I bought my Avenger 400 when I was just 13 years old from a dealership in Goodrich, TX. I'd wanted a 3-wheeler since 10 years old but my parents wouldn't let me buy one of them, then we saw these brand new 4-wheeled ATV's as we were driving thru Goodrich 1 day and I had to have one! Still have it today in fact, thought I probably had the last surviving 1 I was shocked to see you found one to restore! :-O
Thanks. It looked horrendous when it was pulled from the horse stable. I figured I could pull the engine off worse case but I have a soft spot for anything old. I'm sure it'll have some good times with me.
Wow. That brings back some memories. As a pre-teen to young teen I use to ride one of those all day in the summer during the late 80's thru early 90's when I'd visit my Grandfather. that was some good old days.
DANG, that come out looking great ! Can't believe how that fiberglass polished up, never would have thought it. AND it runs, a nice bonus! You done a heck of a good job on that, I love seeing things like that brought back to life. Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
My dad bought me a brand new one of those in 1982, I still have it today. I have it covered up in one of my shops with all the original paperwork. I have always been interested in anything with a motor. It is in connoisseur condition, my dad always said I was going to wash the paint off. Now I own several show cars. That four wheeler is a great little machine.
Jeff Schoenthaler Hey everyone I’d like you to come join our Facebook group “Honcho USA Made 4x4 quad enthusiasts page”. We’re just starting out & hoping for more members interested in sharing enthusiasm for these including buying or selling too.
I grew up in that factory. My step father helped open up the company and designed those bad boys (including the ugly rack, haha). He was chief welder and fiberglasser. He designed some of the first climbing stands, too. Everything we owned was made out of the metal from those bikes. The Adventure 3 wheeler was the first ATV with reverse and electric start, I believe. It was cutting edge in some ways and very old school in other ways. It also focused its design on farm work instead of fun. That's where the Honda killed it. The Adventure was too slow and too heavy for younger people. It was also terribly unreliable at first when it had Tecumseh engines in them.
I didn't expect much from the fiberglass and thought I could get a little gloss, but not as much as it did. I was going to steal the Kohler off of it originally, but it grew on me and I couldn't chop it up.
Also the original knobby tires it came with weren't curved across the tread they were almost completely flat from one side wall to the other. I've seen identical tires to the original's at Tractor Supply for about $65 each.
Nice work on a cool vehicle. I remember test riding one of those back in '85, we had a Honda Big Red three wheeler we kept at a hunting camp and my dad wanted to replace it with a quad. We ended up buying a Honda FourTrax 250 which I still have. Overall I thought the Avenger was a decent vehicle, though crudely built. The lack of suspension was the deciding issue, my mom had broken her wrist rolling the three wheeler and the Avenger seemed less stable than the FourTrax. Price wise the Honda was considerably more expensive, but that could have been due to high demand for them or the Avenger dealer (who primarily sold boats) looking to move inventory.
All the MSRP pricing I found shows they were originally more than the Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha models. Supposedly the 4x4 model was double the price of entry level Asian models and $500 more than the top of the line Honda. I think they went out of business(fire and sales) around '84-'85 so they were probably trying to liquidate them. They couldn't compete with build quality for price you got from cheap Asian manufactures. It's a piece of history and fun to show off, but not an engineering marvel for sure.
That came up real nice, my old Howard's rotovator has that type of Kohler engine on it. The frame and steering on that quad looked very primitive , but they had to start some where, nice old classic there. I had a Honda big red I think 1995 that was a nice machine and well made. Good vid thanks.
Awesome video! Great drone shots, and I could watch these kinds of videos all day, bringing something back from the dead, cleaning it up very nicely and it's like a new machine!
Awesome. Question for you. I've looked all over my frame for a serial number and can't find one. So I don't know if it was just a decal or metal plate riveted on. Does yours have one and if so where, so I can look at mine?
Awesome find, I never heard of that brand atc/atv. learn something new everyday. Reminds me of the old Suzuki Lt 3 wheelers, then 4 wheelers. Anyhow it turned out pretty good for you, thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Yeah, I have one of the first 4wheel models Suzuki as well(84 lt 230 kick start only). The Suzuki is definitely a more refined machine and shows why American made products lost against cheap Japanese toys.
