I can say one thing. I have posted on the HONDA forum a few times w/r to a Fourtrax
I bought used and gave to my nephew. Obviously there were questions I had about
HOP UPs, maintanence etc. etc. and the posters on there are alot less informative
on those threads then I find on the POLARIS forum. I don't know why, when you look
at the main page and read the number of posters they are up there with this forum
as with Yamaha forum too.

R'

 

well mongrol, here is an example: i asked if i used a higher weight engine oil it would help it stay cooler and safer in hot running conditions. someone said yes, and i went to the dealer and he says its the complete opposite. lower weight will help it run cooler.

 

I think that drlang has been very helpful and informative. As well as cordial, patient , and don't forget a very handsome man.
TOOT TOOT TOOT, that was my horn. All kidding aside, I enjoy this site for all of which it has to offer. Thanks Guys. Doc

 

I've received help and given help. That's as good as it gets in my mind. I think issues not getting answered happens mostly with questions regarding older quads and as Mongrol said, questions that are not too clear.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Hawkman300

well mongrol, here is an example: i asked if i used a higher weight engine oil it would help it stay cooler and safer in hot running conditions. someone said yes, and i went to the dealer and he says its the complete opposite. lower weight will help it run cooler.</end quote></div>

Good point hawkman, but I think in that instance you got opinions not facts. Thats the problem with forums, You get a lot of opinions, some of which may be accurate, some not and they may come for someone that has no more experience than the poster.

Its sometimes hard to figure out what the question really should be because the person asking the question may already have made up his mind what the problem might be and gives the forum whatever symptons support his belief.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Mudbug5

and --Mongrol, had a cocker spaniel for 12 yrs. that was the meanist damn dog I've ever owned in my life. I'm telling ya meaner than a snake. Would bite anyone anytime, especially kids.

Mike</end quote></div>

This old girl is pretty patient but avoids kids. However, I had a Cockapoo that was just like you described. Used to hide under the steps so he could let the paperboy get close enough to terrorize him.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RticKwad

You know what is really scarey? Is some posters who pose as ordinary members

and they are new young hired techs hired by Polaris to fix our Quads w/o

the experience. I know in my computer tech field that happens all the time,

I used to be one of them back in the day...[img][/img] Just a thought that it probably

wouldn't be any different here in this line of work and some on here to learn

the trade.



R'</end quote></div>
Blackdog13 just posted #1 and asked about a 2000 scrambler 500 tranny problem. What would be great if old polaris tech helped out and fixed the problem. He offered multiple answers to correct the problem and they may ALL be correct. But it would help us all if we knew what worked.
So, is Blackdog13 real or is he Tech? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Clever!

Is the answer behind door #1, #2, 0r #3?

Ya pays yur money and ya takes yur chances.

 

I lurk quite a bit, but I only post when I really don't know the answer. I try to follow up if I find the solution.

I've only had my quad since April, so I'm new to the whole thing. I'm a pretty good wrench, but I just don't get some of the idiosyncrasies of these Polaris 2-strokes.

Not all of us newbies are bad. :-)

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AlwaysBroken


Not all of us newbies are bad. :-)</end quote></div>

Whoa! back up the train AB.
nobody said newbies were bad.
It just seems some come here for an answer and don't stick around and some don't tell us what they found out. It's all a learning experience if we can help out and know what the fix to the problem was.
If some guys are techs wanting an answer, I think they should be better at their job. Some guys here in the forums bring their quads in for repair thinking there are qualified techs working on their machines, when some of the best techs are right here.