RZR fire today

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FASTER DADDY

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We left vendor row today and headed towards gecko on buggy highway. We came across a RZR that was burned to a crisp a little before comp hill. Paramedics and fire were on scene treating one person. Couldn't quite tell from a distance but it looked like he may have suffered some burns. 

Anyone happen to know if the guy was ok? 

 
Guy will make it. Rzr with a gas can on his storage rack. Cought fire. Sand highway. He was air flighted out. Rangers at the clean up event said he suffered burns but nothing  to the extent of the previous burn accident a few months back. 

 
Bummer, hopefully they’ll be a full recovery and the driver will pass the experience on to others.

 
i dont understand why in glamis someone needs to carry gas in a sxs . i have no problem leaving wash 10 going to china wall the swing set and down to duners diner and back on a single tank. i have brought gas for the quads on that trip because on of the three will run out usually 1 miles from camp on the way back. i do have a roto packs mounted on the cage on the cold side of the engine 99 percent of the people riding with extra fuel don't even need the fuel for the rides they do. i wish them a speedy recovery 

 
Jersey_Jeff73 said:
i dont understand why in glamis someone needs to carry gas in a sxs . i have no problem leaving wash 10 going to china wall the swing set and down to duners diner and back on a single tank. i have brought gas for the quads on that trip because on of the three will run out usually 1 miles from camp on the way back. i do have a roto packs mounted on the cage on the cold side of the engine 99 percent of the people riding with extra fuel don't even need the fuel for the rides they do. i wish them a speedy recovery 
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Exactly, not needed by most.

 
I don’t have the room for a bigger tank (currently 8 gallons (round spun aluminum)) I don’t run out of gas per se, but as soon as I’m down to 2 gallons or so it will grab air on side hills and what not so to enjoy the ride back to camp need to add a gallon or 2 for the lengths of our rides. I’m thinking 2-3 gallon roto pak mounted somewhere?  I do run high air psi. 16lbs. ,love the slide and probably a little easier on the trans. 
 

is there a tank foam/baffle that can be inserted into these tanks (side fill)?

 
Jersey_Jeff73 said:
i dont understand why in glamis someone needs to carry gas in a sxs . i have no problem leaving wash 10 going to china wall the swing set and down to duners diner and back on a single tank. i have brought gas for the quads on that trip because on of the three will run out usually 1 miles from camp on the way back. i do have a roto packs mounted on the cage on the cold side of the engine 99 percent of the people riding with extra fuel don't even need the fuel for the rides they do. i wish them a speedy recovery 
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Some of us ride further than beer stop to beer stop and some actually use the skinny pedal more.  A loop from the dirty nasty low rent washes down to Duners Diner, a rip around Buttercup and stop by the old rope swing under I-8 and back to home base will leave you out of fuel on the run back. 

 
megadesertdiesel said:
Some of us ride further than beer stop to beer stop and some actually use the skinny pedal more.  A loop from the dirty nasty low rent washes down to Duners Diner, a rip around Buttercup and stop by the old rope swing under I-8 and back to home base will leave you out of fuel on the run back. 
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That sounds like a hell of a run! Man I’m missing out..

 
megadesertdiesel said:
Some of us ride further than beer stop to beer stop and some actually use the skinny pedal more.  A loop from the dirty nasty low rent washes down to Duners Diner, a rip around Buttercup and stop by the old rope swing under I-8 and back to home base will leave you out of fuel on the run back. 
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when we do that run we go over to sidewinder and get gas and a icecream

 
I carry 2 fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.  And there isn’t a belt to catch fire. 

 
one of the first things i put on mine was a safecraft fire suppression set up. i've always had fire extinguishers but feared if i couldn't get to one, i'd literally be toast.

 
Jammer75 said:
I don’t have the room for a bigger tank (currently 8 gallons (round spun aluminum)) I don’t run out of gas per se, but as soon as I’m down to 2 gallons or so it will grab air on side hills and what not so to enjoy the ride back to camp need to add a gallon or 2 for the lengths of our rides. I’m thinking 2-3 gallon roto pak mounted somewhere?  I do run high air psi. 16lbs. ,love the slide and probably a little easier on the trans. 
 

is there a tank foam/baffle that can be inserted into these tanks (side fill)?
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Add a large sump to the bottom of your tank in the center if possible. I put one on my car that is the size of a #10 can of food (  or a big coffee can from Costco) I also ran the return line from the fuel rail back into the top of the sump to resupply fuel when running low.

 
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