Wow that thing is like new after your repair. I am surprised at the prices back then. I remember my dad bought a brand new Datsun B210 for $3000 in I think, 1976. That wasn't that much more than the price of this quad a few years later.
I had to see how much that was in today's dollars. Looks like $3000 1976 = $13,000 2017. Hard to buy a basic new truck for less than $20-30,000+ these days. I do wish they would offer a simpler vehicle sometimes. That's what made Datsun and the Toyota's of the day popular. They were cheap and basic, which equaled reliable.
I spent some time getting the Kohler 181 in my late 70's Wheelhorse B-80 last week. The intake valve was stuck open, and someone left the ignition on at some point and fried the coil/points... Nice engine to work on though; a lot nicer than the Tecumsehs I'm used to.
Wow!! Talk about a diamond in the rough. I always love your videos. Makes me want to did out my old 86 Q-sport, I know it will never look as good though.
I get a kick out of the lack of good steering on many 70' and 80's "things". I restored a McKee Roughrider 6x6 once and thought the engineering was pure genius... until I drove it!! It steered the opposite direction depending on whether you were ON or OFF the throttle, LOL.
It did clean up nice. It should be fairly reliable. Stock up on parts for that kohler because they are hard to find. Oh yeh, one more thing, reduce the sir pressure to 3 to 3.5 psi and it will have some suspension! LOL Again.....great job!
I sometimes wonder if I clean to many carbs o You Tube. But the mowers are different and the carbs are different (sometimes) and they seem to be watched. Amazing.
Though Honda would become the most popular ATV brand later on, the very first ATV was actually developed in 1961 in Toronto, Canada and called the Jiger. The Jiger was a 5 1/2 horsepower, 200 pound, 6-wheeled amphibious ATV, meaning the vehicle could travel on land and water. The first Jigers built for sale were all built to order.
Cool bike, where do you get engine parts? I just picked up an 1970 ish 225 Lincwelder it has an Onan engine any idea where I can find parts for it. Thanks
woodaddict1 I had to do some work on one of those one time and found parts at a RV place because the generators they use normally have that engine. Hope it helps!
Parts for these engines are very abundant online. Your Lincweld 225 should have a CCK/CCKA engine in it. Here is a parts manual for it gravelymanuals.com/pdf/Onan_CCK_CCKA_Parts_Manual_19860600.pdf . Google virtually any wearable part and you should be able to find it. Used parts: Ebay is your best bet.
Great job Moe! When I was watching the drone footage of you riding down the street I thought to myself, Wheres the dog?? Great to see you two at the end! haha I like working on 'old crap' no doubt. The challenge of making something useful again.
They once made a 90 HP "drag" vehicle to take to races. I think it was the 3 wheeler version. It had a wheelie bar and all! I wonder where that one is today!
I used the "3M Perfect It" polish on a Dewalt polisher. However, almost any brand of paint polish would have given similar results. 3 step polish amzn.to/3k5YLNa Dewalt variable speed polisher amzn.to/3hlUtzE
Now the Avenger 400 is rear-wheel drive only, but they did make some that were 4-wheel drive using chain that ran from the rear axle up to the front end to drive the front wheels. Looked pretty hokey at the time, never wanted that model and don't think they sold many of them. I found that a little toe-in on the front wheels makes the steering ok, and don't over-inflate those tires they should only carry about 5 psi in each tire max! Other than that there is no "give" to the suspension of course, if 1 front tire rolls over a large ant-mound the entire front end is going to come up both sides... these machines were very simple construction.
Did you get a new drone? :) And do you watch off the ranch. I totally got the feel of that from your drone footage. I do love your videos. It's awesome when an almost 14 minute video only feels like it was 5. Boredom level zero! Keep up the good work.
LOL just notice the engine's name KOHLER a good engine for many things like a snowmobile or wood sawing outfit,or gravel conveyor or even a gen set.They are one tough motor.
Yes ..... We used to have 25 machines and 4 different models M-5. S-model. J-5 and the bombi. My dad had a rental business. I still use 1 unit it has a blade and I have a backhoe,Post pounder and I built a log splitter for it.
sixtyfiveford/ all the attachments I have added myself. There usage is unlimited. I'm lucky to have one. They sure help out around the farm or acreage.
