My Pioneer's first parade in Clifton Springs, NY
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No doubt the Alumilite Armor is very nice, but I could not justify the difference in price over the Armor Tech (steel) in order to save the difference in weight.
Three times with the pressure washer, a bottle of Armor All, a roll of paper towels and liberal amount of Black Magic Wet Tire. Shined it up with SC1. Probably more than two hours, not including beer breaks.
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Great thread man. Lots of excellent ideas. Thanks for all the info!
Seeing that I’m gonna stay with these stock tire and rim set up, I thought I’d dress them up a little with some center caps and some black painted lug nuts.
https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Acura-Radius-Installation-Thread/dp/B01IGALYI2/?tag=sxsweb24-20
ITP Center Cap C110ITP | eBay
The center caps fit loosely. I can spin them easily in place. Not really thrilled with the fit but love the looks of them. I may just pop them on when I'm trying to look good. Just not sure how they'll handle the trails. The lug nuts scratch easy. The first one I put on with just a screw gun at first then tighten with a torque wrench got all chewed up. After that I hand tightened them then finished them with a torque wrench. Again, they look great but I can see them getting mauled if I ever have to removed them several times. I'm giving this modification a thumbs down. They look cool but we"ll see if they look cool in a year. Maybe I'll have a new set of tires and rims by then.
https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Acura-Radius-Installation-Thread/dp/B01IGALYI2/?tag=sxsweb24-20
ITP Center Cap C110ITP | eBay
The center caps fit loosely. I can spin them easily in place. Not really thrilled with the fit but love the looks of them. I may just pop them on when I'm trying to look good. Just not sure how they'll handle the trails. The lug nuts scratch easy. The first one I put on with just a screw gun at first then tighten with a torque wrench got all chewed up. After that I hand tightened them then finished them with a torque wrench. Again, they look great but I can see them getting mauled if I ever have to removed them several times. I'm giving this modification a thumbs down. They look cool but we"ll see if they look cool in a year. Maybe I'll have a new set of tires and rims by then.
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Finally got a photo of my Erickson E-Track tire straps. Love them. Very secure. Fast load and unload. Previously I was crawling under and around the machine with 6 ratchet straps. Now load and two heavy duty ratchet straps and the machine doesn’t budge.
Slow moving vehicle (SMV) sign installed. In NY if you are going to use public roads for a short period of distance, with a vehicle that is unregistered and uninsured, technically you are suppose have a SMV sign so it classifies it as farm equipment. Obviously doesn’t include state and interstate roads.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZC9L7E/?tag=sxsweb24-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009YIE14/?tag=sxsweb24-20
12 in. Hitch Extender
I had to add a hitch extender to get it to clear the exhaust and bumper. I like this set up because I can remove it for trail use. Clean look IMO
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZC9L7E/?tag=sxsweb24-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009YIE14/?tag=sxsweb24-20
12 in. Hitch Extender
I had to add a hitch extender to get it to clear the exhaust and bumper. I like this set up because I can remove it for trail use. Clean look IMO
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How is the Mighty Max Battery holding up? About to start the same exact setup you have on my 1000-5.
Better than my stock factory OEM battery. In the winter that one struggles but my Mighty Maxx shows +12 volts. When that battery goes, I would not hesitate replacing it with a Mighty Maxx.
What a great build! I just picked up a P1K3 and I am 3 hours from you, over the border. Given my complete lack of mechanical aptitude would you consider letting me pay you to do some similar work to mine? At the dealers now getting first service, factory hard roof and horn kit installed but your winch, rear lights, second battery, etc. are all things I want and I don’t think I would trust my dealer to tackle those!
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I think I read Hanover area?
I have family in Hamilton that will probably help you out if you would like.
I dated a woman from Hanover many moons ago!
That's an interesting proposition. The work may look intimidating but it's actually not that hard to do because so many before us have figured it out for us and documented it well here on this forum. Most of what I did to my machine I copied from others. That's why on my build I have tried to detail everything I have done for others and for myself so I can go back and remember how I did something in case I need to trouble shoot something. I'm sure the second time around, a build would be way easier and faster, but I bet I have well over 30-40+ hours into this build. And a lot of swear words, blood, sweet and tears. The postal service, UPS and FedEx guys must think I'm crazy with the deliveries. Make sure you get Amazon Prime. It'll pay for itself in 6 months.
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