This is what Snowmobiling use to be, and should be!! I can't afford a 12-18K Snowmobile! I currently have a 98' Formula Z670 that I use for Ice fishing, Ditch Banging, and Bar Hopping when the situation presents it's self!! Love the Videos, and the Content! Keep doing what you're doing and the Subs will Follow!
$12K. I was at the cat dealer and a T-Cat was was well over $30K. I think it was almost $35K. The cheapest sled they had was 17K. Made me want to 🤮. I can afford it but why? Most of the people that buy those are the citiots that have ruined snowmobiling.
Pete you’re just shy of 22k subscribers but with your content and entertainment value I have to believe 50k subscribers is just around the corner. Keep up the great content. Signed “another Ontarian”.
What a great video overall Pete (as usual), but what a great & timely tutorial for me. I have a mint 1998 Vmax 600 with 3200 km’s that starts up first crank and runs so smooth….but 25 years old and the regular maintenance is what’s critical at her age, especially that drive bearing which I have never looked at. Got to love Yamaha’s
I had a 1997 VMax 700 and loved the sound of that sled. I wish they would bring the triples back but fat chance of that due to everyone wants light weight these days. Great video as usual Pete I want to add, since I have been following your channel I am amazed at your knowledge. Sleds, ATVs, cars, trucks and special built units. You have a special talent!
One of the few design issues with this vintage VMax was the left and right steering arms. They let moisture in via a drain hole and trap it there so the arms rust from the inside out…..not a great experience when an arm lets go at 80 kph. I replaced both of them and pumped both with gear oil to help stop the interior rust issue.
Another fun video, thanks Pete! All day swear fest, have had my share of those in my 40 plus years of wrenching! Never had good luck breaking those locking collars loose on those drive bearings. Was talking to you as you removed the bearing that if you're going through the trouble of removing it to check it, may as well replace it no matter what! Haven't had much Yamaha sled experience, bikes, yes. They seem like solid units. Those carbs look more complex than the standard Mikuni. I recall a guy working on marine Yamaha 2 stroke carbs saying they have several circuits, makes them run smooth but also a bear to clean! Keep em coming my friend!
Great Vid Pete 👍 I had. SXR 600 for years. Never a problem. The maintenance you guys did I did kind of regularly. Got sold on the new stuff. It takes 15 min to get the panels off without breaking something or taking the F’n seat off to get to the battery. I really miss my Vmax Open the hood & it’s there. A few weeks ago we parked the late model stuff & got the 91 Phazer out & rode around our property. Lots of fun
😂😂😂 I use a tray from the dollar store. I lost a float rod the other day. I was not working over the tray and lost a jet today 😂😂😂 .so don't feel so bad brother 😊 thanks for sharing guys 🙏
Yupp, loop the 2 wires together!! Had that on my 90' Blaster, saw the Same problem on my Buddy's 98' ZRT600! Old School easy fix!! 😂 Back in the day when people put 144 Woody's Studs on a 600!!! 😂
@hodgebone1 possible I guess. That one does have studs. I hope they race I still have money on that XC he was racing last year. It beat the 700 yamaha last year if I remember correctly.
great video. word of advise when removing studs, i just use a blow torch heat up the nut/stud until the nylon starts melting and then use the impact the they come right off. i rarely have to use a cut off wheel unless one is bent. i've done this and reused studs 2 or 3 times on new tracks
Id love to own another Redhead! 😁 Awesome entertainment and learning video. My technical experience is not that of yours which I wish there was a road from where I live to your town for alot of the maintenance requests that are beyond my abilities. Great work those redheads are the best most fuel efficient sleds made for the horsepower that they put out and most never believe me how fuel efficient they are compared to other new sleds built today of lesser quality. I just got back from my hunting and gathering for my winter needs. Ive done some preventive maintenance to my 440 Cat/Logger and I've noticed that the strain i put it through. Caused me to change all my bearings to be ready for this winter. I think ill stick with my Jag due to the ease of maintenance and prices for new sleds nowadays is way to steep and im paying $8.10 a gallon for gas and $8.50 for heating fuel. Keep these awesome vids coming, Very entertaining.
