Mystery 6x6

[LarryW]

Wow, those arrow heads are really cool! Thats sounds really fun just wondering along the riverside searching for them. Nice collection.

You machine sounds awesome! Looks like it will work out really nice for the arrowhead hunting. That jet drive looks to work really nice. Thanks for the videos!

Just FYI, To embed the videos there is a filmstrip button you can click on that says insert video when the cursor is over it. Then just copy the youtube link into it. Then it will show up as a video instead of a link.

[azz7772]

do you bring a gold pan with you in case you find an interesting spot to try. I think having one of these machines and gold prospecting would go hand in hand I am going to keep mine in my machine when I go exploring.

[Coop]

LarryW...Yes, collecting the arrowheads is an addictive hobby. Thanks for the tip on how to embed a vid, I didn't know that.

azzz7772....Not much gold here in the east

[azz7772]

LarryW...Yes, collecting the arrowheads is an addictive hobby. Thanks for the tip on how to embed a vid, I didn't know that.

azzz7772....Not much gold here in the east

So you looked

[coosaridgerider]

Man that thing moves very well in water.When riding solo you have to slide over in the seat to adjust your weight and make the machine level out then it will handle a lot better.Just a suggestion.Very cool machine.

[Michaeljp86]

My great grandpa lived by the river and they would find buckets of them.

[Coop]

I've decided to tear down this machine, do some much needed modifications. I plan to:

* Re-Wire the whole thing, get rid of the messy harness all over the place, install a single wire alternator, that will eliminate the whole regulator mess..

* Design and build a better Jet Pump clutch, as it is now, I have to stop the engine, reach down into the "black hole",( Ive dropped wrenches in there, still missing one), that is the rear hull and loosen a set screw and slide a coupler together to engage/disengage the pump, really a bad design. I am going to adapt an electric, shaft mounted clutch, so I can drive into or out of the water and just flip a switch to operate the clutch...

* Get rid of the dual radiators and fans, mount a single radiator/fan assembly, possability above the rear deck for maximun cooling and serviceability..

* Re-locate the battery up front, in the center..

* And some other needed PM issues that will be easier with the top off: adjust valves, adjust rear chain/tensioner, clean and paint, etc.

So it will be out of commision for a while, I'll post pics as I go. Hopefully somebody might see this thing and know what it is, I'd love to know. More and more I'm thinking it is homemade, that it was some kind of a kit..

Split.jpgInternals1.jpgInternals2.jpgInternals3.jpgInternals4.jpg .

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[Coop]

Pic of the pump coupler...

Pump drive.jpg

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[Coop]

I got the exhaust off last night and pulled the rear chains and tensioners. I had to get the exhaust out of the way to get to the chains, and later, adjust the valves. The chains and sprockets are good, that is a good thing, because the sprockets are welded to the axles, so are the wheel hubs, so if I ever have to replace any of those things, I'll be cutting stuff apart, there will be no way to slide the axles out of the body otherwise. But, from looking at it, I don't believe the machine has had a lot of use, sprocket teeth show no wear, chains links are tight. The chain tensioners are bad though, they also look to be homemade, it is a spring loaded wheel that was pushing up on the outside of the chain, problem is they used a rubber wheel to contact the chain and the rubber got all soft and "gummy" from the oil and grease on the chain. I'm either going to replace the wheel with one made from some kind of plastic like nylon, or maybe a gear idler sprocket. More later.....

[Stonewall]

What color are you going to paint it?