P1000 stick through floorboard

[Superthrill]

Stick went thru floor board.

Dang! What was he in? A Pioneer?

 

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[Choogsbro]

RZR. Had to cut the ends off of branch before removing him from the machine. He was then life flighted.

 

[GlockMeister]

I rode with this guy about two weeks before this happened. Unfortunately he died about a year ago in a plane wreck returning from a hunting trip.

Beware this is hard to look at.



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SOB!!! You always know.it can happen...but a pic like that really makes ya think.

 

[Choogsbro]

SOB!!! You always know.it can happen...but a pic like that really makes ya think.

Sure does. If I see a stay stick on a high speed trail I slow down. Sounds a bit silly but I always think of that incident.

 

[Jleonard]

Hello. New here love my pioneer 1000 on my 2nd one. Joined to see if anyone else had issue with stick coming through floor. Well to my disappointed this seems to be more common than I hoped. I was only going about 10mph picked up 2.5 -3" stick and came right through. The scariest part is my 10yr old daughter was sitting there 15min earlier. Now I use my equipment in the woods and realize things can happen but this seems to be safety issue. After price of machine,tracks,soft cab,winch, radial tires, stereo... I would have certainly popped for any type of protection to prevent this. With ignorance not being valid excuse there should be some warning about this especially now I see it to be common. I'm working with my dealer right now and if Honda won't do anything about i will have to make insurance claim. Sorry for first post to be negative and do love machine but I guess I ass u med Honda would have taken more precaution to keep operator and passenger safer.

 

[RetSMSgt]

Well chalk me up as a tree branch victim.. Luckily it only skimmed my wife's leg and took a little skin with it. Had to sawz all the limb to get it out. My p1k5 actually picked up 2 other limbs yesterday but only the one went through the floor. Went the hole way through the plastic under the seat to. Only going about 5 mph down a logging road. I didn't buy my buggy local but I'm going to call Altoona tomorrow and see if they'll warranty it. Otherwise looks like a ton of work installing a new floor.

 

[Smitty335]

Well chalk me up as a tree branch victim.. Luckily it only skimmed my wife's leg and took a little skin with it. Had to sawz all the limb to get it out. My p1k5 actually picked up 2 other limbs yesterday but only the one went through the floor. Went the hole way through the plastic under the seat to. Only going about 5 mph down a logging road. I didn't buy my buggy local but I'm going to call Altoona tomorrow and see if they'll warranty it. Otherwise looks like a ton of work installing a new floor.

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Not as bad as one would think, removing the front floor board, takes a lot of beer though! HA!

 

[RetSMSgt]

I took the p1k5 into the shop today, got the power steering fixed (recall). Asked if they would cover the floor under warranty. "NO". I'm out $90 and get to install a new floor (once it arrives).

 

[trigger]

I took the p1k5 into the shop today, got the power steering fixed (recall). Asked if they would cover the floor under warranty. "NO". I'm out $90 and get to install a new floor (once it arrives).

It shouldn't be, it's not Honda's fault.

 

[rickoshea]

yesterday i had a 2"thick end of a fallen tree go under my arm pit and through the soft mid panel.just missed the seat back.i was damn lucky,it barely missed me.i literally cheated death again.

 

[rope3502]

Just order up some small sheets of 1/8" UHMW. It's cheaper than a tree branch stuck in your thigh.

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$25 per 2' square sheet. Not too bad. That was just a quick search. You could probably find it cheaper.

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How did you adhere that? Will epoxy hold?

 

[bumperm]

No, glue won't normally work on UHMW-PE. Mechanical fasteners are the answer. Maybe not on this project, but when using UHMW to line my snow blower (prevents snow sticking and abrasion wear), one end gets fastened normally, the other end on longer pieces gets slotted to allow for the relatively large thermal coefficient of expansion compared to most substrates. - - This should not be a factor for fender well liners, though.

 

[ODAMO]

Thats what scares the s*** outta me.
As soon as I get my new Green Pioneer 1000-3 thats one of the first mods.

 

[russknight]

I had a stick come through the floorboard on me. I installed these while replacing the busted floorboard. I ran over a limb the other day and heard it break when it kicked up and hit the plate. Most likely would have busted my floorboard again if I hadn't had them.

 

[bumperm]

UHMW-PE will make an excellent stick stopper. I'd guess 1/8" thick sheet would work fine. One inch thick will stop 45 acp ball ammo.