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David Ballhammer
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2013
I have a passion for fixing broken machines, building and trying new things, and tackling projects around the house and property.
Converting my Honda 185s 3 wheeler into a 5 wheeler with 4 wheel drive!
The machine is a 1982 Honda ATC 185s, I add a complete 2nd driven axle to make it a 5 wheeler with 4 wheel drive!
มุมมอง: 825
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Fixing up a Polaris Tran Sport Snowmobile - Hasn't run in 10 years
มุมมอง 685 หลายเดือนก่อน
This snowmobile hasn't run in 10 years and needs a bit of work to get it going. I get it running and driving after going through the fuel system and chain case and a few other small details
Polaris Ranger Oil Tank Exploded! I fix it and upgrade
มุมมอง 237ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I replace the oil tank reservoir on my 2008 Polaris Ranger 500 4x4. The vent line filled with condensation from plowing snow, froze and caused pressure to build up in the tank, eventually leading to a catastrophic failure. I replace the tank with an aluminum one and hopefully the problem is fixed.
Backyard DIY Ski Hill Tow Rope - Part 2 - Rebuild and Improvements
มุมมอง 2.9Kปีที่แล้ว
In this video I rebuild and improve my 300' back yard engine powered DIY tow rope that I used for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and tubing on my big hill in my back yard. Parts List (not including misc. hardware, nuts/bolts, etc): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002H331Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F3JMQM2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8...
Plowing Snow with a John Deere 2305 TLB
มุมมอง 624ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I move small & large snow banks with my John Deere subcompact utility tractor. The machine is a 2009 John Deere 2305 with a 200cx loader and a 260 backhoe, it has turf tires without chains, the backhoe provides a lot of counter weight and traction.
Quieter muffler for Predator 212cc engine? Sound Test
มุมมอง 9Kปีที่แล้ว
In this video I test a muffler designed for generators on a brand new Predator 212cc engine from Harbor Freight. The muffler is from Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNH2KN8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Unique tips and tools for working on small engines, boats, ATV's, and snowmobiles
มุมมอง 180ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I go over some of the tips and tools that I use when working on small engines, boats, ATV's and snowmobiles. Maybe you'll learn something? If you have more cool ideas or tools let me know!
Fixing up a Polaris 6x6 Sportsman 500
มุมมอง 52Kปีที่แล้ว
In this video I buy a non-running 2000 Polaris 6x6 Sportsman 500cc and get it running and driving. I clean the carb, fix the winch, install a new recoil, install a new battery, and tighten the chain. Thanks for watching!
Installing a toddler horn in my Polaris Ranger
มุมมอง 180ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I install a horn in my Polaris Ranger for my son to honk while we plow snow and go for rides!
3 Point Power Bagger for John Deere 2305 Tractor
มุมมอง 875ปีที่แล้ว
Installing and testing a Briggs and Stratton powered 3 point power bagger on my John Deere 2305 Tractor
Zero Turn Mower Engine Swap
มุมมอง 23Kปีที่แล้ว
Thanks for watching, in this video I swap out a leaky Kohler engine in my Toro Timecutter zero turn mower for a non-leaking one
Scott Aerator Aquasweep Part 2 - Install, Use, and Feedback
มุมมอง 9K2 ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I install the Scott Aerator Aquasweep 1hp and show it in action
Scott Aerator Aquasweep Review Part 1 - Unboxing, Assembly, and First Impressions
มุมมอง 2.7K2 ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I unbox, assemble, and give my first impressions of the Scott Aerator Aquasweep 1hp with Oscillator.
Installing plow shoes and moving snow with John Deere 2305
มุมมอง 1.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
I tried out some plow shoes on the loader bucket of my John Deere 2305 to protect the grass while I moved snowbanks
Minn Kota Powerdrive $9 Fix for loose and non-latching motors
มุมมอง 5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
This should fix Minn Kota Powerdrive trolling motors that have become loose when mounting to the base or have issues with latching. Parts from the Minn Kota website 2033100 - Speednut - $0.39 each 2305103 - Pivot Pad - $1.79 each 2305110 - Pad-Pivot Supt - $0.39 each With tax and shipping my total was $9.42
Getting a 1990 Murray lawn tractor running
มุมมอง 28K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Getting a 1990 Murray lawn tractor running
Preparing for -21*F in Northern Minnesota
มุมมอง 483 ปีที่แล้ว
Preparing for -21*F in Northern Minnesota
Backyard DIY Ski Hill Tow Rope - Part 1
มุมมอง 60K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Backyard DIY Ski Hill Tow Rope - Part 1
Dang I hate the cold weather 😢 Makes my old back hurt
I replaced a 19 Kohler courage twin cam single cylinder to a 20 horse Briggs my pto pullys i kept and installed on the briggs but now with everything plugged up the key turns over the relay just buzzes i can start by solenoid but i cant use my pto afterwards im lost what could be the issues
I'm sorry but I have no idea, I would start with double checking the electrical connections and make sure they are all doing what they are supposed to be doing, same with grounds. Good luck!
