P1000 thoughts 2018 polaris ranger xp 1000

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Been posting over 3 1/2 yrs..
..this way.
that's how I post..
Your comment will change
nothing...
Just like your heat / clutch problem
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Not
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jerk...
but
your
posts
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to
read
written
this
way...

They
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poem...

Just
say'n...
This forum allows many different people
to be members...if you thought there was a
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there's backwoods...backwards...hillbillies..rednecks
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sorry I'm not proper enough.......
almost forgot there's a guy on here...
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It has been as hot as 122F here. So yes, the A/C sounds pretty good. If they could do it as a $700-900 option, that would be nice. But I don't see that.

Yep, I have been out there recently, it was a HOT 125F but the Humidity was only 3% so Heat index was only 110. Still HOT, too hot to ride, too hot to work safely in. AC would be nice anywhere the HI gets over 105-110 on a regular basis. Kinda like a pool heater, its a premium but it lets you use your purchase for more months of the year. I think it'd be a $1500-$2000 option if the heater is @$600 from Honda, also gotta think it'd have to be connected direct to the motor because a 12V compressor motor would DRAW some AMPS.
 
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Are you saying your buddy had the new 2018 RANGER XP1000?

No he has a 2017, just saying his 2017 beat me in every category except fuel economy, and who cares about fuel economy on a side by side?

The way his 2017 was whipping up on my Pioneer 1000-5 the new 2018 is not going to be close to being in the same league as the Pioneer.
But at the end of the day Polaris still has a track record of being biodegradable. :)
 
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No he has a 2017, just saying his 2017 beat me in every category except fuel economy, and who cares about fuel economy on a side by side?

The way his 2017 was whipping up on my Pioneer 1000-5 the new 2018 is not going to be close to being in the same league as the Pioneer.
But at the end of the day Polaris still has a track record of being biodegradable. :)
The 2018 Ranger sure looks good. I like my P1K-5, but the features and the storage areas on the new Ranger are awesome. I too would be very concerned with reliability.
 
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Yep, I have been out there recently, it was a HOT 125F but the Humidity was only 3% so Heat index was only 110. Still HOT, too hot to ride, too hot to work safely in. AC would be nice anywhere the HI gets over 105-110 on a regular basis. Kinda like a pool heater, its a premium but it lets you use your purchase for more months of the year. I think it'd be a $1500-$2000 option if the heater is @$600 from Honda, also gotta think it'd have to be connected direct to the motor because a 12V compressor motor would DRAW some AMPS.
I was wondering if Honda is thinking, there is less engineering slapping a simple a/c system on then trying to manage the heat in the cab. after all, you are sitting on a hot engine. a lot of people in the north wouldn't need it but for those in the south it might be a simpler fix, although pricey.
 
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I was wondering if Honda is thinking, there is less engineering slapping a simple a/c system on then trying to manage the heat in the cab. after all, you are sitting on a hot engine. a lot of people in the north wouldn't need it but for those in the south it might be a simpler fix, although pricey.



Takes a lot of power to run a AC compressor. It'd be a tough add unless there's a PTO port on the site of the motor no ones noticed.
 
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Takes a lot of power to run a AC compressor. It'd be a tough add unless there's a PTO port on the site of the motor no ones noticed.
Have a place on the engine for a small A/C compressor, have a cap over it, similar to the optional starter offered on the CR450F. If you want the elect starter there was a place to just bolt it on. 2018 elect start is standard BTW.
 
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