By Jim Welch (Maximum) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hey there: where I ride the weeds can get very tall, several feet over the top of my Max IV. It was always hard to clean out all the debris: sticks, leaves, bugs and all that. After a while the inner tub would have alot of stuff in there that was not intended. I did not want to spend the money for a roof but I did have a roll bar.
One day at the hardware store brilliance struck. I bought deer fencing, 1\4inch, very tough screening and laid it over side to side and fastened it down with zip ties. For the front I took plastic coated metal screen, which is alot stiffer and can take more direct hits without coming into the passenger compartment. As for the stuff that brushes against the sides and top as I go by, it is deflected by the deer fence. This set up is good in that you can still see all around you, are not closed in and over heated and 95% cleaner. Has anyone done anything along these lines yet? I will get a photo up one day .

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

WELL I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PIC, I HAVE TOO CLEAN OUT TONES OF STICKS AND DIRT AND BUGS ECT..ECT.. EACH TIME I COME BACK FROM A RIDE,
I HAVE THOUGHT OF ADING SREENING TO SOME OF THE OPENINGS AND HAVE SEAN PICS AND WREDE POSTS HERE ON THINGS PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO LIMIT THE COLECTION OF BUGS AND SLICKS N THINGS BUT THATS A NEW ONE I THINK,
LAZAERMAN ( BRAD DUNN) ADDED SCREENING AND POSTED PICS, SOMONE ELS REASENTLY POSTED SOMTHING ABOUT ADDING RUBER OT PLASTIC THINGS TO THE LATEREALS TO COVER THE SLOTS IN THE FLOOR PAN THAT BUGS N DIRT N STUFF LIKE THAT CAN GET IN, HECK THATS ONE I DIDENT THINK OF, BUT A COOL IDEA AT THAT!
I'D LIKE TO SEE PICTURE OF THOUGHS HEADLIGHT PROTECTION SCREENS THAT SOMONE POSTED ABOUT,
NOW THERES A NEET MOD HUH

By Chris on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Yeah, my Max seems like a collector for all things. It's amazing how much collects in there, and how fast! (Note to self: Keep Shop Vac close at hand). Please post your pics, I might follow your idea. I posted earlier about my headlight covers, I'm not sure if that's what David is referring to. I just added them from my Suzuki Samari, just black metal grates over the lights. You can get something similar at any PepBoys for pretty cheap.

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

yes chris, thats your screen idea, when are you going too fil out a profile here so we can e-you or see pics on your profile? just click on my red highlighted name on my posts and you can check out my profile and the pic there,as an example of what a profile is and what you can do with it,

By Brett Bonner ( - 199.82.243.72) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Has anyone welded in HDPE pipe and cleanouts or someother type system into a MaxIV? I can't stand the grime anymore. A recent batch of repair work would make me ashamed to admit I own the machine.

I'm thinking of welding in some pipe and covers where the existing drain plugs go. It should be stronger than the body.

What do you think?

By liflod (Liflod) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I was thinking about the same thing. If there was a screw on cap that you could fit your hand through, cleaning the machine would be much easier. I ususally pull up on a bank and hose out the machine and then spend the next 20 minutes trying to pull sticks and leaves out of the holes in the body.

How good are you at welding plastic? Also you would need to make sure the plastic you are using would bond to the HDPE. I thought of using the screw on cap and part of one of those blue or white plastic 55 gallon drums. I think they are made of HDPE and they would be compatable.

By brettbonner ( - 65.185.150.3) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I bought the Harbor Freight Welder and have been using it on HDPE. HDPE I believe is the easiest thing to work with. It works really well.

For material, I just use black HDPE drain oil waste pans. I just cut it into strips.

For I job like this, I would get the real HDPE rods.

By terry harrison (Th3) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

i thought about using water pipe insulation to stuff down beside the floor pans to help seal off the gap but havent tried it yet.

the plastic welding sounds good. i didnt know you could weld plastic. i knocked a tire off the rim and rubbed a grove in the body getting back to the trailer. the plastic welder would make it possible to repair stuff like that. cool! im going to check into that harbor freight welder.

By liflod (Liflod) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Another idea is to use paint brush or broom bristles mounted on the sides of the lateral openings to seal the hole and allow movement of the laterals. That should keep things from falling in that way.

By Brett Bonner (Brettbonner) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have already made a complete carpet set for the Max that goes up the sides. It helps, but people just can't seem to keep the carpet up the sides.

Nothing would take the place of some good cleanouts!

By Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max dealer (Fred4dot) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I think a good shop vac used regularly is the best bet. I use compressed air to blow stuff out from under the motor and tranny and other places the hose won't fit easily - then vacuum. If it is mud, I wait until it is dried out and then it cracks and comes right off usually. Another advantage to the Max IV - it is easy to open up and get to the chain troughs. Also need a magnet with an extending arm so you can retrieve those little metal parts that just jump out of your hand at the wrong time!