Can anyone recommend...

dscsteel · Postby **dscsteel** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:08 am

Can anyone recommend good skid plates for my 05 500 sportsman? I don’t know why Im having such a hard time finding them, thanks for the help

Postby **Ken** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:25 am

There's a couple..

Polaris

http://www.purepolaris.com/Detail.aspx? ... PGACatalog

Pro Armor

http://www.proarmor.com/home.php

and they have a cool video on the front page...too..

MrBill · Postby **MrBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:53 am

On the pro armor they only list 600 and 700 but the 600/700 will fit.
Weclome abord dscsteel...

MrBill · Postby **MrBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:57 am

I run this one. Riding with Ken and company I will need to replace every two years Rocks.
http://www.purepolaris.com/Detail.aspx? ... e=2&nSet=1

Postby **Ken** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:09 pm

I saw Jack's...it was wasted.

He uses it as a template for the plasma cutter and for all the Oil access holes.

It also doesn't really provide any additional support to the frame.

MrBill · Postby **MrBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:14 pm

Ken wrote:It also doesn't really provide any additional support to the frame.

Good Point!
Go with the Pro Armor

dscsteel · Postby **dscsteel** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:39 pm

I am looking for the skid plates featured in the opening video (yellow Polaris) will they work on my 05 sportsman? I have to say this web site is awesome, I live in Long Island, NY and the nearest decent place to go riding is about 400 mi.(Tower City PA) away, watching some of the videos of you guys gets me fired up to make the 400 mi. drive and do some trails.

Thanks for having me!
David

MrBill · Postby **MrBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:33 pm

dscsteel wrote:I am looking for the skid plates featured in the opening video (yellow Polaris) will they work on my 05 sportsman? I have to say this web site is awesome, I live in Long Island, NY and the nearest decent place to go riding is about 400 mi.(Tower City PA) away, watching some of the videos of you guys gets me fired up to make the 400 mi. drive and do some trails.

Thanks for having me!
David

That Yellow Polaris is Ken.
Very very close to the same frames.

Postby **Ken** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:40 pm

The plate will work.

But even the ones that say they work...sometimes need minor mods. I had to drill one hole in my frame to bolt it up. I didn't have a hole, where the plate said I should. It was no biggie.

Here's the raw video

http://s94198607.onlinehome.us/video/kenundersideup.wmv

Here's the edited version I sent them. It's longer than what they used.

http://s94198607.onlinehome.us/video/proarmorclip.wmv

Postby **Ken** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:42 pm

dscsteel wrote:I have to say this web site is awesome, I live in Long Island, NY and the nearest decent place to go riding is about 400 mi.(Tower City PA) away, watching some of the videos of you guys gets me fired up to make the 400 mi. drive and do some trails.

Thanks for having me!
David

Thanks for hanging out. Don't be scared reading some of the posts....despite all the slinging of jabs...we all like each other.

Except Terry, who Chadd hates.

Chadd · Postby **Chadd** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:00 pm

I don't really hate him I just try to take him out every time We ride...lol
I was pretty successful last time..haha

I have the Polaris skid plates for the older models they fit perfect i just had to drill a hole to get to the tranny drain plug

center skid plate
2874337-067 black
2874337-317 silver

front a arm gaurds
2874338-067 black
2874338-317 silver

dscsteel · Postby **dscsteel** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:18 pm

are the plastic skidplate any good? I also have the catch plate attached for the glacier plow, I guess that will need to come off or be modified?

Postby **Ken** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:05 pm

If you're not going to beat it up on the rocks....sure, it will serve as some protection....also will help slide on deeper snow.

rangertom · Postby **rangertom** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:43 am

Chadd wrote: front a arm gaurds
2874338-067 black
2874338-317 silver

Are these guards just for the underside of the a-arms, or do they also replace the plastic POS's that cover the front?

Thanks chadd...

BTW...I understand Polaris just came out w/a patch kit for the weak harness portion connecting to the T-BAP sensor...have you seen it?

Mr. Miyagi · Postby **Mr. Miyagi** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:17 am

also replace the plastic POS's that cover the front?

Believe it or not, the front plactic guards are really not that bad..... As a matter of fact I don't use skid plates and the underside of my quad isn't torn up at all (well, maybe just a little).

ATVOBSESSION