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JACKAL

JACKAL

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Instead of doing what I'm supposed to be doing I keep thinking about this thread.

I have needed to pulled my tools out twice in recent history.

1st time, riding RRB before @JACKAL became the resident expert, I think he was the first person ever to bend a tie rod on a p1k.
We where on the back side of the mountain (trail #26 where it separates from the road that drops down to the church) and didn't see a way to limp his crippled p1k back to camp.
Went back to camp and in the dry comfort of my enclosed trailer I pulled a tie rod off and handed to @JACKAL so @Hondasxs could take him back over the mountain to replace the tie rod.

It turns out the road that drops down to the church was half frozen, so @JACKAL drove with the bent side on the ice to the church parking lot then took his truck and trailer around to get it. I'm sure his p1k looked like a homeless vampire with a lazy eye coming down the hill.

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The other time I broke the tools out was at Bull Run.
@DGann had a steering rack come apart.
Probably not his fault as he purchased the unit 2nd hand - gotta be careful, you never know what the rascal selling has done with the unit.
@joeymt33 did the heavy lifting to remove the broken rack and replace it.
I went back to the trailer, doped the rack out of my unit and handed it to @Delton who drove it back in to the bush to be bolted in to the stricken P700.

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@jwfirebird maybe you are right, P500 owners don't need to worry so much about caring tools.
That's not a bad record when you reference 3yrs. ago as recent history on my tie rod.
 
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kinda cool, started on rovers, you normally start on jeeps around here, which is what i had before my first wheeler.

your stories are all the reason why you dont ride alone ad join a club. the club here has a few dozen people within atv driving distance, so even if you go out and have a mechanical problem and need help, turns a real bad day to minor issues being able to get it back to the garage, or even if its crappy out and you need a ride back for tools or parts very beneficial. club has about 120 now after 10 years, there is always someone that want to ride
 
dtng

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Lee, appreciate your tool posting, just what I was looking for. I'll be hunting, by myself in a remote area and as mush as I believe in Honda reliability I also know the value of having tools.
 
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Christepher

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And.. unless you're snorkeled.. oil and filter is a nice thing to have as well. (found out the hard way)
 
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oil for sure, my son slow motion rolled mine on the drivers side and the crank case vent emptied all the oil into my air intake. Once i got all the oil out of it i didn't have any with me to fill back up and drive out. 1.5 mile walk to get oil.
 
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