We were on a snowmobile trip, heading south from Cochrane Ont the trail crosses or used to, the Mattagami river. We got to the river and it was flowing, full of broken ice sheets but flowing fast. So what do we do, cross or turn back. Decided to cross, I was going first on my 98 T-cat. The shoreline is sloped down to the water level so I was off the throttle going down the bank when I hit the water I opened the throttle and nothing! Hammered on the throttle off and on multiple times till it fired. Once across I disconnected these switches permanently. Had occasional problems with them before but that was enough. Love the channel by the way, watched your video on the Ram exhaust manifold replacement, well mine is warped too.....I need a good mechanic, are ya busy, LOL.
yeah them throttle safety switches can be a real bugger sometimes eh! when ya wanna hammer the throttle and there's nothin there it can be a real sphincter pucker moment!! 🤣 oohh I'm a bit on the busy side these days...trying to make videos and pay the bills lol 🍻🤣
thank you! we do have a website www.rednecks-dirtyhands.com I'm not too sure how all the shipping stuff works but I know we've shipped stuff to the states a bunch but I'd have to check with Kristina about other countries...lol like the saying goes...ya wanna talk to the man in charge or the woman that actually knows what the heck is goin on! 🤣🍻
Pete , I've been looking on TH-cam for a video for changing all the shocks on my 1998 vmax 600 XTC deluxe yamaha and I can't find any at all!! Is there someway you could check your sources and see if they've got a video cause there's a lot of steps to doing it along with figuring out all the settings !
Just a little question 🤔 With so many bad studs😅,wouldn’t it be better to change them all. And if you don’t won’t your track not connect evenly to ground on a pull. I like your humor and expertise.👍
yeah normally I'd swap out the track on a sled like that because of all the missing studs and a few pull throughs but because he's just planning on using it around his hunt camp and not really putting any major km on it just removing the bad studs for no is all we needed to do. I mean the cost of a track and studs these days is out to lunch so for now it's just sleddin on a beer budget 🤣🍻
Great video! I always wanted one of these. Love the triples. Leave it to YT to make an awesome video annoying with ads every 5 min. Not your fault of course. Cheers!
that s what i have ! a V-Max 700 tripple 98 but it s name is XTC it s black with red and ywllow and orange flames ! it s in my storage room in Edmonton, AB. I wan t to get it and bring it back home but don t have the money to do so ! I miss my sled ! put alot of money on it ! 🤔
Another great video. You said you sold the 700?. The racing videos you send are great. If we get a little snow this year you should try make up a race of 4 800’s. the race ones are always fun to watch. If you don’t have or don’t want an 800, I’m sure you have a buddy that would loan you one for a video.. if you need one I would lend you one as well. Would make some great content cheers
You need to invest into a sonic cleaner for carbs, take the bowls off , and throw em in a container of gas put it in the cleaner, and put water in the cleaner to the full line turn it on to about 65c for 30 minutes, and you are pretty well done.
Wish I could send u guys a video of mine I have a 2001 sxr 700 with psi triple pipes and some other goodies I've had it for 8 years and still wrongs strong
About compression test, why do people only pull 5 times? I pull or crank until the compression tester stops going up, then I know what the max compression is.
should be able to hit close to max compression in 5 tugs...if it's low after 5 then she's gettin tired. had sleds in the past with low compression after 5 tugs and hard to start with the pull cord but would start with the electric start cause it could spin it faster..but yeah might be able to get a few more psi after more tugs for sure 🍻
i bought a 98 vmax xtc 700 with 2,000 miles for $325. as soon as he said he had carbs done I knew it was just TORS haha. loostened the cable and its mint
What brand and type ofgrease are you using on the skids ? Looking for a good low temp grease to replace the arctic cat grease I use. I'm sick of paying $25 bucks for 10 oz.
possible choke or throttle cable/linkage issue or it could have a cracked or torn carb boot? and sucking air and running lean...I'd take a good look there first 🍻
Put a little valve grinding compounds on those questionable screws before you even attempt to try em. Old guy i worked with on military aircraft showed me that in 82. Always got a tube of vg compound in my screwdriver drawer ever since
Got a 2001 mtn max 700 triple. Went to do the carbs and the idle adjuster bolt on the carbs came out of the nut. Cant seem to find a way to compress the springs enough or get the bolt to thread back in. Any suggestions?
