Within a few weeks, the rear cab along the right side (over the muffler) melted. The dealer (not where I purchased it) worked with Polaris to replace the rear cab. I got it back to the farm and ran it for 15 minutes and it melted again. This time it melted thru the wiring harness and damaged some of the other cables. Nearly 1 month later, I got it back after they replaced the cab and all the melted wires, cables, etc… and they also added heat shielding above and beyond factory specs. Also the mechanic told me that the exhaust manifold did not have any gaskets coming off the head.
Round 3, I have tried to monitor the heat and shut it down when it starts getting hot which seems to take about 15-20 minutes. After pulling my DR Brush mower (400 lbs of the supposed 1500 lbs tow capacity) for about 45 minutes it completely died. Cab had melted again, not as bad as in the past but now it won’t start and keeps blowing fuses when you turn the key. I took it back to the dealer and they have had it for the last three weeks. I call them once a week and they have not even been able to get it started yet. They told me that they needed to order a special tool from Polaris to continue the diagnosis.
I am hoping that Polaris will cover this under "good will" as this issue has never been resolved. However, it seems like many others are having heat issues with this same model but mine seem excessive. I do not ride this thing hard, I keep it in low gear as recommended when driving slow and/or pulling anything. I am wondering two things from the community of other Polaris users out there. 1.) Has anyone else had similar problems which the dealer was actually able to solve? 2.) What recommendations do people have on selling/trading this thing when I do finally get it back?
