Seller Couldn't Believe This 4x4 ATV Was Fixed (HUGE Mistake)

[@mattchastain4269]

Love all the videos!! I'm 53, and grew up riding and racing all through the 1980s. Your videos take me back to when we had to fix our own stuff to keep riding. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@AnthonyRufo-py4yr]

Same here, but I started riding dirt bikes back in the '70s. I bought a used Suzuki TM 400 & always did all the repairs on it myself.

[@reptilesAndfish44]

That quad was like “ahh sheit it’s 2vintage time to act right”😂😂😂😂

[@keyper555]

That 3 wheeler is so clean and new looking after its rebuild, this is how your rebuilds should look when your done with them, keep em clean and looking like new!!!

[@hoytkenneth09]

OMG that 3 wheeler 2 stroke was beautiful wow the sound !!!!!

[@Blovi-qd4lh]

Traitor’s flag seat cover tho.

[@JoePhounders]

Confederate battle flag. Nothing more. Nothing less. Research your history bud.​@Blovi-qd4lh

[@donkndave7811]

I just purchased a 1999 Grizzly 600. Your videos on the older Yamaha are a clinic on maintenance and repair for my old beast. Much thanks!

[@butchtommasino]

This guy (seller) knows his stuff, pretty nice collection of vintage machines.

[@Larry-325]

Joe looks like the start switch had a Scotchlok connector on wires. If it was those are such junk aren’t they. I am retired from owning a marine service business and we loved those. Boat owners loved those to hook up accessories and we loved them because we made money a month after they used them to go out and replace them with marine connectors. But they saved money by doing it themselves ! 😁👍👍

[@skeptic3332]

The brushes in the starter provide continuity for the circuit and if the brushes aren't touching the armature you won't get a neutral light and the starter won't function.

[@TonyHills-c2d]

Great videos. As a Brit I'm envious of the space and freedom to use it.

[@matthewlavallee2251]

Yall ain’t got any four wheelers or land???

[@Nine_883]

Not everybody has that space and it's getting more crowded every day.

[@thefall3551]

Move out of that dump, and go somewhere with freedom.

[@ChrisLee-UK]

@@Nine_883 Spitting facts right there! Unfortunately...

[@tommyherrin4133]

I used brushes out of a rc car to fix the starter on one of my bikes. Works perfect. Had to file them to fit but haven’t had a problem yet.

[@rystdin]

Joe a quick bleeding trick for the brakes, buy a big syringe, put some transparent gasline on the syringe and push the brake fluide from the bottom of the calipers (bleed screw) with the syringe, air will come right out at top instead lf forcing it down and it takes litterally 20 seconds. Use a ring wrench to close it up while still pushing with the syringe to stop air from getting in.

[@jasongodin7165]

I lifted a bigbear 6 inches with 30 inch tires, very strong in low , Best bikes for hailing firewood , Almost won first place in a mudbog verses a stock 800 canam with 29.5 outlaws

[@mikebuzz5784]

Might be time to sharpen the blades on that belly mower. It should cut better than that. Even in the tall grass. Another great video man. Keep them coming.

[@slyfox7429]

Ya and fix the starter bendix on that mower as well

[@minnesotatomcat]

Those are the kinds of guys I don’t mind buying things from, the ones that have other running machines in nice shape and can keep them running. Not the guys with a yard full of junk but they swore it ran when parked 👍

[@chaoticadventure]

Hey joe,if you take a torch ,like a propane weed burner and use it on the plastics they will look brand new again. I've done it many times.

[@ethonodom]

your videos help bring my mind some peace idk what i have if i just overthink or stress but ur videos are my therapy i thank you so very much man keep it up!

[@donscott6431]

“Carbon tracking” is, also, a thing. You could also undercut the micah on the armature (the material between the copper bars on the armature). I learned a lot, working on the old gear-reduction Chrysler starters, back in the day. Almost EVERYBODY would replace those starters and not repair them..

[@larrywalden626]

I'm realizing I'm spending way to much time watching KZbin these days with all your content you put out so often. 😆

[@jumpinjojo]

*Too, not to.

[@MiBurnout]

​@@jumpinjojonot all heroes wear capes, but you, are my proper spelling hero! Two too to infinity and beyond!

[@MatthewH0785]

😂😂😂

[@monstereng43]

@@jumpinjojo Reported

[@Ajaxaxxess]

@larrywalden626 its educational so its ok bud.

[@JoePhounders]

Pull cord back up. Always a plus on the trails when the battery takes a crap. 👍

[@KixBryant]

I bought a Honda 185 atc that had a funny bog when I bought it and after I got it home it ran perfect. Never figured out why 😂

[@RaymondMonday-i7l]

Great fix over all, but I would have replaced the brushes in the starter. If you just stretch the spring it is a very temporary fix and you will be right back where you started.

