Max II Floorboard Mod

[jerrynuss]

I am wanting to do the floorboard modification on a Max II. For those of you that have done this, where are you cutting the floorboard and how well does the seat stay in place?

[jpswift1]

The seat stays in place just fine.....I never had any problems with it coming out. I cut it so that the only piece that is attached to the seat is the flat piece of plastic where the shifter hole is. I can snap a picture if you need since that description isn't all that clear.

[liflod]

The machine I worked on had the floor cut in the middle of the shifter hole. The seat was pretty secure. I wouldn't worry about it coming out without effort. Its a press fit.

[egoperf]

when I did mine I took one bolt out of each chain adjuster and replaced it with a 1/4" bolt pointing up long enough to stick through the floor and put a wing nut on it, it helps hold the floor part from moving around

[argohunter]

I am wanting to do the floorboard modification on a Max II. For those of you that have done this, where are you cutting the floorboard and how well does the seat stay in place?

Please enlighten me guys. What exactly is this modification? Is it to make it easier to pull the floor out without mashing the throtte and the choke pull handle and all the bad stuff that happens when you do it?

[Mike]

Yes, it is just cutting the seat/floor board contraption into two pieces. It makes it much easier to remove everything but as an added bonus it also allows you to just remove the seat for easy access to the battery.

[argohunter]

Yes, it is just cutting the seat/floor board contraption into two pieces. It makes it much easier to remove everything but as an added bonus it also allows you to just remove the seat for easy access to the battery.

I had thought about doing something like this. Who has got some pictures of their modification? I like that battery access ability. That can be a big bonus. Thanks Mike.

[jerrynuss]

I plan on doing this mod this afternoon. Pictures and advice would be a plus before I cut loose with the saws all.

From what I have read most people do it around the shift lever.

Is it just a straight cut from left to right?

[liflod]

Here's some pictures. I didn't personally cut the floor. The previous owner did.

[jerrynuss]

Does that help with the floorboard removal getting past the sticks and trigger? It looks like it would because of the less mass and bulk and sides by the seat getting in the way.

[REELLS]

It is so much easier to access the interior of the machine with this mod. I did it like liflod did at the shifter hole. Otherwise removing the entire floor/seat assembly is a real #*@#*^$.

[jerrynuss]

So I'm not the only one that considers removing the floorboard a real pain. I've been wrestling with these floorboards for a couple of years and it kills my back and never looks smooth or nice.

I wish the factory would change the design to incorporate the floorboard and seat as two pieces. The mod looks easy enough to do. I just wanted to make sure I did it in the best spot.

[jerrynuss]

I did the floorboard mod this afternoon. The hardest part was scribing the line. It does make handling the floorboard a whole lot easier. I should have done this mod a long time ago.

Zero expense and makes it much easier to get the floorboard in and out and access the battery. It makes hooking up a float charger really quick.

I'll be doing a few more this week.

[MikeyM]

I know these floor mod posts are old, but I have a couple questions i hope someone can answer. From the posted pictures, I dont see the sides of the floor pan that go up over the wheel well, do you chop that part off also and just make the floor pan a few inches high? also, do you need to reinforce the plastic where the two would meet (by the shifter)? hopefully someone remembers, i def want to do this mod! Thanks!

[Rabbit929]

^ I 2nd this motion.