T-20 Help Requested

[Rolling_X_6]

Was gonna let you know I measured my endplay at 7/64", but that was with the chains on so it could be more w/o them

Yeah . . . I still do have SOME end play . . . something like you are describing here. It might even be less than 7/64 . . . I am not sure. But, I had way more than that before . . . but, you did read here that I had that one clip on at the wrong place, previously.

Not real bright . . . but, these things happen.

No harm, no foul . . . first of all, I would have had to tear the T-20 apart again anyhow to fix that sticking plunger problem. And secondly . . . bottom line . . . I found and fixed the mistake before it hurt anything, so who cares???

You can't let the little things trouble you too much.

Everything seems great now . . . so, I am pretty happy . . . so far. But, "the proof of the puddling in is the eating." I have my T-20 reassembled, adjusted, reinstalled back into my Max IV, and all hooked back up and ready for the engine. I ran out of time last evening. I HOPE to finished that and test drive it this evening. We'll see . . . but, that is when I will truly know if this all was a success or not. I sincerely pray it will be!!!

[brushcutter]

Yeah, I read about the wrong clip placement, that one didn't occur to me. Really good call on the spread plunger Racer and Onlyonce .

Now about all the misery (and it is a special kind of misery) your Max has dealt you, ask ANY member of this forum who has ever rebuilt any of these machines; about their trials, and they will ALL tell you: "There were times that I would have sold the whole mess, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. But the first time I throwed it off in the slop and it crawled right out the other side... Well... all that just went away... and now I am hooked!!!"

It took me over 14 months from the day I bought my basket case 950 Hustler, to finally take it for a test drive. If I weren't saving money to build a shop I would surely have a Max Lil Truck to go along with my 2 Hustlers. Lets just say I ain't building a 24' X 35' shop to have a nice place to change the oil in my pick up

[Rolling_X_6]

Now about all the misery (and it is a special kind of misery) your Max has dealt you, ask ANY member of this forum who has ever rebuilt any of these machines; about their trials, and they will ALL tell you: "There were times that I would have sold the whole mess, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. But the first time I throwed it off in the slop and it crawled right out the other side... Well... all that just went away... and now I am hooked!!!"

It took me over 14 months from the day I bought my basket case 950 Hustler, to finally take it for a test drive.

brushcutter, that was a great post . . . that was EXACTLY what I needed (wanted) to hear. It is not that "misery loves company" or any such thing. But, it is great to know that I am not the only one who has ever felt foolish for even sticking with this thing this long. Wow!!! It is like this thing is haunted or something.

My dad keeps telling me that I am crazy if I don't sell this thing the second I get it all fixed up and running . . . before it breaks again, he'll say. He KNOWS I would never sell anything and not be completely honest about it. So, he told me not to sell it until it is running well, or I will lose too much money on it. But, that is when he will say for me to fix it and sell it . . . in good conscience.

I will be honest . . . there were times that I thought I was nuts for not wanting to take his advice, but I just didn't. I want this thing to get fixed and then use it. He was only telling me what he'd do . . . I am a bit old for him to TELL me what to do . . . it is not like I am "under his roof" any more. But, I was starting to think he was right.

Now, I did not get it working YET . . . but, at this point, I plan on hanging in there until I have the bugs worked out if it.

Thanks again, brushcutter.

[brushcutter]

I don't know if you would call it haunted, possessed, or what. Sometimes I wonder if someone ever "fed mine after midnight", and I have also noticed that they multiply once you get them wet, and it seems that weird things go wrong with them for no apparent reason...

About your Dad... He's not a bald guy in his late 70's, lives in western Louisiana, loves to build turkey calls AND use them. Used to grow crickets and sell them to local baitshops by any chance... is he?

No... I don't know dude, for a minute there I thought you were talking about my Dad...

[6X6]

AMEN Brushcutter. I was ready to push the Wolf to the curb many a times, but just had to finish it. Hell, I was ready to sell the racer project since I had no funds to finish it for a year and a half (And still counting) But I KNOW what it'll be capable of when I'm done, so I can't. Plus me and a friend are in WAY too deep to ever hope to be compensated for our time. Heck, there's a third project fixin to be done, I guess it's true about getting them wet

[Rolling_X_6]

Last night I dropped the engine into my Max . . . hooked everything up . . . fired it up . . . did some minor tweaking . . . took it for a very short test run . . . thanked God that everything seemed fine and good . . . and then loaded up three of my five nieces and my mom and off we went.

I, personally, did not buy a Max IV to ride in the thing alone. So, to truly enjoy the beast, I needed to have some others in it with me for my "victory lap."

These three nieces range in age from like 7 to 11 years old, and they had never been on a 6X6 before. And, my mom . . . well, she is a pretty typical mom in all of those fun respects. Let's just say, I had a real blast thrilling my nieces and scaring my mom, as the captive passenger that she was. As I would approached the next challenge / obstacle with my precious cargo, I would get cheers from my nieces and "Kurt, now you're not going to ________________!!!" from my mom. As I successfully completed each challenge (and they all were successful), I would receive applause and laughter from my youngest three passengers and exclamations mingled with relieve and shock (much like you would get from someone exiting an amusement park ride) from my mom.

Before the end of my maiden voyage, I had already made amends with my temperamental beast. I am already looking forward to my next outing as tour guide for my other two nieces . . . and maybe even my mom, again.

But anyhow . . . thanks, brushcutter and 6X6, for the encouragement. You folks are "good people." I appreciate the encouragement.

I do still have some bugs to work out of it, and I know the "time of repairs" is never really over. But, I do think I am to the point where I can say I actually HAVE a six-wheeler, rather than saying I am WORKING on a six-wheeler. It was becoming a joke to MANY people who know me.

[Mike]

Congratulations on getting it going. That was a great story.