mikeexplorer

I use one inch straps, but check the rating on them, the material is much thicker then the cheapo ones. Auto part stores usually have good ones.

Mike

22 hours ago, Frank Angerano said:

That’s a great story.  Scary but great.   I just bought my first winch for one of my bikes.   Not sure how it’s going to go since I’m not a winch kinda guy! If it goes well I’m ordering a second one.   So take a look at this winch I picked up and any feed back would be appreciated.   

Thanks.  

I have heard good things about this brand, bolt pattern should be the same as any WARN winch.

Mike

It wasn't "life saving" the driver of the side by side was ready to bail if the machine let loose. (Passenger already got out of the machine and is sitting on my girls machine in picture)

She had to sit on her machine to add weight because the quad was lighter then the side by side and was  being pulled back  towards the drop off.  She winched to my machine, I was  winched to a tree holding everyone in place. The side by side in trouble can be seen in the background. I was  winching in and had Michelle run her machine to help pull the side by side out, her quad lost traction and bam, that blew out my winch's gears. (but the winch held, I just could no longer spool in) Her quad is also equipped with a WARN winch and was more powerful then my old one. (at the time my machine was a 2007 400, came with a WARN 2000 lb winch) Hers was 2500 lb winch,

With the  added weight on her machine and careful winching, we pulled the side by side out.

The side by side had some kind of aftermarket winch and was not strong enough to pull the machine out, this is why we had to do it this way.

In the end, nobody was hurt, and we all got out safe.  This was a true test of winches.

Mike

I do agree WARN winches are pricey, but I have always had a WARN winch on all my machines and it has never let me down. One time I blew out the star gear in mine, but the winch was overloaded in a desperate attempt to pull a side by side out of a dangerous situation. The gear gave out first rather then destroying the whole winch. $30 in parts and the winch was good to go again.

I also use it for plowing, the winch gets a good workout with the plow. I personally think they are worth it since when you need it, you need it.

Maintenance is also needed, every two years I take them apart and clean them out and re-grease the winch. I have an excellent PDF guide on how to do this (attached)

Winch Cleaning Guide.pdf

I purchased from them tires and rims several times and a soft rear pack for my girls quad. I never had an issue with them.

Mike

Agreed with what you posted, sounds like it jumped timing. backfiring through the intake is a symptom.

Mike

countrycat.com will have a parts list for what you are looking for. You may also find the service manual for your machine under technical information.

One option for the winch is to buy a 2 inch receiver plate mount and put the winch there. You can get a set of high current connectors (like ones used for jumping vehicles) and make the winch removable.  Other option is to weld a plate at the rear bumper assembly and install a winch as shown in this picture.

Agreed, well said. Maintenance makes a difference in reliability.

Mike

Is the machine gravity fed or is there a vacuum fuel impulse pump? Is the gas tank under the seat in the rear? Or is the gas tank on top?

Another thing to check is the vent line to the gas tank, if its plugged up, it won't allow fuel to flow properly.

Mike

Looks to be in good condition, good luck with it

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

11 hours ago, Fred Saari said:

Magnets at flywheel mine just went this fall, should have been a recall but it happens 10 orso years later, thats my two cents. Yooper

If there was a recall for your machine, it does not matter how many years have passed. Call a dealer and give them your VIN number, they can check it for you.

Mike

Ive never worked on the 90cc bikes, usually there is no separate transmission fluid. The oil does both jobs. The service manual is posted in a thread above so check that first.

If there is no transmission fluid, what it sounds like happened is the oil is not wet clutch compatible and will cause those symptoms. 

Mike

21 hours ago, lewjones46 said:

I am using mal-ware bytes --I was able to down load the one that was presented to me [at least parts] thanks .It justf cut me off.

I use that same program as well as Sbybot Search & destroy.

If you were getting the warning that the files you were trying to download were infected, then what has probably happened is your browser was hijacked. The files here are clean but there may be something in your browser trying to re-direct your download request to another site.

Download spybot search & destroy and install (they have a free version)Shut down your computer and disconnect it from the internet, reboot and run a FULL scan with both programs (not at the same time) Malwarebytes you have to choose "Custom scan" and select your entire hard drive to be scanned, let it do its thing, it will take some time.

That should detect if you have anything going on with your system.

Mike

23 hours ago, Frank Angerano said:

True story !!!! 

I can't blame the administrator for imposing a policy of a post count before allowing downloads. Policies like this goes way back to the days of BBS's I was a sysop of one for years and you would have those that would do nothing but download files until they got kicked off for exceeding time. Of course in those days only one user could be online at a time since you had to use a phone line and modem. Nowadays that of course isn't true with hosting service, its only a matter of bandwidth depending on the hosting service you are using and how much they allow.

