Seller Said This FREE 6x6 ATV Won't Run

[@kencramer1697]

I worked at a polaris dealership back in the 1990's with my best friend. We didn't have many of the 6X6's come in but when they did they were beat to hell. Started at that place as yard boys just moving display machines up to the front lot at open and moving them back at close. Doing prep work on new units going out (Install battery, wash, check tires etc) until one day the mechanic we had quit and the owner walked in the back and saw the back log of work. Pointed to the manuals and told us to start working on them. Only had the job for about a summer but it was a blast. We had access to 4 Wheelers to ride and access to the demo water craft out at the lake. We learned a lot that summer.

[@jeremyp3589]

That’s a country song haha

[@kencramer1697]

@@jeremyp3589 That is fitting as it was at Polaris of Texas. LOL

[@WCSPete1]

Great summertime story

[@ColinRichardson]

You saying Positive and then connecting to the black, and then saying negative, and connecting to the red sent a shiver down my spine..

[@ctbale1]

He is an idiot. Did you see the one where the kawi started on fire? Haha

[@rickwiggins3729]

You too?

[@robertklasson5885]

Same reaction here 😮

[@Randallpw]

I picked up a non-running 2001 Polaris 6x6 kind of on a whim a few years ago. I mostly just thought it was cool but it has been an absolute workhorse. I use it for just about everything around the yard, I don't want to imagine life without it now

[@samstone2007]

Great video. Only thing missing on this channel is cleaning/painting to get them in sellable shape. Nothing overboard, just a nice clean and touch up. The before and after would be so satisfying.

[@MarkAlan-no7mb]

That's what I don't understand about him. He's Good and tracing firing/fuel problems. But wont sand blast nothing or repaint nothing. I've done amazing things with$40 worth sand paper and paint. Maybe he's not a paint and etc guy. But most people are that know anything about motorcycles so 🤷

[@RedRabbit4230]

​@MarkAlan-no7mb he might not sand blast stuff butt I've seen 4 of his kids. IN 2 of them he took a drill wire brush cleaned stuff off and REPAINTED WITH HIGH GLOSS THAT HAD A PRIMER MIX ALREADY ADDED...So in my opinion that has him at a 50% rate of painting on his shows..

[@dlschgo]

Mechanical Work > Painting. Do that on your own time. Function is King.

[@kenjohnson5498]

I honestly thought it would be a hell of a rough ride across the field but it seems to float pretty nicely. The master was laying right next to where you looked at the chain the first time.

[@ChrisStarnes]

I thought the same thing. The master link was laying right there beside the chain.

[@lukeromeril2052]

Wicked deal! Probably took a bit for the valve sealing surface to clean up then that fixed your back fire. As for the shifting there are some detent pins that get rusted stuck in there, clean those up and you should have low range.

[@1BIGFROGGY]

Would love to see all the remaining repairs carried out! Looks like it would be a pretty handy contraption for collecting all the produce that you're growing or for carting a few deer on the property!

[@wesleyblanton2432]

I heard the starter screaming to stop the abuse all the way out here in California!

[@kathystannard4911]

Came to say the same😂

[@bryanrulz3904]

I love how Joe just gets on these old rust buckets and gives them hell! LOL. You gotta see what these things can do. Love the channel brother. Keep on wrenchin'.

[@ajc5370]

We can see why it was free and to be honest the seller probably would have paid you to take it away! But it's also great to see that somebody got their money's worth out of that old Polaris, somebody spent big bucks on this thing brand new nothing with the Polaris name on it was cheap! Great job getting her running!

[@nelisamarwede1296]

"I think we need a bigger garage" - haha that line just killed me. Keep up the good work, we're learning from you man.

[@rvmonkey1669]

Usually, if you have a bent valve you will see a very loose rocker, you were also wondering why the spark plug was so wet with no compression you’re going to have a wet spark plug does matter how much spark you have those notorious for dumping raw fuel into the intake as well.

[@jerrywilcox9890]

Not true at all

[@dfoltz268]

@@jerrywilcox9890 If your referring to the "no compression wet plug" statement how so? You need fuel, spark, AND compression. With the basically zero compression due to the valve not sealing you would have a wet plug given fuel, spark, and NO compression.

[@jerrywilcox9890]

@dfoltz268 I know how a damn engine works and what it needs to rum moron been a licensed mechanic for 30 years lol.

