Maybe you will find this interesting or relate. My father-in-law bought this machine many years ago. When he passed it was used for farm work and the kids abused it. Time took it’s toll and several years ago it was abandoned under a tree. It was so far gone no one else was interested in bringing it back into action. . I wanted to save it from the junk pile so mom gave it to me.
It didn’t start, it didn’t stop.
The clutch cover had a rub through and had water in it. I cleaned the clutches and put a new style cover on, The belt was as narrow as a country road at 100 miles a hour. The carb and gas tank needed cleaning. The spring seat over the needle was not in place so the needle was floating. I replaced the tank petcock. The plug was fowled. I installed a new fuel pump and lines. After this it started and ran fine. Next was chain and sprockets, 2 master cylinders, 5 sets of brake pads, Brake lines, 2 chain guards, Lube, oil, filter. And a new set of wheels and tires for the front. with tie rod ends.
Now I think the last piece is the seat that I am having such a hard time finding.
This machine is a 1998 Big Boss 6×6 500cc.
I almost gave up when I took a compression check and it was only 75 pounds. lol
If no….. when we get it finished I will post pictures if you like ?
Did I mention how bad I need a seat or just the base?

later KK4

Went riding this week and had a fan issue. The relay for the fan sounded like it was shorting out. The fan would run a few seconds while the relay was clicking and then would shut off a few seconds and then start up again with the clicking. The fan shouldn’t have been running at all! I pulled the relay and it stopped running…let it sit and idle for about 10 minutes and it functioned like it should! Got it in my garage today and it wouldn’t kick on…as you are sitting on the quad, the relays are on the right above the key area…what are the three relays? Front is the fan, middle is fuel pump? It seems to work when you turn the key on while pump is priming. What is the back one? I pulled the middle and stuck it in the fan spot and fan immediately kicked on…just trying to educate myself! Is there sonething that would cause the fan relay to go out other than moisture or just wear? Quad is a 2011 550 with 9300 miles.

Went riding this week and had a fan issue. The relay for the fan sounded like it was shorting out. The fan would run a few seconds while the relay was clicking and then would shut off a few seconds and then start up again with the clicking. The fan shouldn’t have been running at all! I pulled the relay and it stopped running…let it sit and idle for about 10 minutes and it functioned like it should! Got it in my garage today and it wouldn’t kick on…as you are sitting on the quad, the relays are on the right above the key area…what are the three relays? Front is the fan, middle is fuel pump? It seems to work when you turn the key on while pump is priming. What is the back one? I pulled the middle and stuck it in the fan spot and fan immediately kicked on…just trying to educate myself! Is there sonething that would cause the fan relay to go out other than moisture or just wear? Quad is a 2011 550 with 9300 miles.

Got this SP set up for plowing, got the power angle for the plow and put a salt spreader on today. The spreader came from Tractor Supply for 150.00. I had to do some quick fabrication to get it mounted on the back rack, the hardware that came with it was not going to work with the composite rack and extender. I got it mounted temporarily with stuff I had laying around to see if it was going to work out. Now I need to design a QD type mount so it can be removed quickly. I’m happy to say it worked great today, I dumped 50lbs of Ice Melt in the hopper and did my driveway. It throws the Ice Melt a good 10 ft on each side which is a little too much for my driveway, but never the less it worked good.
The product is a Buyers ATV Spreader, it definitely needs some mods to fine tune it. There are a couple things to fabricate/modify to make it work better. First there is no shroud to keep the material from slinging 360 degrees, I had to put a piece of plywood on the back bumper to stop it from making a mess. I’m going to cut up a 5 gal bucket and see if i can make a shroud with that. Next there is a lever that adjusts the amount of material that drops, you need to reach back and throw the lever that is mounted on the hopper mount. Kind of tough to do while keeping the wheeler moving to be efficient with the Ice Melt. I might try to rig up a cable and lever that is a little closer, maybe mount it on the rack extender. And last, it would be nice to be able to adjust the speed of the motor to make it throw a little shorter distance. Some type of weatherproof inline 3 position switch would do the trick i think.

If anyone knows of a decent switch to control the speed of the electric motor, please shoot me a link! By the way, the on/off switch plugs into the 12v Cig Lighter on the pod with an inline switch for on/off.

Anyway, sorry for the long post, just wanted to let people know my thoughts on the spreader, after some mods, I think it will be awesome!

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Scrammy 1K goes in for full fluid service, clutch install, wheel bearings, and diff cover install.
I purchased the clutch, wheel bearings, and diff cover on my own and am just having them install everything and doing fluids.
I was quoted roughly $300 for everything. I was like ok cool.