Forums used to suffer from a different issue, bots posting links and scams. Registration process has gotten better to catch these bots and block them before they can post a bunch of scam and crap on the system. I maintain our club's website and it used to be horrible, I would have to clean out sometimes up to 500 bots a DAY! We as a club decided to only allow access for members only and I shut down the registration (nobody can sign up on our website) When a member joins the club, I just insert their member info into the website and they are good to go.

We use a traditional forum board similar to this, We had talked about opening a social media page (like Facebook) but decided against it. Having topics arranged like they have here is much cleaner and more organized. Example, I am from the Northeast part of PA, they have a riding section, subtopic northeast. So when an important article came out about the trail initiative that will expand ATV riding in the area, that is the exact place to post it. Anyone from the area can clearly see it.

Mike

14 hours ago, lewjones46 said:

Mike --This certainly not  of wanting or getting instant gratification---been several weeks -in fact over a month--still no help and still can not load a service manual--says it has malware.

I was not referring to you or your post.

I went to the download area and downloaded the manuals your looking for, scanned them and there was no malware or anything in the files. They are clean.

What software are you using that is reporting these files as malware?

Mike

On 12/15/2018 at 9:00 PM, Frank Angerano said:

Maybe.... but it looks very shallow and now run the risk of getting shut down before they even get the opportunity to get the manual. You can reach 10 posts rather quickly but whatever. Is what it is I guess. 

Agreed, sounds like your like me, old school. Been on fourm boards for years, but over the past few years social media has taken over and many have shut down for lack of use. I still prefer the fourm boards over social media because its organized better, with groups and topics. Social media tends to be like spaghetti of posts and nonsense.

I have also seen how people have changed because of social media. They will post a question, then like 2 hours later, post a reply like "What? Nobody has an answer for me?" They don't get it how it works. They want the "instant gratification" of social media verses the fourm boards.

Mike

I only have worked on Arctic Cats but I found the electrical diagrams to be straightforward and easy to follow. Color coding of the wires makes it easy to find the right one and its well documented in the schematic.

Ive used the service manuals as well and find them to be written well with the included pictures.

Part diagrams online are easy to follow and depending on what I need, sometimes I buy OEM, sometimes i buy aftermarket. Some parts are best bought OEM such as the drive belt. Its more money but they last much longer then any aftermarket belt.

Mike

Usually its the first Sunday in October, all dependent on the landowners.

Mike

They usually get around 350 - 425 machines for the ride. Takes about 3 hours to do the course with stops for drawing cards. Mostly technical in the woods riding.

It is their largest fundraiser for the year.

The video is not mine and not the Hallstead ride. The Hallstead ride is on all private land and is only open for the day of the event. They do have a huge mud pit as part of the course and I swamped a machine in it once.

Mike

We did, aside from it being a good fundraiser for the fire company, the course is always a nice technical in the woods route. I have volunteered to help them for several years now since they do not have enough members in the hose company to handle the crowd they get.

Mike

Thanks for adding the manual, there are quite a few already uploaded here, two other sources for manuals can be found here

https://support.countrycat.com/?feed=recent

https://www.mymowerparts.com/pdf/Arctic-Cat-ATV-Repair-and-Service-Manuals/

This is a procedure I use to print out the schematics The diagrams don't print well on a regular sheet of paper due to their size so here is a procedure to get the diagram you need and make a nice print. This will be with utilities you can get for free (the best kind

After downloading the large PDF of the schematics, go to this website here...

Tracker Software Products :: PDF-XChange Viewer, Free PDF Reader

Download pdf-xchange (its free)

Open the pdf file with this program. by clicking on the selections you can get to the exact schematic you need. Once its displayed do this:

File -> Export -> Export to Image

Select "Current page" , Image type "JPEG", choose your folder to drop the image, give it a name like "2006 400 auto" set page zoom to 100% and resolution to 300 or 400 dpi Then click export. You will now have a JPG of the page.

Next step is to go to this website...

https://www.posteriza.com/www.posteriza.com/es/index380c.html?lang=en_US

Download the program (free) What this will do is allow you to tke this large JPG and break it up onto several pages. I use 4 for the schematics. Its pretty easy to follow and I print them without a border. Print them out and use an old fashioned "cut & tape" and you will now have a nice large printout of your schematic.

Usually 4 page print is enough to make the diagram readable.

Mike

I have owned Arctic Cats, I did have a Kymco Mongoose for a few years for the girl to ride, we sold it to a friend and it is still in use today. The smaller Arctic Cats of the time were Kymco based, Her first utility machine was basically a Kymco MXU, its 8 years old now, almost 10,000 miles on it and still runs well. I upgraded her to an Alterra so we kept the other machine as a backup and I use it for plowing.

Mike