Oil/Fluid Change

Have new 570 and 450. Each have less than 25 hours. If I don't get to initial 25 hour breakin before I store for winter( I live in MA where Atv's are all but banned)should I still change all fluids or wait till spring. Thanks

2002 Sportsman 400 key switch wiring

So I'm having issues getting power from my key switch. I've got 12 volts going into it, but only 2 going to my solenoid. I replaced the switch last night and everything seemed to work fine, then suddenly back to nothing. I'm not sure if something is shorting out and frying the switches or if I have a loose wire in the plug going to the switch. Anyone know of where I can find a replacement wire mold so I can solder it in, or has anyone replaced the keyswitch with a cheap 2 way toggle and push button to the solenoid? Any help is appreciated

Sportsman 570 (2017) – Gear shifter disconnects from linkage

Hello,


After driving in heavy terrain for a total of 50 hours, the gear shifter on my Sportsman 570 (2017) fell off the linkage to the gear box. As a consequence I often have to remove the side cover to mount the gear shifter with the linkage to gear box.

My question is, which parts am I missing to fix the connection with the gear shifter and the linkage to gear box?

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Power Steering Connections

Anybody know how hard it would be to get to the power steering connections on a 17 Sportsman 850? Every time I go on a ride and get in any water that can splash up high my steering goes crazy, almost like it wants to steer itself. I'm wanting to put some di-electric grease in the connectors, just wondering how hard it is to get to them.

2015 sportsman 850 touring

Just bought a 2015 sportsman 850 picked it up from the dealer today started up and loaded on my truck. Went to unload it and battery was dead so i jumped it with a jump pack started up fine rode it around for about 20 minutes until my headlight and taillights randomly shut off while riding so i parked it shut it off and now it wont turn over and still no headlights/taillights put the jump pack back on and nothing anyone have any ideas on what it could be? I have power to the gauge and power to my winch also the fuel pump kicks on when i turn the key on but wont turn over

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My name is Jeff and I am an an avid ATV enthusiast. I own a 2016 Outlander Max 1000 xt, and a 2000 Kodiak 400. I do most of my riding in Wisconsin and northern Minnesota

Polaris 3500 winch questions

My dad rides a 2011 550 that has a Polaris 3500 winch mounted with the factory mount. The freewheel is jammed on it and the winch quit working, it just clicks but won't spool in or out. I was going to remove the winch to clean it up on the bench and the cable connections were so rusted that the stud broke off the motor trying to remove the cable. He does a lot of riding in wet areas with multiple stream crossings and I'm guessing that contributed to the demise of the current winch. the factory mount sits pretty low in the front so it's under water a lot.

Is it possible to just buy the Polaris winch without the mounting brackets and fairlead? I can't find a part number anywhere on the winch.

Or is there a different winch that is sealed better than the Polaris OEM? I've seen one Badlands winch that says it is IP67 rated which is 3' of water for 1 minute. Not great, but I don't see any IP ratings on any other branded winches. Also, the Polaris winch mounts from the top and every other brand I've looked at mounts from the bottom, so I'm assuming they won't work with the factory mount.

Which winch would you install?