Do i need a lift kit?

[Arizona_928]

I got snuffed at a bluff I normally make with ease.
2 inch lift looks like a simple bolt on with not many negatives.

[fanaudical]

I think a 2 inch lift, bigger tires, and a Unimog to haul it around with should get you over that bluff...

[Arizona_928]

A unimog! That's a slippery slope.

I am thinking of lug ag tires if i go with a lift. My street driving is maybe a few miles of paved road at the most. This little guy has been tearing up the forest roads since it got off the boat!

[Dantilla]

The proper question:
Do you need larger diameter tires?
Do larger tires require a lift kit for adequate clearance and articulation?

Lift by itself does nothing. It's purpose is to allow larger tires that easily roll over obstacles

[cabmandone]

I say lift it... onto a trailer and go get a Polaris 1000.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by cabmando

I say lift it... onto a trailer and go get a Polaris 1000.

I was considering side by side. The enclosed cab, heat, and 4x4 sold me

[Bill Douglas]

I love that truck. Nice to see it's seeing some action.

But I think realise it's limitations and enjoy it as a fair weather machine.

How are you getting on with the RHD?

[Steve Carlton]

Make that thing the envy of all the Gladiators in town!

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I love that truck. Nice to see it's seeing some action.

But I think realise it's limitations and enjoy it as a fair weather machine.

How are you getting on with the RHD?

The RHD isn't that bad because of how small the truck is. The switches/turn signal is flipped vs what I am used to, especially the shifting with my left hand.

I bought the little truck to run around my property and go to town with instead of firing up a big diesel. It's been very reliable; single digit temps it starts right up as well.
I'll import another one when the fuel injected models hit 25 years old. I'll get a cruiser with AC, and keep this one for the hard work.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Make that thing the envy of all the Gladiators in town!

That is just too extra...

The 4wd in these trucks is nuts. Wranglers doing jeep trials couldn't keep up. Have a friend that I'll cut fire wood with, and he brings his side by side. Pretty much equal. except his is all plastic, and no cab with heat.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

I was considering side by side. The enclosed cab, heat, and 4x4 sold me

Polaris 1000 has cab and heat. Those mini trucks probably have a real transmission though rather than the "CVT" centrifugal clutch and torque converter.

[vonsmog]

I think that might just fit into the bed of my truck!

[Arizona_928]

All you guys posting about the unimogs. They look really good,
but I went with a m1038 hmmwv instead of a unimog.

[cabmandone]

Don't know why ya had to get that thing off a boat. There's a guy in Van Wert Ohio that sells them new I think.

[billybek]

Google Suzuki Carry with tracks!
Problem solved...

[Seahawk]

What tire profile are you running? How about chains?

It has been so wet here my tractor with regular tires gets bogged down. I get out because it has a front end loader on it and I can walk it out forward or backward, which is actually fun!

I do love your ride!

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Don't know why ya had to get that thing off a boat. There's a guy in Van Wert Ohio that sells them new I think.

He's a reseller/importer. I decided to import myself and save roughly 50-75% over what those specialized dealers charge. I only paid 2800 for it with 28,000 km.

[Seahawk]

I carry these in my winter kit:



https://www.amazon.com/Trac-Grabber-Traction-Alternative-Unstuck-Install/dp/B01BDWRECU

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

What tire profile are you running? How about chains?

It has been so wet here my tractor with regular tires gets bogged down. I get out because it has a front end loaded on it and I can walk it out forward or backward, which is actually fun!

I do love your ride!

Thanks!
They're skinny. 145r12. Have been thinking of bias ply 5.30x12 with chains, or 6-12 ag tires and a small lift.

Getting a tractor stuck is fun. I've high centered the kubota l2350 plowing a field. That's why you need 2 tractors.

[pavulon]

Honda Pioneer 1000 on tracks. Cab, heat, DCT, selectable diff locking, Hi/Lo range. A mountain goat with Honda engineering.