Welcome to the Moderator Ranks...sucker. House is looking great...I remember the days when mine was built...a long time ago.

 

No plans to ban on my first day fellas...LOLOL... Although going out with a bang can make getting banned fun too. Not that I would know about such things personally...

Howdy Ken!

 

Since @tmilicia never bothers to post, I'll throw up his latest economic stimulus... 1000 TURBO...

 

Nice looking RZR. I've considered trading in my Ranger 900XP on a RZR, but I don't think my financial secretary will approve that. One of the guys I ride with has a turbo Can Am. That thing is fast.

 

Mods here can only "mod" the assigned section? So i could make fun of ya in the 2017 section and you couldn't do anything?

Nice razor Tony has. Another buddy of mine has the 4 seater turbo that me and jen went for a good ride in last weekend after the jeep broke. She wants one now....

 

My Ranger is my first ATV. I am amazed at how much faster I can travel on dirt roads in the Ranger than in a regular vehicle. A few years ago I was at a campsite in Wyoming that was 23 miles from fresh water, down a dirt Forest Service road. I took the ATV instead of my truck. It was a much faster and comfortable drive.

 

Crap, now I'm going to have to behave myself on my favorite FTE thread.

Bruce

 

Thanks Rod... Been awhile since I've logged in, just got an email about being tagged in a post.

The RZR was an impulse buy, I definitely didn't need a new one, as my 2017 XP1k is still like brand new with less than 500 miles on it. I was down in KY with a buddy to pick up his new trailer and Marshall's was right around the corner. The deal was so good, I couldn't pass it up, so we threw it on his trailer and brought it home. Now the work begins on stripping the accessories off the old one and re-installing on the new one.

PS, Congrats on becoming a moderator!

 

Yup, if you are on the full version of the site, you'll see who each section's mods are on the bottom of the subform page. For example, here is a screen cap from the bottom of the current 6.7 page.

 

I can reach out and touch you anywhere on the forum if Rodney deems it necessary........ Check mate

 

Yep, out west, if we ever move back out there again (likely), I'd be in a Polaris Rzr 570. I learned a long time ago that for my kind of trail riding, big engines are only gas consumers and when you're out 100 miles in the middle of nowhere, you would rather have gas than speed. My old Sportsman 800 would drink gas like it was a v8. There were days where I would ride to the top of the hill, shut the quad down and coast down the other side just to conserve fuel.

Now, however, the toys are replaced with a Can Am Spyder. Just waiting for delivery!

 

Funny you should mention gas mileage in an ATV. While I haven't calculated mine exactly, it's impressive. A few years back, I wanted to get the tank down to almost empty before winter. I had to really work at it.

 

I'm always surprised at how well my current machines do on mileage too Jim. Back in 2008 I had an Outlander 800. It was right when they started shooting for better mileage for off road vehicles. The HP dropped significantly and the motor temps went way up from running so lean. Not my favorite machine for sure...

 

Just found a new gizmo to get excited about for the new house. Leviton has come out with a "smart" load panel. All the smart breakers are connected to a WIFI module. You can name each breaker and a phone app can tell you if any are tripped and what each is drawing. You can also set your utility rate and monitor usage to know what next months bill will be. Cool stuff for sure...

https://www.leviton.com/en/products/...rt-load-center

 

That panel would be cool for a second home. Insure everything that needs to be off, is off. Hot water heater and fresh water pump.

Bruce