RTV900 Tailpipe

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Well, the tailpipe on my RTV900 (320 hours) fell off. The muffler is still there. :)

I don't believe I hit it (or could hit it) on anything. Maybe the spark arrestor got plugged and it blew off??

My thought is to just run it as is. Should I worry about the nearby hydraulic reservoir?

This happen to anybody else? Is the fix to buy a new muffler/tailpipe assembly or would you weld it?

Thanks for the insight,
Neil.
 

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i had the same thing happen on an 04 900. new muffler was close to 300.00 if i remember right. ended up taking it to local muffler shop. they welded a new tail pipe on an put rubber mounted brace on it for 40.00. was very satisfied with fix
 
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i had the same thing happen on an 04 900. new muffler was close to 300.00 if i remember right. ended up taking it to local muffler shop. they welded a new tail pipe on an put rubber mounted brace on it for 40.00. was very satisfied with fix
 
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Thanks BigDeer,
Do you know why yours came off?

I'll go talk to a muffler place.

Take care!
 
   / RTV900 Tailpipe #5  
don't know how it fell off, i just noticed it missing one day. thought i might find it laying in the trail sometime but never have.
 
   / RTV900 Tailpipe #6  
I would keep the spark arrestor off anyway,,,,, they don't do nothing but clog up and choke down power !!!
Muffler shop would be the best route to take !!!! :cool:
 
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TWO GUNS said:
I would keep the spark arrestor off anyway,,,,, they don't do nothing but clog up and choke down power !!!
Muffler shop would be the best route to take !!!! :cool:
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I thought spark arrestors were required by law in certain states?
 
   / RTV900 Tailpipe #8  
That's a good joke Riptide. I can see the state patrol up in my pasture giving me a safety check. Perhaps if I was to go down the road and enter the National Forest land, ignoring the postings of no ATV or non-road legal vehicles, they might use the lack of a spark arrestor to bust me. It's kinda like the gays in the military. Don't ask, dont tell..........Dennis
 
   / RTV900 Tailpipe #9  
Hi Y'all,
My muffler is still on so no comment on that but removing the spark arrestor screen would be a no no for me at least in the summer. It gets very dry here from May or so untill September or October running without a screen could cause a forest fire which is bad anyway but it could leave a person liable for any damage the fire causes.
There was a couple of kids riding without spark arrestors in the Entiat area who caused a fire that burned thousands of acres. They were found out and I image their parents will never be able to pay the bill for that fire. It was a big deal. Even if I run only on my own place and start a fire if it gets off my property and goes across the line and causes damage on someone else's place I would be liable.
I've never been in the south so maybe it is wet enough that there is no worries about fire, here in eastern Washington it is a worry.
Martin
 
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