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00:08 Today we got something special for you,
00:09 a top of the line Sportsman 1000 High Lifter Edition.
00:13 And we are going to give you five things we love,
00:16 five things we hate,
00:16 and then we're gonna tell you who this machine is for.
00:19 The first thing we love, look at this thing.
00:21 It's like the Predator.
00:22 It's not pretty, but you know it means business.
00:24 You got a super high mounted snorkel system
00:27 protected by the shroud with the radiator
00:28 and all the rest of that to keep it up out of the mud.
00:30 Got these massive gnarly tires.
00:32 This thing clearly states, I'm here to play in the mud.
00:35 Second thing we love, this engine.
00:38 It's a 1000cc monster that's knocking out
00:40 nearly 100 horsepower.
00:42 There are UTVs that don't make that much grunt.
00:45 And this thing hauls.
00:47 Zero to 40 miles an hour, you are moving.
00:49 But the important thing is you've got all of that muscle
00:52 to rip you out of a mud hole.
00:54 You can get this thing stuck, you're doing the Lord's work.
00:56 The third thing we love, this thing is purpose built.
00:59 We already talked about this a little bit,
01:01 but let's run over some of the details
01:02 that make this a dedicated high lifter,
01:04 dedicated mud machine.
01:05 Number one, look at this gnarly bull bar.
01:07 You've got a recovery point way up high.
01:10 You got a 3,500 pound winch,
01:12 also way up high with synthetic line.
01:14 Massive 30 inch paddle tires that just,
01:17 they will claw and claw and claw until you get traction
01:20 or you bury yourself, that's also an option.
01:22 You've got this massive pull rope up top
01:25 that's bolted into the handlebars
01:26 so you can yank this thing around.
01:28 It is a mud machine ready to have a lot of fun
01:32 in the summertime.
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01:47 The fourth thing, and this really surprised me,
01:49 the ergonomics on this machine
01:50 are actually really, really nice.
01:52 You got a wide seat, it's easy to get way back
01:54 for popping a wheelie while you're down in the water.
01:57 You can get way forward
01:58 if you need to shove the front end down for grip.
02:00 It's just made to move around on.
02:02 The fifth thing that we love
02:03 about the Sports 1000 Highlifter, look at these AR.
02:06 You have a massive, massive amount
02:08 of ground clearance down here.
02:10 That's to keep you up out of the muck,
02:11 keep you actually moving instead of bottoming out.
02:14 It's pretty great.
02:15 Now for five things we hate
02:16 and we're going to start at the most obvious.
02:19 This is a very expensive machine.
02:21 You're talking nearly $17,000 for an ATV.
02:25 Goes without saying, you can buy a lot of toys for 17 grand.
02:29 Is it worth it?
02:29 Yeah, if you're using it for what it's for, absolutely.
02:32 Can you build a machine that'll do what this will
02:34 for less than 17 grand?
02:35 Maybe, with a warranty?
02:37 No.
02:38 The second thing we hate,
02:39 there is no storage on this machine.
02:42 There might be a cubby or something under the seat,
02:44 but in terms of a place to stash your car keys,
02:46 your cell phone, any of that stuff, forget about it.
02:48 Leave it at the truck.
02:49 You've got no space on this thing.
02:51 I get that this thing is made to be submerged.
02:53 You don't want to put your valuables
02:55 in a place where it might get wet.
02:56 We've always relied on Ziploc baggies
02:59 to do the Lord's work as far as that's concerned.
03:01 And this thing, it's just got no space for anything.
03:03 You can strap a cooler to the back, but that's about it.
03:06 The third thing we hate,
03:07 this thing is stiffer than a block of locust.
03:10 The spring rate is insane.
03:12 The damping does okay.
03:13 And I get it, I understand why they made that call.
03:15 The extra stiff springs help get it up off the ground.
03:17 It also means that it's easier to pop a wheelie
03:20 when you're climbing up out of a mud hole.
03:21 You got to get to the mud hole first
03:22 and riding down any trail is an exercise
03:24 in rattling your fillings up.
03:26 The fourth thing we hate,
03:27 build quality is not exceptional on this machine.
03:30 I actually had this cowl pop off
03:32 and hit me in the face while we were riding down the trail.
03:35 Not great.
03:35 Again, you know, you want all this stuff
03:37 to be super accessible.
03:38 I understand why it's not bolted down with fasteners
03:41 and all the rest of that.
03:42 But if you're spending $17,000,
03:44 yeah, you don't really want pieces coming up
03:45 and hitting you in the face.
03:46 The fifth thing we hate, this thing is huge.
03:50 It is nearly a thousand pounds
03:53 of just absolute brute muscle.
03:56 Yeah, you're going to look like the big dog
03:57 when it comes time to splash in the mud.
03:59 But at the same time,
04:00 it takes up a lot of square footage on the trailer.
04:02 Takes up a lot of square footage in the shop.
04:03 Yeah, we may have reached peak ATV size at this point.
04:07 So who is this rig for?
04:09 It is for one person and one person alone.
04:12 And that is the person that likes to go out
04:14 and hit butt puddles, period.
04:16 If you've got a bounty hole in your backyard,
04:18 if you've got a mud park in your backyard
04:20 and you want to make sure that you get through
04:21 and put on a show for everybody, this is your rig.
04:25 It is specifically made for that party.
04:27 It's not going to be good at a trail.
04:29 It's not going to be good at doing any amount of work
04:32 on a farm.
04:32 You can forget all that stuff.
04:34 This is made for the sole purpose of excelling in the mud.
04:38 And it does it.
04:39 We had a lot of fun splashing around yesterday,
04:41 trying to see if we can get this thing stuck.
04:43 I tried my best, within limits.
04:45 Hey, it's somebody else's rig, I get it.
04:47 It's excellent.
04:48 It's properly good.
04:50 So if you like playing in the mud, this is your rig.
04:52 All right, that has been five things we love
04:54 and five things we hate
04:55 about the Polaris Sportsman 1000 Highlifter.
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