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<blockquote data-quote="Atimm693" data-source="post: 1643888" data-attributes="member: 26138"><p>Polaris tried, but those early Rangers were real turds, reliability wise.</p><p></p><p>Just replaced ECM #3, and TPS #3 on our 07 Ranger. It's got 1500 hours. Their stupid rubber mounted throttle body vibrates like a guitar string and continually breaks the wires on the TBAP and TPS. I don't know how they were able to design a parallel twin that vibrates so bad, all of the heat shields are broken and the manifold bolts work loose every couple years, along with the wire issues.</p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, and the fuel pump crapped out, Polaris will not sell you a pump, but will happily sell you a tank assembly for $700. Had to go aftermarket for that one.</p><p></p><p>There are many more repairs than that over the years, needed a couple parking brake cables ( I hate parking brakes), ball joints, a sway bar, and an engine rebuild, supposedly due to overheating from their lack of radiator protection.</p><p></p><p>Had to change every single bushing in the suspension last winter. They're plastic. Bolts on the front A arms were in backwards from the factory, had to cut them out or spend hours dismantling the grille guard assembly.</p><p></p><p>That and the old Sportsman's with oiled front hubs pretty much soured me on Polaris. </p><p></p><p>Polaris also seems to have an obsession with making their own fluids, AGL, PS4, Angle Drive, Demand drive, all in very odd viscosities that make it very difficult to find equivalents. Most others will run forever on Rotella and 80W-90.</p><p></p><p>I had a 3010 Mule in the shop this winter with 4500 hours. Needed a CV shaft and a little carb tuning. There's nobody in this state harder on their equipment than the owner of that Mule, it hasn't seen an easy day in its life, but keeps on ticking.</p><p></p><p>Kubotas are solid but a lot of people don't like the hydros. Honda's have an odd automotive sort of trans, has a lot of electronics. The ESP deal in the Rubicon's are fun to diagnose, had to change an ECM in one of those a couple months ago.</p><p></p><p>I prefer a CVT, they're smooth, minimal electronics, tough, and belts last for thousands of miles anymore.</p><p></p><p>Got a Gator 825i in the shop now for a fuel pump, that is a sweet machine. The little 3 cylinder is smooth as glass, rides good, with plenty of power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Atimm693, post: 1643888, member: 26138"] Polaris tried, but those early Rangers were real turds, reliability wise. Just replaced ECM #3, and TPS #3 on our 07 Ranger. It's got 1500 hours. Their stupid rubber mounted throttle body vibrates like a guitar string and continually breaks the wires on the TBAP and TPS. I don't know how they were able to design a parallel twin that vibrates so bad, all of the heat shields are broken and the manifold bolts work loose every couple years, along with the wire issues. Oh yeah, and the fuel pump crapped out, Polaris will not sell you a pump, but will happily sell you a tank assembly for $700. Had to go aftermarket for that one. There are many more repairs than that over the years, needed a couple parking brake cables ( I hate parking brakes), ball joints, a sway bar, and an engine rebuild, supposedly due to overheating from their lack of radiator protection. Had to change every single bushing in the suspension last winter. They're plastic. Bolts on the front A arms were in backwards from the factory, had to cut them out or spend hours dismantling the grille guard assembly. That and the old Sportsman's with oiled front hubs pretty much soured me on Polaris. Polaris also seems to have an obsession with making their own fluids, AGL, PS4, Angle Drive, Demand drive, all in very odd viscosities that make it very difficult to find equivalents. Most others will run forever on Rotella and 80W-90. I had a 3010 Mule in the shop this winter with 4500 hours. Needed a CV shaft and a little carb tuning. There's nobody in this state harder on their equipment than the owner of that Mule, it hasn't seen an easy day in its life, but keeps on ticking. Kubotas are solid but a lot of people don't like the hydros. Honda's have an odd automotive sort of trans, has a lot of electronics. The ESP deal in the Rubicon's are fun to diagnose, had to change an ECM in one of those a couple months ago. I prefer a CVT, they're smooth, minimal electronics, tough, and belts last for thousands of miles anymore. Got a Gator 825i in the shop now for a fuel pump, that is a sweet machine. The little 3 cylinder is smooth as glass, rides good, with plenty of power. [/QUOTE]
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