I dropped the quad off at 3:00. I missed a call from 5:00, message says "hey ummmm we close at 5:30 aaaaannnndddd you have to call us back ASAP about your Scrambler!"
I got the message at 5:45, I’m like what in theeeee!? I call, no answer. However I got to talking with the service writer and got his cell for some custom work he does on street bikes and stuff.
I call his cell and he begins telling me not only do I need the wheel bearings but my hub is egg shaped on the left rear, my brand new pads are shot, and I have a major problem with my front differential binding!

I’m like what theeeeee!!!?

He goes on to tell me I’m going to be in the hole about $1600!
I said how can you quote me a price without knowing exactly what is wrong as they hadn’t torn into the diff yet. He’s like well, that’s a rough estimate but it appears as though you broke a tooth on one of the gears in the diff.

Now, I ran Race Driven pads with no expectations other than to see how they would hold up. With bad bearings I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear they were wearing unevenly, but this guys is telling me it wore through the rivets and the inside pads are gone. Oookkk maybe this could have happened.
But to tell me my diff is fucked after I’ve never once had a problem with my awd system is a little weird!

Heading back down first thing Monday to see what’s up.
If this is the case with all these issues, this Scrambler is purely one heck of a piece of crap! I have less than 1000 miles on this quad. Now I do ride the shit out of it, but I’ve ridden the shit out of everything I’ve ever owned, not to be mistaken for abused, but I def ride the hell out of them.

Anyway, I’m done ranting just needed to get that out!

Will keep you posted.

Here is my first mock up of a "Tree/rock slider" what do you guys think? I’ve not seen another machine with these, was wondering if some of the GC guys/girls would be interested? I also have the ability to make a lot of different grizz parts. Front/rear bumpers, heavier duty racks, 2" receiver plates, front storage boxes, and more! I’m still in design process on a exo-skeleton and will start a thread with pictures once I get the kinks out of the design. If you can dream it I can build it! interest, better design, or anything you could think of to better the thought feel free to give feedback. Positive or negative. Thanks

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Here is my first mock up of a "Tree/rock slider" what do you guys think? I’ve not seen another machine with these, was wondering if some of the GC guys/girls would be interested? I also have the ability to make a lot of different grizz parts. Front/rear bumpers, heavier duty racks, 2" receiver plates, front storage boxes, and more! I’m still in design process on a exo-skeleton and will start a thread with pictures once I get the kinks out of the design. If you can dream it I can build it! interest, better design, or anything you could think of to better the thought feel free to give feedback. Positive or negative. Thanks

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ALCON,
As stated in the title I’m working on my 2004 Sportsman 700 efi.

The original issue:
The bike would start, idle smooth press in the throttle and the bike would completely die.

Issue is partially resolved:
1. replaced fuel pump
2. replaced fuel pressure regulator
3. replaced fuel filter
4. replaced spark plugs
5. put some injector cleaner in the tank and let is idle for about two hours
6. disconnected, cleaned and lubed a lot of electrical connections

The bike idles smooth, accelerates hard, HOWEVER.

When accelerating the low beam, high beam and cluster gauge light dims.
The light returns to being bright after a few seconds or when the throttle is released. There is no obvious issues with engine power cutting out when the lights dim.

The only other know issue is the battery is as dead as Jimmy Hoffa, I’ve been jumping the bike with starter pack.

Thoughts?
Suggestions?

I read over AK’s post from a few years ago as well, the information on the fuel pump, regulator, etc. is appreciated.

Thanks.
Nic

ALCON,
As stated in the title I’m working on my 2004 Sportsman 700 efi.

The original issue:
The bike would start, idle smooth press in the throttle and the bike would completely die.

Issue is partially resolved:
1. replaced fuel pump
2. replaced fuel pressure regulator
3. replaced fuel filter
4. replaced spark plugs
5. put some injector cleaner in the tank and let is idle for about two hours
6. disconnected, cleaned and lubed a lot of electrical connections

The bike idles smooth, accelerates hard, HOWEVER.

When accelerating the low beam, high beam and cluster gauge light dims.
The light returns to being bright after a few seconds or when the throttle is released. There is no obvious issues with engine power cutting out when the lights dim.

The only other know issue is the battery is as dead as Jimmy Hoffa, I’ve been jumping the bike with starter pack.

Thoughts?
Suggestions?

I read over AK’s post from a few years ago as well, the information on the fuel pump, regulator, etc. is appreciated.

Thanks.
Nic

I just bought a 2017 sportsman 850SP in late November, I started and used it two times shortly after, only 3 miles on it. the problem, I went to start it two weeks ago, and the battery was dead. I put a charger on it for a hour, and it started up, let it run for 10 minutes. today I went to start it, and again it was dead. put a cheap tester on the battery, and it said 20 percent.

what is the problem here, do I bring it back.