Great job with your video But i've gotta laugh how you guys slam Polaris. That vmax is basically an updated 17 year old Polaris Indy 500. Trailing arm suspension. 3 cyl liquid cooled. Hydraulic brakes. Running board heat exchangers. "Yamaha triple sound" All the above were on the market in 1981 boys.
This is what Snowmobiling use to be, and should be!! I can't afford a 12-18K Snowmobile! I currently have a 98' Formula Z670 that I use for Ice fishing, Ditch Banging, and Bar Hopping when the situation presents it's self!! Love the Videos, and the Content! Keep doing what you're doing and the Subs will Follow!
$12K. I was at the cat dealer and a T-Cat was was well over $30K. I think it was almost $35K. The cheapest sled they had was 17K. Made me want to 🤮.
I can afford it but why?
Most of the people that buy those are the citiots that have ruined snowmobiling.
"Just shy of 11,000 said no Polaris owner" - love it! 🤣
lmao 🤣🍻
I love these snowmobile videos Pete. Keep em coming. Pitter patter git at er 🍺🍺🍻🍻
Pete you’re just shy of 22k subscribers but with your content and entertainment value I have to believe 50k subscribers is just around the corner. Keep up the great content. Signed “another Ontarian”.
What a great video overall Pete (as usual), but what a great & timely tutorial for me. I have a mint 1998 Vmax 600 with 3200 km’s that starts up first crank and runs so smooth….but 25 years old and the regular maintenance is what’s critical at her age, especially that drive bearing which I have never looked at. Got to love Yamaha’s
Perfect timing, I need to do this same procedure on my 2001 SXR 700. Thanks Pete and Billy!
I had a 1997 VMax 700 and loved the sound of that sled. I wish they would bring the triples back but fat chance of that due to everyone wants light weight these days.
Great video as usual Pete
I want to add, since I have been following your channel I am amazed at your knowledge. Sleds, ATVs, cars, trucks and special built units. You have a special talent!
One of the few design issues with this vintage VMax was the left and right steering arms. They let moisture in via a drain hole and trap it there so the arms rust from the inside out…..not a great experience when an arm lets go at 80 kph. I replaced both of them and pumped both with gear oil to help stop the interior rust issue.
Last winter , sold a 1998 XLT special to a buddy , 10,600 miles , he says it runs flawlessly , 13 mpg , all original
I miss my 1997 zrt600 it’s nice to have a helping hand I think that this winter isn’t going to be a very good one for snowmobiling
Another fun video, thanks Pete! All day swear fest, have had my share of those in my 40 plus years of wrenching! Never had good luck breaking those locking collars loose on those drive bearings. Was talking to you as you removed the bearing that if you're going through the trouble of removing it to check it, may as well replace it no matter what! Haven't had much Yamaha sled experience, bikes, yes. They seem like solid units. Those carbs look more complex than the standard Mikuni. I recall a guy working on marine Yamaha 2 stroke carbs saying they have several circuits, makes them run smooth but also a bear to clean! Keep em coming my friend!
Great Vid Pete 👍
I had. SXR 600 for years. Never a problem. The maintenance you guys did I did kind of regularly. Got sold on the new stuff. It takes 15 min to get the panels off without breaking something or taking the F’n seat off to get to the battery. I really miss my Vmax
Open the hood & it’s there.
A few weeks ago we parked the late model stuff & got the 91 Phazer out & rode around our property. Lots of fun
thank you! cheers 🍻
Another great video Pete,keep ‘em coming! Nice one!🍻
thank you! 🍻
Been on boosted 4 strokes for so long forgot how good those triples sound! That is even a single pipe, sick! Good PM covered it all really good!
Another great vid Pete I need to see a JR tall boy in your vid one day ha ha Larry inticer from the hydro lines
haha I'll have to get a few in the fridge there eh! thank you and cheers 🍻
Pete, I enjoy the heck out of your videos.
Would you have a 3xl in a sweatshirt not a hoodie? And what would the cost be in US Currency
Great job fellas, appreciate your work and awesome video, keep up the good work and now we wait on the snow ....cheers
thanks! cheers buddy! 🍻
Thank you, Pete! Like others that have commented, this was right up my alley as I have the same sled with similar issues.
