does anyone have a sportsman 500 remington edition? and what do you think of these machines. im new to this bike and would like to know how they are for reliability. i do a lot of hunting by myself and don't feel like walking out of the bush with a deer on my back.
thank you

 

had one similar to it. was very reliable and great for hunting. grease all the zerks before goin out on a trip, and change your oil every once in a while,

 

I have a 99 sportsman 500 remington edition, and a 1996 Sportsman 500. A buddy has a 2000 remington 500. I love the machines, I deer hunt, turkey hunt and do some camping. The ATV has never let me down, I also do a lot of riding on Trails. I just went to the Badlands in Attica,IN this weekend, I did get stuck once but the atv was in mud up to the top of the fender, just winched myself out and kept riding... Love it!

 

thanks guys, what oil and grease do you recommend? shoul i take the hour drive to the polaris dealer or is there another decent oil and grease out there?

 

some sort of high quality 0W-40 synthetic oil... NOTHING ELSE!!!!

a waterproof grease will do the trick

 

Brownweiser, all I use is the Polaris synthetic 4 for the engine, and the synthetic hub oil, make sure you check the front hubs for oil or you will be replacing wheel bearings. As for the grease, I use Valvoline synthetic grease. Proper maintenance means fun and reliable ATV. Also definitely grease all the u-joints.