricochet site soon.

Roooooaaar!

Bear problems in your state?

Here is me at the feeder for size reference. I’m 5’10" 200lbs…

Same feeder, several nights later…

Just when you thought it was safe to go out in the woods…

Look at the ear spread compared to the five gallon feed pail…!

Guess what state this is in…..?

You’d be surprised.

We actually had a fatality about two years ago of a college student by a bear half this size less then 30 miles from here…

2000 fourtrax300 has compression,fuel,spark wont start

As title states. I have a 2000 fourtrax 300. Compression is at 190 and has a bright blue spark. Just cleaned carb thoroughly and plug is wet with fuel. I noticed when starting with the choke the air box flexes like its building pressure. Sometimes it appears gas is coming out air box. I was thinking tight intake valve, but at TDC they were both loose. My next thought was timing jumped, but with 190 compression i didn’t think that was the issue.

The more i think about it im thinking sheared flywheel key or possibly jumped a tooth on timing. Any inputs or ideas of how to narrow this down? any way to check flywheel key short of removing shaft and fly wheel cover?