Reviving a Mouse Infested 6X6 “Max II” Amphibious Vehicle — Will it FLOAT?

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  @TotalOverkillStudios · 2 years ago

  Total Overkill Studios here, I won&apos;t be the first person to vouch for 6x6s as the one I owned had a lot of limitations, but here are some tips. <br>1. Biggest tires you can fit. It looks like your running 18&quot; tires. These machines came with 21&quot; tall tires and can be fitted with up to a 25&quot; tall tire if you use a heat gun and warp the plastic tub a little. One of the biggest issues of AATVs (amphibious ATVs) is their low ground clearance. So you need to maximize that as much as you can, not make it less. As high centering is how these machines get stuck. <br>2. Tire tread and direction only matters if your swimming. If the machine isn&apos;t floating it doesn&apos;t really matter to much. Forward V tread like a tractor digs better, and self cleans faster. Backwards V facing up is better in the water when your floating. But honestly it depends more on the style of the tread, and no matter which way you had them facing on this outing would have little effect. <br>3. Tire pressure. How many PSI are you running? You want 3PSI as a maximum, 2-1 is preferred. At 1.5 PSI these machines don&apos;t dig holes in soft mud and sand very easily and will get stuck much less. <br>4. Keep your momentum up, turning gets you stuck. Since you drag and dig the machine down when you turn with a skid steer. Pick your line and go straight without letting off. If you have to turn in soft stuff, your already losing the battle. <br>5. You got chains popping and running up on your sprockets, that needs to be fixed so you can get your power down when under load. <br>6. Tuck your tires in closer, their spaced out as if to be used with tracks. The further they are away from the tub, the more axle and tub to drag and get high centered. <br>Bonus: 6x6 / 8x8 are &quot;ok&quot; compared to a lot of newer SxS, but if you want them to beat everything, they need tracks. Tracked 6x6/8x8 are Sherp killers. <br>Lastly as a critique, I&apos;m not going to argue that the 6x6 here wasn&apos;t impressing anyone. But there was a lot of shade being thrown it&apos;s way despite never once showing video evidence of any other machines actually conquering something the 6x6 struggled at. So make sure to film the success of the other machines as a comparative to make a video look less biased.

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• CA

  @CarsandCameras · 3 years ago

  First time working on a 6x6! Who knew we&apos;d have so much fun getting stuck😁

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  @JunkyardDigs · 3 years ago (edited)

  Man you just can&apos;t beat a Honda ATC! <br><br>Also, Ace turned out to have a bad relay and loose plug wire, and the 6x6 is a BEAST in the woods and on dry land. Scary fast once the clutches open up😂

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  @drewtooker4243 · 3 years ago

  I love how “will it start?” videos have become “will it float?” Or “will it fly?”

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• ZA

  @Zappy1210 · 11 months ago (edited)

  Wow, a trip down memory lane here. &nbsp; I had a good friend whose father was addicted to auctions who bought a 1976 Max II for like $100.00 back in 1984. &nbsp;He brought it home and couldn&apos;t get it running and it had 5 flat tires that wouldn&apos;t hold air. &nbsp;He pushed it back in the woods and it sat for months before my friend and myself (14 years old at the time) decided we would take a crack at getting it running. &nbsp;I was the kid everyone brought their mini-bikes, go-karts and dirt bikes to when they needed work. &nbsp;The engine was a JLO/Rockwell 295cc 2 stroke. &nbsp;All I did was put some WD40 and ATF in the cylinder head and let it soak, take off the carb, took it completely apart, cleaned it really well, put it back together and replaced the spark plug and wire and it fired right up. &nbsp; &nbsp;My friends father once seeing I got it running went out and bought 6 brand new about 5&quot; taller paddle tires for it that I had to make six 1.5&quot; wheel spacers to fit the taller tires and that thing was a blast. &nbsp;On level ground it would go about 28 mph (according to the speedo on my Suzuki DR 200 dirt bike). &nbsp; In the marshes it was a beast and YES, we floated it on the Choptank river many times. &nbsp;The under body had a few small cracks in it that did allow slow leaks but we were never out in the river for more than 10-15 mins at a time so we never patched them up with much more than tape. &nbsp;It floated fine, just slow as a snail in the water.<br><br>I noticed on your Max II tires are worn out, some are facing the wrong way (yes that matters a lot) and they might even be smaller than the factory size? &nbsp;Those look like 18&quot; tires? &nbsp;I believe they came with 20&quot; or 21&quot; tires if I&apos;m not mistaken.<br><br>That same friends father at that same time had a 1970&apos;s Indian ME125 dirt bike that he couldn&apos;t get running nor would let me have a crack at it. &nbsp;I tried to buy that thing for years after as recently as just 10 years ago and he just will not let it go. &nbsp;As a kid I just thought it was cool as an adult I&apos;d just love to restore it and park it in my shop as a conversation piece.

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  @bigdogcountrymusic7146 · 3 years ago

  I have owned 2 6x6&apos;s and one thing I did learn was that it is important to have all 6 tire treads pointed the same way &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; V facing forward.

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• AN

  @andrewflexen8737 · 3 years ago

  You can see Kevin get more and more drunk through the river running as times goes on 😅

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• SE

  @segue2ant395 · 3 years ago

  Seeing Daddy Kevin pushing Little Ike around the yard in his Tiny Tank just makes my heart melt.

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• RO

  @roboman2444 · 3 years ago

  You should make some Aero handguards for the land speed bike. Those handlebars sticking out probably aren&apos;t great for airflow.

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  @TestECull · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRXJf2p892s&amp;t=1048">17:28</a> That&apos;s the best quality engine you guys have worked on on this channel. Should get one of those 18hp boxers and build a kart around it.

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  @z4bikerup · 3 years ago

  My dad brought an Argo home &nbsp;in the mid 70s when I was around 5. Every trip out, we either got stuck or threw a chain, so you guys just brought back some real memories.

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• LO

  @LoftechUK · 3 years ago (edited)

  Omg this is like a series from Top Gear 😂 this blew out the dust from my giggle box 😂

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