Evil from evilution yea i got 2 of them, both before i was 21. I was a real weekend warrior back in the day. I don't drink anymore though it's been about 2 years since I had anything
Actually Suzuki came out with a 125 in 1982 then Honda came out with their 4wheeler in 1984. This is not the first atv, but cool to see. I remember the first Suzuki 125, it was too light in the front end and it was hard to climb anything without the front end lifting skyward
Hey buddy. You said you didn't use anything to restore the shine to the fiberglass but it looks like you have maybe a 3M product in the video. It also looks like some kind of haze the polisher is working. Did you have something you put on there or was it a dry buff? Maybe it was just a cleaner wax of some sort? Thanks for another interesting, motivating and inspiring video.
Ok, thanks Moe. I have a fiberglass shower I am getting ready to attack so this was part of why I was curious. I have some 3M Marine Fiberglass Restorer and Wax that I got at a thrift store that I am going to try. I already tried it on some bath fixtures just for fun and it definatly left some wax. And without scratching. I've learned a lot of good stuff from your videos. Thanks.
That was the intention. But months ago when I put the Tireject in I pumped them up to 10ish psi and expected them to loose a little air as the Tireject sealed them up. Nope, they have not lost a drop.
I'm still an innertube man whenever possible. I think I already told you about pulling my Grandpa's old 1950's riding mower out of a pile of scrap, where it had been for 30+ years. And noticed that unlike my own mower, it's tires were still pumped up. I thought what the hello?!? It had innertubes....
I run innertubes in my garden tractors when the holes are big big. I've even needed to put in backer rubber so the tube won't bulge out :). I've used gallons of the slime type sealants (I buy it in 5 gallon buckets) with great success and it saves me from pulling a bunch of tires and buying/installing tubes. Tubes are great but drive me crazy when I do get a puncture or rip the stem off and have to pull the entire tire. TireJect is my new go too though as I've never had any seal up as good or fast.
I looked at a lot of fuel pumps i don't know if it has a arm on it or if it is a flush mount i don't have no numbers on the frame at all i don't no what motor i have it looks like yours
Thanks. I couldn't pass it up from the auction with the Kohler. Thought I would use the Kohler for a random project, but these eclectic things start growing on me and I couldn't chop her up.
I like it.....Great job...That was a fun project.....solid metal suspension like a mini tank....make sure you wear full football pads and mouth guard on if you take where you take the truck....LOL
my first 4 wheeler i had was in the very early 90's like 92 and it was a mid 80's model not sure what year but was a suzuki 250 quad no suspension in the rear rough ride but fun being a kid
@@sixtyfiveford is there any parts catalog that has the parts I'm looking or similar to what I need....does anybody have measurements on the shifting fork
hey I just have one question, does anyone know what kind of belt this takes? I have one myself and am trying to revive it but I don't have a belt for it
I bought my Avenger 400 when I was just 13 years old from a dealership in Goodrich, TX. I'd wanted a 3-wheeler since 10 years old but my parents wouldn't let me buy one of them, then we saw these brand new 4-wheeled ATV's as we were driving thru Goodrich 1 day and I had to have one! Still have it today in fact, thought I probably had the last surviving 1 I was shocked to see you found one to restore! :-O
That thing is freekin awesome and I'm super jealous. Love the old school 80's stuff! You did a great job bringing that back, looks terrific!
Thanks. It looked horrendous when it was pulled from the horse stable. I figured I could pull the engine off worse case but I have a soft spot for anything old. I'm sure it'll have some good times with me.
So, do I. Hopefully we can catch some riding videos of it. Keep up the cool stuff.
Wow. That brings back some memories. As a pre-teen to young teen I use to ride one of those all day in the summer during the late 80's thru early 90's when I'd visit my Grandfather. that was some good old days.
That's great. Though it's not up the technological advances of today, it still can bring a lot of fun.
What a great find, that baby cleaned up really well thanks to your hard work. Great video Brother.
I was not expecting it to look that shinny.
Great find. Congrats. I'm pretty sure that most of the worse driving experiences are caused by too old, not round and dried out tires.
