By CliffAndrews on Unrecorded Date: Edit

My max has Carlisle powertraxII tires One has a tear on the side wall which is stuffed with a patch.(probably why it tracks right) Size is 21-11x8 I have found Duro's 22-11x8 Mud and sand. will the 22's make any difference. and has anyone experienced these duros or am i better off to replace the carlisle with another matching and keep what's on it
Cliff Andrews

By Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Cliff, Guess I should have read more before I asked about your tires. All tires need to be the same size (same circumference around). I replace in pairs (one on each side) and I always put the newest pair (largest around) in the middle. You can try the patched tire in the middle before you buy a new one. The Goodyear Rawhide is basically the same as the Carlisle. If you are getting new tires, the Goodyear Rawhide III is what I would recommend.

By CliffAndrews on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I placed a tube in the bad tire and located the tire in the center location. I also adjusted the tension on the chain. and lastly i adjusted the the top plunger bolts So they are exactly the same length out of the transmission.
the result of the combination of all drasticlly helped. but didn't quite eliminate the pulling to the right, I'm pulling all wheels and inspecting the bearings next. i suspect one might be dragging a little. Once again i thank everyone for their input in helping me

By lawpressman on Unrecorded Date: Edit

We just installed 6 new Goodyear rawhide 3's, 22x8 on a max 4 and it will not pull very well in the water. But great in the mud. I would look for a different tread design if i were you.
also anyone know of a used 26x 12 tire for sale i need a spare. 740-727-2656

By Fred Sowerwine on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Cliff, Adjusting the plunger bolts opens up whole new can of worms. To adjust the tyranny, you need the machine blocked up with all six wheels off the ground. You need to make sure the steering laterals go the same distance forward and the same distance back. The travel between levers (one all the way forward and one all the way back should be between six and ten inches - I adjust to seven. When the levers are forward in foreword gear (bands fully engaged), with the engine off, turn the wheels by had and the tires should turn, but be hard to turn and the driven pulley should turn. With the lever in the middle, again with the engine off, turning by hand, the wheels should turn easily, just like when the tranny is in neutral, because it is in neutral and the driven pully should not move. With the levers pulled all the way back, the brake should be on and the wheels should not turn forward (they will turn backward, but it will be hard to turn. With the tranny in Reverse, with the levers forward, the brake should be on and the wheels should not turn backward (they will turn forward, but hard). With the levers in the middle (neutral, the wheels should turn easily and the driven pully should not turn. With the levers all the way back (fully engaged, the wheels should be hard to turn and driven pulley should turn. Make sure you have a neutral or the bands are too tight. The top bolts adjust the reverse drive bands and the bottom bolts adjust the forward drive bands. I always adjust the bottom bolts first because they get the most wear. When doing all theis adjusting, keep the U channel that attaches to the plungers and the laterals as straight up and down as you can. The total movement of the brake bar away from the case (with both plungers all the way out) of the tranny should be 3/16 of an inch.

By mike martindale (Wetsu) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

cliff if you need new tires, mark harding aka promoaza just bought a set for his max IV. he got 22in rawhide III. to get lower to the ground.but they are to small to run him in the water.they would work much better on your maxII.
lawpressman,it seems as though you are having the same problem as promoaza...and i have 4 26x12x9,but i don't think you'd want them.they are carlisle turfbusters. great in mud but useless in water.(open knobbies)

By Clifford F Andrews (Cliffandrews) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Fred Thanks for that instruction however i noticed today the transmission is leaking. My son drove today and remarked the levers are not traveling the same distance. My fear is the transmission is need of rebuild. how involved is the rebuild process. we don't have many Max dealers in Massachusetts PS. By the way, I've had motorcycles, fast cars, and 4x4 trucks. but never anything the wife has taken to as much as the MAX She's out riding during the day too.

By fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Cliff, If you are mechanically inclined, trannys are easy to work on. Block it up with the driven clutch up, After removing the bolts that hold both halves together, lift the left half straight up off the right half; center plate is attached to left half. Remove parts and remember how they go. Doubt that bands need replaced though, just adjusted. But if it is leaking, it is probably o rings and has to be dismantled to replace them. If your bands are way out of adjustment, just proper adjustment might solve the leaking problem.

Max are fun and the longer one owns one, the more abilities the machine acquires.