[@jerrywilcox9890]

@dfoltz268 so ramble your bs to someone else lol.

[@jerrywilcox9890]

@dfoltz268 if you don't know what my comment was referring to then don't comment cupcake.

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Got another big bore 660 to 686 to do today. Guss I better get my guys going... great vid Joe. I got a younger guy helping out, his thing is always " what would Joe do"? Brian my assistant always says clean the carb.. lol.

[@thebigguy8306]

🤔My father would say "FREE yet surprisingly expensive." Great Job, you can't beat FREE. Your patience and skills pay off. 1:04 The chains are on there. ARGH - Box of parts - let's put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

[@nengthor1170]

You are good fixer of atv..I want to be handy of mechanical like you to fix anything that still good but not very running like you did fixed this 6x6 Polaris ATV. I bought a 1996 4x4 Polaris magnum atv from a guy last year. Sometime it has hard time to start and run. I sometime troubleshoot but not very handy fixing it. I am proud of you.

[@jasonpoletta1797]

For future reference a bent valve will not cause tight lash. Usually it's a worn seat or valve face that does that as the valve is allowed to travel up more. Another thing is from ppl touching stuff they know nothing about. Probably tightened the lash too much wouldn't run anymore then came to the conclusion the engine went bad. Popping thru the carb is not lean. More than likely the valve that was tight had crap on the face and everything cleared out and it seated again.

[@jaijua2348]

Congratulations, if it is free it is welcome, I think that if you save it for a while, you will be able to use it when you build your own track, as a bus or taxi to move around the future track, you are a mechanical genius, greetings

[@groundhog8148]

You just love that spark plug tester have to do it on every video

[@troyaldridge3853]

Lol

[@westsenkovec]

It's a new trend on youtube so he's jumping on the bandwagon

[@GettingNervous]

And this thing is useless.

[@slagdemon]

I absolutely hate it. if it sparks, the plug has a 99.99999% of being good. It's useless filler.

[@keyper555]

just put a new plug in the damn thing

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Backfiring through the carb is also a sign of a vaccum leak. You need to expand the shop....sandblaster, vapor blaster and a powder coat oven. Deal done.

[@warrenm374]

Or no air filter

[@marktemplin1159]

That piping my guess would be that intake valve sticking open randomly and that's why it's back fireing threw the carb

[@shartne]

You are good at adjusting valves. From watching you I noticed that is the problem a lot of the time that and cloged pilot. I noticed you didnt oil the rusty chain then it threw the master link off. It had lots of compression. Some paint would help the looks and maybe some welding some new iron on that rusty bed where it needs it. Pretty nice for free. Woo Hoo! I like that it is a six wheeler.

[@henryfillingim5262]

I'm a high-end wood worker. I never got into small motors ,but I do work a little on 28hp 2 stroke Paramotor engines. I fly. Good for you ,enjoy you shows.

[@TenRing69]

Now that's a deer hauling machine. Another magnificent find Joe!

[@william6526]

That dump box could be rebuilt for a couple hundred dollars if you know how to weld. Flat steel is still affordable . That old machine would be nice to have around the home. You don't need to worry about scratching or beat it up and it good be a work horse.

[@grobertson2008]

Love your videos. You scared me in this one. When you first connected the battery pack, you hook the black cable and said positive then the red and said negative. I was waiting for sparks.

[@s.pursell8901]

I broke down once with a broken master link. Ever since having to be towed back 15 miles again. I keep spares in my tool bag. Came in handy more than once.

[@grabir01]

Nice. I would use 15-40 or 20-50w high zinc to protect cam lobes.

[@rickwalling1148]

The 6x6 could be useful in the garden this year! Hauling seeds and plants and other miscellaneous items!! Great video

[@sm70911]

I mean its a bit rusty but it doesnt need a concours resto. Rust inhibitor, take it down to clean metal. primer and then do cammo wrap

[@joshballou8432]

If he goes grinding any more metal off he won't have much of a wheeler left.😅

[@jeremycable51]

You can go into that shifter and free it up to work it’s a incredibly simply design the shifter itself sits inside of a square box that hooks into those push pull rods going to the cables

[@chernorizetzhrabar1313]

Do you ever lubricate the chain on the bikes you get because I never seen it? It's very important for the chain to be clean and lubricated at all times.

