P1000 thoughts 2018 polaris ranger xp 1000

[rocmar]

Been posting over 3 1/2 yrs..
..this way.
that's how I post..
Your comment will change
nothing...

Just like your heat / clutch problem
deal with it

 

[rocmar]

Not
to
be
a
jerk...
but
your
posts
are
hard
to
read
written
this
way...

They
look
more
like
a
poem...

Just
say'n...

This forum allows many different people
to be members...if you thought there was a
..bunch of proper...people here...your mistaken
there's backwoods...backwards...hillbillies..rednecks
ADHD..ECT....everybody is allowed to be themselves. ..
sorry I'm not proper enough.......
almost forgot there's a guy on here...
..with teenage bigfoot feet...he might start
typing post....with them......JTW almost
forgot your best asset.
HaHa

 

[ohanacreek]

It has been as hot as 122F here. So yes, the A/C sounds pretty good. If they could do it as a $700-900 option, that would be nice. But I don't see that.

Yep, I have been out there recently, it was a HOT 125F but the Humidity was only 3% so Heat index was only 110. Still HOT, too hot to ride, too hot to work safely in. AC would be nice anywhere the HI gets over 105-110 on a regular basis. Kinda like a pool heater, its a premium but it lets you use your purchase for more months of the year. I think it'd be a $1500-$2000 option if the heater is @$600 from Honda, also gotta think it'd have to be connected direct to the motor because a 12V compressor motor would DRAW some AMPS.

 

[GPR1500SC]

Are you saying your buddy had the new 2018 RANGER XP1000?

No he has a 2017, just saying his 2017 beat me in every category except fuel economy, and who cares about fuel economy on a side by side?

The way his 2017 was whipping up on my Pioneer 1000-5 the new 2018 is not going to be close to being in the same league as the Pioneer.
But at the end of the day Polaris still has a track record of being biodegradable.

 

[AZhunter]

No he has a 2017, just saying his 2017 beat me in every category except fuel economy, and who cares about fuel economy on a side by side?

The way his 2017 was whipping up on my Pioneer 1000-5 the new 2018 is not going to be close to being in the same league as the Pioneer.
But at the end of the day Polaris still has a track record of being biodegradable.

The 2018 Ranger sure looks good. I like my P1K-5, but the features and the storage areas on the new Ranger are awesome. I too would be very concerned with reliability.

 

[AZhunter]

Yep, I have been out there recently, it was a HOT 125F but the Humidity was only 3% so Heat index was only 110. Still HOT, too hot to ride, too hot to work safely in. AC would be nice anywhere the HI gets over 105-110 on a regular basis. Kinda like a pool heater, its a premium but it lets you use your purchase for more months of the year. I think it'd be a $1500-$2000 option if the heater is @$600 from Honda, also gotta think it'd have to be connected direct to the motor because a 12V compressor motor would DRAW some AMPS.

I was wondering if Honda is thinking, there is less engineering slapping a simple a/c system on then trying to manage the heat in the cab. after all, you are sitting on a hot engine. a lot of people in the north wouldn't need it but for those in the south it might be a simpler fix, although pricey.

 

[JTW]

The 2018 Ranger sure looks good. I like my P1K-5, but the features and the storage areas on the new Ranger are awesome. I too would be very concerned with reliability.

I heard they were really hot.. but it's a simple fix.

 

[ohanacreek]

I was wondering if Honda is thinking, there is less engineering slapping a simple a/c system on then trying to manage the heat in the cab. after all, you are sitting on a hot engine. a lot of people in the north wouldn't need it but for those in the south it might be a simpler fix, although pricey.

Takes a lot of power to run a AC compressor. It'd be a tough add unless there's a PTO port on the site of the motor no ones noticed.

 

[txsurfer]

Can someone remind me again what % of PK5's failed to make it back to camp during the takeover? Serious question

 

[Plongson]

Hey Rockmar, I was just teasing. I'm sorry. I did't mean to be an jerk, like I said in the beginning. Probably not too many apologies sent out here but I'm extending one...

Paul

 

[AZhunter]

Takes a lot of power to run a AC compressor. It'd be a tough add unless there's a PTO port on the site of the motor no ones noticed.

Have a place on the engine for a small A/C compressor, have a cap over it, similar to the optional starter offered on the CR450F. If you want the elect starter there was a place to just bolt it on. 2018 elect start is standard BTW.

 

[JTW]

Can someone remind me again what % of PK5's failed to make it back to camp during the takeover? Serious question

That's the thing.. even if the clutches go out.. they can still get you home!

 

[txsurfer]

JTW I think you were at the take over. How many towed back to camp?

 

[GlockMeister]

JTW I think you were at the take over. How many towed back to camp?

As far as I know everyone made it back to camp under their own power....some just better than others

 

[txsurfer]

As far as I know everyone made it back to camp under their own power....some just better than others

The End

 

[joeymt33]

The End

I also remember everyone making it back on their own.

I did participate in a rescue mission to deliver a-arms and a knuckle out on the trail and that guy drove back to camp.

 

[JTW]

JTW I think you were at the take over. How many towed back to camp?

As far as I know everyone made it back to camp under their own power....some just better than others

Exactly... I burnt mine on the side of a mountain and still made it home thru a thunderstorm. A belt wouldn't have got me there.

 

[JTW]

I won't say I wouldn't own a Polaris or a belt machine... but dispute the issues I love the PK5 platform!

 

[nbomar]

Can someone remind me again what % of PK5's failed to make it back to camp during the takeover? Serious question

Self inflicted or natural causes?


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[drfubar]

The only one with us that broke was Delton and after a little chain work and cable use he had it driveable and followed me out to the creek over some pretty good terrain. I'll choose the Honda any day over the Polaris.