New Polaris Ranger 900

[TnWV]

I mentioned waiting on a 2015 Polaris Ranger 900 in another thread. Well I picked it up today! Here are a few pictures to prove it happened.

My primary reasons for going with the Ranger 900 were space for me , my wife, and both small children in the cab, how quiet it is, and the fact that it is sporty enough for trail riding and still provides a good bit of utility function around the property.

So far I'm very impressed with the power and responsiveness of the machine. I have had it all over my property this evening and never used 4X4 yet. The kids seem to approve as well!

 

[Wnc3]

Congratulations!
We love ours.

 

[TnWV]

Another thing I really like about this Ranger is that there is absolutely no heat that gets into the cab area. Some others I've ridden in will burn you out. We put 1.5 hrs and 10 miles on it this evening.

 

[Deadman]

Now swap the Cams and ECU with a Razr 900 and you will gain 30HP!

 

[TnWV]

Now swap the Cams and ECU with a Razr 900 and you will gain 30HP!

Yes sir, I was told those were the only differences between the two motors, and you can actually tune the Ranger to over 80 HP if you desire. 68. HP seems plenty sufficient for now, but if I decide to lift it up and put big tires on it down the road, I'll tune it up a little.

 

[Deadman]

Please don't do the lift, huge tires thing! They are useless then. They handle like garbage, snap axles non stop, ride like crap!

Keep the stock height so its safe and fun for your family! Those Pro-star 900 Motors really cream with the Razr parts! Its amazing. The 1,000 is crazy powerful.

 

[TnWV]

Please don't do the lift, huge tires thing! They are useless then. They handle like garbage, snap axles non stop, ride like crap! Keep the stock height so its safe and fun for your family! Those Pro-star 900 Motors really cream with the Razr parts! Its amazing. The 1,000 is crazy powerful.

My buddy has the RZR 1000, and it is crazy fast and is what I would like to have. Just not feasible to put the kids in and take a ride. That means the thing would sit way too much.

There is a good chance I'll never lift it. The most immediate add on's will be a windshield, back glass, and winch. A radio will come at some point as well.

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Nice looking utv....congrats. Polaris makes a great all around utv for work and play

 

[weathda]

TnWV, now that you've had your 900 for a few months are you still enjoying it? I've been researching and researching the Yamaha Viking and the Polaris 900 XP. I'm looking for something that will handle myself, wife and 2 small kids, but I don't want the long wheel base of the crews. Have some hilly property so wider is not a bad thing for me. I haven't test driven either model, just the Honda Pioneer. Loved the Honda, but not crazy about not having low range, plus I like the the three across the viking and 900 offer without losing all bed space. I plan to use it for recreation, toting fence posts and gear into the woods and running errands around the property (~100 acres).

On the viking, I'd all but settled on it. However, the noise, vibration of the single, and heat on the diff thing have me reconsidering. I'm reading where they have a sound dampening kit offered on the 2015 and there are work-arounds for the heat so I'm not completely put off. I like the offset middle seat, the constant belt tension, downhill braking, passenger grab bar, full skid pan and selectable drive mode.

On the ranger, I'm concerned about reliability and the slipping belt problem that I've read about. I love what I read about the quiet and smooth twin cylinder. Also 2" more shock travel, turf mode, tilt steering, bigger tires, etc.

I know they both have pros and cons and there are lemons in all of them. Just trying to do some more research before plopping down serious coin.

Any regrets on the 900 or any words of wisdom from your experience with it?

 

[nybirdman]

+1 for the Viking;my BIL just purchased one.Very nice machine.I am a big Yamaha fan,I have 3700 miles on my Rhino, only thing has been tires.We also have a Grizzley with 4000 hard use miles.I looked the Honda and didn't care for it's size,seemed cramped to me,lots of room on the Viking.I don't care for any of the Polaris ATV/SxS.