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Great video. Not all those Jeeps where fully locked up only the last Jeep at the end so they were doing that in "not true 4wd form". However the articulation on the front end of all those Jeeps was impressive and would of helped a lot. The Jeep is wider which would also help but I think the Troopers will get through no worries at all. I'm very jealous of you guys so would like to nominate the 2nd annual Trooper Jamboree in NZ. Just kidding, have a good time and as 4x4x454 said, take lots of pics & video please. Cheers Mike.

G'day oceanjake, glad to see you finally made it over to UTV Boards. I think your find the fact that your dealer has certain spare parts is partly because of what you said but also logistics, or the cost of. I have not heard of a fuel pump failing yet but you never know. Just to give you an idea of the cost of individually importing a spare part from China to NZ which is closer and cheaper than the States. A small item less than 5 KGs = US$90 air freight, bank fees in NZ for a T/T US$12.50 and bank fees in China US$25. Even if the item cost $1 wholesale before you even cost out the retail price you have a $127.50 charge, and then another charge from Team Joyner to the Dealer. The way around this is to bulk order spare parts and ship them out to the dealers with their vehicle orders. Your plan of carrying a spare fuel pump is all good & it just might save your bacon one day. Cheers Mike

If your windscreen is acrylic don't use rain x. Kinarfi said that he used Pledge on his Air craft windscreen, it is also used on boat windscreens made of acrylic over here and is the way to go along with Gumballs answer above. Cheers Mike.

Hi mouser58 & welcome to UTV Boards, you tube has a few videos now http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type...o_date_uploaded Cheers Mike

T.J's have just released this https://teamjoynerusa.3dcartstores.com/T2T4...-Kit_p_227.html as a stockT2/T4 Trooper Power Steering Kit for MSRP: $1,050.99 I know it's Hydraulic but there you go. The manual to instill is http://www.thunderinc.com/news_releases/op...SteeringKit.pdf Cheers Mike

Found info here http://hydraulics.eaton.com/products/steer_main.htm .This model is made for off road and if you read the description, it sounds like what you guys where angling at if you lost power. Char-Lynn® Steering Control Unit Series 10 Dual Displacement Cheers Mike.

exile, welcome to UTV Boards & sorry to hear that. I found this for you from Jeff at No Limits Powersports. It's the factory replacement but it has been checked for proper spacing & gear load. Price $925. You might get it cheaper from Joyner but at least you know this has had the once over inside. http://www.shop.nolimitspowersports.com/pr...p;productId=144 Cheers Mike.

Go for a small run or medium rev the engine for 30 seconds to warm the engine up a bit and then take the radiator cap off. Leave it to idle and heat up more so the thermostat opens up. If the coolant level drops your in business just keep on topping up at the radiator not the overflow bottle. When the level stops dropping put the cap on and go for a decent blast for say 10 minutes or so turn off & leave to cool then check again and top up if needed. If the coolant level fails to drop at all back at stage one then this is not going to work. I've only done this before on a car as per my mechanics advice & it worked fine. Good luck. Cheers Mike.

EVR JR, I measured again and the highest point without the light bar is the spare tire mount without the spare tire and this time I got 6/1 on 27s so you might just scrape in. In the manual it quotes the height at 1990mm which is 6/6 & a half so that would be with the light bar Cheers Mike

Lenny, that dealer deserves a mention. In fact we should have a thumbs up section for people who help others including dealers like JGS UTVS who helped gumball recently with the 4wd actuator. It would be an incentive for dealers over a period of time to stand out as one of the good guys that can be trusted for all future UTV buyers, not just Joyner on this site. What do you think Kinarfi, rocmoc and Paiute3? Buy the way, where is Cinda and flatbed? Cheers Mike.

Thanks for posting the video gut, I enjoy see other riding areas. Funny how that right headlight beams a purple line when filmed, it does it to all my vids too. Cheers Mike.

The Commando often gets over looked because it's an entry model for Joyner but it's a great UTV in it's own right. Most of us would of seen the infamous Commando vs. Rhino video on youtube and wondered if that was real or not but when you compare their stats head to head they are very similar with the Commando having a better wheelbase dimensions for stability, bed and towing capacity and the Rhino with a wee bit more power. Buggy world has done a comparison on their web-site which is: http://www.buggyworld.net/joynervsyamaha.html . The video and above stats are both from 2006/07 and so could now be out of date however both these base models will put the smile on anyone driving one of these UTVs for the 1st time. Cheers Mike.

Hi renegade11 and welcome to UTV Boards. I take it the 09 Renegade is the one with the same colour tray as the rest of the UTV and a spare wheel bracket on the rear rollcage. If so what are the main differences between the 09 and 08 models and any chance of some photos ? Cheers Mike.

Thanks admin. Cheers Mike

ERV JR on 27" tires your looking at 6f.7" with the light bar up, on the rollbar the without the spare it's 6.2" Cheers Mike

Thanks admin for the recent upgrades and the new video insert button. UTV Boards is looking very sharp now and easy to browse through. Would it be possible to add a Joyner Renegade to the UTV Specific Forums and maybe even a Joyner Commando too? Cheers Mike.

I did a bit of research with dielectric grease and as it turns out this is the best possible product you can you use for electrical connecters. It's so good, that's all they use in the computer industry now. Forget about white grease spray and use dielectric grease. Thanks Russ. Cheers Mike.

Lenny as rocmoc said plus try white grease spray. It is a water repellent and is 100% water resistant. I suspect it's more water than dirt that has got into your electric connecters and water will travel up your wires. Unplug, inspect, clean and spray all connecters that you can to help prevent future problems. This is a fat based type of grease and would recommend to everyone. It will stop sand & dirt too but it will stick so try not to have to much excess on the outside. Cheers Mike.

I use a hydraulic Bottle Jack that's good for 4000kg and 14 & 1/2". Cut a couple of 4" square 2x4s blocks and that should see ya right. Cheers Mike.

http://www.thunderinc.com/manuals/2008_own...ners_manual.pdf http://www.thunderinc.com/manuals/2008_par...arts_manual.pdf Cheers Mike

For those of you with the first Troopers that came out, you wont have a pair of dirt proof boots protecting the steering rack. These are available and I highly suggest you get a pair if you need them. While your there you can check out the rack, give it a good clean and bulk it up with heaps of grease with the protection you get from the boots, which will help the steering a wee bit. ksimpsy nice job, is it up & running ok? Cheers Mike.

Kinarfi, Lenny's ride report was very good but after reading your sons forum, I would think this would be a better format for our site if we can do that. Your not linking to another site but as you said you can go on to see all the other photos if you want with webshots. Maybe, if we can post photos like the adrider forum, we could also keep up webshots too and get the best out of both worlds. I have tried to load videos onto webshots before with no success, that's why I suggested to add a video section here. The problem could be for me time lag causing it not to upload, I'm not sure. Cheers Mike.

Good to hear it mate. I went through the same stage your describing now with hill climbing, it's amazing how quick any fear goes out the back door. I biggest scare I've had so far was coming down a steep hill in the wet. The back end decided to overtake the front and the only thing I could do was floor it. It handled it no worries but it was hair raising to say the least. Cheers Mike.

A video forum makes sense. Cheers Mike.

4x4x454, this is what I like http://www.simextyres.co.nz/simex-article....cle=-2092972571 if only they made one our size. Never the less, something along this paten is the way I want to go for my terrain (mud, rocks and metal roads). Does anybody know of another brand with this type of tread paten? Cheers Mike.