[@greathornedowl3644]

Good for you, finding an honest seller, like a needle in a haystack

[@dieseldoc25]

Probably the most transparent transaction I've ever seen on youtube

[@tombowman4424]

Also a tip with the starter motor when it was apart put the armature in a drill and clean where the brushes contact the armature just spin the drill up and use some sandpaper.

[@SmartHomeImprovementTv]

Can an old man offer some suggestions(s) for your electrical testing? Well- when I used to, need to check continuity in a wire, and I really hated to cut a wire, (like in this starter switch), I would get a pin (like the pins you used to get when you bought a dress shirt, with the ball on one end) and I pushed the pin in the wires, and could prove the pin... -hope this helps? Bryan

[@bobbyg3333]

Also, when bench testing, find a way to Not arc the solenoid threads. Like throw on a ring terminal to touch the battery cable to. Great content! TFS! Fully agree with the guy who said "it's like therapy"!

[@larryskeeper1197]

Wow! That commutator was sure gummed up.

[@C-C-777]

Love the channel. But remember when you disconnect the battery, take the negative off first.👍

[@theDeeJayCee]

Gotta love that ping from the 250R

[@svenriemann3897]

I sold mine for 3500 yesterday It was a 98 The 350 big bear is bullet proof Sweet forgiving quad. She plow snow for the whe nayberhood and never complained

[@empiresrikesfat]

Get urself a vacuum pump for bleeding and replacing brake fluid can even suck oil out of motors, makes jobs very easy

[@timhiggins4259]

I love these old work horse 4 wheelers! I have 2 old arctic cats but both are 2 wheel drive. I really need a 4x4 to fix up and use for hauling firewood. Love the videos!

[@tombowman4424]

Another thing also the black rubber cap on the front hubs pull that off and rotate the adjusters on the the brake pistons. Just adjust until they are binding with the drum.👍👍 you should get a good strong front brake👍

[@walk4718]

Love it when you take us to the land 👍 Hope the pumpkin vines survived 😀

[@Christian-ew4eg]

I'm not sure how many "rows" survived that cropping ...

[@scottnyc6572]

You had a ride on mower also i noticed if quad gets too hot.The brushes could still use replacing as an easy fix.Maybe with new shocks it will run smoother.

[@joegreer5034]

Very fair in my opinion always good to set a good example too the younger generation. Great video thank you joe.

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Wow, a big bear. Had one just like it but brown, 1996. Kept breaking tensioner and jumping timing. The wife blew it up 3 times trail riding. 3rd time, I parted it out and made more than it was worth. running. They are electric start. Seems like it always had a bit of a clunk never found it. It's a 350, so I wasn't worried bout it.

[@notagain8661]

Joe, what is the plan for your field? Can't you get someone to lease it to gets some money flow? Or hay it at least?

[@hugonunes9]

Im wishing for u to buy a tractor, and fix it! Keep the consistency, u rock!

[@RNB102]

Joe, re the starter motor. The brushes are worn out and you need to clean the armature as well because it is really caked in corrosion or possibly burnt oil? Then the brushes will contact properly.

[@donstorm8460]

Nice I have Kodak 400 full time 4x4 Ive been working on for awhile

[@Johnbruzzi4234]

Who cares

[@worthington3637]

I had an old van with similar problems and I had to bash the starter with a long pole kept in the cab for such eventualities. I also had a car that had an intermittent starter problems, eventually found to be the armature's wiring missing in one place. Meanwhile I became adept at one leg bump starting by leaving the driver's door open and just get the car moving enough to turn the engine by pushing it with a leg out through the door.

[@snowyowl7042]

Great vid, lots of learning/teaching moments

[@ManMountainMetals]

Pullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpullpull started right up 😂

[@smiththers2]

My arms hurt watching that... My Polaris pulls so friggin hard... Only have to when it has a gremlin in the solenoid...

[@tracysellman1562]

Joe nice job but two suggestions on the Mower/brush-hog, For God's sake sharpen those blades they are bending shit over not cutting it off! Second clean and prep the Battery terminals and just remove the battery at the end of the season taking it with you back to the home shop, leave it on a battery tender over the winter, and in the spring your first trip out to the land take it with you, that way you do not have to buy a new $100.00 battery every season. :)

[@johnhicks735]

It's something to do with the cylinder to needing new rubber cylinders cap covers on them go bad also. Along with the O-ring seal in those cylinders go bad to.,an yes those brak pad shows are extremely worn down to Joe. I seen them myself also. You're absolutely right about that part. Although those wheel cylinders could be frozen up.,or possibly leaking to. Hopefully not and it's just your brake pad shoes is all.