[@Farming_With_Cole]

Them old Polaris's are bullet proof we had a old Polaris side by side man i dunno hom many ditches that thing got sent over not a problem with it 8000 sold still running great it sat 4 five months fired right up

[@fishn365]

Just when I thought I didn't have much to do today, I see I'm gonna be "busy" for about an hour😂

[@lsj1]

I’ve got tons to do but it’s all gonna have to wait now. 👍

[@fetus2280]

Your teaching along with Mustie1, Low Buck Garage and few others .. Im now fully confident and educated enough to be dangerous and get My projects done this summer. I have to Thank you big time mate. You taught me more than i need to know now. Cheers.

[@veedubfpv4389]

Master link at 55:14 center/low in the screen. Thanks for making these videos!💥

[@666pumpkinlord]

the master link was 4 inches from your hand when you picked up the chain ..watch the vid again it was to the right lol u almost had it ,,great work with the systematic approach to diagnostics ..

[@MarkAlan-no7mb]

I was thinking the plug could have gotten wet from? You guessed it. GASOLINE. 😂

[@georgelemoine7402]

I just put together a 2005 sportsman 400 that was a basket case and had a problem with the carb couldn't up to full throttle. Put on the drive belt and all the plastics, and the issue with the carb went away. Your video's has taught me several things and troubleshooting issues. Thanks 49:54 . Keep the video's coming coming.

[@GettingNervous]

At 32:04 there are only a few drops of gasoline and he is cranking the hell out of the starter instead of checking why there is no fuel. If it´s backfiring through the carb it mostly means there is not enough fuel or the timing is incorrect.

[@bobbg9041]

On the airbox to hold the filter in, why not go buy plumbing straps drill holes and screw and bolt the bars made of plumbing strap on to hold the filter and top on. Or aluminum flat bar it bends easy and its soft to drill into and its stronger the the plastic webbing

[@OffroadTakeover8]

Dude is a Legend at finding these Deals

[@mikec8189]

You ain’t lying, cause every time I look they are nonexistent… lol

[@BoxingLegends2024]

most of the time they find him! its people who watch him that give him & sell him bikes

[@rm25088]

Yeah he probably doesn't have to look anymore.

[@tonyking3125]

So true, and I hate him for it lol....

[@coastalcleaningandmaintena2884]

Hes tube famous. When your part of the community the deals find you. Just like vgg these beautiful classics just fall into their hands. For me I cant even find a dang 80s smog era camaro T/A or firebird thats a run and drive with even a 305 rusty or not for under 12k cad. So about 9k usd

[@kevincresswell5272]

I have a big boss 500 and carbs did same to me ??? I cleaned them 3 times before they cleared out..my shifter is the same problems. but over all a good working ATV.

[@rabbitg987]

Another champion of a starter

[@almostthere2024]

He loves wrenching on it. And it loves being wenched on.

[@ronaldcolgan9424]

There notorious for the exhaust cam lobe to wear out and decompression mechanism on the cam the spring wears out out

[@todddunn5912]

saw sparks by the white bottle whith red cap about 38:16 went back 3 times and looked it cleared up right then you must of moved a wire good luck.

[@reltub20001]

If you would have looked while you had the carb apart, i believe you would have seen that there is no accelerator pump. The choke is just like a needle and seat. Every time you open the throttle while cranking, the choke does not work making it hard to start. Just a friendly helpful hint

[@MattyPanton]

Who else could see the master link sitting on the ground when he first showed the chain on the ground

[@trixmot]

yep @ 53:04

[@charlesshort4287]

He probably took the chain off himself and laid the link there just so you would make comments in the comment section About it, every comment helps the channel,

[@MattyPanton]

I did think that and honestly I'm happy to help the algorithm

[@charlesshort4287]

@@MattyPanton Me too,

[@jonathanglanville5265]

He's lucky he found the chain,never mind the master link.😅

[@johncarlson7955]

You mentioned about having more room. Well I build two shops , last one 40x75 and still don’t have enough room. Build bigger than you think you need and plenty of lighting.

[@im-that-guy-pal]

Its about time you got a freebee!.. out here doing gods work reviving machines with with one tire in the shredder😊

[@georgepretnick4460]

Joe, we're all in awe of your diagnostic skills, but your deeper skill includes researching engine specifications and finding parts for 20 to 40+ year old small engines and machines.

[@TruthHurtsSomet1m3s]

Wait, do you not realize these are staged repairs? An engine doesn't just get one super tight valve, lol.

