creekbend
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Congratulations. :tractor:
New Ranger 800 XP
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jcmseven
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Nice Ranger to be sure. The small creaks and issues you mention I had with my Ranger 800. The suspension creak went away at about 70 hours and did not return. The vibration of the cargo box stayed but became tolerable as I used the machine more. It looks like Polaris has changed the style of seat between your Ranger an my 800, but it looks sharp. As for EPS, I had it on my Ranger and loved it. However, unless one does a lot of low speed work in tight spaces or wants to use a snowplow, EPS likely is a luxury. With either of those applications (I had both) it is almost a necessity. If you decide to do power steering down the road, you may wish to check with UNISTEER to see if they have developed a kit for your application. I put that on my new 825I Gator when I bought it because I knew I would be unhappy with not having power steering on the Gator after having it on the Ranger. FWIW, it works as well as the Polaris system, but was not cheap at around $900-$1K installed. I had a first generation Unisteer kit on a prior Gator and it helped but was fairly abrupt and clunky. They have really improved the system in this iteration. That all said, in most circumstances you will not likely miss not having EPS and if you do not need it, that money can either be saved or can be put to another accessory or attachment. You have a beautiful machine and I know you will really like using it.
John M
John M
Congrats on the new Ranger!
You might want to check the tightness of the bolts that secure the metal plate that is on the front of the box. I tightened mine up and the vibration noise went away. Check the metal heat shield underneath also - it may need tightening as well
The suspension squeaks went away on mine after awhile, but shouldn't be there at all
I have been pleasantly surprised at what my Ranger can do and my wife loves it too, which is a huge plus
You might want to check the tightness of the bolts that secure the metal plate that is on the front of the box. I tightened mine up and the vibration noise went away. Check the metal heat shield underneath also - it may need tightening as well
The suspension squeaks went away on mine after awhile, but shouldn't be there at all
I have been pleasantly surprised at what my Ranger can do and my wife loves it too, which is a huge plus
Old Red
Platinum Member
I really like my 2010 Ranger HD. You will be happy with it. Very handy and fun to ride!
OP
NYBOB
Silver Member
I think I isolated the vibration noise to the tailgate. Where the tailgate is connected to the box has play in it, thus when the machine vibrates it does. It needs to stay free to allow the gate to open and close but was wondering if I could put anything in there to take up the gap but still allow movement? I will try to post a picture on what I am talking about.
The only other issue I have is I get a clunking and or thumping noise coming out of the transmission area. They both mostly happen going down hill when I let off the gas. My dealer said it probably the CVT transmission making noise. He said they make noise naturally. I am going to try and isolate when exactly it happens. It is an intermittent noise.
I put on 8 hours since I have had it and used about 3.5 gallons of gas. It is fun to drive and my wife has not noticed that I have not done any work with it yet
Thanks
Bob
The only other issue I have is I get a clunking and or thumping noise coming out of the transmission area. They both mostly happen going down hill when I let off the gas. My dealer said it probably the CVT transmission making noise. He said they make noise naturally. I am going to try and isolate when exactly it happens. It is an intermittent noise.
I put on 8 hours since I have had it and used about 3.5 gallons of gas. It is fun to drive and my wife has not noticed that I have not done any work with it yet
Thanks
Bob