DANG, that come out looking great ! Can't believe how that fiberglass polished up, never would have thought it.
AND it runs, a nice bonus!
You done a heck of a good job on that, I love seeing things like that brought back to life.
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Luckily it was stored out of the sun so the gel coat/fiberglass didn't get all cracked. I was shocked when I started polishing it.
sixtyfiveford
Yeah, that explains a lot of it. Still, being that old I'm surprised.
My dad bought me a brand new one of those in 1982, I still have it today. I have it covered up in one of my shops with all the original paperwork. I have always been interested in anything with a motor. It is in connoisseur condition, my dad always said I was going to wash the paint off. Now I own several show cars. That four wheeler is a great little machine.
That's awesome.
Question for you about the shift lever. Am I missing a bracket or is it just like I have with a knob?
sixtyfiveford I don't know how to get a picture to you, but it's a 5/16 rod with a red rubber end on it. It does not extend out past the rear fender.
Jeff Schoenthaler
Hey everyone I’d like you to come join our Facebook group “Honcho USA Made 4x4 quad enthusiasts page”. We’re just starting out & hoping for more members interested in sharing enthusiasm for these including buying or selling too.
I grew up in that factory. My step father helped open up the company and designed those bad boys (including the ugly rack, haha). He was chief welder and fiberglasser. He designed some of the first climbing stands, too. Everything we owned was made out of the metal from those bikes. The Adventure 3 wheeler was the first ATV with reverse and electric start, I believe. It was cutting edge in some ways and very old school in other ways. It also focused its design on farm work instead of fun. That's where the Honda killed it. The Adventure was too slow and too heavy for younger people. It was also terribly unreliable at first when it had Tecumseh engines in them.
We recently came across a Manco we are trying to rebuild. Could you possibly be able to help us ?
Man that is a cool bit of retro machine. I can’t believe it cleaned up so nice!
Thanks. Yeah, so many times you put a lot of effort into something and it still doesn't look that good. I was impressed how well it glossed up.
Very cool ole ATV Moe! Unbelievable how nice that fiberglass cleaned up. That ole Kohler sounds great too.
I didn't expect much from the fiberglass and thought I could get a little gloss, but not as much as it did. I was going to steal the Kohler off of it originally, but it grew on me and I couldn't chop it up.
A relic from the past and very basic but it was fun to follow along and see what it took to get it running. Looking good too.
It's neat to see stuff built with off the shelf parts.
Nice job! That’s actually pretty cool having a regular old kohler engine on that thing, easy to work on.
Oh the good old days!
Thanks.
You could buy hard parts anywhere. I live close to where they were made. Somewhere I have a new brochure from the dealer.
Also the original knobby tires it came with weren't curved across the tread they were almost completely flat from one side wall to the other. I've seen identical tires to the original's at Tractor Supply for about $65 each.
Nice work on a cool vehicle. I remember test riding one of those back in '85, we had a Honda Big Red three wheeler we kept at a hunting camp and my dad wanted to replace it with a quad. We ended up buying a Honda FourTrax 250 which I still have. Overall I thought the Avenger was a decent vehicle, though crudely built. The lack of suspension was the deciding issue, my mom had broken her wrist rolling the three wheeler and the Avenger seemed less stable than the FourTrax. Price wise the Honda was considerably more expensive, but that could have been due to high demand for them or the Avenger dealer (who primarily sold boats) looking to move inventory.
All the MSRP pricing I found shows they were originally more than the Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha models. Supposedly the 4x4 model was double the price of entry level Asian models and $500 more than the top of the line Honda. I think they went out of business(fire and sales) around '84-'85 so they were probably trying to liquidate them. They couldn't compete with build quality for price you got from cheap Asian manufactures. It's a piece of history and fun to show off, but not an engineering marvel for sure.
That came up real nice, my old Howard's rotovator has that type of Kohler engine on it. The frame and steering on that quad looked very primitive , but they had to start some where, nice old classic there. I had a Honda big red I think 1995 that was a nice machine and well made. Good vid thanks.
Thanks, those Kohlers are a great motor.
