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Drove it. And hung out with Justin this weekend. He adjusted my tune a bit.

 

 

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I mean, since we're introducing our quads here's mine [emoji6]

 

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Outlander 1000 XT

Dam your quads makes my Raptor look small.
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Dam your quads makes my Raptor look small.

Definitely a tank lol. Easily weighs over 900 pounds as it sets in that pic, but handles quiet well I think for its size
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Happy First day of fall

 

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Ryan

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Yikes! Changing leaves!... that hasn't happened here yet except for maybe a few trees that are dry from lack of rain. Colors will probably start appearing within a few weeks though.

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Been real dry down here too - lots of leaves coming down already. Depressing ... means winter is right around the corner. After last winter's 7' + of snow I'm not looking forward to that one bit ... :nonod:

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Officially rolled over my first 10k miles on the "new" truck. Trucks continue to run better with every repair I do. Next on the list is a new thermostat and coolant exchange. Also want to get the rear shocks replaced and trans pan drop and filter change.

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Yikes! Changing leaves!... that hasn't happened here yet except for maybe a few trees that are dry from lack of rain. Colors will probably start appearing within a few weeks though.

Still bright green here, we had the high of the 7 year webworm cycle so some trees look rough, (and mine looks a little worn, I went crazy on liquid Triazicide to kill the ones on mine, but it worked!). 80s for the next week and we are a foot over rain averages. (Avg 3 feet a year so, yeah, pretty wet. There is a small "seasonal wetland" by my house that is mostly dry 7 months a year, its been nearly overflowing since March!)

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I've hit two deer in a week and a half... I give up this truck is bad luck I swear

Turn your headlights on at night...it'll be easy to see them coming....just kidding....just kidding...lol

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I turned 81k the other day on a road trip to NY, lol.

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Got my latest oil analysis back.

 

Much improved over last winter

 

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Ryan

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