Good ride yesterday. 2 cf moto one defender and us. One cf moto transmission failed.
Not yet You might want to call Polaris. After not getting the email, I called them. They said they had no record of me owning the machine. So they requested that I take my...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Maintenance 🧰
Saving the environment one failure at a time. This is why the extended drains make sense to the people selling parts. Your life expectancy of the mechanicals are being...
I've had it a few times recently but mine is when driving on pavement when exiting a turn. As i get back on gas it misses, loses power, spits and sputters for a few then eventually gets back to...
Do any of the 3rd party hot air in the cab "solutions" really work well? The foam kit helps a little but does not eliminate it. I still feel heat on my legs after about 30 min of riding. A little...
Do any of the 3rd party hot air in the cab "solutions" really work well? Check with Polaris firewall insulation blanket that is now available on 27 models.
😕 ....if nobody expanded upon or re-articulated previous posts in a thread, this would be a very quiet forum. We're all just trying to help.
Hello, Looks like a good forum w/lots of useful info and posts. We live in a sparsely populated mountain area in Idaho. Hunting, fishing, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, golfing, and of course SxS...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Introductions 👋
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Good choice, you will love how the XD drives and shifts, the steel belt transmission is super smooth. As for options you are getting exactly what I would get out of the gate, everything you listed...
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Welcome aboard! I am from the CDA/Sandpoint area and love our machine. If you are close to Post Falls, I would suggest Corbin turn signals, etc. They installed the complete kit for me at their...
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Of course the dealer wants you to change the transmission oil and filter, they charge around $700, you can do it yourself for around $300. The extended warranty is ok if you don't drive much, but the members of the club we ride with...
I just changed the fluid and filter for the second time @ 12,000 miles and I really question why. The Amsoil CVT fluid looked the same as the new that I put back in, with zero...
Does it feel like an engine hesitation or the transmission? Have you had the unit updated with the newest engine/transmission software? That is where I would start. They did...
I had an issue like that about a year ago. I had a tree I had cut and it was hung up in another standing tree. I hooked a log chain on the tree and was easing along pulling it up a slope and the...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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5 years and 15,000 miles and it cost you nothing to get it. I don't care if you drive 100 miles or 10,000 miles a year...........free is free and it's moving the factory warranty coverage on these...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
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Glad it hasn't happened again. I chalk mine up to operator error, and that would be me.
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
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Thanks for the reply we where trail riding and there was a 18 inch round tree in the trail and we where on a incline not much we stopped and touched the tires to the tree and climbed right over...
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So that's something I noticed too. Based off revs, it's like it surges, revs up, then cuts power then repeats this over and over again any time the wheels begin to lose traction. When it does...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Maintenance 🧰
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6000 miles seems fairly often to me so that's what I'm going to do. Used to be the oil and diffs needed changed every 1000 miles until magically they didn't and 2000 miles (doubled) was now ok. I...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
Hard truth.......our Rangers are no more than plastic tubs with plenty of air leaks for air to come in. Put a radiator pack the size of an F150's in the front of the machine and drive down the road with the hot air flowing through it...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
5 years or 15,000 miles.........and it goes back for those of us that bought the first model years. You got to like that!
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
If all 4 tires were digging what was the problem? It did what you told it to do.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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I've bought Victory and Indian motorcycles and my last 3 Ranger's from RJ Powersports. The old owner Rick Canode was great to work with the new owner Hunter is still decent but requires a little...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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I might consider Pro Motorsports at some point because they are much closer to me. That said the owner Lane Barnes is a strange duck and in my experience has been far from easy to work with. I...
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I bought the rack. I learned of it on this forum but i can't remember the brand. That's a 16" ruger american rifle
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Introductions 👋
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Welcome Kevin to the group! Myself and OG Toy are both from SE Iowa and live about 20 miles apart. Where do you live at in Iowa??
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Welcome to the group Jeffrey and hope you love your XD as much as we do!
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Welcome! How are you enjoying the crew cab? Any upgrades yet? I am similar to you in that it is primarily for fun, but here in central MN in the winter, it is a beast for plowing snow.
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Welcome to the group. Looks good! Iowa boy here. I’m just glad to be a rural guy in a state that allows us to be able to operate our Rangers on the road. Like you I ride around in mine but I also...
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I also have the DRT rear bumper and agree it is the best looking one for our Rangers. It's not the biggest or meanest out there but it does everything I wanted it to do without rubbing on the...
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Are you still getting hot air coming from around the steering column or is that a separate issue? Have not noticed the hot air around steering wheel. I also put a heat blanket to shield heat...
