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New Defender XT Cab with Kolpin plow was delivered last Friday. New shop plow vehicle. Other than a few issues with install of parts from the dealer, everything seems to be fine. Ordered up mirrors, and working on a tool kit/box to have in the bed.

Planned mods/upgrades: stereo, odyssey batter, street legal kit, side mirrors, rear view mirror, custom bed organizer

Planning on putting it through the paces for deer opener.

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Col.Lingus has created a new social group called "Texas Riders", with the following description:

To join this group visit the social groups homepage where this new group will be listed.

Has anyone done this? If so, did you get a warm and fuzzy, or heartburn?

Just picked up a new 2018 570 base for $6100 OTD, seemed to be the best price I could get over the phone in Florida but wondering how I did compared to others.

Also, I haven't had a chance to check but does the base model come with the winch wires pre wired?

Thanks!

Hey... New to this site but not to riding. I have a 2016 outlander xt. Fun to ride when I get the chance. Looking forward to chatting with the group.
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Hey everyone,

As stated I have a 1997 polaris sportsman 500 and for some reason they thought it would be an amazing idea to use 2 steel pins embedded through the aluminum caliper housing to hold the pads in place, and as far as i can tell they only used this specific caliper on certain 96 and 97 machines.

Long story short I have searched high and low to find a replacement caliper with no luck, i mean i found 2 used ones on ebay, but my best guess is they are going to have the same problem with the steel retaining pins seizing inside the aluminum, unfortunately meaning that they are only as good as the pads that are stuck in them.

As far as I can tell, both the 97 and 98 sportsman 500's both use the same 4939993999D002 rear gearcase, can anyone here confirm if the rear caliper from the 98 model would bolt onto the 97 gearcase?

I know that the 98 caliper uses a 2nd master cylinder attached to the rear foot pedal, where the 97 used a manual lever with a pin that pushed the caliper cylinder in, and it didn't have the 2nd reservoir or master cylinder like the 98 does, so that would need to be added as well, but all means nothing if the caliper won't bolt right on.

So.... do any good polaris techs have my back on this one?

Hello--I just posted this blog in another section, but it now appears that this is the correct forum to post my question. I recently purchased a 2005 John Deer Buck 500 atv. It only has 60 hours and it appears to be essentially brand new. I have put about 6 hours on since purchasing it this past summer. I have had no problems with it until last Sunday, I went out for a brief ride. The motor died twice, but I could re-start it, and it back fired once or twice. I was able to get back home with no further problems. Does anyone have any thoughts about these issues? Thanks in advance

Tom Lovinggood

Hello--I am new to this Blog, so my query may not be in the right location. I am hoping that someone here can get me pointed in the right direction, so here goes....... I recently purchased a 2005 John Deere Buck ATV with only 60 hours .It really appears to be almost brand new. I have only put about 6 hours on it since purchasing it. I have had no problems with it but I this past Sunday, I took it out for a brief ride, and the motor died twice, and it back fired once or twice. It has never done this before. I have not had any other previous problems with since my purchase back in July. Can someone direct me to the right location to see if someone can help me with this problem? Thanks in advance

Tom Lovinggood

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Hi all. I'm getting ready to do my first oil change on our two Outlander 450's and I'm gathering information on putting together my own oil change kit. So far I've narrowed in on Shell Rotella 5W-40 Synthetic Oil and the Hiflo 152 oil filter. Where do I get the other items in the kit? The "O-rings and washers"?
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Made the foolish mistake of attempting to jumpstart my machine using battery charger/booster without having a battery in place. (had the battery out and charging, needed to move the machine to get at other equipment and now paying the price for taking a shortcut) The machine starts (and runs), but not as easily as it had before, and neutral light is exceptionally bright. Despite being able to get it running, I'm concerned there may be issues that could end in bigger problems (fire) if left unchecked. I have not run the machine but for very short periods to do some basic evaluation. Any suggestions as to steps to assess the extent of the damage?