I have a 1987 Model. It runs but carburetor started leaking. They don't make parts for this model any longer.
It's a shame they don't keep up with parts production, but I understand at some point it's not economically feasible to continue. Good luck and thanks for watching!
I modified the battery tray to take a 30% bigger battery. Those batteries are wat too small for any winching
That's probably a good idea, the other alternative is to go with a LiFePO4 battery that has more power with the same footprint
Appreciate all the details in the video(s). Are you using 115v or 230v and how far are you from your breaker? I ordered a 1HP 115v unit yesterday and I'm a bit concerned with the distance to my power. Thanks!
I'm using 115v, the cord on the unit is 50', I have a 10ga 100' extension cord and another 10ga 50' for a total of 200' of cord from my power source, I've never had an issue with tripping a breaker. The only issue I've had was water intrusion into where my two extension cords connect, the joint was exposed to the elements which was not a great idea, this year I have the joint sealed with dielectric grease and duct tape to keep the water out
Great test thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Like your content keep it up
Thank you!
You have to take off the gas tank, to do any carb work
It does make it much easier to get at the carb when to take the tank off
I see there's a hole on the seat i recommend using duct tape (i used duct tape on my 1990 murray lawn mower seat)
Thanks for the tip!
Simple. Well presented. Very helpful. We will be installing our unit and this makes me feel comfortable that we can handle it. Thanks much!
I'm glad it was helpful, from my experience the guys at Scott Aerator are helpful too if you have any questions! Good luck!
Really nice job. I am doing the same thing and very glad for your trailblazing. Next I am on to repacking all the bearings.
I'm glad I could help! Good luck!
Love those old red Murrays
They do have a certain style to them don't they!
I recommend the non ethanol pump gas ⛽ from SUNOCO
I do use non ethanol gas from Holiday, we don't have a Sunoco around here
How has this held up? Any issues with running an extension cord instead of opting for the longer built-in cable?
It seems to be holding up pretty good, the only issue with the extension cord is I'm noticing at the connection between two extension cords the plug looks like its been arcing, I'm guessing this is from water intrusion from sitting out in the rain. This year all connections will use dielectric grease and some form of cover to keep water out. Other than that no issues
simple green eats metal
I've used simple green for decades on metal and have never had an issue, even using it in it's concentrated form. I have heard of people that use it in sonic cleaners and it discolors aluminum
I'm from the UK and have the very same 2000 Polaris 6x6 Sportsman 500. At the time of purchase 2018, it was not running and had a reported overheating problem. On the basis everything can be fixed, I purchased sight un-seen, as I was in China working and purchased it on line. The vendor was great and held onto the machine for one month, until I could collect it. A little technical reading and you find out there is a thermostat plug on the side of the engine, that will turn the engine off before overheating and doing damage. Bonus as this must have worked perfectly on my engine. What was the problem you ask ? Simply put the radiator cap, closes on a plastic piece of pipe that had become out of shape which prevented the cap from sealing. Changed the pipe out and the radiator cap and the problem was fixed for about USD $50 (GBP 35 pounds). Best purchase ever, have used it on our small holding for five years, in all weather and it has never let me down. Use it to pull 1000L water buts, Spread fertilizer, Tow a flail mover, Rake grass and load up with six bales of hay in the middle of winter to feed our Alpacas and Horses. The best machine ever for working and pleasure. You did not mention how fast these Polaris 6x6 500cc are ,when you give them full throttle. Super fast and not for beginners ! For anyone thinking of purchasing a non-runner, just do it. You don't have to be an expert to fix them, parts are available and there is plenty of help out there if you do struggle, even on a budget.
Mantap bang
Thank you
I've been debating doing this with a pair of KLT 200's I have laying around.
Go for it! I had been thinking about this project for a long time and it ended up being easier than expected
Killer project man! Im a huge Honda ATC fan. Subbed, lets see it rip! ✌️😁🍩 Edit: saw it rip. Excellent man! You got any old snowmobile tracks?😲
Nice work
If you destroy this one... buy a mini bike header and get a small car muffler. Im doing this right now as my HF chipper killed the stock muffler. The mini bike header you want is heavy wall pipe... mine was painted black with a slash cut tip and maybe $15ish total. The heavy wall pipe is what ive built turbo manifolds out of and it's basically required in these high exhaust temp/high vibration applications. It's a great cheap starting point for a custom muffler setup. Might also be able to get a cheap/free used OEM motorcycle muffler. The Japanese V-twin bikes all have oem mellow exhaust.
bro that looks cool
Thanks!
we'll definitely need footage of seeing what sort of traction increase this gets you. maybe in the mud or some deepish snow!
