Guys, I seen on another topic couple comments on frame braces, I’d never heard of them before, well I finally got my bracket lift from high lifter for my 570. The brackets all fit up good. And I was thinking maybe the highlighter logo plate that Bolts across the back of the bike was kinda like the frame brace I saw. Well the logo doesn’t go on, the bolt holes don’t line up, I would have thought that with all the precision cutting in the logo and the brackets the holes would be right. Could my frame be a bit out of line already, is this what the frame braces prevent on other quads,

First let me say this gal knows how to sling mud, crawl over jagged rocks, creep to the top of a steep embankment & make sure both myself & my 4 wheeler make it out safe. However, I don’t have the first clue about pricing it to sell. Up until now I’ve never sold anything with a motor, lol. I hate to start now & get a little nauseous thinking about selling my toy. But as a single mom to a beautiful 10 yr old daughter it’s necessary to make sure she’s good & ready for her first year of middle school. At least she still has her gocart & momma has her Jeep lol. Anyway, what would be a good starting price on a 2003 Rancher 350? I’ve had it 6 years, never had any problems with it, garage kept & honestly, I’ve taken it on maybe 10 good rides. Other than that it was short trips or my daughter riding it around the yard & not getting past 3rd. The only thing it needs at the present is brakes, carburetor cleaned & the gas line replaced because it dry rotted. I think that’s what it was anyway cause it had a tiny drip for close to a year then one day after I washed it I was pulling back in the garage & it started pouring gas. But from what my brother said & another friend of mine it wont take much to fix those few issues. Sorry for all that just to ask a good price but I want to make sure I t it all out there lol. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

13 sportsman 500 really low hours and miles been running fine. Until tonight I ran off the road (on purpose) at probably not even 5mph and the ditch was rather deep and I jammed my front right wheel up the other side (nothing broken) all it did was whip my bars to the right. So put it in awd and backed out of the ditch then turned awd off and put it in high and woah steering is almost impossible and she won’t coast at all!!! What happened?????!!!!

Hi guys I need 2 good used 23×8/12 tires for my fronts on my 2004 rancher TRX350. I bought the ATV for 400 bucks and it runs great but the tires are beyond bald theres no tread left on them and I had some swamp witchs for the backs but I need some for the fronts and I don’t want to pay $200 bucks for some tires for it so I’m looking for some used tires for it which seem hard to find. any one have any they want to sell that don’t cost a arm and leg I can pay via paypal. I’m also looking for the utility box lid green color as to its missing on mine if any one has any. theres a pic below of the lid.

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Looking for a red hood/cab cover for a 2001 Polaris Scrambler 500.
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Can someone with a Service Manual tell me if the below Valve Clearances are correct?

Exhaust
0.11/0.19mm (0.0043/0.0075")

Intake
0.06/0.14mm (0.0024/0.0055")

Just double checking before I adjust this weekend.

Thanks,

any of you guys use lucas gear oils? i use the lucas fuel addative that seems to work pretty well on my small engines but i have never used the diff oil.

any input would be great…..thinking about running the 85/140 in my gearbox.

On the Outlander, where the SQUARE "U" shaped FOOTWELL comes to the TOP, at the FRONT and REAR, it connects to the FENDERS up above. There are THIN TABs which is part of the mould of both the BLACK footwell unit (below) and (in my case) the CAMO fender from ABOVE.
The TAB on the fender at the TOP is less than 1/8" THIN so on a rugged ride this weekend, a BIG BANG on the bottom of the footwell caused the FENDER TAB (rear) where the two join, to rip right off the (top) fender. At the corresponding (front) FENDER TAB, the bolt joining the TWO (upper and lower tabs) TORE OUT thru the (lower) footwell tab.
Same result front and back: the footwell and fenders were no longer connected and were sticking out at different angles…so

Not wanting to spend hundreds of DOLLAHS for a new FENDER and knowing that GLUE and similar fixes would only hold til the next trip into the bush: I decided to WELD the rear TAB back into place.

