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[grsthegreat]

We dont get the heat like you do. But we sure get the cold, snow,and rain

 

[jjeff]

Guess glass vs hard coated polycarbonate windshields is like arguing who manufactures the best sxs lol. I'll be on the hard coated polycarbonate bandwagon until it lets me down for the price Ill pay for them. I can understand why some folks get glass windshields, but there not for me.

 

[gsganzer]

I went and kicked the tires at a dealer that handled Polaris, CF Moto, Kawasaki and Honda. I mainly just looked at Honda and Kawasaki. The salesman was sure pushing CF Moto and Polaris and those were most plentiful on their lot.

Polaris is the most common on all the job sites I go to, but folks that have owned Polaris, Kawasaki, Yamaha or Honda, always recommend the Kawasaki, Yamaha or Honda. I guess I'm a little up in the air of a 700cc or a 1000cc model. I don't care about speed or hauling loads, so I think a 700cc will suit me better.

A buddy of mine thinks the Yamaha will check all my boxes, and just from my on-line research I think I might agree, so I'll find a local dealer to look at those.

 

[Torvy]

Guess glass vs hard coated polycarbonate windshields is like arguing who manufactures the best sxs lol. I'll be on the hard coated polycarbonate bandwagon until it lets me down for the price Ill pay for them. I can understand why some folks get glass windshields, but there not for me.

The poly one came as part of my UTV. A replacement is 1/2 the cost of glass. I can see glass advantages, but not for the cost given my uses.

 

[grsthegreat]

Guess glass vs hard coated polycarbonate windshields is like arguing who manufactures the best sxs lol. I'll be on the hard coated polycarbonate bandwagon until it lets me down for the price Ill pay for them. I can understand why some folks get glass windshields, but there not for me.

When i shattered the glass windshield on my kioti tractor a few years back, i could not get a replacement right away due to covid parts supply issues. It being winter and snowing, i decided to try and make my own polycarbonate replacement to get me by. I went to 2 supply houses and the cost of the poly sheet was more than the cost of the glass replacement from kioti. Kiotis price was $505 incl shipping. They wanted nearly 700 for poly.

I ended up buying a cheap, ultra thin piece of plexyglass from home depot and made a temp window. It leaked, but kept snow out of cab.luckily within a month the windshield came in.

Their excuse, covid caused all their supplies to dwindle because everyone was installing them at registers, stores, banks, restaurants,etc. any excuse.

 

[jjeff]

Probably won't matter to some but I wonder if some folks that buy a sxs consider the width and size of a trailer they might have to get to haul a sxs around? I've seen a few of the wider ones loaded single on car or even tandem equipment trailers going north for the weekend. I use my single axle utility type trailer with a 5.5' width I think it has close to a 14' long deck, has a fold down ramp in the back to haul my 5' wide wolverine or 50" wide pioneer, with a bit of room front and back to spare. Or I can haul two 4 wheelers at once in line. Definitely couldn't use that trailer nor would I want to use my tandem 20' deck over just to haul a wider 6'+ sxs lol.

 

[jjeff]

When i shattered the glass windshield on my kioti tractor a few years back, i could not get a replacement right away due to covid parts supply issues. It being winter and snowing, i decided to try and make my own polycarbonate replacement to get me by. I went to 2 supply houses and the cost of the poly sheet was more than the cost of the glass replacement from kioti. Kiotis price was $505 incl shipping. They wanted nearly 700 for poly.

I ended up buying a cheap, ultra thin piece of plexyglass from home depot and made a temp window. It leaked, but kept snow out of cab.luckily within a month the windshield came in.

Their excuse, covid caused all their supplies to dwindle because everyone was installing them at registers, stores, banks, restaurants,etc. any excuse.

Guaranteed those polycarbonate sheets were not hard coated. When COVID started dying down found 4 decent dimension uncut sheets of polycarbonate outside a restaurant for free still had the protective wrap on them, still debating what to make with them. Wonder if there's a diy hard coating polymer to spray on them?

 

[ultrarunner]

Some buy the size that fits the truck bed…

When we bought the Kubota 900 home we used the dump trailer and your hand would not have fit between the Kubota and the trailer sides.

