[Alaskan47]

Coalbucket named this thread. :laugh:
Because the weather here sucks right now it is giving me time to look my machine over for potential issues that can be addressed before they become a problem. One owner already experienced radiator damage from a rock due to insufficient guarding around the radiator. I'm looking at a clearance issue between the winch cable and the front differential vent tube. This isn't a place to piss and moan about Polaris but a place to help each other get the most out of our machines.
I hope this will be useful.
Randy.

 

[Alaskan47]

View attachment 386

 

[Charger500]

Hitch no go.

Attempted to insert my standard 2" ball mounted on my 2 x 2 draw bar into the hitch opening on my general, found out it would not slide into the opening. I did not have the manual with me but was told by dealer that the general was designed for your standard 2" ball setup.
Any one insert a draw bar into the opening, what size draw bar fits it?

 

[Alaskan47]

View attachment 394 One I use on my truck. Slid right in with ease.

 

[steve h]

Attempted to insert my standard 2" ball mounted on my 2 x 2 draw bar into the hitch opening on my general, found out it would not slide into the opening. I did not have the manual with me but was told by dealer that the general was designed for your standard 2" ball setup.
Any one insert a draw bar into the opening, what size draw bar fits it?

Does it almost fit in or do you have a larger two and a half inch hitch that's common on larger pick ups now?

 

[Paul H]

View attachment 386

All of the winches I've had, the cable fed out from the top of the winch. In that pic it looks like the cable feeds out from below? Is the cable installed on the winch properly?

Any way of mounting another roller across the bottom of the mount so the cable will clear the vent?

 

[Charger500]

Thanks for info about draw bar. My draw bar 2 x 2 , I had to file the inside of the insert hole. It had welding bead splatter along with paint run. Draw bar fits now.

 

[Charger500]

Winch cable

I checked my general tonight and the winch cable comes out from the bottom of the drum. I was amazed on how far back the drum sits inside the general. Yes my cable dangels quite close to my vent tube. Thinking about placing a small piece of that wiring protective cover, that is split down the middle, over the tube to prevent rubbing. When there is tension on the cable it rise away from the vent line.

 

[Alaskan47]

Yeah they tucked it in there didn't they.

 

[bluesbass]

I don't like the pockets behind the front tires formed by the skid plate and the footwell. It's ideal for packing in mud, leaves, sticks etc. I am thinking of adding some foot protection here, and some sort of mudflap. I doubt there are any after market mud protection available yet. Let me know if you know of any.

 

[PolarBear]

Nothing for the General specifically yet. Thinking maybe you can try a set from some other Polaris model?

 

[bluesbass]

Breather tube/winch cable conflict

I checked my general tonight and the winch cable comes out from the bottom of the drum. I was amazed on how far back the drum sits inside the general. Yes my cable dangels quite close to my vent tube. Thinking about placing a small piece of that wiring protective cover, that is split down the middle, over the tube to prevent rubbing. When there is tension on the cable it rise away from the vent line.

I addressed this with a 1/8" piece of plastic about 2" x 8.5" placed between the vent tube and the winch cable. I drilled holes in the corner of the plastic piece and wire tied it to the winch mount. Not the most elegant of solutions, but no mods to the General. Here is a pic from each side.

 

[Lennie]

Mine went right in

 

[Lennie]

Mine came out top but I replaced it with the 6000 lb one synthetic rope one

 

[bluesbass]

Cool. Maybe they have corrected this. A dealer told me to just wind it over the top instead of the bottom. I am going to do this.

 

[philbricks]

Coalbucket named this thread. :laugh:
Because the weather here sucks right now it is giving me time to look my machine over for potential issues that can be addressed before they become a problem. One owner already experienced radiator damage from a rock due to insufficient guarding around the radiator. I'm looking at a clearance issue between the winch cable and the front differential vent tube. This isn't a place to piss and moan about Polaris but a place to help each other get the most out of our machines.
I hope this will be useful.
Randy.

Is it possible to turn that 90 degree elbow 180 degrees to vent the other way?

 

[RidinNY]

Cool. Maybe they have corrected this. A dealer told me to just wind it over the top instead of the bottom. I am going to do this.

Wouldn't this cause the "in" to go out and the "out to go in?

 

[Viperr817]

Then you can re-wire your switch. or **** flip it upside down lol

 

[Trapper]

I have been using my plow quite a bit and even though I greased the roller the cable moving in and out pulling up the blade has worn a grove in the roller never happened with the rope style cable.
I got the ice of the driveway with the steel blade and this machine really plows some snow and it cut rite through the ice and actually graded the gravel driveway and never felt low on power.

 

[Centralks hawk]

I changed mine to rope. All i did was run the winch in with the rope on top problem solved.