Max Noob - Nova Scotia

[cabinfevrr]

It's mine. I finally own an amphibious 6x6. 703 kilometres round trip. I'm beat. I traded my 2006 Honda 350 rancher 4x4 straight across for my 1997 max IV. Machine works very nicely, everything is tight, works like I imagined it would. Got home and the throttle cable is frozen. I guess when that's a common problem, it happens, lol.

I joined this site years ago, for research purposes...it took me this long (8 years) to find an amphibious 6x6 I wanted. Thanks admin, for creating a place for a community to flourish. Looking forward.

[Mike]

Congratulations on picking up your Max IV! That was a long time coming. I hope you get the throttle cable free and are able to go out and have some fun with it.

[philipatmaxfour]

ya, Congratulations , nice looking machine. lots of max ivs have an electric heated throttle cable. You could add one if yours does not have it. Some people put antifreeze into the cable from the top end and then blow it out with compressed air. maybe put more antifreeze or ??whatever in to prevent freezing.

[tbone9]

Congratulations. That was a long wait. Now flip them tires around the right way and go have fun.

[dgeiman]

Have fun with your new machine!

[cabinfevrr]

Well, it's cold as frig outside, but I went out and played with the max. Took the cable off the machine completely, coiled it up and laid in front of the fireplace. Wife wasn't impressed. After lunch, the cable was free, so I took it outside and blew compressed air through it - it was full of heavy oil, kind of like fluid film...might have been gear oil. Poured some air brake antifreeze in the cable and blew it out a few times. Put cable back in machine, and used a pistol oiler filled with auto antifreeze to inject in to the cable from the engine end, and when it dribbled down the steering lever I stopped. Reinstalled at the motor, put the floor back together, and drove it all around the yard and through the woods on my backlot. Wife was not impressed, lol. I'm going to have a ton of fun with this thing.

Tomorrow I'm going to get insurance, and get it registered at the DMV.

[ARGOJIM]

Let her drive it, she'll be impressed.

[cabinfevrr]

You don't know my wife. She once said to me "why do you have to drive through the woods - why can't you walk or hike?"

My response was "because it's not 1930 and I'm not a hobo".

Opposites attract...

[curtisbyrne]

nice lol

[cabinfevrr]

Does anyone know the thread size for the wheel lug nuts? Missing one on each front wheel.

You guys weren't kidding about a rough ride. Got my low pressure gauge out and checked the tires. Had to go get my high pressure gauge. They were all sitting over 25psi. No wonder! Aired all the tires down to 4psi, and now it's like riding a marshmallow cloud compared to before.

Went and got the title transferred, plate registered and installed, and now I'm waiting for a call back for insurance. They said they could insure it, just had to do something manually because the max didn't show up in their database.

[dgeiman]

my wife calls mine the money pit. and says you should act your age I tell her I have never been this age before so how should I know how to act my age. LOL

[cabinfevrr]

my wife calls mine the money pit. and says you should act your age I tell her I have never been this age before so how should I know how to act my age. LOL

I've always said, I'll grow old, but I refuse to grow up!

[hydromike]

They were all sitting over 25psi. No wonder!

Holy cow, I think the sidewalls say maximum inflation to seat beads is something like 22-25psi. That one picture of the machine on the trailer makes it look like you have two 26x12-12 and one 29x-12-12. The Goodyears are a fairly soft ride compared to other big lug 26" tires. I typically don't run any more than 1psi in the Titans. They have an iron sidewall and are a miserable ride on hard terrain.

[cabinfevrr]

These are Carlisle tru power 4ply 26x12-12, and on the sidewall it says max pressure 20psi.They're pretty cracked and hard like they're 20 years old, but seem to hold air.

Was looking at tires online, and I can get 6 ITP mud lites delivered for $74 each. One of the reviews was from an Argo user and they said they don't swim very well, but otherwise perform better than runamucks.

I don't imagine my machine will swim much - this province is pretty tree hugger, and it's about a $500 fine for driving "any place a fish could lay an egg"...so crossing creeks is technically illegal. Was looking at officially registering it as a pleasurecraft boat as well, so I could say I wasn't driving, I was boating when I went across the river...but I can't afford the lawyer to fight the inevitable fine and probable seizure of my aatv.

[hipowerone]

Look into what other registration options there might be. Down here in Vermont, there are land ATV's, water Boats, and then the not so obvious land or water "Any Surface Vehicle". All have different regulations and registration fees, but the ASV fits an AATV to a "T".