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Hello Everyone!
Thanks for letting me into this forum. I use my 2022 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Standard Edition in Dark Green and use it mostly around my farm – it’s a blessing. It has been trouble free and is very durable.
I love my Pioneer and it makes my farm a lot smaller and so much more manageable. It almost turns hunting into an armchair affair. In fact - it does.
A couple years ago, my buddy took it down to the swamp (the lower 40 of my farm) to hang a game camera while I was bush-hogging with my big tractor and on his way he managed to find the deepest part of the drainage hidden through tall weeds. He put both passenger side wheels over the edge and it slipped into the ravine on its side. He wasn’t hurt, but it was funny as the SXS fit into the ravine “like a glove” and disappeared below grade. I had to retrieve the front loading tractor with forks and straps, and we were able to pull it straight up and out, and then right the machine once on the level. This “recovery” was witnessed by my two farming buddy neighbors over some cold ones and they found this highly entertaining for posterity. There was no damage to the Pioneer – not a scratch.
Then, a couple weeks ago, my same buddy borrowed it again and followed my bush-hogged trail up a knoll which overlooks a good portion of the swamp. He backed down to turn around on the incline, the same path I took bush-hogging, and this time rolled the SXS on it’s side (driver’s side this time). He wasn’t hurt, but I got a phone call and of course I said, “You’re kidding.” Mind you, when I bush-hogged this trail it was a pucker moment, but I never placed the tractor perpendicular on the hillside. Again, I had to use forks and straps. Upon righting the SXS to the exact position from where it tipped, I could not force it over no matter how hard I tried pulling / pushing on the cage. Obviously he hit the brakes too quickly when backing down while making the turn. By itself, there was no way that it could fall over (the incline isn’t that steep). Now for the tractor on the other hand, that may be and I’m not about to find out. By now, I bet your thinking about my buddy being a french-fry short of a Happy Meal. Not so. He is retired now, and has 30+ years experience hauling / delivering fuel with an 18 wheeler, among other things. If it can happen to him, it can also happen to me or you.
As a side note, whenever an engine is on the side or upside down for a length of time, it is possible for the oil to drain on top of the piston(s). The engine can be damaged if it is cranked without some time allotted for the oil to drain back down. Even safer pull the plugs and crank to clear it. As another side note - use the safety netting religiously to keep your limbs inside the machine. It works according to my buddy's bad experience.
As a final to my introduction, I myself paid a visit to the emergency room and a four day hospital stay when I got silly and put on the b**r goggles to climb a strip mine high-wall with a utility 4-wheeler. This was over 20 years ago. For the life of me (b**r aside), I still don’t understand why I tried that. It wasn’t even a “watch this” moment. I was “out with my buddies” yet I managed to mutilate myself without an audience. For my stupidity, I received a “Suzuki Sex Change.” Although it was timely, as my (then wife – go figure) was about to drop with our first born. So I got to tell her all about the epidural in excruciating detail as it was her turn later that month. Fortunately (as bad as it was) all my manly parts were returned to normal (more or less). For the King Quad, not so much. I remember taking the 4 Wheeler safety training course when I bought my King Quad. We rode on a course and were taught things (like drift turns, log jumping, and such) and I remember thinking I’d never ride my machine like that again. The only smart thing I did that night was strap on my helmet before everything else turned stupid. Other than G*d, it’s most likely the reason I’m able to type my story today. Be safe. Don’t be like me and G*d Bless!
Thanks for letting me into this forum. I use my 2022 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Standard Edition in Dark Green and use it mostly around my farm – it’s a blessing. It has been trouble free and is very durable.
I love my Pioneer and it makes my farm a lot smaller and so much more manageable. It almost turns hunting into an armchair affair. In fact - it does.
A couple years ago, my buddy took it down to the swamp (the lower 40 of my farm) to hang a game camera while I was bush-hogging with my big tractor and on his way he managed to find the deepest part of the drainage hidden through tall weeds. He put both passenger side wheels over the edge and it slipped into the ravine on its side. He wasn’t hurt, but it was funny as the SXS fit into the ravine “like a glove” and disappeared below grade. I had to retrieve the front loading tractor with forks and straps, and we were able to pull it straight up and out, and then right the machine once on the level. This “recovery” was witnessed by my two farming buddy neighbors over some cold ones and they found this highly entertaining for posterity. There was no damage to the Pioneer – not a scratch.
Then, a couple weeks ago, my same buddy borrowed it again and followed my bush-hogged trail up a knoll which overlooks a good portion of the swamp. He backed down to turn around on the incline, the same path I took bush-hogging, and this time rolled the SXS on it’s side (driver’s side this time). He wasn’t hurt, but I got a phone call and of course I said, “You’re kidding.” Mind you, when I bush-hogged this trail it was a pucker moment, but I never placed the tractor perpendicular on the hillside. Again, I had to use forks and straps. Upon righting the SXS to the exact position from where it tipped, I could not force it over no matter how hard I tried pulling / pushing on the cage. Obviously he hit the brakes too quickly when backing down while making the turn. By itself, there was no way that it could fall over (the incline isn’t that steep). Now for the tractor on the other hand, that may be and I’m not about to find out. By now, I bet your thinking about my buddy being a french-fry short of a Happy Meal. Not so. He is retired now, and has 30+ years experience hauling / delivering fuel with an 18 wheeler, among other things. If it can happen to him, it can also happen to me or you.
As a side note, whenever an engine is on the side or upside down for a length of time, it is possible for the oil to drain on top of the piston(s). The engine can be damaged if it is cranked without some time allotted for the oil to drain back down. Even safer pull the plugs and crank to clear it. As another side note - use the safety netting religiously to keep your limbs inside the machine. It works according to my buddy's bad experience.
As a final to my introduction, I myself paid a visit to the emergency room and a four day hospital stay when I got silly and put on the b**r goggles to climb a strip mine high-wall with a utility 4-wheeler. This was over 20 years ago. For the life of me (b**r aside), I still don’t understand why I tried that. It wasn’t even a “watch this” moment. I was “out with my buddies” yet I managed to mutilate myself without an audience. For my stupidity, I received a “Suzuki Sex Change.” Although it was timely, as my (then wife – go figure) was about to drop with our first born. So I got to tell her all about the epidural in excruciating detail as it was her turn later that month. Fortunately (as bad as it was) all my manly parts were returned to normal (more or less). For the King Quad, not so much. I remember taking the 4 Wheeler safety training course when I bought my King Quad. We rode on a course and were taught things (like drift turns, log jumping, and such) and I remember thinking I’d never ride my machine like that again. The only smart thing I did that night was strap on my helmet before everything else turned stupid. Other than G*d, it’s most likely the reason I’m able to type my story today. Be safe. Don’t be like me and G*d Bless!
