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Pretty much every nation on earth has killed someone's uncle at one point in history. Enemies become allies and allies become enemies as time marches on. My dad served in Europe and lost 2 cousins in WW-2. Time to move on.


We often use ATV's to get into areas to search with the SAR team I volunteer with. We beat the crap out of them and take them through places most people would never try. We blaze trails through thick brush pushing over small trees, riding through clear cuts, jumping stumps, driving over downed logs and through skidder ruts. The standard ATV's work best for most of what we do. The side by sides are just too big for most of the places we go. But we do have some guys who use them. They are better for transporting dogs and their handlers into remote areas to save their legs. Or getting victims out if we find them. Or the coroner in if we find remains.

I've never seen a Honda or Yamaha break down, and some of them are 15-20 years old. Other brands have had to be towed back to the command post a few times.

The Honda Pioneers are tougher than chit. I'm not sure if they have fancy cab options like the Rangers but they can handle some major abuse.

Nice!

Back in the early 1960's many of us bought VW designs. I fell for it too and got a couple of Beatles and then a new Porsche 912. That was their 4 cyl. rear engine sports coupe with a 1600 cc engine and a 5 speed floor shift. That little junk kept breaking down. After the floor shift's articulation knob wore it's place out and PORSCHE (the master race) could not make or provide another my late father who owned his tool and die shop made one for me so that I could drive that junk again.

No wonder they lost every war.

I still have that part here in my shop. If I can find an easy pic. of it I will.

I beat the $hit out of one on a 10,000 acre ranch out in your neck of the woods last Saturday. Thought I was going to be walking several miles back to the shop on several occasions but that Pioneer got it self out of some nasty predicaments. Impressive piece of equipment.

Oh yeah, they are bad ass little machines!

Back in the early 1960's many of us bought VW designs. I fell for it too and got a couple of Beatles and then a new Porsche 912. That was their 4 cyl. rear engine sports coupe with a 1600 cc engine and a 5 speed floor shift. That little junk kept breaking down. After the floor shift's articulation knob wore it's place out and PORSCHE (the master race) could not make or provide another my late father who owned his tool and die shop made one for me so that I could drive that junk again.

No wonder they lost every war.

I still have that part here in my shop. If I can find an easy pic. of it I will.

I have a pic. of that part in this computer.

http://s701.photobucket.com/user/Do...1010&1524387118508&1524387128062

Here is the actual articulation part from my Porsche 912 that wore out and the well made one that my late dad made and welded on so I could drive that 912 JUNK again.

When the replacement part came from Porsche weeks later I put it on the junk and sold it.

http://s701.photobucket.com/user/Do...1010&1524387118508&1524387128062

what the hell does any of this have to do with a Honda ATV???

he don't know............

Dude?

Thread hijack much? Damn.

He should have a f'n clown car. Out of the asylum and off his meds again I see.

I "farm" with mine! Have a disc, bushhog, spreader, sprayer, and cultipacker as attachments. You're jealous, right?

I can make stuff grow tall...
Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

Even grow goodies for critters to eat!
Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

Ya, but how is your shift coupling?

Ha!! Works perfect.