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I like 8hrs.but 10 is OK ..from the pan handle to Key west is >800 miles. Fortunately once you get out of Central Florida traffic ..OMG.. Nice trails are only an hour away. I sing as i drive...I can yodel pretty good...Mike talks to Michelle....Quality Time!

Before I changed the Primary Clutch Mr. AR had no get up and go even on a slight grade, I rebuilt the Primary and the secondary clutches. I installed in the aftermarket belt and it was an improvement but still not great. Once i could get him moving he had a lot of power in some deep mud and up hill. Then Ka-boom! That belt exploded. there wasn't but a few a pieces larger than 1/4 inch! Definitely a bad hair day! Hard surfacing aluminum (sheaves) is difficult. There are varieties of methods. I am familiar with ferrous metal hardening or at least prenil testing of same on large industrial drive rollers. Typically with ferrous metals it is the very thin surface that is hardened. Once you wear through that it is soft metal. I expect aluminum is the same. After the belt 'exploded' i noticed another "grove forming . So replaced that primary and new OEM belt. Now he is Ready even climbing on from a dead start.

Hmmmm...I had an aftermarket belt that I Micd' width and length was correct. It lasted 4 miles! Factory belt with new primary in there now. I'll check wear next spring. I can strip pretty fast. I bought the plastic rivets. I made a secondary compression tool. (Looks like A Rube Goldberg tool..LOL). And unfortunately I am experienced in working on 'Mr Always Ready., Yamaha 700 SXS.

Ha HA My old boss talked like that. I was just remembering him. I left out go tell Whoopinjiger to order a new Job-er-do.

You're Ok even if from Ohio..LOL that state next to W BG Va...!

You know I was thinking about what caused that.. Mr Always ready had 1500 miles on him when I got him. I bought him from a dealer I thought he was a party thing as he had huge speakers. The primary clutch was groved and I replaced with new belt as I have posted...unusual for such low mileage....You Think? Yes you are right ...I'll dod that the pads are only $8

Mine was in the steel overseas transport frame at the dealer when I bought him.. Howsomeever,That Ohio talk..LOL) I like Kawsaki Motorcycles and Myb zero turn is Kawsaki powered.

I bet he is from Ohio...Honda has a plant there..And his Moniker Buckeye ...LOL ..But I just bought a Honda Foreman

You know I was thinking about what caused that.. Mr Always ready had 1500 miles on him when I got him. I bought him from a dealer I thought he was a party thing as he had huge speakers. The primary clutch was groved and I replaced with new belt as I have posted...unusual for such low mileage....You Think?

I am reassemling the caliper andputting a light coat of Never Seeze on spiral gear mechanism. I'll keep as spare or maybe someone will want it.

Yes, Exit 48 (WVa) off I-77 north bound to US 19 (Toll Rd) toward Beckly. South bound on I - 79 (WVa) (from Pittsburg) exit 57 onto US 19.

OK got new caliper ordered. But I took old one apart. You can see the what-cha-ma-call-it that fits inside the thing -a bob is rusted! That is why it would not retract the brake caliper. I yse thisSS rust remover a lot on ferrous metal.

She was keeping you focused...LOL...She was thinking that her girlfriend's husband doesn't even know how to change a light bulb!

interesting...I could not see the Brand Label. You could share that. Did you do well in kindergarten Sharing?

Go to Bridge Day for events ...over 300 BASE Jumpers...it is tis Sunday Oct 18th....!

Heding back up there to New River. The Bridge is closed one day a year. so people can walk across it. They also Bungy Jump from the bridge..OMG not me I have issues with committing suicide..... They para sail also.

Hmmm...? That's a project. I replaced the brakes on my sand rail with Disk breaks...four bolt lugs just like you have. Its a '66 VW chassis components.. ...It was easy as they make a conversion kit. The only problem I have is the front wheels lock up on braking as there is not much weight on front of my sand rail. Drum brakes are a mental challenge getting that long hook spring positioned with auto adjuster...LOL. I have never used "Filler primer" on rusty wear parts. I have used 'Two Part' filler primer on body parts. I use Rusteoleum "Rusty Primer" on badly rusted parts.. Nice pictures

Ha HA...$o True! Often Good Times are expen$ive...LOL But yes being safe is better than being sorry.

Yeah Mr Always Ready would have been on top of me if I had not jumped away. I made wheel chock blocks as on hills it is best to have chocks. The pads are only $8 a set but the replacement caliper is $290+

No the wheel brakes are hydralic. The parking brake is a seperate "Disk" on drive shaft. It is a Caliper or disk brake with two brake pads. However, the parking brake cable caable pulls th caliper closed then a spring pulls the brake open when parking brake is released.

I cleaned it so the mounting bracket slides but the mechacical piston appeares stuck.

Its the parking brake. The parking brake is non hydraulic.. It has a retraction spring.

I cleaned the claiper. But it does not appear to retract after extending ...I think I may need to replace the caliper.

Almost got ran over by Mr always ready...Viking SXSX700..Removed parking brake and found one pad missing. Caliper mechanism does not appear to move. I soaked the caliper for 3 days to get two pad holdeer allen bolts out. Here is better pic.