Newbie hoping to get my first 6x6, Finally

[Dw89xj]

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[Dw89xj]

Almost ready to ride! Getting really anxious, this is when I have to control myself on cutting corners to just get going. I want it to be done "right". Thanks for all the help and encouragement along the way. It would have been much harder without the help from the folks on here and on 6x6talk and countless hours of reading post after post to learn as much as I could over the course of the last year.

[ARGOJIM]

Glad its coming together for you. Did you incorporate a chair lift as a just in case?

[Dw89xj]

Glad its coming together for you. Did you incorporate a chair lift as a just in case?

I did not, but on the plus side I have a hospital style chair I can fold up and strap on the back if need be, I'll mostly be hunting with friends and if I'm trail riding there will more than likely be a group. As much as I'd like to just jump in and go I have to keep in mind my limitations and have a little restraint which is gonna be really tough when the snow flies and I wanna go play. I'm hoping it's reliable since it's all new mechanicals now, it's gonna take a few hours before I trust it though. Next rebuild I think I'm going to upgrade to inner bearings, hoping to get at least a year out of the bushings.

[tbone9]

That’s great. Hope your maiden voiyage goes well.

[gagnon07]

maybe I missed it, what motor did you end up going with?

[Dw89xj]

maybe I missed it, what motor did you end up going with?

I ended up getting a electric start duromax 18hp Honda clone, but I couldn't leave well enough alone and put a header, intake, billet rod, flat top piston, Vegas carts torque cam, longer pushrods, 35# springs and champion shaft rockers. The engine was on sale for 269.99 if I remember correctly, it was from a place called maxtools.com. with having my block fixed I think I'm in the engine for around 600bucks. If it lasts it was a good deal if not well I guess I'm s.o.l.

[Dw89xj]

That’s great. Hope your maiden voiyage goes well.

Me too, I have a couple small things I want to do, like add a link to the one jackshsft, it's a bit on the tight side when it's adjusted enough to clear the driven clutch. And I purposefully put off getting the local bike shop making me a new throttle cable just so I can go through everything a couple more times to be sure all the details are in order. Now if all is well I'll be spending my extra pennies on .22 ammo to take out some whistle pigs for the farmer out the road, instead of parts lol.