It sure did tow sweet behind the super duty on the 165 miles back to home.

 

[jjeff]

Some buy the size that fits the truck bed…

When we bought the Kubota 900 home we used the dump trailer and your hand would not have fit between the Kubota and the trailer sides.

It sure did tow sweet behind the super duty on the 165 miles back to home.

If I'm in a pinch I've put my Honda pioneer 500 in the bed of my GMC pickup with 8' bed. truck has a tool box, have to leave the tailgate down. I prefer to trailer it though.

 

[tradosaurus]

Some buy the size that fits the truck bed…

When we bought the Kubota 900 home we used the dump trailer and your hand would not have fit between the Kubota and the trailer sides.

It sure did tow sweet behind the super duty on the 165 miles back to home.

I could see injuring myself trying to get a SxS into a bed of a pickup. I don't even like driving my car on ramps to change the oil.

 

[jjeff]

I could see injuring myself trying to get a SxS into a bed of a pickup. I don't even like driving my car on ramps to change the oil.

a few people I know are very hesitant driving atvs on ramps to load and unload in a pickup bed. Most ramps for that purpose have straps to hook on underside of bumper I definitely use the straps and take my time.

 

[jjeff]

When I load something like a ATV in the bed of my truck I usually back up to a small hillside and use the ramps more like a bridge. Occasionally load snowmobiles in similar way backing up to a snow bank with tail gate down, using no ramps.

 

[LouNY]

When I load something like a ATV in the bed of my truck I usually back up to a small hillside and use the ramps more like a bridge. Occasionally load snowmobiles in similar way backing up to a snow bank with tail gate down, using no ramps.

Getting them loaded that way is the easy part, getting my carcass back on the ground safely is another issue

 

[tradosaurus]

All it takes is a major injury to realize it would have been cheaper to buy a small trailer.

 

[gsganzer]

All it takes is a major injury to realize it would have been cheaper to buy a small trailer.

I've known lots of people injured loading ATV's into trucks. I'm surprised some weren't permanently injured with broken backs etc.

 

[ultrarunner]

I could see injuring myself trying to get a SxS into a bed of a pickup. I don't even like driving my car on ramps to change the oil.

My hunter friends trek to Montana and prefer bed loading because where they set up camp is already 4wd and taking a trailer in tow might be problematic depending on conditions…

A livestock chute works perfect for loading at the ranch and unloading at destination.

Also without trailer they can drive faster than 55 tow speed.

Maybe why there is a pickup bed size?

 

[jjeff]

My hunter friends trek to Montana and prefer bed loading because where they set up camp is already 4wd and taking a trailer in tow might be problematic depending on conditions…

A livestock shoot works perfect for loading at the ranch and unloading at destination.

Also without trailer they can drive faster than 55 tow speed.

Maybe why there is a pickup bed size?

I'm seeing more contraptions called sled decks I believe to load 2 snow machines on a deck above the bed sides of a pickup truck. Instead of using a 2 place snowmobile trailer. if you used one for a sxs I could see you might need to get a permit or at least pre plan a route avoiding low bridges. I think you'd definitely be top heavy.

 

[EddieWalker]

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Also without trailer they can drive faster than 55 tow speed.
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Is that still the law in CA? You can only drive 55mph when towing a trailer?

 

[grsthegreat]

Is that still the law in CA? You can only drive 55mph when towing a trailer?

Ya, here in idaho most people ( usually contractors pulling enclosed box trailers) think they can exceed posted speed limits when pulling trailers. And most forget about the trailers when they decide to pull over into your lane.

 

[EddieWalker]

Does Idaho have that law too? I grew up in CA and I remember when the speed limit was 55 for everything, and then they raised it to 65, but if you were towing a trailer, then it was still 55.

Every time I towed a trailer, I broke that law. I never got a ticket, but the cops would flash their headlights at me or pull up beside me and either honk their horn or turn on their interior light as they passed me. I always took that as a warning, so I slowed down. I don't remember anybody ever getting a speeding ticket for towing faster than 55, but I'm sure it happened.