we went back and forth with the idea of buying used vs. new and we ended up getting such a good deal on a new one that it didnt make sense in my mind to buy a used machine.. plus around here it seems that everyone has a 2 year old machine with no hours and they are asking close to new prices or that the machine is well used and still the dollar amount doesnt equal the value of the machine.. so, buying a new machine was the decision..
we had an older polaris indy trail 2 up sled that the wife and I used to enjoy but it was at the point of needing some work so it was time to let it go.. we have always wanted to get back into a toy again and thought that we might get a little more use out of a side by side over a sled this time..
a little background about myself.. I have been a heavy equipment mechanic for the last 23 years now.. its good work and keeps me busy.. I have been into rebuilding older toyota landcruisers and trucks now for as long as I can remember.. i Currently have a 1977 fj45 that we wheel everywhere and have come down to the Rubicon trail a few times now.. we are hoping that the new rzr will fill the void for being able to tackle some of the smaller trails..
Another reason for buying the rzr is that the wife and i are both quite heavy into Geocaching.. its really the wifes hobby that i support but it gets us outside everyday and its fun.. there are thousands of caches on trails all over the world that we need a quad, sled or utv for and we are anxious to put the rzr to work..
as far as mods and stuff to the rzr….. not too sure yet.. i am sure that we will fall into the basic routine of what happens when you buy a side by side.. you start with the little stuff like a roof and windshield, feel that you want to make it more capable so you install a small lift and slightly bigger tires, and then whatever happens from that point.. I am not too sure we are going to go much bigger than what is already stock.. its most likely more of a machine than we already need but its something i figure we can grow into.. the one thing i dont want to end up spending money on is all of the tube stuff like bumpers and rock sliders and all of that.. I have a jd2 bender that i turned into a hydraulic bender a few years back and have done lots of tube work on my big trucks.. I am hoping to apply what i know to some of this smaller stuff.. I am looking to build myself maybe a cage extension off the back of the roll cage, a roof basket or some other extra storage rack and then front and rear bumpers and also some rock sliders..
I havent done too much research regarding tube size but i do keep a good selection of 1", 1.5", 1.75" and 2" tube in stock.. all in either .095 or .120 wall..
I guess other than the typical bolt on stuff that everyone puts onto their rzr I am also interested in putting in a heater and eventually power steering if it makes sense to do so.. I am looking at the Firestorm compact heaters but i cant seem to find a pic of one installed into a 2015 rzr s 900.. the heaters themselves look different for this machine than what appears to be the nicer looking heaters from all of the other models.. this model looks like it just has 4 big tubes facing the passenger compartment where as the other firestorm heaters have two vents facing the driver cab and then the controls are on the same side as these two vents. I will post a pic of the differences.. plus the price seems to be a bit more than the other models as well.. i will post up my questions to them shortly..
anyhow, this is more than a long enough intro but i will have questions over the next while.. especially once i actually have the machine at home… thanks for having a good forum.. i have done tons of looking around already over the last while but finally decided that it made sense to sign up tonight..