Talked with my dealer. After he returned from the Polaris Dealer meeting in Tennessee. He informed me that the trans now should be serviced around 2500 miles. Has any one else been told this?
Can you help me understand a bit more? You did the torque start, and it did indeed drive all 4 wheels but you were still stuck. You realize this machine is 1,500 pounds heavier than a ranger...
On a separate note, I got the new tires put on today at my local tire shop. Just so happened another gentleman waiting on his truck also has a 1500. He ended up buying the Kendas they took off. So that was easy! Lol
Part number is 3239593. Probably have to order it from your dealer.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Maintenance 🧰
Go to dealer. It’s special to them at this point. It’s expensive too. I changed my oil at 12,000 km. Oil and filter were spotless. I changed everything anyway.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
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Been chasing a clunk in the front. Well it’s the steering rack. It’s very loose. Taking it in this week see what dealer says.
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Modifications 🛠️
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As far as everyone I’ve heard from loves the gilomen tune. Need to do it when I’m on call for work. That way I’m not missing out on not having my machine. On call for work? I feel your pain. I...
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I don’t know anyone that’s used the thumper fab mount. But I know people that have used one that’s basically the same design in XP 1000 rangers. And they were not happy with it due to the...
Go to Polaris website, Parts & Accessories, Shop Parts,, Enter your vehicle, Shop Parts by Assembly Diagram, Drive Train, Transmission Internals, Filter is #36, add to cart, $150, free shipping.
Just my opinion, but I think Sport mode is better in most conditions than tow/haul. I like it much better trail riding in the Black Hills. I know some stick to the tow/haul thing, but I've climbed...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Maintenance 🧰
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Go to dealer. It’s special to them at this point. It’s expensive too. I changed my oil at 12,000 km. Oil and filter were spotless. I changed everything anyway. I looked at your post on this from...
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I looked at your post on this from a year ago, you decided not to change the filter? After draining oil and inspecting you saw no reason to drop the pan and change the filter, correct? I’m going...
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Just my opinion, but I think Sport mode is better in most conditions than tow/haul. I like it much better trail riding in the Black Hills. I know some stick to the tow/haul thing, but I've climbed...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
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On a separate note, I got the new tires put on today at my local tire shop. Just so happened another gentleman waiting on his truck also has a 1500. He ended up buying the Kendas they took off. So...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
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Thank you for the info. Haha, “fought extensively” to remove the axles. Must have kicked his ass! That is the problem. The “fix” makes these parts almost impossible to remove.
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Added horn kit, 50" Light Bar, front Seat headrests this week.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
I can only speak for myself and I can't say my conditions are the same as yours, most mud in my area of Iowa is fairly rich black ground not red or yellow clay like you find in...
The dealer I go to has not given me any warranty issues. Customer service is high priority for them. I am from the midwest and the minds of service providers have high...
The only issue I have on start-up is when I don't let the fuel pump cycle long enough before I turn the key. Next time you start it turn the key and let the fuel pump cycle for 3-4 seconds before...
I had the clunk at 30 hours on my 2024 XD1500 crew. Dealer did the “Loctite” fix and that held up for an about a year. At about 190 hours, both of the steel boots (round shrouds with bands) at...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
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I've seen a 35" tire that rubbed, I would not go the route for sure........not saying they all will because tires seem to vary quite a bit. As for 33" X 12.50's I'm not sure, I'm sure your wheel...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Talk 💬
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Today I did service on mine. I replaced the engine oil and filter, the air cleaner element, the spark plugs, demand drive fluid, and the angle drive fluid. As I was driving to pick up the...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Talk 💬
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I do the basic service on mine as well but I think I'm going to pay the dealer to do the transmission. I could probably do it but would feel better having someone that has done it before.
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
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You guys running KM3s. I know they are not a true "Mud" Tire. But how do they handle softer/soupy mud and rutted and rocky stuff? My trails are littered with natural springs. So trails stay soft...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Modifications 🛠️
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
I explain to people just how accurate that show is. It's very sad. We have our share of meth and meth labs up here in Iowa. We are a mostly rural state and they like to cook out in the country anywhere they think they can get away with...
Made it out this weekend to do a little elk scouting and exploring.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
I’m a country boy and do all I can to stay out of big cities. I had to come to Texas in the Dallas metro area for my sister’s funeral. I was only there for 2 days but was glad...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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I haven’t been to Texas. But I have known people that have lived there. I could never live there, due to the non existence of public land, mountains, trees and woods we have here in Oregon. I love...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Lighting Mods 💡
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I agree. They’re awful. But when you know. You know. Yep, in the summer it’s on all the time for me and I never look.
