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Oil change on a 2015 TRX420FA HELP

Hey I am new to the site and just did my own oil change, I lost my manual for the bike,but was able to find some youtube videos on how to perform and oil change on my mike.

The video said 3.8 US Qt, I put in the amount but I am wondering if the level on the dip stick is right. It has oil just above the bottom line, is this to little? I have read in the manual I found on this site that it should be between the lower and higher lines on the dip stick. Should I add more since the oil is only sitting on the lower line?

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

A little eye candy I put on the wife’s 570.

Polaris 3500 pound winch, dealer sold it to me for $395 plus tax.
The service department wanted $150 to install it, I was going to let them, I
thought it over for a time it took them to get the winch in and said hell with it.
We can tackle this, so we did, of course all tie wraps had to be just right, the wires had to be routed just so so, I’m sure there are a few here that are picky, me also.
I still wanted to retain both mirrors, so I put the in and out switch in the best place I could come up with.
I also installed a thimble on the end of the rope so the hook had metal to rub on.

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A little eye candy I put on the wife’s 570.

Polaris 3500 pound winch, dealer sold it to me for $395 plus tax.
The service department wanted $150 to install it, I was going to let them, I
thought it over for a time it took them to get the winch in and said hell with it.
We can tackle this, so we did, of course all tie wraps had to be just right, the wires had to be routed just so so, I’m sure there are a few here that are picky, me also.
I still wanted to retain both mirrors, so I put the in and out switch in the best place I could come up with.
I also installed a thimble on the end of the rope so the hook had metal to rub on.

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A little eye candy I put on the wife’s 570.

Polaris 3500 pound winch, dealer sold it to me for $395 plus tax.
The service department wanted $150 to install it, I was going to let them, I
thought it over for a time it took them to get the winch in and said hell with it.
We can tackle this, so we did, of course all tie wraps had to be just right, the wires had to be routed just so so, I’m sure there are a few here that are picky, me also.
I still wanted to retain both mirrors, so I put the in and out switch in the best place I could come up with.
I also installed a thimble on the end of the rope so the hook had metal to rub on.

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So I’m at the Yami dealer

Looking at the new Grizzly’s.

I was looking at the Rubicon and the Grizzly. They sell both. I am trying to decide which one to get but the Grizz seems like the better machine.

The sales guy starts telling me that the Griz needs the belt changed every 300-500 miles, due to the "tension" on the belt. That sounds like BS to me.

For you guys with Grizzly’s, how often does the belt realistically need to be changed?

I will not be doing any hard core riding, just light to medium trails.

So I’m at the Yami dealer

Looking at the new Grizzly’s.

I was looking at the Rubicon and the Grizzly. They sell both. I am trying to decide which one to get but the Grizz seems like the better machine.

The sales guy starts telling me that the Griz needs the belt changed every 300-500 miles, due to the "tension" on the belt. That sounds like BS to me.

For you guys with Grizzly’s, how often does the belt realistically need to be changed?

I will not be doing any hard core riding, just light to medium trails.

Ok to run fan constantly?

I just did the "fan mod" on my xmr to help with the cooling of the engine. My question is, if I run the fan constantly, even before the engine gets to operating temperature will it cause any problems with the engine, etc.? And will that help with keeping the operating temps lower by having it run all the time?

New member from… Haiti!

Hello everyone!

My name is Jason. My wife (Allison) and I live in Haiti, on the island of La Gonave. A few guys from the states donated an aquaponics system to a childrens village on the island, so my main purpose here is managing this pilot system. My wife was a nurse back home (Indiana) and so she’s working at the Haitian nursing school, as well as the IWU nursing students that choose to do a semester abroad here.

Currently, we have two "cars". First, I have a small 150cc Haojin moto. Second, and the reason I joined, is we just purchased a used 2006 Grizzly 660 for my wife’s car. There’s one small section of paved road on the island, with the rest being dirt/gravel/dust paths almost. Also, the quad is easier to carry back jugs of drinking water and cooking propane from the store 🙂