Just Bought a New 4 Wheeler
#12
08-08-2010, 10:38 AM
i heat with fire wood , and i have 500 yards of driveway to plow snow off every winter or i cant go to work. cannot take a tractor and plow the hill i would be dead , the 2002 King Quad worked its *** off for 8 years , i figured it would be close to $2000 to get it where i would need it for this winter , there is no not being prepared. its either get things in place or be stranded.
my dad dont have a 4 wheeler and i told him he could have my 2002 if he wanted and i gave him the number for a guy that will tare it all down and give it some tlc , the snow plow was also damn near destroyed , i figure about $100 and a few hours of welding and it will be use able ..
so i was looking at the investment ... and i have been married 12 years today and was talking to my wife about a new quad and she told me to go buy one.... so i did, 2 hour later i was on the over grown trails i used to ride with my king quad before i trashed it
my dad dont have a 4 wheeler and i told him he could have my 2002 if he wanted and i gave him the number for a guy that will tare it all down and give it some tlc , the snow plow was also damn near destroyed , i figure about $100 and a few hours of welding and it will be use able ..
so i was looking at the investment ... and i have been married 12 years today and was talking to my wife about a new quad and she told me to go buy one.... so i did, 2 hour later i was on the over grown trails i used to ride with my king quad before i trashed it
BUT we do have mud & swamps, we do have fun with the ATV
#15
08-08-2010, 06:36 PM
when riding dirt (woods) trails and you come to a corner when you have a strait axle rear end you can punch it and throw your weight around and kick the rear end loose and whip it around the corner, like power slide around it i guess
how ever , try that with an IRS and the outer tire buckles under the quad and pitches you off the seat into the trees
i know from experiences
I load up the big tailor today its 4 feet wide and 8 feet long , i would say i was 2 times the suggested towing weight and i was going up a winding 45* hill , now my 2002 would of powered out , the Rancher just blew threw the rear tires and i had to put it in 4x4.
IRS has better traction but that can be good or bad , sometimes you want to kick the rear loose.
I also learned that gearing is a major factor the 2002 king quad has like 21 different combination and with the IRS i could put it in super low Diff lock and pull backwards quads with twice the CC, pretty impressive!
ive had my new rancher to 48 MPH , from the videos ive seen its rev limited to 55MPH , for about $400 i can get a pipe and tuner for it , but i think its fine the way it is , would rather ditch the factory rims before i do anything ....well first thing is to pay it off , my goal is 2 years
how ever , try that with an IRS and the outer tire buckles under the quad and pitches you off the seat into the trees
i know from experiences
I load up the big tailor today its 4 feet wide and 8 feet long , i would say i was 2 times the suggested towing weight and i was going up a winding 45* hill , now my 2002 would of powered out , the Rancher just blew threw the rear tires and i had to put it in 4x4.
IRS has better traction but that can be good or bad , sometimes you want to kick the rear loose.
I also learned that gearing is a major factor the 2002 king quad has like 21 different combination and with the IRS i could put it in super low Diff lock and pull backwards quads with twice the CC, pretty impressive!
ive had my new rancher to 48 MPH , from the videos ive seen its rev limited to 55MPH , for about $400 i can get a pipe and tuner for it , but i think its fine the way it is , would rather ditch the factory rims before i do anything ....well first thing is to pay it off , my goal is 2 years
and about the tuner and pipe GET IT my buddy has a 420 rancher and he bought the optimizer and the HMF pipe and he can keep up with dad's 650 rincon and that thing hit 60 before the wheels and tires
#16
08-08-2010, 07:01 PM
put the warn 2500# winch on today nice fit looks like it belongs on there , took me all damn day to put it on , what with being real careful with all the newness 
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i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
, i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
#17
08-08-2010, 07:12 PM
put the warn 2500# winch on today nice fit looks like it belongs on there , took me all damn day to put it on , what with being real careful with all the newness ,
i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
, i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
#18
08-08-2010, 07:52 PM
Diesel Bomber
put the warn 2500# winch on today nice fit looks like it belongs on there , took me all damn day to put it on , what with being real careful with all the newness ,
i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
, i extended the red (switch wire) to behind the battery and posi-tapped into the ING fuse wire
winch works pretty slick , i was pulling a log off the trail and got it caught between 2 trees , it was about a 7" tree 1/2 dead , i kept cranking on the winch thinking i could just break the tree but it drug me towards the tree
I was waiting to read "then the tree fell down on top of me." Then you'd be building a roll cage. 
#19
08-08-2010, 09:55 PM
Diesel Enthusiast
nice quad DM i miss mine alot... had a 03 raptor 660 (bought when i was in high school) an rode it day an night until i got my license. i JUST recently sold it to help 'fund' the 03 dodge i now have. but i had been wantin a 4x4 quad for sum time anyway. but every now an then i still miss blastin around on that old thing... tryin to talk the wife into a grizzley 800 with power steering 
but what with the little feller on the way she seems to think savin money would be a good idea ... haha leave it to woman to think logically for us... 
i miss mine alot... had a 03 raptor 660 (bought when i was in high school) an rode it day an night until i got my license. i JUST recently sold it to help 'fund' the 03 dodge i now have. but i had been wantin a 4x4 quad for sum time anyway. but every now an then i still miss blastin around on that old thing... tryin to talk the wife into a grizzley 800 with power steering but what with the little feller on the way she seems to think savin money would be a good idea ... haha leave it to woman to think logically for us...
#20
08-10-2010, 10:38 AM
I don't get the anti-independent rear suspension thing. I ride a Can Am Outlander 800. It has independent rear and it's a 4X4. It has a 2" lift and 28" Outlaw mud tires on it and I can drift a corner like it's nothing. I just goose the throttle and kick it it slides just fine. Never has tried to roll on me.
Last edited by DavidC; 08-10-2010 at 10:47 AM.
