P500 What did you do to/with your Pioneer 500 today?

[crewcabrob]

Wife and I used the P52 to gather stones to build a bonfire pit (stop me if you’ve heard this one already 😂 🙄). Probably took about 5-6 loads all together. The machine seemed to haul some heavy loads no problem. I did notice my Elka front suspenders were squeaking pretty badly on my way out of the woods. I couldn’t find any debris in there that would cause the squeak. I plan on reaching out to Elka tomorrow to see if there is any recommended remedy.
If any of you guys have experienced this annoying noise, I’d love to hear about it, and any possible solution. I’m tempted to just start spraying WD40 on all of the pivot points but I want to make sure this won’t hurt any bushings or bearings.
If you will excuse me now, I’ve gotta lay down.. my back hurts. 😩🥴

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Which Elka's did you get? I ordered a set of Stage 1 because I know I'm just going to bolt them on and basically forget them unless I need to adjust the preload for extra carrying capacity.

Rob

 

[Admin]

 

[Pauly B]

Which Elka's did you get? I ordered a set of Stage 1 because I know I'm just going to bolt them on and basically forget them unless I need to adjust the preload for extra carrying capacity.

Rob

Stage 2’s. And they are great. The silicone version of WD40 did end up helping the creaking noise by the next morning. I can’t hear it while riding.

 

[hallic]

That setup looks familiar!!!

Hey, if its a good setup, might as well use it!
🤣

 

[waynester]

waiting on my phone mount

 

[waynester]

oh yeah, after compressing down to 9MB quality kinda sucks. At end of vid that small stuck tree gave me pause i'm, What the... it was uprooted and was hitching a ride . People load to you tube and add link for decent vids?

 

[waynester]

yep, glad I gotta roof

 

[oldfortyfive]

yep, glad I View attachment 327092gotta roof View attachment 327094

What is it?

 

[Buggyman]

yep, glad I View attachment 327092gotta roof View attachment 327094

WTF I'm gone

 

[waynester]

WTF I'm gone

Going to take off "RedShirt" and go investigate

 

[waynester]

Meanwhile ... Trigger Shield

 

[waynester]

Using 2 velcro straps for now until it "settles" then will add more

 

[waynester]

OH and my boo-boo, trimming around bed drop lever, think I could have cut slit to allow lever down travel but while trimming ran into seatbelt cutout

 

[The Green Goat]

yep, glad I View attachment 327092gotta roof View attachment 327094

still no idea what this is.

 

[Neohio]

still no idea what this is.

Looks like a snake?

 

[Todd627]

still no idea what this is.

TWSS

 

[waynester]

Whew! Also...Frame plugs, (which drove me nuts for a bit, they sent me 9 plugs) and safety equipment

 

[waynester]

TWSS

my add-on part of day is done , going to explore "wild life"

 

[waynester]

TWSS

Looks to be gone. I want to believe

 

[waynester]

Wonder if snake could make those markings as it climbed the tree shedding??

 

[Smitty335]

Wonder if snake could make those markings as it climbed the tree shedding??

That's @Jelewis80 leopard skin underwear that he threw up there in some kind of celebration ritual! HA!