[@barrybrehm3555]

You haven’t showed much of your garden lately. It would be nice to see how it’s doing.

[@fpbuzz]

Nice video, I don't see any poles set for your 80 x 100 pole barn yet.

[@robprice6573]

That soil on your Land is so sandy surprised that guy was able to grow soy beans in that soil. Love your videos just got a Honda 400 ex carb is leaking hope I can fix it watched you fix many carbs.

[@gregmcclure2640]

Cool! I think that shows integrity that you gave him $200 more than the original price, since it now runs well. I would guess a jet in the carb was gummed up. Maybe gas sitting in the bowl dissolved it. Some dear friends from church gave us a 1987 Big Bear. Carb clean, new intake boot, tires, seat cover and straighten RF control arm fixed it up for my wife. She's an animal in the mud with her Big Bear!

[@Christian-ew4eg]

Integrity is the key . ❤

[@markhabeck6614]

You are amazing nice to see you are in Wisconsin

[@BlairGuinea]

Thanks Joe

[@svoctopus4888]

The starter armature needed a sanding. And new brushes 4 it won't hurt either. If you have a belt sander. Take off the cutting blades off your mower and sharpen them. And I hope you and your wife buy that 250 acre farm that needs fixing up.

[@FjHenderson]

You can turn the brushes around to and use the otjer side. They will wear into the arbor.

[@glenmiller-re5ff]

Yea, the grounds keeper is back, keep up the good work

[@j.w.3345]

Nice find. Good work horse. Looks like the blades could use a good sharpening!

[@colbybergeron4941]

I had a Yamaha warrior that used to do that some days it ran great. some days it didn’t. Some days it would idle but not rev. . It was just a bad cdi box. Also took me a while to figure that out but I was 17 then..

[@TheUniversalEyes]

Those Big Bears are great atvs!

[@stevenm8429]

Love your videos !thanks.

[@averagedadgarage]

Pro tip. Put the positive lead on first then use the negative lead to tap the power over. Saves the threads on the starter post from getting heated and mangled up!

[@chriss7477]

I used a 85 Tecate No one on any three or 4 wheeler could beat me. I was good though I felt like the kawi could pull the honda

[@RvlifeIndiana]

That's a nice tractor in the background

[@thungarisnaughty]

That dudes got most my dream collection

[@travishendrix7026]

Joe, you caught me just at the right time. Watching one of your videos first.

[@Rick850angler]

That’s the sickest two stroke three wheeler I’ve ever seen you had me at the flag…lol and it sounded goooood…

[@willhutton1516]

The ignition has a rev limiter that activates if the parking brake is on. That’s probably what was causing the issue with it revving out or not. Same thing was on my Wolverine from ‘03. Limited the rpm of you tried to drive with the parking brake on.

[@SLSLSL-u8v]

No crop on the land and 120 $$$ battery, Joe has deep pockets 😊❤❤❤❤😮😅

[@johnhicks735]

Check the fuses and CDI box and the voltage regulator rectifier box.

[@craigmorgan4676]

That 3 wheeler 2 stroke is a real beauty sounds crisp af Joe!👏👏💯🤝🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@Socrates21stCentury]

Nice Job!

[@ar2043]

Talk about breaking a guy's heart… When I saw that 250 R it brought me to tears. 😔😔😔 In my early 20s | purchased a 1986 ATC 250R. Pretty damn close to mint!!! The only thing I did to it was reeds, the old 1989 CR 250 base gasket and head gasket trick, DG pipe and silencer, a twist throttle and new ITP Holeshots all the way around. I'm telling you the thing was cherry. It ran like a Swiss watch. I punch myself in the temple 3 times a day for selling that 250R trike.... literally 3 times a day right to the temple!!! 😂😂😂 Back then how was I supposed to know what the market was going to do? Plus, I wish I still had it just so I could still ride it. Never should've sold it…

[@gman77gas]

You are a honorable man!

[@jumpinjojo]

*An, not a.

[@gordonhedgepeth8764]

If the quad has a sensor on the rear brake like the Yamaha Warriors do if the rear brake is not clocked properly. It put pressure on the sensor, which puts a rev limiter on your throttle response. The sensor is there so when you put the parking brake on and you started it, you cannot grab it up. For a safety reason.

