Hey all, a couple weeks ago, I brought my max II out to my friends property, and he fell in love with it. Since then he picked up a max IV. I drove it yesterday and was really amazed at how easy it was to steer. My max II, enable to steer it, you really have to throttle and jerk it. On the max IV, I was able to gradually steer it around without having one side tear up the ground. I just barely moved one of the laterals, and it would slow one side or the other down enough for it to move to one side or the other. My dad told me when I first got mine, that's it's easier on the chains and trans to jerk it when steering. He says gradual steering puts too much strain on the components ( wondering if that is true)
Of course this max IV he got was freshly rebuilt....rebuilt trans, new chains, bearings, sprockets ect. Where as my max II has quite a few hours on the original equipment. It's making me think that either my plungers are out of adjustment, or mine is due for a thorough going through. I have his max IV in my garage now just so I can compare side by side what's different....that and I need to install a heated throttle cable on it.
Don't get me wrong, while traveling at speed, I can gradually steer mine, but at low speed, he's got me beat. Do the max IV's always steer this easily???
Of course this max IV he got was freshly rebuilt....rebuilt trans, new chains, bearings, sprockets ect. Where as my max II has quite a few hours on the original equipment. It's making me think that either my plungers are out of adjustment, or mine is due for a thorough going through. I have his max IV in my garage now just so I can compare side by side what's different....that and I need to install a heated throttle cable on it.
Don't get me wrong, while traveling at speed, I can gradually steer mine, but at low speed, he's got me beat. Do the max IV's always steer this easily???
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