Awesome video! Great drone shots, and I could watch these kinds of videos all day, bringing something back from the dead, cleaning it up very nicely and it's like a new machine!
Thanks. It's always a long project, but very rewarding to stand back and see the final results. Glad I could share it online. -Moe
Just picked up an Avenger 400!!! Can’t wait to get started. Thanks for posting your video!
Awesome. Question for you. I've looked all over my frame for a serial number and can't find one. So I don't know if it was just a decal or metal plate riveted on. Does yours have one and if so where, so I can look at mine?
I’ll take a look at it and get back to you.
Very cool!!! looking for a nice old project myself. that shine on the fibreglass turned out sweet. Glad it went well for ya!
Project like these are a lot of fun. They just take a massive amount of man hours.
An outstanding job. It looks just shy of new again. It's awesome to bring an item back to life or just give it a new one.
I started polishing it and I couldn't believe the instant shine it took.
Awesome find, I never heard of that brand atc/atv. learn something new everyday. Reminds me of the old Suzuki Lt 3 wheelers, then 4 wheelers. Anyhow it turned out pretty good for you, thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Yeah, I have one of the first 4wheel models Suzuki as well(84 lt 230 kick start only). The Suzuki is definitely a more refined machine and shows why American made products lost against cheap Japanese toys.
Wow that thing is like new after your repair. I am surprised at the prices back then. I remember my dad bought a brand new Datsun B210 for $3000 in I think, 1976. That wasn't that much more than the price of this quad a few years later.
I had to see how much that was in today's dollars. Looks like $3000 1976 = $13,000 2017. Hard to buy a basic new truck for less than $20-30,000+ these days. I do wish they would offer a simpler vehicle sometimes. That's what made Datsun and the Toyota's of the day popular. They were cheap and basic, which equaled reliable.
Awesome job !! Very impressive work . Im blown away by your knowledge and skill ! Keep up the great work!
Wow, Thanks Jeff!
I spent some time getting the Kohler 181 in my late 70's Wheelhorse B-80 last week. The intake valve was stuck open, and someone left the ignition on at some point and fried the coil/points... Nice engine to work on though; a lot nicer than the Tecumsehs I'm used to.
I don't work on them very often, but do enjoy how much automotive influence they use in their functionality.
Wow!! Talk about a diamond in the rough. I always love your videos. Makes me want to did out my old 86 Q-sport, I know it will never look as good though.
Thanks. I knew it would run again, but didn't think it would shine up so nice.
WOW! That machine turned out like brand new. Nice job. Good drone footage.
Thanks. I tried to ride a wheelie and either I or the machine don't have the balls.
Save that for a motorcycle barn find.
Great video with lots of information . Thanks for your time and effort!
Thanks, it was a fun project.
Wish you would post more content. Love the edit on this. Keep up the quality work!
Thanks Mark. I need to do less time consuming projects so I can fit more in. Customer projects have been keeping me pretty busy the last few months.
Great drone video. I just got a kawasaki 185 bayou atv and got it running somewhat well. Nice video.
Thanks. The old Kawasakis are fun... Well they're all fun until they break down.
Amazing how good the brakes work, good job should be able to make a few skins on that when you sell it, one thumbs down must be the previous owner !
Thanks. Yeah some people hate on everything.
I get a kick out of the lack of good steering on many 70' and 80's "things". I restored a McKee Roughrider 6x6 once and thought the engineering was pure genius... until I drove it!! It steered the opposite direction depending on whether you were ON or OFF the throttle, LOL.
That makes them fun!
You make great video's! Very detailed descriptions of what your working on,you go above and beyond man!! Peace out!!
Thanks for watching.
Great job on a nice piece of history, Moe!
Thanks. It was a fun project.
Nice Find. Good Watch and I have worked on one of those in Wisconsin many years ago and we have seen a lot of weird ones around here.
Thanks.
It did clean up nice. It should be fairly reliable. Stock up on parts for that kohler because they are hard to find. Oh yeh, one more thing, reduce the sir pressure to 3 to 3.5 psi and it will have some suspension! LOL Again.....great job!
Yeah, lower pressure is on my list.
Great find and a great restoration.
Cheers
Martin
Thanks Martin. It's not a derelict mower, but probably the worst ATV I've ever come across.
