2019 Polaris Ranger Crew XP 1000 Test Review

The 2019 Ranger Crew XP 1000 is said to have over 100 changes, many based on the 2018 3-seat Ranger XP 1000. The Ranger crew 1000 is bigger, more powerful, more capable, roomier, more comfortable, and much more.
Putting the work capabilities of the Ranger Crew to the ultimate test, we took it out to a day-long hay-bailing event with long time UTV on Demand tester, Aaron Meyer, and his big, country boy cousins. Then we headed to Haspin Acres Off-Road Park in Laurel, Indiana with William Collins, his boys, and UTV on Demand test rider, Jennifer Wingate, where we hit the trails for a day of riding fun in the most challenging conditions Mother Nature could throw at us.
The 82hp engine delivers satisfying level of performance for spirited trail riding, but is smooth and good-natured for working or driving at lower speeds. Suspension is typical Polaris plush. Riding along a hillside pulling a farm implement, whipping the back end around in the wet stuff, or searching for traction on a wet off-camber trail, the Ranger Crew delivered confidence inspiring stability.
The hydraulic assist dumping cargo bed retains its 1,000-pound capacity, but its dimensions have grown slightly. The tail gate handle feels a little underbuilt. A beefier chassis, increased power, and additional weight have allowed for an increase in towing from a ton to a whopping 2,500.
If you have a lot of work and more than a few friends to help, or a group of hunting buddies looking for a somewhat economic way to head out together, or are a fun-seeking family in need of a large capacity machine to reconnect on the weekends, these are just a small sample of the many tasks and good times we can imagine having with the 2019 Polaris Ranger Crew XP 1000. If you’re already in the market and are simply wondering if the Ranger Crew’s updated performance lives up to the hype, the answer is yes.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Uphill, mud and a car full of cheering kids! Love it!

[@michaelbury1941]

Best review of this sxs on the net. Did you guys review the highlighter addition? I didn’t find it.

[@UTVonDemand]

Thank you! Here is a link to the video you desire. Enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2q0iYuqirSmrbs

[@hummyhero1484]

Had to have my front carrier bearing replaced on my 2019 ranger crew xp 1000 at 300 miles give or take a few miles.stock machine with no mods. just easy driving around farm land. i think polaris should make the whole drive train stronger on these machines especially the drive shaft and carrier bearings. A machine that cost what this one does should last like a car or truck last doing what it’s designed to do in my opinion. With that said polaris did fix it under warranty and i still think these are good machines and i plan on keeping it for years but it still needs improvement for what it cost and what its made to do. Thanks for the videos 👍

[@UTVonDemand]

Thank you for the honest real-world feedback. Lots of people go out and trash their machines and blame the manufacturer. You do a good job of laying out your case. Please keep us posted on how the repair holds up.

[@hummyhero1484]

Utv on demand i will keep you posted.

[@UTVonDemand]

@@hummyhero1484 thanks. I hope things go well.

[@doommmmmmm]

i use mine as my daily driver had the reverse chain go out and the shift lever break as well as the shift cable otherwise great machine.

[@UTVonDemand]

Thanks for sharing your feedback we appreciate it.

[@JoseGonzalez-xr6uh]

What kind of tires are on the Polaris Ranger y’all are testing?

[@lennonfuller8445]

the stock maxxis

[@soundmandave21]

Have the gotten rid of the dang reverse chain yet??

[@UTVonDemand]

Sorry for the slow reply but we wanted to verify our answer. Based on our interview with Polaris engineers for the upcoming Ranger Crew High Lifter Edition test, While the High Lifter Edition has a reverse drive gear, the other Ranger Crew 1000 models still use a reverse drive chain. please don't give us a thumbs down we're just delivering the news:)

[@soundmandave21]

@@UTVonDemand Thank you very much for the response! I wish they would just transition to one shared transmission without a built in weakness...I own a ranger 900 crew, and that one design flaw right there seems like insanity...

[@UTVonDemand]

@@soundmandave21 have you had any issues with reverse in your machine? Do you find yourself taking it easy in reverse? Now that they're doing it in the High Lifter Edition hopefully they will carry it over in the future. Tougher is almost always better in our opinion.

[@soundmandave21]

@@UTVonDemand I have not had issues with it personally, though knowing it is a weak link I baby mine. The reverse chain is probably the main reason I do not have the machine lifted further than 2 inches. Its a crew and has a very strong tendency to drag its belly... Here's to hoping they add the reverse gear to future lower spec models!

[@mountie816]

I just read that they have for the 2019 highlifter edition. Can't find any info on the regular edition.

[@joshpacovsky7650]

This is a great commercial. Now let me know how it holds up doing this every day. I’m betting you will go broke buying parts for it.

[@Blee48]

that's my concern is how often will i need to replace that belt

[@robertmortillo]

I understand what you mean but if your doing this type of work every single day you may as well buy a tractor. I understand what you mean though, it definitely will burn through belts doing that.

[@Stephen_Strange]

Now show me the same test runs with the EV. (Reply : Ha Ha Ha Ha)

[@UTVonDemand]

LOL

[@jermlac]

WHY ARE YOU talking like this?!

[@UTVonDemand]

Because this is not a vlogging Channel. We are a publication. If you would like to volunteer to do voiceover work for us that would be great. Please send us a sample of your work.

[@deanbarton6449]

@@UTVonDemand i still love reading this reply.. mic was dropped!

[@UTVonDemand]

@@deanbarton6449 Yes, we enjoyed this one ourselves. Thanks for reminding us.

[@lindondixon9985]

@@UTVonDemand I should report this for hate speech lol

[@UTVonDemand]

@@lindondixon9985 LOL, yeah, we're so mean.