Max Buffalo with no power

[Jraby]

I just purchased a 2003 Max Buffalo. I am new to aatv ownership and know little about the t-20. It has 50 hours on it and has sat for a few years. It seems to drive fine on flat ground however I could not get it to drive up the ramp to the trailer I used to get it home. A friend pushed while I was driving it up the ramp to get it on. I have yet to really look into potential issues with the Buffalo and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on where to start looking into the low power problem.

I have not done much to it yet. Before starting it I put fresh gas in it. The tank stank like very stale gas and there was only a few oz of old gas I could not drain out. I pulled the plugs and they appear somewhat fouled. So I will be getting new plugs. I will be changing the fluids also. Any other maintance situations would be welcome.

Thanks.

[tbone9]

Sounds like you're off to a good start. I would also put a new belt on and clean the clutch faces.

[racerone3]

First question: were you pushing hard forward on the sticks, or relying on the springs to do it?

[Jraby]

I was pushing on the sticks. Maybe not hard but I was pushing forward. Nothing sounded like it was slipping and the motor did not sound like it was working harder.

Just checked the range of forward movement on the sticks and they really do not move forward much. I would thing that the slight movement oould not move much back to the t-20 due to The slop in the rods. So what should the first adjustment be? How far forward should the sticks move on a properly adjusted machine.

[Mike]

Try it again by pushing hard on the sticks like racerone3 mentioned.

[ARGOJIM]

Where are you located? Just curious?
Check the belt also, it should just cover the driven clutch when engine is off.