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George
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Okay. So my manual says that it is a standard 3/4 cap plug. How come nobody has it?
Does anybody know of a cheap source for these things?
George |
MaxRules (Brandon_price)
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How long have you had your Max George? It seems to be fairly new if I remember right. Mine is a year and a half old and I still have 12 drain plugs left plus the two that are in it. Are you all out of plugs? How often do you guys change them?
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Tim Wafer (Iflyrctoo)
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Are you talking about the drain plugs George? I use regular snaplock boat plugs, which you can get at any boat supply and most hardware and auto stores. I had a whole sack of those plastic jobs but didn't like them. I might still have some around if that's what you want.
Tim |
roadwolf
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i waz lookin fer a 1 1/8" size for an amphicat, then one day i was cleanin up my landlady's basement and noticed a 1" caplug in her furnace,....so heating contactors are tha ones ta see. |
roadwolf
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i waz lookin fer a 1 1/8" size for an amphicat, then one day i was cleanin up my landlady's basement and noticed a 1" caplug in her furnace,....so heating contactors are tha ones ta see. |
George
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Brandon. In order to properly clean my MAX, I do the following after every outing.
1- Remove floor bloard.
2- Remove plugs.
3- Blast it with high pressure wash.
4- Take wet/dry vac and suck out all the water etc...
The reason I do this is that where I ride and the purpose I generally ride is to hunt. The mud gets so thick in the chain tracks that I have to force what I can out of the drain plug holes and then use the vac on the rest. (I have checked for leaks, not any.) The problem is the water that I ride in is so heavy with silt the slight seepage that we all have condenses down into the bottom. Plus the leaves, sticks, etc... that come down through the top from my jaunts through thickets tend to work their way to the bottom and stop up the holes. The plugs fit so tight that when I take them out two or three times, the tend to tear. RI's manual says that they are standard cap plugs, but I can not identify them as such. |
MaxRules (Brandon_price)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:31 pm: |
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I don't think regular boat plugs are a very good idea. I considered it once but they stick out of the bottom too far. They could easily be hit by all the stuff I run over (rocks, trees, quads).
George I use a small screwdriver to remove the drain plugs. Slid the tip under the lip of the plug, then move the screwdriver so you can push it up between the plug and body. Then go back the other way and it pops right out with no damage.
Did you get your engine running right?
MaxRules |
Tim Wafer (Iflyrctoo)
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Brandon
On My Max IV with the skid plates the flip lever boat plugs don't stick out at all. In fact the lever just catches under the skid plate when latched like a safety catch. I have never had one come out and I have gone through a lot of rough stuff. Maybe you don't have the skid plates. I saw a lot of them at Humphrey like mine.
Tim |
david berger (David3rdd)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:31 pm: |
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hi everybody, it's me david berger, i got my pc fixed, now i can participate again !
PLUGS: i know i wrote about them befor but here go's anyhoot, you can get them from autobody suply shop's for about $5.00 - $7.00 per 100
thats 5 - 7 cent's each to RI's $.50
stock up!!! i've got em for attex,amphicat,& max
there perfict and for the price even a cheap
basterd such as myself can use them once and not care about throwing em away !!!so what are you whaiting for - get goin !!! |
Vic
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:31 pm: |
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Hello fellow 6x6ers....I'm new to the game but learning very fast....bought 3 Hustlers 1 month ago and just got one up and running 2 weeks ago. Was impressed with performance through woods and thickets with 16 H.P. Kohler. Water travel seems a little dicey at first but learned to lean to turn.Have one Hustler tore down and going through it all the way, also have 2 stroke Hustler 6x6 for parts, no motor. Water plug hole was hard to reach so took 1/4" screw out of rubber screw type boat plug and threaded one end of 20" long 1/4 brass rod and put it back together with a T at top of rod for turning when tighting or loosening. Velcro keeps top of rod from bouncing around. Sure beats the heck out of putting short plugs in through hard to reach inside bottom.Be glad when the weather warms up so I can play in the mud.Looks like a real winter down here in Memphis this year.Talk to ya'll next year.....Happy New Year...Vic |
joe
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I drilled the holes out to 1 inch and put in rubber expansion plugs (freeze plugs) from any auto parts store. put them half way through and crancked em down with a rachet,rubber smashes out on front and back sides then.works great,I had all kinds of trouble ripping out boat plugs! |
George
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David. Thanks for the info. just bought a bout 2 hundred for the price of the postage from RI.
Glad you got your PC fixed. |
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