By BILL CARTWRIGHT on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I JUST BOUGHT A USED '98 MAX II WITH A 16 HORSE. I NEED A NEW BELT, IS THERE A CROSS REFERENCE # FOR A GATES OR DAYCO SNOWMOBILE BELT? IT'S KIND OF A PAIN GETTING AHOLD OF ANY ONE AT RECREATIVE IND., PLUS I DON'T WANT TO WAIT EVERY TIME I WEAR ONE OUT. ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS. HOSSDAHUNTER@HOTMAIL.COM

By MaxRules (Brandon_price) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Bill you can get a belt for the Max II at www.DennisKirk.com . The best one is the Dayco Max and the number is 1039. These belts last a long time and provide the best grip for heavy pulling.

MaxRules

By Steve Laughlin (Showme6x6) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Here are a few phone numbers of some belt suppliers. If you know the width and outside circumference they should be able to look up the belt for you. Also let them know what kind of torque convertor you have. Belt Warehouse 601-922-2700, Comet Houffer 800-999-8161 (seems to be most expensive), and Marshall Disb. 800-248-0136 (wholesale only) After Marshall finds your belt number they should be able to tell you where a local dealer is.
Steve

By Sam Keys on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Bill

Contact Richard at 812-944-1643 he has belts in stock for good prices.

Sam Keys

By Hinkles Hounds on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I just got a 95 Max II and I 'm looking for best places to buy accessories. Also can any one tell me how to tighten the rear drive cains my manual shows a idler cog mine has the idler arm.

Hinkles Hounds
Eastern Ky.

By bill entringer (Billyboy) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Greetings to all. I am new to this website, and also a new owner of a 2001 Max II. My question is about the gear shifter, sometimes it doesn't want to go into gear, whether it be reverse or drive, but if I rock back and forth a bit I can usually get it to go in. Is this normal? Any way to make it just a little bit easier to shift? Thanks in advance for any help.

By Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max Dealer (Fred4dot) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Bill, It is normal for the t-20 to be a little sticky to shift. It will get better the more hours on the machine (you don't say if it is a brand new machine, but it takes about 25 hours for the machine to break in). DON'T EVER FORCE IT! you will just bend linkage or break the internal shifter collars. You are doing it right to rock the machine a little. The gears have to be lined up to move. I find it works best to shift just as you are coming to a stop (you do need to be completely stopped before shifting). If you haven't read your owner's manual yet, you should take few minutes to do that - lots of tips and how tos.

Always great to have a new skid steer owner.

By tigerhelp on Unrecorded Date: Edit

hi..i was just curious as to how well the older terra tigers float..and what kind of sealer to use where the axles go through the body and such thanks in advance..btw not sure what year it is but is there a certain time frame that the tigers were made?

By mark muranyi on Unrecorded Date: Edit

tigerhelp, They float fine. The axle housings have double lip seals that keep the water out and the grease in. Not sure about the time frame but I'm guessing late 60's to early 70's. Richard Clark might have specifics.

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

tigerhelp,the terra tigers float well,
nice and leavle.
the bering blocks on the outside of the machine also have seals outside of the bearings, if you are asking about betwean the block and body than rtv will work,
most likly a tiger will not leak any more than an argo,

By John Kevin Maiolo (Johnmaiolo) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Better yet Dave, I used hand cut rubber gaskets on all bolts protruding thru my Tiger, as well as the the axle bearing blocks. The only water I've gotten in my Tiger was from the motor mounting bolts because of 2 stroke vibration, only droplets. Very stable in water.

By Doug Glass on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Im about to buy my first 6x6. I'm going to get a Max II. I'll be using it for riding around in the desert. mostly sandy and rocky areas. Want to know if this is the best machine for this purpose. and witch engine should I get. found a good deal on a new 2001, but it has the 14hp eng. will this be enough? Thanks for any tips or advice you can give.

By fred4dot@yahoo.com on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Doug, The 14 hp will be OK (16 to 18 hp is ideal, IMO) unless you will be hauling big loads up really steep stuff at 5000 feet or above. It will still work OK, but you will be slow. The more important thing is to have o-ring chains and solid axles. The 22" tire gives the softest ride and the best traction, but it is fairly easy to spin yourself stuck in the sand until you learn how to stay off the throttle. You should also have (or self install) an hourmeter so you know when to service the machine and you will need a spark arrestor if you will be on public land. Remember that it takes about 25 hours to break in a max and to get top performance. There is a learning curve because a max is like no other vehicle.