UTV Windshields?

[BrandonH]

For those of you with a UTV do you have a windshield and if so do you recommend it? I'm torn whether I want to add a full windshield or flip up. Also curious if the rear windshield is worth it? This is on a single cab with half doors.

Open cab seems nice in the Summer, but blocking the cooler air in the winter also sounds good.

Thanks

[BrandonA]

There are very few times I wish I had a windshield. When I did have one the dust was unbearable. Ended up taking it off. As for those that flip up I would have that torn up in a day.

[Twist]

That's a similar design to the one that's on my Ranger, but mine has a feature that lets you drive with the windshield cracked open at the bottom by an inch or two. That was a pretty nice feature on the rare occasion it rained early this summer, kept those inside dry while also allowing airflow. It also protected from the onslaught of grasshoppers that were in the pastures late spring/early summer before we had it sprayed.

I don't have a rear windshield and probably couldn't due to the presence of the rear cargo winch and mount.

[Greenheadless]

Do not cheap out and get something with a ‘hard coat’ finish or the like. It’s not cheap, but pays off in the end. Something that keeps it from scratching g easily, especially swirl scratches for cleaning it/wiping it down. If glass is an option, go that route.

I didn’t go this route and HATE my windshield.

Also, get one that is full, but vents somehow. Or better yet, get one that is easily removable.

[Quackerbox]

If you get a full front, you gotta have a full back. Otherwise youre getting coated in dust.

I dont care what brand buggy

[SaltwaterSlick]

If you get a full front, you gotta have a full back. Otherwise youre getting coated in dust.

I dont care what brand buggy

This right here!
I have a full flip-up Honda SXS in front and rear. If it’s dusty, you must close both or leave both open. I have enjoyed them since I put them on my Pioneer. They work very well. We not only use this buggy for hunting but around our 50-acre farm. It is used almost daily and those windshields have been a lifesaver.

[CWendling]

On both of mine i ran hard coated fronts only. Just be careful what you use to wash and wipe it clean with and no scratching. I only run them in the winter. Never ran a back, and never had a dust issue with it circling in like people say it does. Or maybe i just didnt notice. It makes a big difference driving around in the cold. I didnt think it would make that much of a difference before i put one one since the sides are open, but it does. Its vented on bottom too if i open it but by the time id want to open it, i take it off for the summer

[dclifton]

If you get a full front, you gotta have a full back. Otherwise youre getting coated in dust.

I dont care what brand buggy

Ive had both ways. Cant say the back glass helped alot at the end of the day. I will say having one that will lock tipped out a little like a 4-6in gap whatever it is, is the only way to go. As with that option it nocks down the dust tremendously and gives you cool air.

Ive had just about all the combinations and now have a cab and air ranger. Ultimately its the only way to go if im being honest.

[BrandonH]

Well thanks for nothing...One person says they've never wished they had one, another says it's definitely worth it, then we cap it off with we need a full cab with a/c & heat

I'm leaning towards one that's easy to take on and off that way I can switch it up when needed.

[Greenheadless]

Not having a rear screen has never been an issue for me. Mine is factory Honda, and locks with the bottom tipped out like dclifton mentioned.

It sure is nice to have when it is cold.

[Twist]

Well thanks for nothing...One person says they've never wished they had one, another says it's definitely worth it, then we cap it off with we need a full cab with a/c & heat

I'm leaning towards one that's easy to take on and off that way I can switch it up when needed.

We currently have both, the 2023 Ranger I mentioned in my previous post that has a front only, and a 2016 Ranger that has neither front nor rear.

The 2023 has no more dust on it than the 2016 does.

A front windshield only works fine. No, it’s not going to keep everything off of you but it’s definitely better than not having one. You’re not going to keep dust out unless the SxS is fully enclosed and it’ll get some in there even with that.

I have to agree with dclifton on this, the front only can absolutely be effective. No, it won’t be 100%, but the glass windshield with venting capabilities definitely works fine. Easily better than being exposed to rain or cold..

[ColinR]

You either need one that comes off very very easy or a flip up. I’ve had both. For years a ran one that just velcroed on and was made of that plastic stuff keep windows are made of and I could roll it up and put it in the storage compartment. My new mule has a full glass flip up made by fortress. It’s totally worth the cost. When it’s cold or raining we keep it down, like when going to the stand in the morning, then for the ride back to camp after the hunt it’s usually warmed up and we flip it up. I hunt the hill country and our roads are basically very rough rocky two tracks and the shocks on the windshield hold it up no problem at all. If you get one that doesn’t come off very easily like the Velcro one then get glass. The Polly ones scratch when wiping off due in the morning

[Drycreek3189]

I put one on my CanAm that installs with four wide straps with velcro. I take it off in summer and put it on each fall. Takes about five or six minutes. I like it, but others might not.

[chillymac]

I made my own out of 1/4" plex, left about 3inch on top and bottom , no problem with dust. velcrow fasteners from amazon. put a 1x2 piece of wood across bottom for stiffner

[friscopaint]

I used can am with flip up of neighbors when they were out of town to check cattle. I liked it, used it down when going down county roads and flipped up when going slow across pastures. I liked the easy versatility, this was a fancy can am with full doors and windows though so not much air movement unless flipped up. I did like it better than fixed windshield in other mules I've been in and it's the route I'm going.