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can you contact the previous owner, and find out more detail, like if the bike set up, had mice or rodent damage, if it was mudded, if anyone worked on the bike, added / made mods? just a genaral history ...

yeah i over looked the fact yours sees extra deep water, and mud, and how many times have we seen mud caked oil coolers over the years ? too many to list. I recall my old 250a hot enough on the crankcase water would bounce right off, no telling what the jug, and head temps were, but... i never had an issue, but scalding water / steam burning my right leg. my mistake was selling it.

eh, i know you are about mods , but i like the original kickstand, could you weld a cross over rod to the original just in front of the back tire, and have a wider stance stand, if nothing would be in the way on the other side ? (chain etc) and a chinia part ?? are you joining the ranks of Someone else we know ? lol

just plain cold no snow.... 17 out this morning.... maybe a temp climbing to around 30... with overcast sky's not much chance of the sun coming out. sure is keeping the fire breathing dragon working.

no, i don't guess they would do any harm, just caught my eye is all... nothing wrong with extra protection.

this is where you adjust the timing on the front mount distributer (pic) but after going over all the information PM , and posted .... plus the looks of this screw and slide haven't been touched in a while, I'm falling back just a tad more to the governer , or governor rods being bent, (but i still would do all those the is above. checks 1st) you had mentioned it runs at around two grand with little change, when you work the throttle ... being it looks as tho it's been sitting a while.

check this out, retro, some idiot put a hose clamp on my 97 before i got it, that just bothered me too much, so it had to go, thankfully that was the only issue it had when i got, well that and the font brakes, but she's been very faithful, no issues ..

i could sware someone here had a set of those wheels... can't think of who it is / was.

there should be a place (window) on the bell housing, lets go back a bit, and start over, is there any fire from the plugs ? right now I'm thinking electrical issue. if nothing about the timing has been changed, then the timing should be spec on, these old tractors were not known for giving much trouble. (no electronic junk very simple design) i see this one has been changed to 12 volt charging.... but still, just not enough detail yet, Ted, points would another thought. 1st need to find out if it has a spark, then will kick off with a short burst of starting fluid to the breather stack intake. check if the intake stack oil or bath filtering is blocked up by mud dobbers old wasp nest birds nest, etc.

do i see zip ties in place ? guess that would work. instead of the rubber bands.

the PM's i sent you show you how to adjust the timing, take a look at those, but those governer linkage rods should never be bent, what was it doing before anyone put there hands on it ? or better yet, when did happen, and what was the tractor being used for, plus has it set for a while, while ? looks as tho it has. and has anyone messed with the carb ?

thank you both! , retro that pic was just what i needed to see (saved) i looked and looked for a video, even talked to a few .... no one ever had even thought about that switch except the joke about having in it the off position .. and trying to start the bike... lol.

I'm not into the middle of that one, lol, but might i point out, most of your builds are reduction (low gear) so there's not going to be too much ram air to help cooling. i believe that's why the oil coolers, and fan relocates ?? i like the look of the checker plate just as is.

thats was suppose to be @Fishfiles

@retro did a post on how to get those off, sure he will chime in soon, but yes that hole under the switch,and your right they just snap into place, and very aggravating to get off, might i ask where you lucked up a new to you button ? I've been looking for a new one for a while, and had no luck.

glad to, wheeler, I'm still wanting a rear bumper , but that's on hold for now..... any ideas on a quick hitch type deal for the front ? i figured you might have forgotten, you forgot about the 383 stroker badge too, I'm just messing with you.... lol, anyways I'm sure intrested to see what you come up with for a front bumper, I'll add that tan .... with the blade was on ebay a while back, and i contacted the owner, he told me they used have a few of those in a shop in Florida he took his bike to, he checked, they had run out .... with no more orders coming in (no longer made) my bad on the typo, fish.

that's okay, you'd know if it was chewed up, I've seen a bunch of issues due to mice / rodent damage, i was just curious. keep up the work, and let us know what if any wiring issues that look strange. the light staying on all the time got me to thinking, did you ask the previous owner if he, or someone else had messed with the wiring ?

yeah, i would have been gone to, lol

uh huh, everyone is gone except for the camra man.....who just had to get that photo...

can you post us sime pics, (many from all angles) and ill go ahead and ask, no rodent damage (wires chewed up) ?

that's slick with all the chrome! sun glasses / tinted visor a must have!

@Wheeler i figured I'd bump your thread up for the newer members, a couple bumpers are posted on the 1st page, but here's most all i have, @firsttimer built a homemade deal, i really like, but i can't locate the pic, but you also mentioned, your rear window could get busted out, so some of these might not work on those long camping trips y'all take ?? anyways here are deferent types some homemade, some not. credit goes to @Mac102004 @toodeep and downunder << (who's not in the forums yet) , Mac told me about the brute tube which is the last pic, toodeep posted is the 1st pic, and downunder is 3rd to that last pic. my favorite is the 4th pic, no idea who makes it, and I've never been able to locate ... that one or the brute bumper. (which i also like)

it made all the defrence on mine when i installed it! less ware on the front end, just out right more fun to ride, fish has to be the king at mods, lol.

welcome to ATVH, Jeremy.