Nice job Moe, sure buffed out great!
Thanks. Yeah, it's amazing how well it took a shine.
easily one of the best channels on youtube!
Thanks Man.
What a transformation! Always enjoy your videos.
I was surprised it shined up so nice. Thanks.
how cool is that thing, kinda a dune buggy atv,
Odd ball vehicles are always a lot of fun.
Drive pulley like an MTD flex pulley. Good for you. Fun stuff. Great drone footage.
Thanks Bruce. New toys are always fun and break up the monotony of mower carb cleaning.
I sometimes wonder if I clean to many carbs o You Tube. But the mowers are different and the carbs are different (sometimes) and they seem to be watched. Amazing.
Though Honda would become the most popular ATV brand later on, the very first ATV was actually developed in 1961 in Toronto, Canada and called the Jiger. The Jiger was a 5 1/2 horsepower, 200 pound, 6-wheeled amphibious ATV, meaning the vehicle could travel on land and water. The first Jigers built for sale were all built to order.
Originally, it did have a pull-start as well as the electric start. Mine still has the original pull-start on the side of the engine.
Cool bike, where do you get engine parts? I just picked up an 1970 ish 225 Lincwelder it has an Onan engine any idea where I can find parts for it. Thanks
woodaddict1
I had to do some work on one of those one time and found parts at a RV place because the generators they use normally have that engine.
Hope it helps!
Parts for these engines are very abundant online. Your Lincweld 225 should have a CCK/CCKA engine in it. Here is a parts manual for it gravelymanuals.com/pdf/Onan_CCK_CCKA_Parts_Manual_19860600.pdf . Google virtually any wearable part and you should be able to find it. Used parts: Ebay is your best bet.
sixtyfiveford thanks you made my day!
sixtyfiveford that would make a good video, finding parts..
Great job Moe! When I was watching the drone footage of you riding down the street I thought to myself, Wheres the dog?? Great to see you two at the end! haha I like working on 'old crap' no doubt. The challenge of making something useful again.
Thanks Glen. Yeah, the dog goes crazy in the house if I don't let her have a ride and knows I am.
They once made a 90 HP "drag" vehicle to take to races. I think it was the 3 wheeler version. It had a wheelie bar and all! I wonder where that one is today!
That would be neat to see.
Nice... Where did you buy that chemical to Polish the plastic
Nice job. It looks brand new.
Thanks. Yeah, I was surprised it shined up so nice.
This is first time I saw a centrifugal clutch working and now I realized how it works!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Wow, dunno how much you paid for it but I think you got a sweet deal! Congrats!
She was very cheap. Those are generally the ones that come home with me. Thanks.
Turned out looking awesome nice find nice work
Thanks Shaun. -Moe
Also just wondering what did you use on the buffer wheel to shine that plastic so well or Fiberglas.
I used 3M Perfect-It professional polishing compounds but any paint polishing compound would work.
Boy, it cleaned up good. Nice job Moe.
A little elbow grease and it shined up nice. Thanks.
Very nice. She runs well and looks purdy. The steering is quite atrocious, but I doubt you're going to beat that vintage thing on the trail anyways
Yeah, she'll be a slow putt around toy for sure.
Great video! The quad looks so unique!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Score! But is does look pretty unstable in sharp turns. Good job.
Thanks. It'll keep you clenching the hand grips for sure.
Hey what is it exactly you use to polish the machine. What brands/polish/electric buffer? Looks fantastic.
I used the "3M Perfect It" polish on a Dewalt polisher. However, almost any brand of paint polish would have given similar results.
3 step polish amzn.to/3k5YLNa
Dewalt variable speed polisher amzn.to/3hlUtzE
Nice vid bro! It's always fun saving old stuff
Thanks.
Now the Avenger 400 is rear-wheel drive only, but they did make some that were 4-wheel drive using chain that ran from the rear axle up to the front end to drive the front wheels. Looked pretty hokey at the time, never wanted that model and don't think they sold many of them. I found that a little toe-in on the front wheels makes the steering ok, and don't over-inflate those tires they should only carry about 5 psi in each tire max! Other than that there is no "give" to the suspension of course, if 1 front tire rolls over a large ant-mound the entire front end is going to come up both sides... these machines were very simple construction.
