P500 What did you do to/with your Pioneer 500 today?

[msgtbill]

got the cup holders ordered today and am going to pick up parts for simple snorkle tomorrow

 

[Admin]

 

[papermaker]

Today I got my switches all wired up and installed finally. Designed and 3d printed my own switch plate to replace the warning placard.

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Do you have a file or link for this switch plate??

 

[msgtbill]

Well I bit the bullet today and ordered the walker evans front shocks, so the wait begins.... I already have the rear ones on, can't wait for the fronts to come, in three or four months.....

 

[Eltobgi]

No haven't met him. But sure he's a good guy. So when I said I was almost done I really meant it. My 520 will be mainly used for hunting and occasionally pushing some snow. This is my first sxs but my 5th Honda the others were atvs. I am 75 yrs. Old and just wanted something easier to get in and out of. With the stuff I have added I don't know as I need anything else. But always open to suggestions. That's why I found this form. I thank everyone for helping me with my choices. Thanks to everyone.

Congratulations @Benny8838 its a good looking machine. I’ve added one or two things to my P500 as well, and would definitely recommend power steering and a front locker.

 

[Benny8838]

Thanks. Both sound like great options for it. Probably will put them on the top of my list. Appreciate the help

 

[trigger]

The reason I bought it and year after year, no pissing and moaning it just does its job.

#JAH

 

[Kilroy]

My 500 with stock tires did fine last week pushing snow around with a bunch of ice under the snow No complaints with the Tusk 60" plow setup.

 

[TBea]

I just added the E.W. shocks, glove box, torque locker, mounted spare tire center of the roof. Great little rigs. Any recommendation for tires. I'm in the mountains, High desert conditions, sandy, rocky, sometimes muddy. I like to stick to my stock rims. Maybe bump up one size.

 

[WagginTail]

Today I got my switches all wired up and installed finally. Designed and 3d printed my own switch plate to replace the warning placard.

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Nice work. Turned out great

 

[WagginTail]

I swept out the garage after a slightly dirty machine was tucked in for the night, so we didn’t tick off my boss. Was another evening of trail development.

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Seems like I'm always cutting limbs and clearing trails. The gray 520 looks really good 👍

 

[Pauly B]

I'm waiting on the right price for shocks too. Not real picky on what stage at this point, anything will be better than the stockers.

I went on a rough ride on my local power lines with 20+ other machines last weekend. 40 miles of mostly rocky trails. I can confidently tell you I would not have enjoyed the day had I not purchased Elka Stage 2’s. Highly suggest you bite the bullet if you plan on doing any trail riding with your pioneer.

 

[hallic]

Got warm enuf to putter around in the garage, got my front "bumper" installed finally:

Sitting a little funny, that Viper 6k widespool winch is too big on the driver side for the clamp to snug in there, so it's gotta sit up a bit. Didn't think about getting one of those fancy $$$ neoprene boots for it, will probably just bungee a bag around it or something to keep the mud off.

Also started on the 2nd battery install.
Step 1> Buy more push pins, cuz half of em broke.
Step 2> clean out 20lbs of last-years mud.
Step 3> make a mud flap

Step 4> Figure out wtf I already had wired up when I started it last year:

Got a bracket cut up and ready to go, tomorrow I'll get a couple short jumpers made to get the switch and whatnots all wired up and put everything back together.

 

[crewcabrob]

My wife and I loaded up the bikes and took a ride to a trail close to the house. Then picked up some fallen sand stone near the river for our landscaping. After the ride and the rock collection, we had a beer on the bank of the Elkhorn River before we rode the pioneer home.
Rob

 

[100Acre]

Imagined what life would be like if I still owned the goat.

 

[wvupsc]

My wife and I loaded up the bikes and took a ride to a trail close to the house. Then picked up some fallen sand stone near the river for our landscaping. After the ride and the rock collection, we had a beer on the bank of the Elkhorn River before we rode the pioneer home.
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Small world....We have a blue 520 and use it to collect rocks along our trails for our landscaping. Looks like you had a fun and productive day.

 

[crewcabrob]

Small world....We have a blue 520 and use it to collect rocks along our trails for our landscaping. Looks like you had a fun and productive day.

It's nice to collect wood, rocks, mulch, hay... the bed on the 520 is perfect for the little projects we do.

 

[waynester]

Hi-LIFT install

 

[hallic]

WHEW! damn, my back is sore now. Got everything installed, works so far.
Battery wedged in box with some scrap wood and foam rubber, box is screwed onto support plus a ratchet strap just in case:

I know what every wire does in this mess, I promise:

Switch so I can select which battery to trickle charge:

Main battery has a 100amp breaker, Aux battery has a 300amp breaker, plus fuses under the hood for the 'lectricals.
Have it wired up so the charging relay only connects the batteries when red switch is On, so hopefully near zero chance of discharging main battery accidentally.
Tomorrow I'm going to put the side panels back on, and try to find where I put my dual-voltage meter, and get that installed in the dash.

 

[wvupsc]

Clearing trails on our property today. Several decent sized trees had to be removed.

 

[waynester]

Clearing trails on our property today. Several decent sized trees had to be removed.

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Coverage reminds me of my area, 'cept mine is pine