Meh Max too

[dirtdobber]

Generators do not provide a constant charge. The faster they spin the more they charge, thus you see the needle move as rpm's increase. As a side note, an alternator provides constant charge.

But, you shouldn't see a discharge at idle unless you have something drawing power - lights on, pump on, a short, fuel pump, winch activity. I don't know what engine you have, but the typical small engine does not draw current in order to run, so your engine shouldn't be the culprit.

I don't know if the regulator/rectifier will create a draw if it fails.

[Rowdy]

That makes much more sense, thank you! As far as I can tell, no accessories are on. I should probably test the regulator to see if it has a parasitic draw. I have a 16 horse Briggs. Thinking I will probably have to upgrade to a larger engine due to the amount weight I will be carrying in the snow. Then I will add a alternator along with a spare battery. I just built a 4?x3? dog box for the back and I plan to have up to 6 hounds in it. That?ll be a easy extra 400lbs including a spare can of fuel, a chainsaw and tools.

[JWW]

Actually if the generator is turning slow it can/will show a slight discharge. Depends on how sensitive the gauge is. An easy fix if it is belt driven is to change the drive pulley to a smaller diameter.

[Rowdy]

It?s more than a slight draw. It goes to about a -8 amp draw but it?s bouncing back and forth from -8 to 0. Then as ai accelerated, it goes to maybe +3 or +5 amps. The guy at the shop said it was acting funny but looked brand new inside. He replaced the front bearing and that was all that was wrong.

[Rowdy]

So I took it out for a test run yesterday. put a few miles on it and had some fun. It sure is rough on a rocky road lol. But it performed more poorly than I had hoped in the crusty snow. I hope it does better when I put tracks on it, which I assume it will. I think I?m going to make a dual shifter set for it. I had issues with one side of the transmission engaging and the other side not. Plus I think turning will be much easier, not dragging one side around.

[Rowdy]

Ordered wheel spacers for it the other day. Still waiting for them to come in. I decided it would be faster to order them than build them. I don?t have a cnc table so it would have been slow going and a inconsistent product. So I?m trying to decide on a type of wheel guide on the tracks and whether to make them out of aluminum, plastic or steel.

[Rowdy]

Finished up the dog box. Wheel spacers came in last week and I have all of the tracks. I just need to buy the materials for making hinges and tire guides. I plan to build a cab over the summer. Oh I also made a deal to buy a 18.5 hp 3cyl Kubota diesel. I hope to pick it up Wednesday evening. I will swap that over the summer also. I plan to install a heater and run ducting into the cab and dog box.

Here’s a link to some pictures.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/6Q2Fjkm

When I build the cab, I plan to build it all out of aluminum. I will cut the back half of the top tub off, making a tilt bed for engine access. For the windshield, I?m gonna use a Suzuki Samurai windshield because it?s significantly cheaper than buying an argo windshield. I can?t even find a Max windshield. I will also install the Samurai wipers and possibly windshield frame, time will tell when I start fabricating and figure out how the gasket is designed.

[mfenmor]

The Kubota diesel will fit nice. Here's a view of one in my Max IV.

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/max-atvs/41856-guy-goes-into-garage-grease-bearings.html

[Rowdy]

That looks nice! I haven?t decided whether I will add a turbo or not. I believe mine has a low profile oil pan so I hope it sits fairly low. I plan to have a usable flat bed.

[Rowdy]

Just got my Kubota engine, it?s a D722. Got it for a discount because it got some water down the exhaust and probably into a cylinder. Gonna pull the head off at some point and check the cylinders.

[Rowdy]

Well I haven?t drove it much yet. I?m still in the process of building tracks for it. I just finished making all the tire guides. Hopefully they work out. I hope to finish building the tracks this week or next week depending on how much free time I get. Might just take the tracks to work with me and work on them during my soft time. I still need to cut the backing plates out, clamp everything together, drill the holes, bolt it together, build the hinges and hinge pins. Still a fair amount of work.

[Rowdy]

I started making the backing plates for the tire guides. That?s turned out to be a fairly large pain in the ass and is taking longer than the tire guides did. I started stacking 8 plates and then placed a plate on each side of that stack, put a C-clamp on it then drilled the holes. Well half the time the top and bottom plate moves. So it doubled the amount of time it should take. But doing stacks of 8 is faster than doing them individually. I?ll post pictures tomorrow of how everything is turning out. I put 8 or 10 guides on last week to see how it?s going to work out. It should be just fine.

[Rowdy]

I started making the backing plates for the tire guides. That?s turned out to be a fairly large pain in the ass and is taking longer than the tire guides did. I started stacking 8 plates and then placed a plate on each side of that stack, put a C-clamp on it then drilled the holes. Well half the time the top and bottom plate moves. So it doubled the amount of time it should take. But doing stacks of 8 is faster than doing them individually. I?ll post pictures tomorrow of how everything is turning out. I put 8 or 10 guides on last week to see how it?s going to work out. It should be just fine.

[Rowdy]

I started building hinges today. After getting 3 half built, I decided to change my design. Instead of using 2 pieces of 1/8?x1? steel flat stock on each side of the hinges, I?m only going to use one piece and then use 1/8?x1? aluminum flat stock as a backing plate.Also I think I should cut the metal drive clips off the tracks since they?re not needed anymore. That should save a few pounds.

[john swenson]

sounds good buddy ....really looking forward to some pics of your tracks since i've built and modified my own a few times . it does take time for sure . johnboy va.