Power steering is good for three reasons:
1. Mudding in deep heavy mud.
2. When you can only use 1 hand to steer, because the other is pre-occupied. (holding a beer):D
3. For driving on dry surfaces with 4x4 engaged and your not sitting on a Polaris.
Without a question Polaris. I've owned 3 over the years and never had any major problems.
01 sportsman 500ho traded to upgrade for more power.
03 sportsman 700 traded because it was a cold blooded sob, and I use it for plowing
05 sportsman 700 efi still currently own it. Would never go back...
I change my oil only once per year, and the truck is used for pulling only. The oil only has about 20 road miles, and about 20 hooks, or a little over 1 mile at full throttle at over 800 hp.
I run an Amsoil EAO filter, and it is changed every spring with the new oil.
I'm pushing over 50 psi...
Just got my oil analysis back from my pulling truck. The engine was built 2 years ago and has seen about 50 pulls and about 2000 miles at 700hp and above. The silicon is a little above normal, is this something I should be concerned with? Where is the silicon coming from? The pistons?
I am currently running Amsoil 15-40 with there EAO filter in my sled pulling truck, with no problems other than oil pressure is a bit low when engine is at full temp after a pull. Does Amsoil make a thicker grade like a 20-50 that I can run in my Duramax? The truck is almost strictly used for...