Let me know how those folding whip mounts work out. Also, if you run those angled down, they will fill up with water and bang off the cage. Killed a bunch of LED's on the first set I put on the Talon that I mounted in line with the rear cage facing downward.
Ya… it’s gone and owner doesn’t know where. I’m pretty positive it’s pushed off the mountain. I don’t think really anyone was willing to get in there and recover it, especially without a key. It would’ve had to be running not only to get out of there but to go around cliff side someone cannot tow a vehicle. The last known pic was from a couple dirt bikes, it was said to be barely resting on a small tree was it. I’m sure it’s a pile of broken parts 2000 ft down the hill. I would’ve went back up there but I wanted a signed paper saying I wasn’t held responsible in case of problems, he wasn’t willing to do that. Last thing I wanted was to be tied to it and loose two machines at my cost. f*** that.
The whip mounts look to work very well. My only b**** with them was I had to shim top of one and bottom of the other to get whips level with each other, the gear spacing isn’t the same if you install both release levers on the outside of the rig like you should, since they are then facing opposite directions.
I do too🥺 happens with every machine when it’s new for me, I like to see what they are made of and fix what fails and learn different accessory mount locations then go again. Learned a lot on the Talon lol.
Not to hijack your thread, but if all you had was a old school single arm unibody puller would have you done anything differently other than taking a crap load more measurements via tape and tramgauge…
You already know this but - one of our members bought a Copart Talon, not only was it wrecked, the engine was blown which required new cases.
He won't save a dime buying wrecked, lessons I don't want to learn - be careful out there.
I’ve rebuilt quite a few salvage vehicles. Won on most, lost on a few….You already know this but - one of our members bought a Copart Talon, not only was it wrecked, the engine was blown which required new cases.
No. The metal is so thin that it looses all its strength with any buckling. Even if you pulled it back where it was originally it’s lost strength.
Thanks for the advice.
If the machine is only running on a static mapping based on a pre start measurement….doesn’t it make an argument for keeping a clean paper filter in the box if that’s all you’re running? Box leaks off would be the other reason for checking.Once upon a time, I'd have been horrified by that filter but not anymore. Most heavy equipment uses pleated filters in environments as bad as the Talon's and they do just fine. Guys are replacing their filters much too often IMO. I love my snorkel and oiled foam prefilter but I'm not sure it would last in your environment.
I also believe that guys clean their foam filters too soon. This was filthy at 600 miles IIRC.
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Did a tree fall on it?
Well you know what they say, if it looks like, smells like, it's a mud hole!
Looks like that motorcycle trail wasn't wide enough for him.
I've been noticing that they beefed up a lot of things on the Talons that they learned were weak spots on the P1000. The most recent one I saw was the larger front ball joints. It seems many of these things made it into the 2022 version of the Pioneer, but I'm not clear on where they stand now.
Ya it’s a lot stronger out of the gate
That looks like a heck of a good time CP 😀