[@aidanleahy7208]

The frequency of these boring uninformative videos is increasing at an alarming rate. He is just hell bent on getting to the magic million. He/They must be loading up the stuff that they have accumulated from a stock pile. He is the front man presenting the videos, everything is set up for him and he tries miserably to make it looks like he knows what he is talking about. I know that there are those that would say "why do you watch him" I comment the way I do because I want people to just be aware that they are increasing his revenue.He is so not up front about the way he produces this highly questionable material.

[@fitzfarm8694]

I often wonder where he even finds all these machines. Let alone has time to go pick them up, repair them and post a video on them. I do believe he is a rather skilled mechanic though. I also wonder where his money comes from. With his current subscriber count and lack of sponsorship there is no way he can afford to buy machines, parts, new house (within the past few years), black top his driveway, buy 50acres of land. And he is talking about building a new shop.

[@M.TTT.]

its not that hard lol

[@M.TTT.]

@@fitzfarm8694 you can take out loans for all of this tbh

[@spenceroas897]

I think when you shift to low the rear Brake needs to be applied on those.. i believe its that way on mine ( dont ride it enough be sure)

[@davidvaeyens2188]

hey Joe .. good find .. with all the dirt bikes you have purchased .. there may be something free with it .. I wish you the best buddy .. you are doing beautifully .. I look for your mail every evening. .with the time difference with USA and Belgium...not bad at all...as you say... 🤜🤛👍

[@OldTimerGarden]

Even though I don't ride any of the vehicles you work on, I still enjoy watching your channel.

[@Darbman62]

I would eliminate the extra axle. I haven't worked on the magnums, but the two-strokes are pretty easy to rebuild.

[@dw9096]

Not a miracle at all! You are the master of basic combustion engine troubleshooting! Excellent! Put a few $$ into it and sell it to a farm family where they will use it for many years!

[@bbrut3332]

He is not very understanding of the amount of heat his starters are making by his continuous running the starter to get an engine to fire up. As said earlier the backfire is possible rust on the valve or valve seat. I may or may not clear up with use.

[@daleotto5748]

Use a solder iron and melt the plastic and heat up wire and melt it into the plastic and plastic weld it back it worked on my old machine years ago. Ps if you want to sell it let me know. Thanks Dale God Bless

[@shanebarnes2490]

Yup, 53.03, you can see it as well....jumps right out at you.....great work pal...keep up the awesome videos.

[@AmosBHaven]

Believes it er not? Putting a gloved hand (in case of backfire) pretty tightly over the mouth of the carb? May sometimes pull enough vacuum through the fuel pump enough to kinda either prime it? Or get things wet enough inside pump to work.

[@bobbg9041]

53:04 master link 8" to the right of the chains end just no keeper Look ----->>> you can see it paused on this screen You should have oiled the chains. It sat so long they were dry and rusty.

[@michaelmacdonald7342]

I have two old Polaris Sportsman 800's I got them cheap and fixed them up - I go out with guys with new machines and they keep up no problem. these will run forever if you do the maintenance.

[@jefffowlerr]

The previous owner was shaking his head and mad he didn't do a compression test or check the valves. free is always nice 👍 good work 😊

[@erikxtrema3845]

That missing link was 3 inces to the right from your hand when you picked up your chain 😄 love your video's 👍🏻

[@BlackHornet-s8s]

It might be fuel tube and filter, and durty carborator. Since spurplug OK no engine pressure on piston.

[@michaelfoley1296]

All your vids are great! How Do you find all these that you fix up?

[@AndyDoesGAMEZ69]

hey Joe, love your videos just gotta say. I love how it's not this super loud yelling flashy bullshit and you get to feel like you're fixing stuff with you

[@ManiacRacing]

As a mechanic. watching someone abuse a starter like this ALWAYS makes me cringe. I was taught if it doesn't pop or start fairly quick, find out why and fix it!.

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Those bright headlights on the top have ground issue usually. Have hell with my Sportsman sometimes. Put a 14" LED across front, solved light issues.

[@michaelboots7690]

53:04 you can see the link right near the chain bottom right

[@tonyross2947]

53:06; isn't that the link at the bottom right of the video in the centre of those plants?

[@RT-vo2vh]

Plug tester is kinda pointless fer you joe . Testing juice going to plug cap is way more useful. Plugs are always fine ... maybe 2 bad plugs out of hundreds in yer years doing this. This was another great resurrection of a discarded machine though ... as always. Nice job!

