Category Archives: Roll Cages and Safety Equipment

Are products marketed as non flammable fuel safe to carry?

Extra fuel, safety fuel and magic fuel are three of the "Miracle Fuels" that I am aware of. While they may not be flammable they are still combustible and as such some caution should be exercised with them. I have searched to no avail for material safety data sheets on these products. This info seems to be as elusive as real world consumer data as to its performance and safety, good or bad. We know some of the dangers that gasoline pose, but do we really know how safe these alternative fuels are to transport and use in our RZR’s? Without hard data on an alternative fuel product would you be willing to try it? If the manufacturer of any of these products state that you can carry it in the trunk of a car, does that mean that it is ok to transport it over top of my HOT engine? After all it is still combustible right? Just because you can’t light it with a match, wouldn’t it still create a fire hazard if it leaked out all over the hot bed and engine components? Would it burn up if leaked out and heated up to a certain flash point? So maybe not flammable like gas in the trunk of a car, but maybe not so safe to be transporting in the RZR over a HOT engine? Where is the hard data on these products? Flammable or combustible it will burn and it is still a fuel. One just requires a higher flash point to burn, right? Pretty sure any leaking fuel stored over top of engine would be a disaster just waiting to happen. Thanks for taking the time to read this and hope it helps you to decide if carrying any kind or type of fuel over the top of the HOT engine in your RZR is worth the increased risk of FIRE.

DG Offroad Fast Back Cage XP1000

This is our all new Fast Back cage for the XP1000. Comes complete with the roof and 1 whip tab. All 1.75" .095 DOM and fully welded. We offer our flat rate shipping on this cage which is $200 to a business address in lower 48 states only. $1300 Raw and $1550 powder coated. In sytock and ready to ship out.

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Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) ????

Per the owners manual on my 2015 RZR XP1000, "The Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) on this vehicle meets OSHA 1928.53 rollover performance requirements." What exactly does this mean? Just google OSHA 1928.53 and see if it is any clearer to you. It certainly looks to me that this OSHA standard is for wheeled agricultural equipment. How can anyone in there right mind think that these test parameters listed would be sufficient for a (ROPS) on a machine that can do 70+ mph. I do not understand all of these test parameters but it is pretty clear to me that they were designed to provide a minimum standard for a ROPS on a tractor or other farm equipment that operates at much slower speeds than what a modern SxS would or could be operated at. Why is this OSHA "compliance" being cited in my manual? I believe this can and will give a large number of people a false sense of security as to what to expect from your ROPS. After all if it meets OSHA requirements it must be safe right? Does no one else find this interesting that a decades old OSHA requirement that was originally written for wheeled agricultural / tractors is being cited as being met to do what? Give some assurance that this vehicle is safe in the event of a rollover? Now don’t get me wrong, these OSHA requirements were written to curb the injury to workers and operators of farm equipment that at the time did not have any rollover protection. The statistics at that time were somewhere around 30 % of all agricultural injuries involved a rollover. Now we are here in 2015 and using these same requirements for SxS vehicles that frankly are no comparison to the handling and performance characteristics of the farm tractor from the ’70s. The modern sport SxS is also not marketed, sold or intended to be used by consumer in the same manner as typical wheeled agricultural vehicles. Why my question is, do we allow this? Why aren’t we voicing our concerns of these ROPS ability to provide more than adequate protection in the event of a sudden unexpected rollover. Who determined that these particular OSHA requirements being met are enough rollover protection for a modern "sport" vehicle that does 70+ mph with an incredible 4wd system that will allow the vehicle to literally climb a shear wall and flip itself over. Do we keep quiet about a protective structure that we consider to be weak for fear of regulation of the incredible abilities of our machines? Manufacturers of the current sport SxS machines have given us so much, and I am extremely happy and incredibly thankful to be fortunate enough to enjoy the mass amounts of modern engineering excellence that have been poured into my RZR. So that being said why, why, why do we have a ROPS that merely meets these OSHA 1928.53 rollover performance requirements. What a bunch of muddled up bunch of garble that is outdated and insufficient for our machines. Does a SxS machine with a factory ROPS provide better protection than a hypothetical SxS machine that did not have a factory ROPS? I would say yes. Is it enough? I would say no. I personally would like to see Polaris set a new standard for safety with rollover protection that far exceeds any current manufacturers pos OSHA blah blah blah ROPS. Every person must decide for themselves if the factory ROPS is enough protection in the event of a rollover.

Safety First, what accessories/gear do you have or wear and why?

Just curious to see and share what different people consider essential accessories, equipment, and gear for safely driving / riding RZR’s. Please also share riding practices or habits that also promote and encourage safety. This can be very informative / educational to new enthusiasts as well as seasoned riders and allow all to equip themselves to be able to more responsibly and safely enjoy this sport. I know a list will be pretty extensive for some and very basic for others. I expect there will be some silliness but if we can’t have some fun, what’s the point. Keep in mind that what you share may enlighten others to be more prepared or just buy more stuff. Share a little or share a lot, looking for all tips, pointers, equipment, accessories, gear or whatever that somehow in one form or another someone thinks will promote, provide or encourage a safer riding experience. So let it rip, have some fun and remember Safety First.

Proarmor voluntary recall/ replacement of old style slam latches

This may be old news but first I saw or heard of it. While looking at the asylum cages on the proarmor website I came across several recall notices on the bottom left hand side of webpage. The slam latches on the proarmor doors I bought years ago have always been problematic and on occasion door will pop open. Glad to see proarmor stepping up and replacing these. Many companies today seem to just move on to new products disregarding past safety concerns. Good on you ProArmor and Polaris for addressing this issue.