Great video as always!! You make that old buggy good as new!!
Thanks Walt. -Moe
Did you get a new drone? :) And do you watch off the ranch. I totally got the feel of that from your drone footage. I do love your videos. It's awesome when an almost 14 minute video only feels like it was 5. Boredom level zero! Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I've bumped into Off the Ranch videos 2-3 times. I've had a drone for almost a year, just never an opportunity to use it like it's intended.
LOL just notice the engine's name KOHLER a good engine for many things like a snowmobile or wood sawing outfit,or gravel conveyor or even a gen set.They are one tough motor.
Yeah, these old cast iron Kohlers are tanks.
Yes .....
We used to have 25 machines and 4 different models M-5. S-model. J-5 and the bombi. My dad had a rental business. I still use 1 unit it has a blade and I have a backhoe,Post pounder and I built a log splitter for it.
That's neat. I knew they made attachments but wouldn't have guess a backhoe.
sixtyfiveford/ all the attachments I have added myself. There usage is unlimited. I'm lucky to have one. They sure help out around the farm or acreage.
Easily one of your best videos yet!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I got my first dui on a 3 wheeler:(
Where about in ohio are you?
fuzzy wuzzy sounds like you got more afterwards?
Evil from evilution yea i got 2 of them, both before i was 21. I was a real weekend warrior back in the day. I don't drink anymore though it's been about 2 years since I had anything
fuzzy wuzzy another awesome video, thanks for posting!!
Same hahaha
Holy it looks like brand new now. I wounder if my Terra jet will shine like that again.
I was thinking of seeing if my TerraJet would take a gloss like this.
Actually Suzuki came out with a 125 in 1982 then Honda came out with their 4wheeler in 1984. This is not the first atv, but cool to see. I remember the first Suzuki 125, it was too light in the front end and it was hard to climb anything without the front end lifting skyward
These came out in a roughly 80-81 and actually made 4 wheel conversions for most other brands.
Hey buddy. You said you didn't use anything to restore the shine to the fiberglass but it looks like you have maybe a 3M product in the video. It also looks like some kind of haze the polisher is working. Did you have something you put on there or was it a dry buff? Maybe it was just a cleaner wax of some sort?
Thanks for another interesting, motivating and inspiring video.
I used 3m polishing compound but no waxes.
Ok, thanks Moe. I have a fiberglass shower I am getting ready to attack so this was part of why I was curious. I have some 3M Marine Fiberglass Restorer and Wax that I got at a thrift store that I am going to try. I already tried it on some bath fixtures just for fun and it definatly left some wax. And without scratching. I've learned a lot of good stuff from your videos. Thanks.
awesome video cool that you brought that old 4 wheeler back from the dead. it looks nice now what are you going to do with it?
I'll keep it around for a while so it can work off all the hours of labor I put into it. Then it will probably find a new owner.
Wow that shined up nice!
I really didn't expect anything near how well it shined up.
If I'm not mistaken wasn't the first modern quad a 1982 Suzuki LT125 & the first Atv was built in the late 1800's
These supposedly were original sold prior to that in 1980-81.
That is sweet. Lower the pressure in the tires a bit to improve the ride and handling..
That was the intention. But months ago when I put the Tireject in I pumped them up to 10ish psi and expected them to loose a little air as the Tireject sealed them up. Nope, they have not lost a drop.
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Glad you brought that up. I told a friend about how you done that and he tried it..... worked out great! 👌
I'm still an innertube man whenever possible. I think I already told you about pulling my Grandpa's old 1950's riding mower out of a pile of scrap, where it had been for 30+ years. And noticed that unlike my own mower, it's tires were still pumped up. I thought what the hello?!? It had innertubes....
I run innertubes in my garden tractors when the holes are big big. I've even needed to put in backer rubber so the tube won't bulge out :). I've used gallons of the slime type sealants (I buy it in 5 gallon buckets) with great success and it saves me from pulling a bunch of tires and buying/installing tubes. Tubes are great but drive me crazy when I do get a puncture or rip the stem off and have to pull the entire tire. TireJect is my new go too though as I've never had any seal up as good or fast.
