mikeexplorer

Nice, no snow where I am, even the ski resorts are hurting with the warm weather & rain.

Welcome back

How is it working out for you? I will be looking for a replacement plow in the near future. Mike

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Nice find and nice of you to help a friend out.

First check the fan fuse to make sure its good. Your model is a liquid cooled so the sensor is mounted near the bottom of the radiator. Unplug it and with the key on, jump out the two pins on the wiring side and see if the fan comes on. If it does not, check to see if one pin has 12 volts to ground. Typically the fan is also a 2 pin plug, you can disconnect it and run 12 volts directly to the fan to check to make sure its good. There is also a diode in the circuit that prevents the fan from backfeeding into the wiring, this may have gone bad, on your model it shows it as an external part, on later models it was inside the wiring harness. Mike

I have been using the Bighorn 2 tires for years and happy with how they perform. Mike

Some stores open before black friday so it also spreads them out. Used to be all closed for Thanksgiving but now some stores don't close at all. Mike

I mainly access the website from a desktop, not mobile, I have not seen any ads like that. I do use Malwarebytes, the free version. They do make a mobile app. Mike

I use Corel Videostudio, years ago it used to be made by Ulead. Since I have had the software for years, upgrades have been cheaper. The video I posted of the drone from Snow Shoe was done with that program. The drone is my brother's, but I bought one now and plan to use it for some exploring and fun. Only flew it a few times to get used to it. Seems everytime I have days off from work the weather is no good for flying. Scored a good deal on the drone. Mike

The only Black Friday shopping I did was I got an offer from Corel for an upgrade on my video editing software package which I bought and downloaded the upgrade. There are new motion and video effects that were 90% off normal price so I will be eager to try these out. On my work days now so Ill install in a few days and try it out Mike

Two of my trailers use Loadstar tires and they work well. Mike

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Valves that are out of tolerance is another issue with backfiring. Usually the ATV is hard starting as well. Mike

I had to do the seat on my old quad a few years back and found the material at a local craft store.

Oh yeah ive seen from your posts your really into restoring machines. Probably make a few bucks from it too. I have only gone as far as doing most of my own maintenance work on our machines. Some things I do take it to the dealer for as I don't have a ton of tools and for the rare occasion of something I can't deal with I just let them fix it. I get good deals from him since I bought three machines from him and I buy most of my parts from him. Mike

Gander is closing all stores. The one by me has a massive sale on. Mike

The "first" for anything always seems to hold some meaning. I still remember buying my first quad. Had it for 10 years and put a pile of miles on it. Sold it and it was reborn as a different machine now. Even other "firsts" for my other hobbies I still remember. Mike

It holds the spare nozzle. You get two nozzles with it, one is a pinpoint stream, the other is a flat stream which is the one I use for washing the machines. Mike

Spray bottle, the water jet has no means to attach a soap line.

I use a water jet, attaches to the garden hose and gives a nice spray, not as powerful as a pressure washer, but more then just a regular sprayer. As far as soap Arctic Cat makes a spray and rinse cleaner that works well. I have used purple power as an alternate. Mike

I have the mount that puts the unit right on the handlebar. I can see it fine while riding. Mike

Most common thread pitch for metric bolts will be 1.25 You can also just buy an assortment kit of metric bolts at an auto parts store and can see which one actually fits. Then you will have the size and pitch. Mike

I overhauled my smaller trailer last year. The mesh deck was broken in several places and was getting rusty. Replaced the wiring harness and put in all new LED lights. The main difference is the deck is HDPE plastic sheet that I had cut up at work. It did add some weight but it will never rot.