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Tue May 10, 2022 7:41 pm

Somebody has sure been wasting water over there in your neck of the woods. 8)

Wed May 11, 2022 2:25 am

I have thought of putting a windshield in mine to help with the eye watering issue at cooler temperatures but then comes the need for a wiper and washer every time you hit a mud hole.

And... how do you hunt coyotes with a windshield in the way? :wink:

Wed May 11, 2022 6:20 am

dustymojave wrote: Somebody has sure been wasting water over there in your neck of the woods. 8)

Always seems to rain a couple days before I go out. Low spots get a little wet sometimes. Not the most fun to drive through, but it’s a good time nonetheless. :wink:

Wed May 11, 2022 6:23 am

oprn wrote: I have thought of putting a windshield in mine to help with the eye watering issue at cooler temperatures but then comes the need for a wiper and washer every time you hit a mud hole.

And... how do you hunt coyotes with a windshield in the way? :wink:

I will be honest with you, the eye watering was better before the windshield. Something about the way the air flows around it. It wraps around, and seemingly half the air from the windshield blows right across my face. Honestly, it was less windy without the windshield.

Also, I need some fenders. Not only does mud spray up from the front tires onto the windshield, but the rear tires sling it up onto the back side of the windshield. Gets muddy from both sides. People laugh at me when they see me at a gas station washing the rear of the windshield. :lol:

Wed May 11, 2022 4:00 pm

Interesting! Who-da thunk!

Well then, I will just continue to wipe both sides of my glasses! Same deal... more moisture settles on the backside of them than the front! :?:

And yes the front wheels do shed a lot of cow sh!t when booting across the pasture. I could use some sh!t guards too!

Thu May 12, 2022 4:04 am

Bald front tires help ,not as much shit thrown in the face :wink: :lol: ,a Baja bug in 'Spring' ,, less mud/sand in ur shorts :lol:

Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:54 am

Found out the straps that came with my fuel tank may not be up to the task of off roading. One of them cracked and left the tank dangling by one side. I temporarily added some support underneath the tank sump, but I think I need to come up with something different. It is a 10” round tank, 10 gallons.

Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:53 am

I just fixed mine today! One side failed so I beefed it up, let’s eye what the other side does?

Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:05 pm

So far it has held up. I think this I was the last ride for the year. Peak color hit, so I decided to take one last ride this year before storing her for the winter.

Allegan Woods

Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:59 pm

Sweet!

And if you added body panels, including front and rear walls, windshield, rear window, doors, and heater/defroster...You could keep going.

A few years ago, on another website, I saw a guy who did those things for his buggy and put sand dune 'razor' front tires and sand paddles on the back and ripped snow like a snow mobile.

Also a few years ago, there was a guy over on Shop Talk Offroad who had a Chenowth similar to Jimmy Hoffa's who did those things, plus removable fenders, and drove his buggy on the road as well as offroad. In snow and mud. Lived near Oregon/California/Idaho/Nevada corners.

Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:06 pm

Problem is Richard, Detroit Has a "Salt Mine' under it, and that shit is spread so bad Your driving in a salt dust cloud if theirs traffic,the rust of the time is just eats yur shit :? so we park/store them ,unless it's a nice snowy day and ya feel the need to 'Roost',Cheers,Mike

Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:08 pm

It’s pretty bad down in west Michigan. They salt the living daylights out of everything. If I still lived in the UP I would probably do it because it is just cool enough that the salt really doesn’t work up there, so they use sand most of the winter.

Richard, I have to say, I am seriously looking at adding some fenders, or at least mud flaps. It gets awful messy on muddy trails. Nothing like being smacked in the back of the head by a mud clod. I could do without that, Hahaha :lol:

Wed Dec 28, 2022 6:18 pm

LOTS of different ways of doing that. From pre-formed trailer fenders, to sections of drain culvert like a guy on Shop Talk Forums has on his Baja in Idaho. How to mount them is another wide open book. Might make sense to make them easily removable yet sturdy so they don't remove themselves when you need them.

Front fenders too.

Wed Dec 28, 2022 8:23 pm

I like your idea of trailer fenders for the rear. I wonder how ridged front fenders would be clamped to the brake backing plates, or on tabs welded to the steering arm. I have seen it done, but never gave one a good wiggle or kick. Might be worth trying.

Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:24 am

Another factor is that for getting the right fender width, you can cut the radiused edges from the fender and weld in or rivet sheet metal to get the width you want. Can also be lighter weight that way.

Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:17 am

Couldn’t resist scratching the itch to get out. It was less than pleasurable. Maybe in another month it will be better…

This was taken just after I backed it out of the barn for the first time this year. I couldn’t be bothered to get out to snap a pic during the ride.

Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:40 am

Nice! I have been tempted to do the same the last few weeks as it warms up. I want to get a set of skis off an old snowmobile for the front. They would work so much better than tires. I priced out ATV tracks for the rear... won't be happening! It would double my investment in this sand rail to do that!

I have 10" wide ATV tires on the rear, now wide enough for the soft snow so I have to wait until it firms up or it just sinks to the bottom as soon as you apply power. Thought about some paddle tires and wider wheels but again for the amount I would run them in the winter it's hard to justify the cost.

This was a year ago after the snow had firmed up.

Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:22 am

few weeks ago in Muskegon

Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:20 pm

oprn wrote:
This was a year ago after the snow had firmed up.

Holy mackerel, that poor tractor! XD

Tue May 23, 2023 6:11 am

Been a long time since I have gotten out. This past weekend I went to get her rolling. Checked how much gas I had before setting off. Empty. That was a little weird.

Didn’t thick much of it…

My engine has been bone dry, no leaks at all, but I noticed some weeping down the exhaust stub pipe, which is weird…

So I checked the oil to make sure we were good to go… pulled the dip stick and it was all wet and smelled like gas.

Turned out I forgot to close the fuel shutoff valve on the tank, and it must have slowly leaked past the needle/seat in the carburetors, flooded, and filled up the crank case.

Drained the oil/gas… and oh boy, that sucker was really full to the brim!! I wasn’t ready for that much to come out so quickly. I filled up two of my ten quart oil catch pans!

Well, no matter. It needed an oil change anyways.

Drained the oil, pulled the spark plugs, turned it over to blow the gas out. Replaced the filter, filled her up with four quarts of 5W20, and let her rip. No harm done.

Next time I will remember to close the shut off valve.

Also next time, I will replace the needle and seat valves.

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