Nice rig, sounds meaty.
I was thinking the same thing. It thumps pretty good.
I looked at a lot of fuel pumps i don't know if it has a arm on it or if it is a flush mount i don't have no numbers on the frame at all i don't no what motor i have it looks like yours
The motor should be a Kohler k181 and should have a name tag on the engine shroud.
well done, whats cost you all up ??
All together, under 100. Took quit a few hours of labor though and a lot more tinkering than people have the attention span for in a video.
Holy smokes that thing turned out well, great job!
Hey Thanks.
Like your style, glad I subscribed to the channel. Nice job on the wheeler too
Thanks man. -Moe.
Now go back and watch all of his previous videos.
Oh,I've been subscribed for a while now!
Where did you get that?! Awesome find. I was shocked when I saw the finished product. Shinned up real nice!! Great job
Just a random barn find from an estate auction. I was originally going to just pull the motor out and use it for another project.
Very cool machine and simple can't be better. Good find.
Thanks. I couldn't pass it up from the auction with the Kohler. Thought I would use the Kohler for a random project, but these eclectic things start growing on me and I couldn't chop her up.
Sweet machine and a nice save.
Thanks, it was a fun little project.
You're welcome.
Amazing. It looks almost like new.
I was surprised how well it shined up.
You are now the envy of the other lads in the neighborhood.
wow, not much to it; hard on the ole back I would say . Brings back memories and back still aching. Sounds good though!
Yeah, one dirt road and you'll be in pain.
Nice ride-- well done!
Hey Thanks. It was a fun project and always great when they clean up so nice.
I like it.....Great job...That was a fun project.....solid metal suspension like a mini tank....make sure you wear full football pads and mouth guard on if you take where you take the truck....LOL
Yeah, for sure. Thanks.
my first 4 wheeler i had was in the very early 90's like 92 and it was a mid 80's model not sure what year but was a suzuki 250 quad no suspension in the rear rough ride but fun being a kid
Any thing that revs is a blast as a kid.
I got a Avenger 400 and a Honcho 4x4. Looking parts shifting fork is what need. Any help?
You won't find parts anywhere. You'll have to fix what you have or have a machine shop make you a new one.
@@sixtyfiveford is there any parts catalog that has the parts I'm looking or similar to what I need....does anybody have measurements on the shifting fork
@@sixtyfiveford I just want to fully restore these 2 machines. They got a pretty good value to them being said they was almost the 1st atv invented.
I JUST GOT ONE TO DAY IT NEEDS WORK CANT GET IT STARTED YET THAT WAS COOL LOOKS GOOD
Someone got them selves a Drone! Awesome save there Moe! And you know I like working on "Old Crap"!!! lol Keep on keepin on my Friend! Zip~
I don't play with Kohlers much, so that is one of the main reasons I picked it up.
Geez that came out nice hey , Pretty basic quad like polaris make a hell of a go-cart.
Thanks. It's pretty much just a go cart with the engine between your legs.
Can you get replacement ignitions for this?
Yes, it's just a standard Kohler engine.
@@sixtyfiveford Thanks
really cool man. Nice simple quality utility 4 wheeler. You're very good. You using the Teletubbies on acid music struck me funny :))
They have to pay their bills as well. Thanks.
Yeah, being on acid is no excuse man.
I just got one from stone mountain GA hope to get it running soon
NICE WORK on this!
Thanks. It was a fun little project.
great video... and great info....
Thanks Man.
Looks so nice dude I'm getting one today
Dude I searched all over the internet for one of these 😂 couldn’t find any of these this thing is rare asf
Yeah, not much out there on them.
Great looking quad. I never knew they existed. Great final out come also. Enjoy 👍
Yeah, I knew I could get it running but had know idea it would shine up so nice. Thanks.
hey I just have one question, does anyone know what kind of belt this takes? I have one myself and am trying to revive it but I don't have a belt for it
Hard to say what's more impressive on this video. Your work or the machine? How about both. That really turned out nice!
Thanks. It was a fun little project.
Very nice work. Love it.
Hey Thanks.
Awesome video!!!! Good job
Thanks man.