Repairs of PLASTIC, of which there are more than 7 common types, rely on the REPAIR METHOD being COMPATIBLE with the EXACT TYPE of PLASTIC involved.
On my former Kawi Quad, the fenders ETC were made of TPO (TermalPolyOlefin) plastic and only that type will adhere to "itself".
I went online and found a supplier of various PLASTIC WELDING tools and supplies and ended up ordering and receiving a "kit" which had about 7 types of plastic "welding rod" for various applications, including TPO. I was able to fix, by "welding" several damaged areas over a two year period on the Kawi.
Fortunately, I have already contacted CAN AM Customer Service to find out that our fenders are made of ABS plastic. This the stuff that black plastic "plumbing pipe" is made of and as a builder, I always have chunks of that stiff on hand.
There is a plastic WELDING tool available out there which relies on a HOT FOOT thru which you push plastic 1/8" welding rod, much in the style of a GLUE GUN. When it comes out the OTHER END, the HEAT has semi-liquified the rod and allows you you press in into place..like a glue gun. The pieces to be repaired have to be properly aligned and again, like the GLUE GUN, the HOT ABS will adhere to itself. Part of the Kit for the Kawi I ordered included two pieces, about 4" X 8" of stainless steel wire mesh that looks just like BugScreen material, except that it is S/S.
To apply it, you PLAN AHEAD and cut and bend the screen til its the exact same shape you need to re-inforce the repair/weld. Think something like REBAR.

Anyway, here are a series of PICS from my repair today of the REAR Fender TO FOOTWELL where the 2 1/2" TAB was torn off the TOP fender and at the FRONT torn out UNDER tab on the footwell.

The rear was WELDED (from the former 1/8" thick tab to NOW 3/4" re-inforced replaced TAB.
The FRONT was fixed by using two (much LARGER than OEM) fender washers to make the connection.
I dont know how many PICS I can attach or how much TEXT we are allowed on this forum, I may be OVER but, here goes:

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	1. BKN TAB LOCATION.jpg (1.26 MB)
	2. BKN TAB under 1-8th THIN.JPG (1.24 MB)
	3. Welded TAB w- WIRE.JPG (1.25 MB)
	4. Welded TAB BACK.JPG (1.21 MB)
	5. Welded TAB ready.JPG (1.20 MB)

My son, my eleven year old grandson, his twelve year old friend and I went to ride the trails at Uwharrie last Sat. We are relatively inexperienced riders. I was on an Outlander 650, my son on a sport atv, and the kids on dirt bikes. We chose the specific trail based on the closeness to us and a place to get a day permit.

We started at Cotton Place trail head. We made it about four transitions up, and I do mean up, until we decided it was too much for the kids who fell multiple times. It was so steep that at two points my front wheels cane off the ground, not a feeling I enjoyed on a 700 lb. machine. To add to it, the rocks were plentifull and slick with wet mud with plenty of deep ruts. To support my assessment my son warned another more experinced group that chose to try it. One hunded feet into it one of them flipped his machine bending handlebars, etc. We later learned from some jeepers and two experienced atv’ers who decided it was to much that this was the park’s most difficult trail. Admitedly, there was a not recommended sign with atv & dirt bike pictured but after lots of driving we tried it.

From there we went to Dutch John trailhead. It was much better there but with the slick as ice flat muddy rocks and steep transition it was even hard to walk on. I’ll pause here and praise the job my machine did climbing this stuff. I’m amazed it hung on so well. This trail had some fun spots but the kids were clearly scared and going to get hurt, although they doidn’t admit it at that point. My son, the best rider of us four flipped his machine and a little while later we left disappointed.

Can anyone recommend some trails that are more beginner friendly. I watched many videos but the trails appeared in far better shape and the camera is good at hiding dramatic topography transitions.

On another note I’ve only had this 2006 Bombardier Max xt a couple of weeks but I am really impresed with it so far.

I have a set of 25×13.5 x12 Pattle on 12×8 inch wheels. I would like to use on my 1,000 scrambler. If I use a 1.5 inch spacer will I 🙂 have to any thing else.