P1000 Trail Armor Skids

[LJSXS]

Today the weather was nice so I proceeded in installing the new Trail Armor Skids on today. Everything went good except I changed 1 thing. The instructions ask to use factory bolts in spots where the old bolts were with old skids. The issue with this is the TA skids are 1/2” thick so I found the factory bolts to be too short for my liking. I went to the local Tractor Supply and bought 25 bolts 1/2” longer than the factory bolts. Cost me $2.08. Everything started much easier and more importantly put more bolt threads into factory holes. All in all very happy with these skids.

 

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[Vikes79]

Today the weather was nice so I proceeded in installing the new Trail Armor Skids on today. Everything went good except I changed 1 thing. The instructions ask to use factory bolts in spots where the old bolts were with old skids. The issue with this is the TA skids are 1/2” thick so I found the factory bolts to be too short for my liking. I went to the local Tractor Supply and bought 25 bolts 1/2” longer than the factory bolts. Cost me $2.08. Everything started much easier and more importantly put more bolt threads into factory holes. All in all very happy with these skids.

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Very nice!

 

[nitzo]

Nice........I'll be doing the same here shortly. Besides the longer bolts any other advice? What are the a-arm guards you have? They look nice.

 

[HondaTech]

Nice........I'll be doing the same here shortly. Besides the longer bolts any other advice? What are the a-arm guards you have? They look nice.

I've never done these skid but I've installed a couple Factory UTV skids. We usually toss the self tapping screws (if there are any for Trail Armor) and uses a nut cert instead.

 

[LJSXS]

Nice........I'll be doing the same here shortly. Besides the longer bolts any other advice? What are the a-arm guards you have? They look nice.

I’ve gone back in my purchasing history and can’t find or remember where I bought the A-Arm covers at. What I will say is that I’m not happy with them in the front currently because I had to remove the factory brake caliper cover. I would have bought something different if I had known they would come that close to the calipers. My plan is to trim off enough of the new A-arm cover that I can reinstall my caliper covers. Now regarding the skids I did use the self tapping screws that came with the kit. Everything seems good and strong. I don’t ever plan on getting into a situation where I beat the hell out of the bottom of my skids/machine, but I’ve said that before too and had a rock puncture through factory skids.

 

[Smitty335]

I’ve gone back in my purchasing history and can’t find where I bought them. What I will say is that I’m not happy with them currently because I had to remove the factory brake caliper cover. I would have bought something different if I had known they would come that close to the calipers. My plan is to trim off enough of the new A-arm cover that I can reinstall my caliper covers. I did use the self tapping screws that came with the kit. Everything seems good and strong. I don’t ever plan on getting into a situation where I beat the hell out of the bottom of my skids/machine, but I’ve said that before too and had a rock puncture through factory skids.

I don't run A arm skids, don't like them. Sold the ones I had. But run 30 inch tires and SATV A arms.

 

[stellarpod]

I'll be pulling the trigger on either Trail Armor or FactoryUTV skids/sliders for my Talon X soon. I think I prefer the FactoryUTV slider design over the Trail Armor, but it is substantially more expensive ($200+). My biggest issue is going to be finding a way to either, 1) hoist the machine into a vertical position, or 2) roll it gently onto its side, as I have no intention of trying to install by creeping under it on jackstands. Thought about hooking the winch to a limb on a tree in the yard and just lifting it that way. Thoughts?

Steve

 

[Adam490]

I'll be pulling the trigger on either Trail Armor or FactoryUTV skids/sliders for my Talon X soon. I think I prefer the FactoryUTV slider design over the Trail Armor, but it is substantially more expensive ($200+). My biggest issue is going to be finding a way to either, 1) hoist the machine into a vertical position, or 2) roll it gently onto its side, as I have no intention of trying to install by creeping under it on jackstands. Thought about hooking the winch to a limb on a tree in the yard and just lifting it that way. Thoughts?

Steve

Winching up a tree works. Just be sure to secure it with some chains/strap so it's not just dangling from the winch. I had chocks behind the rear tires as well.