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Any of you guys built your own homemade snow plow?

One idea was to connect two metal rods somehow to the rear (one a few inches longer than the other) to a 2X6 and drag it behind me. i realize this won't remove all the snow like a scraper blade but maybe enough to where what's left will melt once the sun hits it.

I guess it might be easier to just mount it to the front.

I have a Subaru so I usually don't have any issues making it up my driveway. My wife's Nissan Cube might struggle. Forget my Chevy van...

She usually stays at home when there is snow on the roads but now that our daughter has started kindergarten, she has to drop her off and pick her up and I work 12 hour shifts and don't get home until 7 PM. Only management bails out early when snow starts to stick to the roads.

Our cheap A$$ county doesn't provide bus service for their elementary schools. They say they can't find enough bus drivers. Well maybe if the county paid more, they might find some.

Here at work we have fabricated an improvised snow plow for a fork truck using a skid, some cardboard and duct tape. Only issue is most fork truck tires are bald so traction was an issue.

I know this sounds like a dumb question but I'm kind of new to ATVs so I've never driven on in the snow. I've owned my Xplorer 300 for about 6 months. I've yet to get this thing stuck even in 2WD even in a muddy creek bed but how well do these things go in say 6" of slushy snow? You know providing the tires are not bald.

I despise winter but sort of looking forward to a good snow storm so I can play around in my ATV and drag my daughter behind me on an inner tube.

My husband and I have a 2012 Outlander 1000 XT & a 2017 Outlander 1000 XMR. We enjoy trail riding, but wish we had more time for it. I look forward to finding some good info in the forums.

Hi! I have a 2017 XMR 1000R in triple black. The ATV did not come with mudguard fender flares; however, in looking at the product page on Can-Am's website, I believe they were supposed to be included.

The stock photo depicts the mudguard flares and mudguards are also included in the product features. I called two local Can-Am dealerships and the reps I spoke with indicated that they're *not* included. I spoke with Sarah at BRP customer service and she indicated that the dealers would have more knowledge than BRP.

Does anyone have a definitive answer on whether or not the mudguard flares are supposed to be included?

Thank you!

So, this summer I had the opportunity to do a bunch of dip netting down at the Kasiloff up here in Alaska. My 6x6 was an absolute blast in the sand and made moving gear and such a breeze. It also proved very helpful in helping people get out of the sand. With a tiger tail and my low gear I pulled three diesel trucks, two regular gasser trucks, two cars, one minivan, a Polaris SXS, and two small RWD quads:th_smiliewoo:. Tried helping a fella in a box truck buuuutttttt, found out after the failed pull that his truck was VERY much full :th_smiliepissed:and while gravity was with him on the way in, it was not our friend on the way out. I definitely smoked my belt on that pull. Fortunately, my driving habits are not extreme and everything has been very good. Sorta until now.

Recently got done with a fantastic moose hunt. Our trail in is usually 35 minutes from the vehicles through some mud and gunk to our camp site. Sadly, there was a significant amount of rain the prior month and while my ATV was rocking it through the gunk with the bed loaded. My buddies ATV was not having as much fun and was pretty much floundering the whole time. It turned into me hauling a load, and pulling my buddies ATV with his trailer. Went pretty good until the trail got REALLY interesting. Then I had to winch my self out two times in order to get to a site with enough traction to pull my buddy out (as he had just burnt his winch out 5 minutes prior). Fortunately, with a 150 feet of rope, patience, and an atv weighing almost a ton. I got my buddy through, but smoked my belt a second time pulling him through the last hole of mud (that went up to his front low ride bumper) and up an muddy incline. Our 35 minute trip turned into 4.5 hours of mud sucking fun. The great part, though, was we went to bed, woke up, and walked out of our tent to see our moose standing right in the middle of our camp. Never thought I'd shoot a moose from the door of my tent in just my skivvies and a pair of socks. :grin
The ride home was a lot more time consuming. My belt was a concern from the previous day and my buddies ATV was acting up even more. We think it was bad gas in his ATV. Long story short, 3.5 hours of blazing a new trail around the suckfest. Next year, I am investing in a small chainsaw to keep with my ATV as the hand sawing got real old real fast.

Now to the point, I am going to have to replace my belt, no doubts about that. I am curious if anyone has upgraded their ATV belts or gone with a different manufacturer other than Can-AM. I know Can-am has a "heavy duty" belt for the 1000 cc, just don't know how it would compare to others, if there is something better out there, or if upgrading is even worth the extra dollar signs I am seeing on some of these belts. Thanks a bunch!

Just a quick hello here for the masses (I already said HI in the Defender forums, as I expect there aren't many of us) from a new member up here in Canada. I just picked up my new Defender a few weeks ago, and I've been putting it to work (or the trails) every day and it's been great. Whether pulling fence boards/posts, cruising the trails or preparing for the upcoming winter months with some great accessories, this machine has been awesome. I've included a few pics, and look forward to conversations with everyone! Thanks for having me.

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Hey guys just wanted to pop in and say HELLO! I just recently picked up my new Defender Max XT HD10 and I'm having a blast with it. She's loaded with everything I figured that I would need for the winter up here, so I included the heating system, soft cab, both side and panoramic mirrors, complete sound system, winch and snow blade. Stripped down, this thing is actually a lot of fun on the trails, and being able to seat six I bring my wife and three kids along, and they have an awesome time.

Recently completed "Quad Port" including concrete pad and dedicated power.

Scott

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Hi everyone just signing up tonight to the forum. I just purchased a 2017 Sportsman 450 HO utility edition this past Thursday and will be picking it up Saturday at some point. Went into my local dealer not expecting to buy a quad but I managed to get the utility edition for the same price as the standard 450 ( sucker for a deal). My previous atv was a 99 King quad 300cc, I have never driven a CVT before and looking forward to it. I initially was going into inquire about a Honda Rancher and was a bit apprehensive about buy a Polaris but saw a few more benefits with the Sportsman. I hope it doesn't disappoint. Can't wait to pick it up.

Cheers,

Jeremy

Hi guys, just signed up to the group. And ive got a question for ya. So i blew the stock belt at 3800kms the other day at 100kmph.... Sounded bad. Lets just say belt was in a million pieces... Got her home took it apart cleaned it up. Removed the belt glaze from the old belt off the clutch faces. And installed the new belt. Alignment looks good. Now the question is has anyone else noticed a sound coming from the clutch housing? Sounds sorta like the belt may be slipping a bit or a faint whinning sound. It still pulls fine. And i dont smell belt burn soo maybe im just being paranoid? Please help!

Need some help was going to pull my bike into the garage last night. Turned the bike on and noticed that when I tried to put in low it was super easy to move shifter and would only go into high. Gave it some gas while in high and smoke came out of the belt box snorkel and wouldn't move. Pulled the belt box cover off after work and belt seems to be fine but shifter still super easy to move back and forth. Losing my mind on this machine just finished my rear diff and not one week later this happens. 2012 outty 1000 short frame. Pulled the belt box off today and secondary is not moving.