Hello all, I’m new to the forum and new to the Honda Pioneer. I recently purchased a 2016 Pioneer 1000-5 from a family member needing help. The vehicle has had all recalls done and has always been dealer serviced.
its set up for mud riding with 6” 30% gear reduction portals and 32” tires. It’s idles and runs down the trails and backroads very well. The problems is - I have had it in a couple situations where it just logged down and would not turn the tires. 1 time the front tires went down in some thick mud on a small grade and the back tires were on dry hard ground and it would not spin the tires - just bog down. The other time was in low 1st gear climbing up a 2 foot bank out off a low spot on a trail with no mud, the machine bogged down.
it has had a recent service were all fluids and filters including the air were changed along with new spark plugs and the spark arrestor cleaned. Today I decided to test the power to see if it would spin the tires. I pulled up against a tree and put it in low MT 1st gear 2 wheel drive and applied throttle. The machine bogs and want turn a tire. Took it for a spin down the road runs great.
Any ideas on what the issue maybe? The portals with the gear reductions is lower than if it was all stock with stock tires. I’m puzzled.....it has 504 hours and 2750 miles on it.
Oh one other thing it does seem to put out a lot of cab heat which in my oppion is more than what described in some of the research I have read about.
its set up for mud riding with 6” 30% gear reduction portals and 32” tires. It’s idles and runs down the trails and backroads very well. The problems is - I have had it in a couple situations where it just logged down and would not turn the tires. 1 time the front tires went down in some thick mud on a small grade and the back tires were on dry hard ground and it would not spin the tires - just bog down. The other time was in low 1st gear climbing up a 2 foot bank out off a low spot on a trail with no mud, the machine bogged down.
it has had a recent service were all fluids and filters including the air were changed along with new spark plugs and the spark arrestor cleaned. Today I decided to test the power to see if it would spin the tires. I pulled up against a tree and put it in low MT 1st gear 2 wheel drive and applied throttle. The machine bogs and want turn a tire. Took it for a spin down the road runs great.
Any ideas on what the issue maybe? The portals with the gear reductions is lower than if it was all stock with stock tires. I’m puzzled.....it has 504 hours and 2750 miles on it.
Oh one other thing it does seem to put out a lot of cab heat which in my oppion is more than what described in some of the research I have read about.
