Mud And Trail Build REVIEW

With the growing popularity of mud riding, sinking the quad of your dreams into the bottomless bogs and creeks can be as simple as buying a factory-assembled unit or as hard as working countless nights in the garage. Having built many mud-capable units in the Georgia ATV laboratory. Our stock 850 XP tranny is tough, but I just wasn't sure if it could pull the 31s without some type of CVT upgrades. Twisting the tires with 70 horsepower wasn't the concern, more like how long would the belt and CVT last in the grip, no grip situations of mud, and we knew it would at the very least affect our Polaris's get up and go. Power is at a importance on the high and lifted quads these days, and with huge tires and added weight I wanted to at least boost what power Polaris had already built into the 850 XP. I put on an HMF exclusive Swamp Series XL with a mild snorkel to keep the decibels down, add power to the wheels and to keep everything above water in the deep stuff. Having made all the motor modifications we felt we needed for our trail- and mud-bog-busting 850 XP, our focus went straight to the airbox and CVT venting and fresh air intake. this is a very good product for the trails in the south. thanks and have a good day :)

                                          Photo credit: Rick Sosebee
                                          credit goes to atv rider.com