Very welcome! thank you for watching and the positive feedback!! cheers 🍻
I was subscribed last winter. Had to resubscribe
😂😂😂 I use a tray from the dollar store. I lost a float rod the other day. I was not working over the tray and lost a jet today 😂😂😂 .so don't feel so bad brother 😊 thanks for sharing guys 🙏
Love those old v max had all kind of them lol in my day. 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Good to see Mclainski, was just thinking about asking where he has been then like 5 minutes or so later through the door he walks
I did buy a used sled with those backers and I have removed them, thanks again
Well done again yo time to put the 700 triple again and any other 700 i’am voting for the Yamaha or yomama nice one.👍😎😎🍺🇨🇦
Yupp, loop the 2 wires together!! Had that on my 90' Blaster, saw the Same problem on my Buddy's 98' ZRT600! Old School easy fix!! 😂 Back in the day when people put 144 Woody's Studs on a 600!!! 😂
I just traded my 04 Rx1 for a 97 Vmax 700 red head! I had the same sled be I went to the 4 stroke. Amazing sound.
Those v max are quick when set up properly. Still no match for the Ole XC 700. Braapp! Your newfie subscriber got money on the polaris !!
both of mine destroy a 97 xc 700. he stays with me for a little bit but not for long
@hodgebone1 possible I guess. That one does have studs. I hope they race I still have money on that XC he was racing last year. It beat the 700 yamaha last year if I remember correctly.
Good job 😊
Great job brother, I appreciate the video as I'm a new owner of 08" 2 up 550 polaris sled & 1st. Time owing a sled! Peace brother Turtle
haha Nice One! thank you! we got a video of a 2 up 550! call it the Honey Hauler!! 🤣🍻
I just bought a 2020 artic cat zr8000rr for 7k with 1,800 miles. Mint condition. Theres tons of deals to be had . You dont need to buy brand new.
That's a steal! 🍻
great video. word of advise when removing studs, i just use a blow torch heat up the nut/stud until the nylon starts melting and then use the impact the they come right off. i rarely have to use a cut off wheel unless one is bent. i've done this and reused studs 2 or 3 times on new tracks
thanks! good tip 🍻
Id love to own another Redhead!
😁 Awesome entertainment and learning video. My technical experience is not that of yours which I wish there was a road from where I live to your town for alot of the maintenance requests that are beyond my abilities. Great work those redheads are the best most fuel efficient sleds made for the horsepower that they put out and most never believe me how fuel efficient they are compared to other new sleds built today of lesser quality.
I just got back from my hunting and gathering for my winter needs. Ive done some preventive maintenance to my 440 Cat/Logger and I've noticed that the strain i put it through. Caused me to change all my bearings to be ready for this winter. I think ill stick with my Jag due to the ease of maintenance and prices for new sleds nowadays is way to steep and im paying $8.10 a gallon for gas and $8.50 for heating fuel. Keep these awesome vids coming, Very entertaining.
I have a 2002 Yamaha mountain max when I bought it three years ago it sat for 12 years and it's a 700 Red head triple they are rockets
Nice One! 🍻
We were on a snowmobile trip, heading south from Cochrane Ont the trail crosses or used to, the Mattagami river. We got to the river and it was flowing, full of broken ice sheets but flowing fast. So what do we do, cross or turn back. Decided to cross, I was going first on my 98 T-cat. The shoreline is sloped down to the water level so I was off the throttle going down the bank when I hit the water I opened the throttle and nothing! Hammered on the throttle off and on multiple times till it fired. Once across I disconnected these switches permanently. Had occasional problems with them before but that was enough. Love the channel by the way, watched your video on the Ram exhaust manifold replacement, well mine is warped too.....I need a good mechanic, are ya busy, LOL.
yeah them throttle safety switches can be a real bugger sometimes eh! when ya wanna hammer the throttle and there's nothin there it can be a real sphincter pucker moment!! 🤣 oohh I'm a bit on the busy side these days...trying to make videos and pay the bills lol 🍻🤣
Great video.
Love the older sleds videos.
Btw is it possible to by merch from you to an outher country.
thank you! we do have a website www.rednecks-dirtyhands.com
I'm not too sure how all the shipping stuff works but I know we've shipped stuff to the states a bunch but I'd have to check with Kristina about other countries...lol like the saying goes...ya wanna talk to the man in charge or the woman that actually knows what the heck is goin on! 🤣🍻
Another great instructional video Pete. But the real question... Is it as fast as Scooter's XC700???
haha thank you! and we'll have to find out I guess eh! 🤣🍻
Yamaha triple best sounding snowmobile in existence
Ahhhhhh! The coup de gras❤ cold beer!!!😊
Awesome video as usual. I have a 97 vmax sx. Always learn something new from your videos. Keep em coming! Thanks
Thanx guys
cheers 🍻
Dude the Milwaukee Rivet gun is fire!
