Today, I did the first break-in period oil change on my wheeler. What a pain in the . First, after figuring out where the drain plug was and finding an alan wrench bit to loosen... I had to remove the Slow plow plate in order to even get at the plug. After draining, I went for the oil filter. Took about 5 mins to get off... didn't have that special tool from Polaris to remove. So, good ol' hand power slowly loosening it until it finally started to let go. After changing filters, resinstalling the plug, reinstalling the plow plate and adding oil... hell of a lot easier to change the oil in my silverado than a wheeler. Glad that is done. Another 50 hours to go before next change!!!
This was my first time changing oil on a wheeler... so had to figure out where everything was. And that plow plate was a PAIN!!! It had a slot opening on it that LOOKED like it should have matched up to pull the plug. but it was off by about an inch and a half... so it had to come off.
Not sure why a snow plow bracket added to the machine without the proper hole to access the plug makes it a fault of Polaris. I can change oil on my 700 in only a few minutes, not that hard. Have fun.
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Most of my life has been spent fishing.The rest of it I just wasted. If I'm not fishing, hunting, or ATVing, you can bet I'm wishing I was! Control your kids, not my guns!
That's all I got for now, but I'm sure to get a chance for rippin on popo owners as they realize they made the wrong choice in atv's! Unless of course you keep 'em on the mowed grass!
Quote: That's all I got for now, but I'm sure to get a chance for rippin on popo owners as they realize they made the wrong choice in atv's! Unless of course you keep 'em on the mowed grass!
This sounds like a challange???? Any time you want to meet at your favorite mud hole I will gladly come tow you out With my polaris
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Riveratt
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Quote: That's all I got for now, but I'm sure to get a chance for rippin on popo owners as they realize they made the wrong choice in atv's! Unless of course you keep 'em on the mowed grass!
I'll take this as nothing more than a little bench racing. But this part is fact. I've been riding Polaris ATVs since 1996. Have a few now and have owned several. I've logged thousands of, yes thousands, of miles. Not one single, solitary time have I been towed home on any of my Polaris ATVs. For that matter I've never been "out done" by another brand of ATV solely because it was another brand. Never.
Bottom line is this. I've studied ATVs of all makes and models since I owned my first on in 1988, a Kawasaki Mojave. Some brands make excellent quads. Others, well, not so much. As a complete package ATV it is awful tough to beat a Polaris, especially the Sportsman. That isn't to discount any of the current "flagship" ATVs, not at all. But for my dollar there isn't another model that can do as many things as well as a Sportsman. If the standard we will use to judge a machines worth is the ease of the owner to work on it well, I guess automobiles are all sub standard then too. Very few people anymore can do anything on their cars or trucks.
The best ATV made? Simple. Mine, and the one in your garage. When you think about that think about this. As long as you can get out and ride and enjoy nature I don't care what you ride. Just so you ride responsibly!
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Most of my life has been spent fishing.The rest of it I just wasted. If I'm not fishing, hunting, or ATVing, you can bet I'm wishing I was! Control your kids, not my guns!
Most mudholes are my favorite mudholes! I have yet to be towed out by a polaris, and I hope that day never comes! I have towed several polaris's out as well as Kawi,Yamaha's and Honda's. I owned a popo once and it was a fun ride when it wasn't in the shop. I'll ride with anyone, as it's part of the fun to rip on each other when things aren't going to well for either one! Just fun seeing what you can and cannot make it through!
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90% of taking on a mudhole, is the driver..... unless your on a Cushman 3 wheel golfcart, most decent riders can make it through. If you can do it on your ATV, your better keep moving, cause my Sportsman isn't slowing down & you'll have tracks on your back....
big G
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Pain in the...
. First, after figuring out where the drain plug was and finding an alan wrench bit to loosen... I had to remove the Slow plow plate in order to even get at the plug. After draining, I went for the oil filter. Took about 5 mins to get off... didn't have that special tool from Polaris to remove. So, good ol' hand power slowly loosening it until it finally started to let go. After changing filters, resinstalling the plug, reinstalling the plow plate and adding oil... hell of a lot easier to change the oil in my silverado than a wheeler. Glad that is done. Another 50 hours to go before next change!!! 
With my polaris 