[@monixx9081]

Just your presence made that thing run better

[@francisbarbeau1862]

i think you "Cheaped" out on t he Starter Brushes! But hey it did work(for how long)

[@TheRimpler]

Looks like you may have to sharpen the blades on your lawnmower. Great Videos

[@robbie8192]

I worked on a bigbear just like this for some one a month ago and this issue used to come and go, come to find out the gas tank had water in it I'd clean the gas tank just to be sure

[@RCJ4111091]

I had a tan big bear 88 had the same exact issues it was the cdi replaced it went through all the wiring contacts it ran great after that Joe I just started the video but I got a feeling that’s what it’s gonna be 😂

[@NunyaBusiness251]

Man makes a deal thats it. It could easily revert back to not running good

[@robinbrowne5419]

Another mystery episode. My favourite. 🙂👍

[@HondaRay]

maybe your the "Quad Whisperer", lol. You made it straighten up and run right; with just your presence, man you ARE getting Good.

[@nickgruber2593]

Man those trikes those trikes! Love to see all that and love the channel as always. Would really like to see a Suzuki Lt80 on the channel some day

[@joelatkinson2080]

Congratulations on your new ballpeen hammer. Now no one can give you crap about it anymore.

[@brianmckenna3440]

Joe the quad whisperer😂😅😊

[@larogersii1]

think you need to sharpen the blades on the mower. Do you think the key switch is bad and that is what is causing the neutral light to work sometimes?

[@Chasew-3]

that was cool watching you fix the starter. im always watching people build/fix things. started doing the same and making videos recently. im uncertified but i say im a youtube mechanic xD

[@johnodell8601]

where did you get that pull behind lawnmower

[@rockman49er]

When you guys said it sounds good I swear I hear knocking or is it just me 😮

[@skeptic3332]

It's the audio from the camera causes it to sound that way.

[@jumpinjojo]

It’s just you.

[@Anticidal25901]

The camera picks up on sounds different than our ears do at times.

[@NelsonCreekCustoms]

Some of them older ones have valve noise and can be a naturally little noisy engine! But could be little knocking

[@RT-vo2vh]

Theres a concrete guy near you with a popular channel "Victory Outdoor Services" .... maybe a collab hookup that could get yer polebarn slab done economically .... or at least get some insider advice ... you probably already know of him.

[@johnhicks735]

It most likely was A clogged up port of some sort. Like A pass through ports.,or flow through bypass ports.,an the drain flow ports and drainage tubes. Or the needle and seat Port along with the air fuel mixture screw port. If it has A automatic choke shut off solenoid switch. Also known as the pulse injection solenoid relay switch.

[@edwardtheender4055]

need help to fix my 1993 Yamaha yz125 dirt bike owned it for a year only rode it for like 2 hours and found out under my shifter hade a chunked of meatal missing and was leaking my oil and fixed it up by myself and now don't now what's wrong with her now

[@magilla9792]

How about an update on your garden?

[@jayjudd6518]

That was to easy guess you need to sell soon after you finish the job.😊😊

[@waffalobill]

No garden update. Assume it got ate. I had a Honda did t hat til it was warm. Was the spark plug. It looked new but was failing when cold. The machine was new,. Plug was bad from the factory.

[@alanpettibone]

I saw the problem with that starter almost immediately… it was right on the sticker on the side of the body.😂

[@timsussenbach5376]

Like trump says... CHINA

[@16driver16]

​@@timsussenbach5376 Trump says it more like "GINA"

[@GilJimman]

Worn out brushes, comrade.

[@Chasew-3]

"made in china"

[@16driver16]

@@Chasew-3 maiden china??? I bet she's beautiful

[@UpYours4Today]

@2vintage What happened to the garden, corn/watermelon/pumpkins i the riding field?

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

That thing was just waiting for you to show up Joe.. old Bear there knew you could use an easy week after all the crap you've been dealing with on your dirt bikes.. : )

[@jgsmith1624]

Joe, if you can, pick up a brush hog and tractor. It will cut those tall weeds with no problem.

[@amam-sq6hh]

PLEASE HELP!!!I have a 99 big bear 350 that is experiencing the same "won't rev out" issue. I was realy hoping this was the video to help me solve the issue. I have replaced the stator, pulser coil, ignition coil, CDI, voltage regulator, carb, etc. If yours starts acting up again, please post a fix!!

[@fordfan6474]

Check into your neutral safety switch

[@amam-sq6hh]

@@fordfan6474 I bypassed it and still no luck

[@fordfan6474]

Watch joes next video as he said this one started to act up again

[@Bobcat325]

STARTERS FIXED, WORKIN GREAT. NO BRUSHES LEFT IN IT.👍

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Flame polishing the plastics and novs 2 woupd bring them back to like new. All these old wiring harness connections need cleaning from rust and black oxide. 2 hours with a tiny file, some sand paper and a can of contact cleaner will solve a lot of issues and get V back.

[@michaelinzitari]

39:19 spider didn’t want anything to do with the new battery 🕷️

[@MitchDaRealist]

🕷️ 👀