That's the plan to get some action footage, we have no snow this year which is highly unusual, if we get some I will definitely be taking this out for some snow testing!
@@ballhammerindustries sounds great! I'll look forward to future videos.
side cutter trick for cotter pins is something I learned from my dad working on airplanes. gotta deal with those often in order to do bearing inspections/ repackings. great build, nice video. you earned a subscriber! I've got a similar sized channel and just got a kawasaki three wheeler that I'm doing some work on to get running. keep up the good videos!
Thanks for subscribing! I will check out your channel!
Thats dope, love that you were able to keep it to where you could pull it back apart to stay as 3w if you ever wanted
Thanks!
Neat project! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching!
th-cam.com/users/shortsv4gXRlt-Wms?feature=shared Hey David, here is the one that I built exactly off of your video. Still waiting to make a snowboard park and waiting on snow in the Northeast
When I was a kid I wanted the loudest pipe possible on my mini bike. Now older I want the quietest one possible to ride places I’m not supposed to me riding in lol
That's no shit. Or riding at night in town. Almost makes me wanna go fully electric!. 15k watts would be perfect lol
I'm in the same boat! I want to draw as little attention to myself as possible, that wasn't the case when I was a kid!
To activate AWD when in reverse you have to push and hold the yellow button on the left handlebar controls. I have a 2003 Polaris 6x6. My speedometer has failed and Polaris no longer sells a replacement. The AWD switch is routed through the speedometer wiring, so now I only have 4wd unless I can figure what wires to splice together to bypass the speedometer.
You might be able to take a look at a wiring diagram to figure out a bypass, that sounds like a pain. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Thank You for posting ! I'm on my second tank. Ordered my 3rd . I will definitely be putting the pressure release slit in the line. Hopefully I didn't damage engine . Thanks again for posting !
Thanks for watching, good luck with it!
How do you compare the 6x6 to a side by side, for getting around in snow? And could over the wheel tracks be put on?
I've seen several 6x6's with over the wheel tracks, there was a company that made a plastic set of tracks for these, a local ski hill had a machine with them. As far as comparing this to a side by side, I have a Polaris Ranger that's about the same year and same engine but fuel injected and honestly they do about the same in the snow but I've had better luck with the Ranger, but that could be due to the better tires. Adding tire chains will make a night and day difference to either machine
I just got a very similar mower but 40 inch deck for free. Same front lights. Model number 40601B.
Nice score!
Where did you buy the large gear for your torque converters
I bought everything from Amazon
Every motorized piece of equipment "ran when it was parked xxx years ago." Sure, that's most likely how it got to its parking spot. $500 is a good buy. It leaves plenty of room in the budget to fix what's broken and improve its looks. Always check the oil, drain the gas (put new gas in), check the radiator, clean out the air box. No telling what condition any of these liquids are in and what vermin has taken up residence in the air intake. Don't want to suck in any debris into the cylinder and make problems worse.
Very true, that's pretty much my routine. I've also come to the conclusion that pretty much any piece of equipment I buy with a carburetor should have that carburetor cleaned before it will run the way it should
what is the max load that it can take at one time?
I'm not too sure, but I've had 3 people at a time being pulled up by it, it has a lot of power
Adjust the valves
Thanks for the tip!
We t thru the same mouse nest on air intake LOL
I've pulled out so many mouse nests from air intakes!
Always carry a can of spray chain lube . On my second 6x6. Use lots of spray. You will appreciate it.
I've heard that from other people as well, there's a lot of chain on these machines
Had the same mouse nest on 2008 6x6 air intake
Sick video! Can you give me the name of the rope?
Thanks! The name of the rope is Pacific Blue Steel from Continental Western Corp
Hey David, Thanks for this great 2 part video series, it's been instrumental in the design and now construction steps of my own similar rig. I've got most of the parts, equipment, rope, motor, and lumber so far but I've yet to start cutting and assembling anything together. The One part I'm unsure of is what hardware to buy and how I should drill the holes for the bolts. Can you provide me any guidance on what drill bit/what size/length bolts I should be using for holding stuff together. Was also wondering if I needed to use bolts for structural reasons or if I could use standard construction screws instead? I've got most of the tools but none of the confidence in what I'm doing. Still prepared to have to make design changes down the road like your part 2 here. Thanks in advance!
