OUCH! I don't do any trail or recreation type riding, just Lo gear chores with lots of rpm's. the plugs burn clean and there's no fuel in the oil so I attribute it to my riding habits. I would hope the milage would be better with Hi gear no trailer type riding.

peace

 

I should have kept my '03sp600!!! Great machine!!! I think it was actually a little snappier off idle than my sp700efi is, but it couldn't even compare to the top end of the efi's! The gas mileage is a little better on my sp700efi also, but my sp600 cost me about $600.00 less also! Only thing I disliked was how it ran before I installed the carb update kit. After that it ran perfectly!

 

yah, ive noticed when i work around our house and pull trailers around all day that my 700 sucks the gas down like soda so i guess the low range and pulling heavy equipment makes the bike get thirsty. You should take that 600 trail riding once in a while to clear it out, it'll make it happy
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Bob

 

it would make ME happy too, all work and no play makes zero a dull boy...

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[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]Love my 600, At 6'4" 250lbs, hauls me with power to spare. On hardpack I had it up to 57 mph. with more throttle to go before I chickened out. I won't be getting rid of it any time soon.

 

Hey Zero,

How big's your trailer? I've been searching around on the net for one that's not 750 bucks and found one made by summit tree stands in Alabama for 399 shipped. It's got suspension and as I recall about a 30"x42" bed that folds up while connected...it looked pretty smooth, w/a 500lb capacity. I just want one to pack in all my camping gear to the campsite, so's not to overload my machine w/crap for a 4 night trip. Any suggestions?

 

I got lucky a number of years ago when a friend of mine said I could have his pop-up trailer frame. it must be from one of those tiny pop-ups that you can haul behind a car. I used pressure treated 3/4" plywood for the floor and had enough left over for the long sides. the finished wagon measures 55" wide, 83" long and 13.5" deep with a capacity of 1,200 pound going by the rating on the tires. it is a rather large wagon for an ATV, but it is suprisingly light and easy to manuver by hand with very little tongue weight. I installed a jack on the tongue that has a spring loaded pin and swing away action when not in use. it has been a life saver for endless uses, especially when we built the horse barn that is on the other side of the river in the back yard. the wheel track is just slightly wider than my machine so it tracks nicely through snow and mud. the leaf spring suspension makes for a comfortable, quiet ride both empty and loaded, rigid wagons can make for a bumpy noisey journey. I also have a smaller HD cart that I built from what was either a portable generator or water pump frame, it came from a waste water treatment plant, hey, one man's junk is another's treasure. this one measures 31"wide, 60" long, and 10.5" deep. she's a lot rougher with no suspension so I run the least amount of air pressure in the tires, those implement hides have been replaced with 205R16C's with a D load range making the wagon's capacity 4,670 pounds. with a 1 3/4" solid steel axle I'm sure that number isn't far fetched, can you imagine the belt smoke though?!

aside from digging through other people's garbage, try this link, and if money isn't an object try this. sorry for the ramble.

copy and past for pics of wagons: http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/onepic.jsp?id=590941
http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/onepic.jsp?id=603600


peace

 

Well, had I the shop to build it...That's what I'd do...but I don't, nor the time...

 

when I built the larger one I didn't have a garage, just did it in the driveway. the smaller one I did build in the garage and it was nice because I didn't have to do it all at once and worry about the weather. I don't have a shop per say, just made sure when I built my garage that it was big enough, 32' long, 26'wide and 10' ceiling. because I also did the electical I put in 15 outlets, not including the 2 on the ceiling for the door openers. dude, I'm just an untrained hack, but I definately have more time than money.

peace

 

well...I don't have a garage, or a welder or torch...and of course the time too...ain't got that. I'm not rich by any means either, but it might be worth my time to buy one that's already made, and spend the extra couple hundred bucks (after I sell my M/C).

That one with the suspension sounds like a great trailer...I bet northern tool has atv tires to fit it too...

I've got three trailers that would fit the bill now...

Nichols trailers makes one, but it weighs 300 lbs, but also has a 1200 lb capacity. ($638 + shipping)
The one @ sportsman's warehouse, weighs under 200 lbs, with a 1000 lb capacity ($750 in the store)
Summit Tree Stands, weighs 90 lbs, with a 500 lb capacity ($400 shipped)

All have ATV tires and suspension.

This is what I've found out so far.