[@alanblenkinsop2775]

It’s about time you get a bit good luck joe after some of the projects you have had loving all of your content mate

[@rodmanners]

LOL.....The master link was right next to the chain when you picked it up off the ground. You can see it on the video. BTW... I love your videos... Keep them coming....👍

[@rockman49er]

Lol I see it to damit joe is blind lol or far sighted 😮

[@andrewgrace4410]

Nice Joe, loved seeing that pressure shoot up after the valve adjustment 😊

[@alanchurchill1540]

It is free because it wasn't used as an insentive to buy the cr 250 btw ive ive rarely seen you more happy to get your hands on a bike well done.

[@gman77gas]

Would make a great farm atv with a few repairs. Stick minimum money in it.

[@Wil_Liam1]

Were it a bent valve, the clearances between stem and adjuster would be increased as the valve would be further into the cylinder causing more space between stem tip and adjuster,and one can easily and quickly rotate the engine until you can see both cam lobes are facing away from the valves and skip all the timing marks and straws and whatever...

[@davemarshall1845]

When you backed off the adjuster on the valve you can see the spring move, a lot as the valve closed.

[@andrewk6844]

these have a lot of problems with the rear subspenton arms bushing , and chain drives Ive even had to weld up the mount for gear shifter

[@mikerosenberger3809]

13:40 alrighty folks thanks for stopping by....................NOT with Joe on the job!!!! Great vid

[@Hfdgnnihffsbgng8rfehe]

You have to leve th older polariss running in low idle when they run out of fuel or don't have choke and to help the fuel pump start it And trun it off and it will help prime ir

[@rockyjustus2829]

I have everything you need but the seat cover to put the fix on your 6×6 , reasonable priced

[@nighthawk3897]

Wondering what resource you use to find the right compression readings vans valve clearances?

[@MacAulish-mw6vt]

I wonder if you could use PVC pipe cement for that air filter mount ??

[@Slednex03]

I would love to have one of those. I have a 97 polaris xplorer 400. Thank you for the video Scott from Maine

[@fred5149]

You have the most satisfying channel for a man to watch 😂.

[@BSS22193]

I have a 96 Polaris Magnum 425 6X6 and it has the rear brake on the right brakelever on the handlebars, the brakelever that dosn't work on this ATV so it dosn't seems like the rear brake has been deleted in my opinion. These ATV's are great when they're running, i really like the one that i have except that it ride a little rough on bumpy roads.

[@ENCOUNTERZERO7]

baking soda and super glue works wonders for cracked plastic it makes a chemical weld that is almost as strong if not strong than the regular plastic.

[@jeremycable51]

Man I got to admit you getting all these Polaris at the same time i am hunting a intermittent no spark on a 95 magnum 425 is awesome

[@Joeknow77]

Love ur videos and trying to learn more about working on these types of engines. Can u explain more of the what and why when u do it .

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Good spark , check valves. Dumping gas in, maybe needle and seat in carb bad!

[@flastname560]

The chain left the chat but runs pretty good. Learn so much from watching your videos Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

[@msharmony2001]

There must be a better way to prime the fuel system than working the starter so hard. Possibly pressuring the fuel tank with 1 or 2 lbs or air?

[@jamesmeredith381]

I got one given to me because the old guy kept falling off into the dump bed! Sold the engine & plastics! Converted to electric and modified it to become a 6x6 mini jeep! Used 3 mini jeep bodies!

[@daleotto5748]

Nice I saw it when you got that super nice bike. I was wondering about it I had same one years ago and have been wanting another one that is affordable. I remember back in the late 80s early 90s could get most any ATVs motorcycles snowmobiles almost anything for cheap or free not often anymore.

[@michaelstringer3826]

The rear shock is un availible anywhere. I have the same bike, my brother has the 400 2 stroke.

[@travischapin886]

I'd love to have a machine like this with those exact tires. My neighbor has a Polaris 6x6, it's awesome for plowing snow. It's also 2 stroke.

[@nedasher116]

This one looks like a 4 but yes the ones we rode were 2 stroke

[@vyseling9575]

find it interesting that im working on a similar age polaris right now that was also a freebie. love making things run again that others have given up on.

[@lesliesurette5010]

If the valve was bent and not closed would there not be more play on the rocker?

[@patanoster387]

Does the Engine have an Oil Filters that might need Changing for a new one

[@petershute3580]

Love that plastic welder Joe,are they hard to use??