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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Does anyone have any info yet on what is changing for the 2027 model year? I see there are different programs out for the 2026 models now. The Texas edition looks good with the rebates if you want...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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I have no problem with Texas, I’ve only been there once. I think I could fit in very well there in a rural area. Very sorry to hear that. I'm locate in Austin, TX and this is a very welcoming...
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Interesting, I would think the crime would be worse in Texas because of a lot more population. I worked with a contractor out of Houston who told me when the carry laws in Texas changed crime went...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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Interesting, I would think the crime would be worse in Texas because of a lot more population. I worked with a contractor out of Houston who told me when the carry laws in Texas changed crime went...
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Keep your original ECU. Some dealers are pricks some are cool. Hopefully yours is as cool as mine. Giloman has a product with fantastic customer service. I'm from the midwest and them folks know...
Well I went ahead and bought the door ans tunnel kit. So I'll let u know! Look forward to your thoughts on installation and effectiveness. Good luck!
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 News 🗞️
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I lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro-Mess in 1986, it took me all of 3 months to realize that was not where I was going to stay. We partied at work every Thursday night at 8:00 PM (payday) you...
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Update on my original post. I ended up drilling out all four mounting points enough to get the Polaris headache rack to fit. Polaris admitted a fitment issue, finally! There answer was to take...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Interior Mods 📱
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I’ve already done the tunnel but am interested in hearing how the door kit works out. I noticed in the winter especially if the drivers side was in the position of the wind blowing directly on it...
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Razor back headache rack and DRT rear bumper
Ranger XD Forum Marketplace
Well, now that I’ve test driven the competition, I have to agree with you Clubin! In my diligence, I also learned a lot of the issues that plagued my first 1500 (window leaks...
Drag racing for the day. Hot one! Brisket is in the smoker.
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Modifications 🛠️
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Awesome thanks. I'm between that big sky and Seizmik cushion one that goes between the seats. But I'm leaning towards the big sky. Do you get the flat version made for trucks instead of the round...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Photos and Videos 📸
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Nice! I'm doing some Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches on the griddle later this evening. Made some Baby Back ribs a few weeks ago when we hade several over for a night on the patio. It's a nice day...
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Take it in to get checked. Somthing is wrong. Mine has a chatter in the back when turning. Turns out it is the break pads moving up and down on the pins.
Tow haul seems to work pretty well for low range on mine - did you give it a try? Yes I did! The lower gearing in the Mountaineer is so much better for my use!
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Talk 💬
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I wanted to bump this thread since it’s been quiet for a few months! What has everyone added, fixed, upgraded, or broken on their Ranger XD lately? Big project or five-minute garage modification...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Introductions 👋
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Add some seafoam at every fill up for a while, it may clear out the issue.
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Ranger XD Forum Marketplace
Going from a ranger 1500 to a Kawasaki Ridge is like going from a Escalade to a Kia. Congrats.
Going from a ranger 1500 to a Kawasaki Ridge is like going from a Escalade to a Kia. Congrats. Well, now that I’ve test driven the competition, I have to agree with you...
Well, now that I’ve test driven the competition, I have to agree with you Clubin! In my diligence, I also learned a lot of the issues that plagued my first 1500 (window leaks...
Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Problems and Issues ⚠️
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Sounds like shitty service from the dealer, they should know better. The Polaris rack is a known problem I cant believe Polaris has not fixed it by now. It seems pathetically simple to change the...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
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Ok, so all the rims are all 15" X 7" and the question was should you run 10" wide tires in the front and 11" tires in the rear or just run 11" tires all the way around. I would run the same size...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Wheels and Tires 🛞
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Looks good and you bought them right. Plenty of free rubber left on them before you need new tires.
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Ranger XD Forum Marketplace
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I sat in a Ridge about 6 months ago, the seats felt like they were not fastened correctly, everything just felt loose......maybe they were? Very small for my size, not for me.
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Lighting Mods 💡
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I’ve used rough country rock crawling lights before. Mainly for back up lights on my old xp1000. But you can mount them anywhere and they’re bright, plus they come with a switch. I had 8 of them...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Purchasing 🛒
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I see the dealer in Ottumwa has several listed in stock and on sale plus rebate. Sorry, only in black. I'm not wild about Texas plastered all over it but I would likely have one if I wanted a...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Purchasing 🛒
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I'm not wild about Texas plastered all over it but I would likely have one if I wanted a 4-seater. The 4 door is just bigger than what I want and my friends can find their own ride;) Besides black...
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Polaris Ranger XD 1500 Talk 💬
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I use the winch and Plow Control mode......it works great for me. It works great for pushing snow to the end then backing up to take another swath. It's also easy to switch it to Back Drag mode or...
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