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On 8/31/2023 at 11:40 AM, jeepwm69 said:The ! you say!
I have 26" Bugs on the kid's 300, the other kid's 350 Rancher, and the wife's Rubicon, 27" Bugs on my Rubicon, and 28" Bugs on my 06 Foreman.
If I could find some old stock I'd buy an extra set just to have, but can't find any 27's at all, and only 26x12 in the 26's.
I really wanted a set of 27x8 fronts and 27x12 rears. @basfnb did that on his Rubicon and it steers super easy.
I remember a lot of guys ran 27x8's back in the day up front, worked good before PS. I always liked the wider footprint though.
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3 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:I'm still miffed that they discontinued Mud Bugs. They were light like a Zilla but had that paddle like the Executioners.
I have 27" Executioners on my 09 500, and you know how heavy they are by how the machine behaves. The 28" Mug Bugs have more pep on my 06. Bigger tire, but lighter.
Mud Bugs cannot be beat. They had a good run though. I sold my 25's but no way I'm parting with my 28's. The Swamp Witches I'm running on Rubicant #2 have been working pretty good as well. Which is no surprise, back when HighLifter (HL) was selling the Outlaw MST it was a really close performer to the Mud Bugs But we never seen many of them up here until Arctic Cat came out with the first Mud Pro models and used the MST's on them for the first year or two before switching over to Zilla's instead, other than those factory sets, buying them aftermarket was quite expensive, much more than what Mud Bugs were costing at the time IIRC, which were always popular here.
I like the zillas but they don't last like Mud Bugs did. Maybe sometimes you don't need to get 10 years out of a set of tires though. I haven't even been paying attention much to the new tires out there. Seems like lots of trail tires then everyone else buys tractor tires now. HL discontinued the Outlaws, never thought I'd see the day.
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Sold all this stuff awhile back ended up just putting it on ebay.
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Always used to be around the $75-100 a piece mark, not really a big ticket item. They are a decent bumper though.
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Definitely kimpex bumpers
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On 4/19/2022 at 1:12 PM, jeepwm69 said:I had a set on the kid's 300 for a while. They're kinda heavy compared to my mudbugs, but what made me dump them was @Mac102004 (IIRC) saying that they have a problem with the lugs tearing loose from the tire.
They pulled ok, but I put the set I had on a flip bike and bought another set of Mudbugs for the kid's 300
yes the original mud lites would wear on the wide part of the V lug then rip off the tips and usually end up leaking. I don’t know much about the new Mud Lite 2’s I’ve seen a few sets they certainly look impressive. -
Sorry for your loss.
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4 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:
i haven’t tried really, nobody seemed to care about the REB Forenans like they did the 300’s haha.
yeah still checking in from time to time 👍
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On 3/25/2022 at 10:58 PM, jeepwm69 said:All right, what’s this thing?
Maybe Canadian 400/450?looks like a zenith blue 400, available in Canada
https://www.cmsnl.com/products/fender-fropb258_61100hm7610zb/
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1 hour ago, Wheeler said:OMG.... SOMEONE BUY THIS CARB!!!!!! They are getting hard to find! & make a HUGE difference over OEM
it'll be on ebay in about a week starting at 99 cents lol I took it apart to clean it up looks like new now lol
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pry behind flywheel and whack the puller with a hammer just be careful not to damage the case
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300EX Carb to be sold as a package $350 CAD ($275 USD) OBO I'll cover shipping for forum members.
I had intended to put this on a 300FW but never happened, you would have to "clearance" the bottom of the fuel tank with a large hammer to make it work IIRC.
Includes:
- 300EX Carb, been sitting a few years, would need a good cleaning, has stock pilot jet and a 128 dynojet installed as well as I think a dynojet spring and maybe needle.
- Dynojet jet kit (opened)
- 300ex factory throttle cable (used)
- approx. 30 main jets ranging from 125-192 mostly aftermarket but some genuine mixed in
- 3 extra pilot jets, 40, 42, 45
Bolt on 2.25" swingarm stretch for TRX300FW $400 CAD ($315 USD) OBO I'll cover shipping for forum members.
Built by Don Oglesby, a bit crude but it works. Bolt on with no permanent modifications needed, can easily be returned to stock. Includes all brackets and extended driveshaft, I think a factory 88-93 front driveshaft may also work with the kit as they are about the same length. I had this bolted on for mockup but never ended up using it. Been sitting on my shelf for a few years time to move it along.
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Tires are on
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38 minutes ago, TBRider said:@Mac102004 What do you think about the missing chunk off the front push bar?
Looks like they beefed up the vertical bars tho...
I think the 2015 has a better front push bar on it. I think I'll have to push over less trees with the 2022.
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3 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:Co-op used to carry those here. Friend of mine had some and they seemed to work well. IIRC a little heavier than the mudbugs.
yeah they are a bit of an old school tire themselves, while the mud bugs are still my go to these are not a bad tire at all. I actually looked for a set of the HL MST first, but none were to be found, very similar tire just some slight alterations were made by Deestone for HL.-
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Tires came, hope to get them on the rims later this week.
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7 hours ago, Nanook said:Well that is good to hear. I’ve never ridden an ATV that has EPS. If you want the manual shift model, you will have EPS...
yeah I don’t really agree with the idea of not offering a true base model, but I guess the EPS must be popular enough of an option.-
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4 hours ago, Nanook said:What do you think of the EPS, Mac? I don’t have it on my 2015, no way to buy one without now.
I love the EPS, it makes a big difference especially on these bigger machines and once you get some bigger rubber on them. I wouldn’t buy a new machine without it and to be honest when looking at used stuff I’m a bit reluctant to buy a machine without it, even though it’s something I got along many years without.
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10 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:No doubt another victim of Covid. I’ll be shopping for some more 27’s in the not too distant future
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1 hour ago, jeepwm69 said:Mudbugs sold out or ?
None of their distributors could get them, seem to be sold out everywhere, at least in 27 and 28”
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Picked this up this morning after a long wait, and a few compromises, it’s a 2022 Rubicon 520 EPS IRS, so footshift with powersteering like my other one just not a “deluxe”. It has a 3500lb Kolpin Winch with synthetic cable and heat demon hand/thumb warmers. Stock tires on for now, couldn’t get Mud Bugs, so I ordered 28” Swamp Witches off eBay, figured I’d give those a try. Should be here next week.
first impressions, not much as changed since they came out 7 years ago, but still a nice machine, 520 seems to pull harder than the 500, more mid range-top end but hard to make a true comparison as I’ve never ran the 500 on stock tires. True test will be when the Swamp Lites are on.
Rubicant 1.0 isn’t going anywhere, although I’ve been neglecting it a bit lately and it’s in need of a rear diff rebuild.
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I used to have a well used speedo set for the 300 but I have no idea where I put it. Wouldn’t be worth more than $100 but the likely hood of me finding where I left it is slim haha
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Let's talk farm equipment
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I really like the new Nemesis tractors. Canadian made and Cummins powered. Haven't seen hardly any dressed up as Kubota's though.