I was surfing on line last night and i found the Polaris Diesel. i was wondering who made the motor and what it was like.

 

It was built like a tank, but slow. They were amazingly fuel efficient but slow. The motors lasted a long time with reasonable care, but they were slow. They could haul or pull great loads, but were slow.
I am not talking just slow, but s--l--o--w. Top speed barely above 35 or so, and took a looooonnnnggg time to get there.
I great machine for construction sites, hauled & pulled well, and used the same fuel as the rest of the construction equipment (that was it's original intent - fuel compatability for construction/farm use). However, it was so heavy, and did I mention slow, that it never caught on. I think the old 325 Magnums and 335 Sportsmans could outrun it in a drag race.

 

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good one Farmr123!

I AGREE!!

 

ok thanks for the heads up i thought it would be a fun little trail atv but i think it is a little s.......l......o......w for my tastes. i think i said it was s l o w?lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

a "trail ATV?"
that diesel is soooooo loud it would disturb wildlife for miles! when they first came-out. i went to my local dealer to test drive one. i'm not a bit suprised Polaris ceased building them after only one year!

if you want a nice trail machine, i suggest a Sportsman500H.O.. the ride is top-notch, the power is ample, and the fuel economy is GREAT!

-MT

 

Celeste and I saw and heard one once while out in the woods. It sounded like part helocopter and part diesel truck.

I really don't know why they stopped making them, they made really good BOAT ANCHORS.

 

They WERE slow, but at the time they were made, if you chained any other quad I know of hitch-to-hitch, it would drag it around (but slowly).

Now that we have the 600+ cc quads, I couldn't tell ya what would happen.

Mike, they make good anchors, but only for a BIG boat!! LOL

 

Normally aspirated Diesel engines are fairly useless, no power what so ever, but if they had put a turbo on the Polaris Diesel, then it would probably still be in the line up.

 

Farmr 123,

Did I forget to mention that they were slow? Silly me, they were slow and over weight.

You're right about the boat anchor thing, it would have probably have sunk a bass boat or smaller.

And they were slow....

 

oh come on i bet if you spent another $7000 you could get some high preformence parts for it some where and make it do 40mph.i like my Magnum just fine for what i do. fast and a 4x4 .