Howdy all, I went out trail riding on Saturday and went down a trail that should have had a name like: Trail of Death and Dismemberment or Plastic Carnage. Got way into the trail where it would have been too much to turn around and go back the way we came. So we ended up on an off camber downhill curve and, even with my large ballast, rolled it on its left side with the right rim of the box smacking a tree. A couple scratches on me, nothing major. Have to replace the box. Ca-ching.... We righted it with our winches, I checked the oil, and it started fine. I've cleaned all the left side plastic, topped off the oil, cleaned the air filter cover that goes over the foam and cleaned the inside of the air box with a degreaser. Anything else I should check??? It was pretty flat on its left side for about 4-5 minutes. None of the frame or metal work on the dump box appeared bent and we still went another 5 miles or so on the Trail of Death to get out of the woods. Amazingly strong frames. PS Yes, the metal skid plate that comes stock is worth the extra weight.

 

i rolled my hawkeye 4X4 over onto its side in the sand and i couldnt self right it by myself cuz the sand so i let it sit for about 15 mins OFF on its left side till i got some people to help me. i checked the oil and started fine, but that was a couple months ago. im just curious, if it is carbureted, NOT EFI, is there anything to worry about with tipping it over onto its side? what about upside down if it is just on dry ground? im just curious for future info.

 

I know it is alot more of a problem when it's overturned or on its side in water. I would check your airbox for oil. Some of the Popos have some kind of vent tube that comes from the oil system into the airbox.

 

Trail of Death and Dismemberment or Plastic Carnage.

Trail of Death.

LOL. Right offhand I can't think of anything other than oil in the airbox. I'm glad you and the Moosemobile are both okay. On a carb model tipping them over 90 degrees, sideways or backward, will drain the gas out of the bowl. When I climbed a tree and fell off it was pretty hard to restart after getting all 4 wheels back on the ground again.

 

Yeah, almost done that myself. I've gone over land elevations on trails where you have to climb an almost shear rock to get up to the next level. About 3' up. It's amazing what you can do. Slow always hurts a lot less than fast.

 

I tipped my Sportsman on its side last summer and ended up pinned for a while. That 2ft deep rut going up a steep hill got the best of me and I was by my self. Once it wanted to go there was no way to stop its fat butt from careening over on its side. To make things worse my leg was the only thing stopping it from rolling over me and continuing to the bottom of the hill because of the slant. Had to pull the Sportsman, while on my leg, to more of a vertical angle instead of sideways angle...hurt like a sun-of-a-gun. Took a lot of effort to work my leg out from under the left rear fender. My left shin was numb because of that for about 8 months. Ended up throwing a bunch of downed logs in the rut and then laid over the front rack and drove it down the hill backwards. If your by yourself it pays to stay out of the badlands.

 

It took both our winches to get the quad upright because of rocks, trees and slope. Glad he was with me.

 

My next purchase will be a winch. What did you put on yours and does the size seem sufficient to lug the Sportsmen around.

 

The X2 came with an optional winch that I installed. It is a Warn/Polaris 2500lb. winch. It works great. We bought the ATP used and it had the same 2500lb. winch that I got with my quad. I've pulled people out of mud and snow with them without a problem. I always recommend giving it a little gas if you can to pick up the line speed a bit.

 

First glad your okay Mooseman! And the others too. I had thought that when you lay our
sportsmans on their side they will cut off (like an emergency feature) and it will not idle
for a few.

R'