New firewood buggy

[Slacker]

I have honestly been shopping for well over a year. Craigslist has left me with very little confidence in my fellow man.

Found a killer deal on a 2019 Pioneer at a local stealership and pulled the trigger.
Dump bed, power steering. I have a OEM roof and windshield on order.
It will be used to carry saws, firewood trailer plus carry my cooler fuel and lunch.

I'm upgrading from a 2007 Honda Rincon (same exact engine/tranny).
The buggy drives like a golf cart, feels underpowered, because it is.
No one will confuse it with a sport machine.
That's fine though, it's a utility machine first. I just wish it had hydraulic remotes or a PTO.
They claim 1000lb bed capacity. The bed dumps but it's not powered. They did use some spring assist on it.

 

[Dustin4185]

Those are great machines. We have a few in the agency we use on Rx fires in this region. We have had less issues out of those than we have had out of Polaris Rangers.

 

[Slacker]

Drove it all around the property today.
Absolutely LOVE the power steering.
It has more power than I thought, hit 45mph on my gravel road. I like the paddle shifters for road/fields. Makes it funner.
It's got some rattles that I need to look into.
Need to gut the spark arrestor also.
I think it's going to do exactly what I need.
First service is at 20 hrs, I'll probably do it before then.

 

[Dustin4185]

All UTVs rattle. You ought to hear our JD 855D diesel. At idle, you can’t hear anything but the Yanmar rattling!

 

[Xr650jkallen]

I wouldn't know what to do with out my canam defender. It's just handy. I need a headache rack with a few saw caddies and I'd be set.

 

[Slacker]

I wouldn't know what to do with out my canam defender. It's just handy. I need a headache rack with a few saw caddies and I'd be set.

I've been looking at making a saw box for the bed. Might use a plastic milk crate for my 261.

 

[Slacker]

Got the roof, windshield, seat covers and roll bar pack installed.
It's almost Stihl orange.

 

[Slacker]

Made a bed liner from ag supply horse stall
Mat. OEM was $150 and did not look thick enough for ugly firewood grade.
The 4 D ring tie downs are under the mat. I will move them on top using longer bolts. They will serve as anchors to hold the mat down and be functional load anchors.

 

[ajschainsaws]

All UTVs rattle. You ought to hear our JD 855D diesel. At idle, you can’t hear anything but the Yanmar rattling!

true that like a bag of nails we got a 2014 885d with cab and it rattles like hell
And a 2017 885d and in the cabin it’s worse than the old one

 

[ajschainsaws]

Got the roof, windshield, seat covers and roll bar pack installed.
It's almost Stihl orange.View attachment 224125 View attachment 224126

Looking good nice set up are they in the same price range as the mainstream side by sides

 

[ajschainsaws]

All UTVs rattle. You ought to hear our JD 855D diesel. At idle, you can’t hear anything but the Yanmar rattling!

have you got alloy wheels on your JD , tyre fitters over here hate those JD alloys they reckon they damage the beads and make them loose air