My first 6x6 Max IV project

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Six years after buying this project my now 15 year old finished it with help from some friends from the motorsports club at his school. A couple of days ago we put it on the trailer and brought it to school where he drove it to the quad as a prop for club recruitment day. Twice as many people signed up for the club this year as last so I think it was a hit. Top speed is kind of low and I suspect we may need a bit wider belt, the one we have has at least 1/8" clearance on each side of the driving clutch at the bottom and doesn't quite come up to the top of the driven. We still need to do a bit of wiring and make better floor boards, but it runs and he is incredibly proud of himself for having done so much of the work to get it there. I'm pretty sure I could have bought a running machine for what I spent, but the experience and confidence he got from doing it himself is well worth spending money on.

Thanks to all who answered my questions and provided help along the way.

[tbone9]

That’s awesome. What a great experience for him.

[ARGOJIM]

Great to hear you have it in the finishing stages.