RTV900 Tailpipe

ShaleniFarm · Nov 14, 2008

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.

bigdeer2000 · Nov 14, 2008

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

bigdeer2000 · Nov 14, 2008

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

ShaleniFarm · Nov 15, 2008

Thanks BigDeer,
Do you know why yours came off?

I'll go talk to a muffler place.

Take care!

bigdeer2000 · Nov 17, 2008

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.

TWO GUNS · Nov 23, 2008

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 !!!!

riptides · Nov 29, 2008

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 !!!!

I thought spark arrestors were required by law in certain states?

DennisArrow · Nov 30, 2008

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

logfarmer · Dec 7, 2008

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