I have a 2007 650 Outlander Max. Often times when I try to shift, and it doesn’t matter to which gear, it is very hard to move the lever. I play with it, starting and stopping the engine, etc. until it moves more smoothly because I’m reluctant to use the force it would take to use pressure. If you ever parked an automatic transmission car on a steep hill witnout using the parking brake, that’s what it’s like. Pushing the ATV back and forth doesn’t do any thing.
I searched this topic and found numerous threads that said linkage wasn’t a likely culprit but that gearbox oil and a bearing might be. Am I having the same hard shifting issue as those guys? It doesn’t happen all the time but it is frequent and I worry about breaking something.
So I got one of the Polaris Glacier Pro Plows with my ATV when I bought it. One thing that bothered me was the little tiny Aluminum/Tin feet that were on it. With all the heavy ice and snow we get here on the Canadian border of upstate ny, i knew these things wouldn’t hold up well. They feel cheap and light in your hands. So I made up a set on a CNC Mill at a local automated foundry where a friend work.
Here is a comparison if on the Old feet, and the new feet I made up.
The foot on the left, is the original, and weighs about half a pound, at best. The one on the right is made from hardened steel, and weighs about 12 pounds. Adding MUCH needed weight to the 60in Glacier Pro Plow. These plows function on weight only, as there is no downward hydraulic pressure as there is in a plow truck. The added weight should aid in a better outcome.
New member here. I just purchased a used 2004 Honda Rancher AT from my brother. He was the original owner but just bought a Polaris Ranger so I bought his old ATV. I wanted to add a light bar so I found one I liked and couldn’t figure out how I could mount it where I wanted. I ended up going to a welding shop and having them weld some brackets to the front rack and it looks perfect. Thought I would throw up some pics of the light bar and a comparison of low, high, and light bar. The light bar is from SeeLite here in Arkansas and is their 10" single row LED driving beam. Oh yeah, the headlights are the Tusk brand replacements.
Recently got an ’08 trx450. When I bought it, it would barely try to turn over, but would start if I popped the clutch. Turns out it needed a decompression arm. Any way, fixed that and now it will try to turn over but still won’t start. A local shop told me that it sounded like the carb needed jetted. It has a big gun evo R slip on. So, I put a 130 main in it and a 45 pilot. Put it all back together and it still won’t start. It’ll crank and crank and crank, like it’s right on the verge on starting, but it just won’t. So a friend of mine looks at it and says he thinks it’s out of time, so I pop the top off, and find that it is indeed like 3 teeth off. So I turn it to TDC (based off of the T on the fly), make sure my cam lobes are facing up and back, and make sure my cam lines are level. Pop the chain back on, recheck it for good measure, put everything back together, and now it sounds like crap when it’s turning over and it still won’t start. I have no idea where to go from here?! Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!!
Sorry that this is so long, but I wanted to be clear on everything that’s been going on with the quad.
Just FYI if anyone is wanting to upgrade the battery in your defender max an Odyssey PC1200 will fit, just by cutting a few tie wraps and moving some cables around.
I’m wanting to install a second one with true utv isolator but haven’t found a good location or battery box to install it in yet.
Just booked a cabin at RRB , talk about last minute! We are riding for 2 days 10/2 & 10/3. Love that place and I’m going looking for the eternal flame on unmarked trails. Will post pics when I get back hopefully of the eternal flame.
Just booked a cabin at RRB , talk about last minute! We are riding for 2 days 10/2 & 10/3. Love that place and I’m going looking for the eternal flame on unmarked trails. Will post pics when I get back hopefully of the eternal flame.
