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What have you done with your Polaris Lately?

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For me, Today 3/15/2023 is time to start wood cutting to prep for winter again. I try to keep about a 3 years supply in reserve. I cut every spring and sometimes in the fall to keep at least enough cut and stacked that's seasoned 2-3 years.

So took the Ranger out today pulling my home made wood hauler trailer to my wood cutting area to find trees dead from bark beetle, drought, blown over, or dead and down for who knows how long. In the background there is a stand of four dead trees that fell victim to bark beetle. EZ Pickens.

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I'm an old man - 4 hours later I had enough (in two ways)

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I was trying to overachieve and wanted to stack the cargo box all the way to the top of the cage. I Decided to check my shocks first, I have about 2" of travel left and about 4 miles back home so I called it good enough.

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I installed a backup camera a while back and wired it to be on all the time while key is on. I can keep and eye on my logs just in case one falls off.

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Made it home. Where the Mrs. stacked while I split on our home made log splitter tied into the dozer hydraulics.

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Almost done
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Got er done. I Only need about 5 more trips like that to fill my quota for the year.

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Last two years efforts, its stacked three rows deep:

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So what have you done with your Polaris lately ?
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Yikes, where on earth is that?


Very nice - taking the dog out on joy rides is the highlight of their day.
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We tried to reason with them, but they just don’t listen….this is my bud trying to explain why they shouldn’t come around anymore.

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On the coyote situation..I have stay-tuff fencing up around pasture with a 7,000 volt line around the bottom for them. They can still jump it but better clear the barbed wire at top and another 7,000 volt strand.

My neighbor has a dog that will kill them or anything else that doesn’t live there…..he’s hyper protective and effective. Hell, I go over and have to wait in truck until neighbor comes out and pulls him off the truck tires.
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On the coyote situation..I have stay-tuff fencing up around pasture with a 7,000 volt line around the bottom for them. They can still jump it but better clear the barbed wire at top and another 7,000 volt strand.

My neighbor has a dog that will kill them or anything else that doesn’t live there…..he’s hyper protective and effective. Hell, I go over and have to wait in truck until neighbor comes out and pulls him off the truck tires.
That’s a great dog!
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Only good yote is a dead one. They kill everything and are terrible around here. Can’t stand them
Them coyotes wreak havoc on the turkey population around here, we have kill on sight approval from DOC
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Have been doing much with mine other then taking the dog for rides checking on the ground blinds or on our spring fed creek and of course on not nice days running up to the mailbox.
Been busy fixing it up since purchased it, adding lights -front, rear work and red interior, adding a winch plus an additional battery and all the wiring associated with these. Have done both the primary and secondary clutches and belt, front prop shaft u-joints, have suspension parts on order plus a 2" lift.

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Have been doing much with mine other then taking the dog for rides checking on the ground blinds or on our spring fed creek and of course on not nice days running up to the mailbox.
Been busy fixing it up since purchased it, adding lights -front, rear work and red interior, adding a winch plus an additional battery and all the wiring associated with these. Have done both the primary and secondary clutches and belt, front prop shaft u-joints, have suspension parts on order plus a 2" lift.
Super duper getting 'er all fixed up like that. Lots of fun customizing these to suit your need and preference. Nice to have a spring feed creek too. Thanks for chiming in on this post!
Fed my neighbor’s tenants…

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Fed my neighbor’s tenants…
Cute tenants do they pay rent on time? LOL Thanks for sharing that.
I offered to help during spring break, and we discussed doing soil samples and some work on his deer plots.
I spent the day moving the shocks to the outer hole. WOW what a difference. I wish I would have done this a couple years ago. Totally changed my lazy suspension from what I could see on my test ride.
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I spent the day moving the shocks to the outer hole. WOW what a difference. I wish I would have done this a couple years ago. Totally changed my lazy suspension from what I could see on my test ride.
I also did this on my last one, 2017. I just took possession on my new one yesterday, and as of right now I’m not changing anything because it’s such a great ride.
spent the day moving the shocks to the outer hole.
Do the springs have to be compressed to do that? Did you measure ground clearance before and after? - thanks!
Do the springs have to be compressed to do that? Did you measure ground clearance before and after? - thanks!
No they don't need compressed. I gained about an inch and a half. It's not too difficult. The front was the hardest because there is no room for power tools to speed it up. I thought the rear would be because of the sway bar. Turns out with it jacked up, take your foot and push down on the tire while pulling the shock back through the bracket was pretty easy. You can use an impact with an extension in the rear. The manual says 40 ft pounds to torque. I am running 3 clicks up on my shocks. I could get a little more lift if I went all the way up.
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No they don't need compressed. I gained about an inch and a half. It's not too difficult. The front was the hardest because there is no room for power tools to speed it up. I thought the rear would be because of the sway bar. Turns out with it jacked up, take your foot and push down on the tire while pulling the shock back through the bracket was pretty easy. You can use an impact with an extension in the rear. The manual says 40 ft pounds to torque. I am running 3 clicks up on my shocks. I could get a little more lift if I went all the way up.
I moved my shocks out on my 2017 Ranger Front and rear, like Larry said, the front was a little harder but do able.
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Thanks for the tips, Sounds easy enough, I'll give it a try.
Knocked out a bunch of yard work yesterday. Hauling brush. Burning brush. Maintaining brush fires.

still too wet to mow but it’s the season
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Knocked out a bunch of yard work yesterday. Hauling brush. Burning brush. Maintaining brush fires.
Nice to read quite a few of us putting our buggies to good use. Keep them coming !
Nice to read quite a few of us putting our buggies to good use. Keep them coming !
wish I would it took of pics
wish I would it took of pics
What? Try again. that reminds me what I tell my wife, "Listen to what I mean, not what I say" LOL
I get it.

Post pictures next time.
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