I used galvanized bolts to make sure everything was as solid as it could be. I bought them in packages from Menards, but Home Depot or Lowe's probably has them too, Menards was the cheapest. I used galvanized since I've seen the cheap zinc coated bolts (even grade 8) start to corrode within a year when used in high-moisture environments in treated wood. Most of the construction was using 3/8" bolts, they seem to have the best balance between clamping force and cost, I've snapped many 5/16" bolts but 3/8" will pull itself into the wood without snapping, just use a 3/8" drill bit for 3/8" bolts, lengths of bolts will vary depending on which portion you're bolting, I took several trips to find the right lengths for various parts. You could probably get away with construction screws but there is a lot more torque running through this system than you'd think, when using wood, my suggestion would be to stick with bolting it together, it's worked great for me. Good luck with the build and don't hesitate to ask any more questions!
Hey David, awesome video! Attempting to build one right now! Thank you for the parts list. Can you let me know what size sprockets you used. Some of the links no longer work in your description. What size did you use for those two larger white sprockets, I think one was 72t? (not the tension sprocket). Also, if you can provide the info on the smaller axle. The 36 inch link worked. Such a cool project and the kids (and me) will love it!
The two larger sprockets are both 72t, the small sprocket on the jackshaft is 15t, and the small sprocket on the engine is 11t. I basically found the largest and smallest sprockets I could find to gear it down the most I could. If you can't find those specifically don't sweat it, even at idle this seems like it could pull an elephant out of the mud and there is plenty of RPM to go if you wanted to run it faster, so I feel like if you get the gearing even close in either direction to what I have, you will be fine. I used one single 36" axle shaft and cut it in half. Good luck with the build, it's a lot of fun!
Hey David, one more quick question. We are building it now. Just starting. I know it's not critical but do you happen to know the length and with of the construction?
@@funibro Yes it’s 32” x 48” and about 45” tall
@@ballhammerindustries thank you! we got most of it done last night. I will take a picture and send it when I get a chance. Perhaps once it's an action.
@@funibro awesome! I’d love to see it!
I had the same exact issue with the carburetor bowl screws. 3 out of 4 were stuck, couldn't even get them with vice grips. Ended up using a hacksaw to carefully notch the heads turning them into slotted screws. Even then I had to use a flat tip screwdriver and a hammer to knock them loose. Tipped the screwdriver about 45 degrees and up against the inside edge of the slot then tapped it with the hammer to make it pop loose counterclockwise.
I've had to do the same thing before, it's such a pain but better than trying to drill out such small screws. It's always kind of a scary thing trying to crack open old bowl screws for the first time. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting this Im making kinda the same thing ...where did toy buy the sprocket on the motor drive shaft
Thanks for watching! I bought almost everything, including the sprockets, on Amazon.
So I just did the same thing but my trolling motor when I pull it up out the water it whont go all the way up into the storage pockets it’s like stuck right before it goes over the edge of pocket did I do something wrong ?
No, the new pads are stiff, it takes some time for them to soften up, mine was stiff too for a while. You have more leverage on the motor when its mounted to the boat to push the shaft down while pulling it in to get it to lock into place.
Those motors are junk bombs waiting to explode. Get another brand.
I don't disagree, if it were up to me I would really like to try the Kawasaki vertical V-twins. In this instance I got both the mower and donor motor for so cheap it's hard to go wrong, I'll run it until it blows then ill move on to the next. Thanks for watching!
Yep changing the motor on one now. Got a crack in the block thats about 6 or 7 inches. Left side from the back by push rod. Same motor. Crazy 😂
@@ballhammerindustries mine had the same crack in it. Must be common
Back when lawn tractors where still made to last, the newer ones only last a few years, glad to see another one brought back
Agreed, I've worked on tractors that were just a few years old that had deteriorated very quickly
I've been replacing the Pivot Pad & Pins, but could not figure out which order to install. Thanks for posting.
I'm glad I could help, Thanks for watching!
hello, Are you interested in testing products? We would like to invite you to test the camo seat cover for your 2008 Polaris Ranger 500
Not at this time, Thank you.
@@ballhammerindustries Thanks for letting me know.
Those only help if you keep the bucket flat !
Yes, it's nice to be able to keep the bucket flat while over ground that you want to be careful with, and you can still tip it to get the cutting edge right down to the surface if you want
July 4, just watched your video. I am in northern MN and am bought 3/4 hp unit. Hasn't arrived yet. Are you happy with yours? Will it move the muck?
Overall I have been happy, it will move muck but I've found it will also pile it up, so it's best to move the unit around on your dock so you don't end up with big underwater piles of muck that can potentially be more troublesome than the muck in the first place