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Dust Problem Resolution?

16K views 14 replies 8 participants last post by  RZRRamone  
#1 ·
OK, took my RZR Trail to the mountains for her first real outing. Trailered my little 900 EPS to my SEP hunting spot in ID for a pre-hunt scouting trip. Got the little red machine her first off road battle scars and scratched her up pretty good on some very tight trails :clap:. Little Red performed flawlessly and exceeded expectations in all categories except.................. DUST!

I had the full windshield on it for the first day of high dusty road cruising and almost croaked form the amount of dust being seemingly pulled in the door seams and up through the floor. Ah ha! I'll put on the quarter windshield and create better air flow through.... but had the same results, a fricking tornado of the dry powdery dust coming up in the cab. Finally ended up taking the quarter windshield off and it solved the problem.

I went to the same high dusty road area last year with a buddy and his full size RZR with a quarter windshield and had zero issues like I had this year in my little EPS. What gives? Are the trail RZR's dynamics so different that it forces some kind of suction "in to the cab" when using windshields? I've gotta figure this out before my hunt in SEP. A guy needs at least the quarter windshield to block some of the face wind if not the full shield to keep possible rain out of the cab. Thoughts? Has anyone else experienced this vortex suction phenomenon while having a windshield on?

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing if there is a workaround with this epic dust issue.
 
#4 ·
Look fwd of the rear wheels, under the seats, etc. I got some small and large black foam pipe insulation and cut to size. Plugged several large and small holes with it and some black rtv sealant. Made a difference. With any windshield there is a low pressure vacuum in the cab sucking dust in.
Good luck
 
#5 ·
Raise your half windshield up so there is a 4 inch gap under it. It will still block the air from hitting your face but will let enough air into prevent most dust. Block all the holes around the rear wheel wells as mentioned. I also cut out a wool blanket to sit under the drivers seat to stop dust there. For a full windshield you need to put a full back windshield in.
 
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I discovered some places under the dash that are open to the front wheels that I stuffed pipe insulation into. I have not ridden since installing these and can't imagine it not helping.
There are 2 spots on each side where the front roll bar goes through the fire wall, and a spot on each side under the engine hood area going through the fire wall.
I hope this helps all of us.
 
#15 ·
As I've posted in another discussion, what I've discovered is that the dust in the cab issue is a result of a low pressure effect created inside the cab by the addition of a front windshield or half windshield. The low pressure area (in comparison to the surrounding area around the vehicle) acts to suck in any dust and debris created under the vehicle, around the vehicle and ahead of the vehicle.

In order to correct this, this low pressure area must be moved. In my case I was running a half windshield and by adding a full back window, the air coming over the windshield impinge on the back windshield, effectively returning positive pressure into the cab and moving the low pressure area to the cargo area. I run the polaris lock and ride rear poly panel and, along with full doors and plugging some open holes to the underside of the machine, have effectively eliminated my dust problem. So, to sum up, it seems the rule of thumb is. If you're running a front window, you need to run a rear window, or some air barrier back there OR neither front or rear window OR just a rear.

One downside of this I should mention is that a rear window, while increasing pressure in the cab, now creates low pressure behind it in the cargo area, which, as we all know complicates the engine air intake issue somewhat.

Hope this helped those wondering about dust.