I was up at Recreatives today and Hey_Dan78 and I snapped some pictures of a very early and rare prototype Max II that DID NOT USE THE T-20. As Dan put it, we felt like explorers opening up the tomb of King Tut for the first time. It was very exciting seeing this Max for the first time in many years. It had been sitting in the racks probably for the past 35 years or so and it showed because it was absolutely covered with dust........and it the dust on it was sooooo thick. This Max was very light (about 440lbs without an engine). It drove with a system of pulleys and lawn tractor V belts. It had reverse and forward gear, true 6 wheel drive, and one side could be driven forward, while the other side was driven in reverse. The drive system worked by pulling the levers to release or engage tension on the drive belts by sliding the pulleys on the shaft. The steering levers moved from side to side independently to shift the machine from forward to reverse gear. Take a look at the old balloon 1 piece 3 lug floatation tires on it........they were made by BFGoodrich and they had "Max Recreatives Inc." molded on the sidewall. This Max had an ABS plastic body and it looked like it was set up for a JLO single 2 stroke engine. It was definetley driven many years ago because there was mud on the bottom of it, as well as some small scratches. The last picture shows the vintage prototype Max II next to some new Max II's that were being shipped out to Ireland. This machine sure looked like a very unique, and well engineered machine that never made it into production. I hope everyone here enjoys this thread about this historic Max AATV.
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Originally Posted by jpswift1
