This season on Dirt Trax Television AJ Lester brought a 2012 Ranger 800 XP into the shop to create the ultimate recovery rig to assist in pulling out the stuckest of the stuck.

By adding some sweet aftermarket parts and accessories, the project really took shape over the course of the season.

Here’s a list of some of the cool products we added:

* lift kit from Rubber Down Customs
* 30-inch ITP Mud Light XXL tires
* Warn XT40 winches on the front and back
* Warn winch mount/bumper
* Series 34 Marine gel battery with dual post hookups
* Warn aluminum skid plate
* Hitch mountable 2-inch receiver plate for mounting the rear winch
* 8 Warn WXT400-HID driving lights
* 4 Warn WXT200 fog lights
* Custom snorkel kit from Snorkel YouR ATV
* Polaris Ranger Tire Box spare tire carrier
* Rubber Down 1.5 inch spacers on the front
* 1/4 aluminum spacers on the rear

Click below to watch a continuous playlist of these segments!

Stay tuned for an upcoming episode where we put our Ranger Ultimate Recovery Vehicle to the test!

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel by visiting YouTube.com/dirttraxtv!

I’ve always had a great fascination with night riding and while in Baja several years’ back I fell in love with the awesomeness of HID lighting equipment.

I have since realized many things about lights and possible problems that can arise from using more than necessary.

If you have never used huge lights you may be surprised just how exciting the trails at become at night. The biggest problem most people run into though is providing a large enough power source to keep the lights working.

You must realize that just because your engine is equipped with 12-volt power doesn’t mean there’s endless power on tap. Manufacturers will include what’s needed to keep the machine running and probably a little more to run small accessories.

If you’re looking to run a huge set of halogens on a stock stator, forget it! The stator winding in stock form will most likely not handle the extra draw and will fry itself trying to keep up.

The use of HIDs however is possible as long as there are not too many lights pulling from the same electrical source. HID lights pull extra wattage, but only approximately half or less of what a halogen would use. Having the stator wound by a professional to upgrade its output is the smartest way to go.

Use what your machine really needs in order to function properly with the additional electrical draw. Trust me when I say this, your components will fail if you don’t take this info seriously.

Being in the Thanksgiving spirit over this past weekend I just had to write about some of the things in the ATV/UTV industry that I am thankful for.

These few items may only scratch the surface but I can guarantee you have said the same thing I have and that is “thank goodness for that”!

I am thankful for fuel injection because everyone knows jetting a carb for many different elevations and conditions really is a drag. Fuel injection also helps our favorite ride get up and go in any condition like a great ride should!

I am thankful for the supreme advancements in suspension. I cannot describe just how my back has suffered from the stock gas tube non-adjustable shocks I rode so many years prior to now. Can you imagine having to ride a machine as hard as you can with what was nothing more than a stiff spring?

I am thankful for the extreme development of the side-x-side. The industry has come so far and with the huge leaps in power thanks in part to fuel injection and also to suspension built to absorb the pounding for you.

Finally I am truly thankful to the many people who read my blogs and comment accordingly. If it were not for you I would be unemployed so I am most grateful to you my friends. Thank you.

There comes a time in everyone’s life when maybe you have worked for a company or yourself many years and getting back to living has become a priority.

The many years of making a career have come to the pinnacle of what most determine to be success and its time to hang it up.

In the racing world this is only partly true. The racers get in on the ground floor and work their tails off to get recognized as stiff competition and champions in their perspective classes.

You fight for the number one plate and fight off others who try hard to steal your thunder. The mere fact that you could accumulate more than one championship is a feat in itself and bridging the divide to championship one, two, three or even four means your dedicated. Not to mention you will probably have a lot invested in the journey.

For Cliff Beasley of Team UXC in the GNCC racing series recently had his weekend. Cliff is a savvy businessman and has many irons in the fire. The fact that he runs multiple businesses as well as preps and races a national series makes the many championships he has won even that much sweeter.

When I asked Cliff what he intends to do with his now extra time he explained that maybe spending time with his wife and kids or a little fishing and hunting would be some of the first things on his mind.

I have personally witnessed Cliff Beasley come up through the ranks as a Utility ATV racer and champion with a humble determined spirit that speaks volumes of his genuine personality.

Cliff laid it all down at the final round of the GNCC series in Hurricane Mills Tennessee with no regrets and with a big smile he left all he had to give on the track.

Thanks for the ride my friend.