Wish I kept my red head. Great motor . Still got a set of AAEN triple pipes for one. Cheers!
Nice One! she'd Dangle with them pipes on there!!! 🍻
Pete you should convince him to buy the pipes lol
Got everything you need if interested lol braaap
22.2k now and growing .Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!! Think snow.
thank you! Merry Christmas 🎅🍻
Did this exact thing with my track today. Had the plastic versions to deal with. No torx thankfully. Nice one!🍻
Good one Pete. Learning video for sure 😊
Pete , I've been looking on TH-cam for a video for changing all the shocks on my 1998 vmax 600 XTC deluxe yamaha and I can't find any at all!! Is there someway you could check your sources and see if they've got a video cause there's a lot of steps to doing it along with figuring out all the settings !
well if I come across one we could possibly do a video on it! 🍻
Just a little question 🤔 With so many bad studs😅,wouldn’t it be better to change them all. And if you don’t won’t your track not connect evenly to ground on a pull. I like your humor and expertise.👍
yeah normally I'd swap out the track on a sled like that because of all the missing studs and a few pull throughs but because he's just planning on using it around his hunt camp and not really putting any major km on it just removing the bad studs for no is all we needed to do. I mean the cost of a track and studs these days is out to lunch so for now it's just sleddin on a beer budget 🤣🍻
Off topic question from this video but are you running ultimax on your f7? I love the videos keep them coming!
Great video! I always wanted one of these. Love the triples. Leave it to YT to make an awesome video annoying with ads every 5 min. Not your fault of course. Cheers!
Back at the sleds Nice one👌
Great video buddy. Love the step by step on maintaining your sled. Keep up the great work. RNDH 4 LIFE
She’s a keeper! Can’t go wrong with a redhead
Nice one!
Thank you! Cheers!🍻
nicely done sir, always loved the Yamaha... quality stuff
Use a dental pic to get the rubber or ring and washer out!! I get them from the dental office all the time and they work slick!
Another great video need snow
Made the mistake of letting an srx triple get in front of my f7 on the flowage, what a mistake lol good video have a good one
Nice one Pete and Billy ✌🏻 cheers 🍻
Nice Work Guys as always ! 😎👍🍺🇺🇸🇨🇦
Thank you! Cheers!🍻
that s what i have ! a V-Max 700 tripple 98 but it s name is XTC it s black with red and ywllow and orange flames ! it s in my storage room in Edmonton, AB. I wan t to get it and bring it back home but don t have the money to do so ! I miss my sled ! put alot of money on it ! 🤔
Another great video. You said you sold the 700?. The racing videos you send are great. If we get a little snow this year you should try make up a race of 4 800’s. the race ones are always fun to watch. If you don’t have or don’t want an 800, I’m sure you have a buddy that would loan you one for a video.. if you need one I would lend you one as well. Would make some great content cheers
Man I wish you were in the lower states as I have two f7 Sled’s that I know you would love to work on and they would make a great video
You need to invest into a sonic cleaner for carbs, take the bowls off , and throw em in a container of gas put it in the cleaner, and put water in the cleaner to the full line turn it on to about 65c for 30 minutes, and you are pretty well done.
O she'll dangle.....I would love to see it up against the xc... I'm working on a sx700 red head greasy triple and a 600 twin
Should of taken the studes off the outside edge the wreck the track edge .. could of used them in the missing ones
Nice work👍
I noticed you did not mention if jetting was the same on each carb, some set-ups used staggered jetting.
Where is your shop located Pete? Im in the dirty shwaa and might need some of your mechanical expertise.
Wish I could send u guys a video of mine I have a 2001 sxr 700 with psi triple pipes and some other goodies I've had it for 8 years and still wrongs strong
Nice work guys👍
Your a good combination of Funny & Smart ,
The Vmax 700 and the ZR 700 are 2 new sleds for your 700 shootouts.
You're like nonstop comedy. I might just learn something too.
Where can we get merch from?
The very little bit of snow we've got this year is ticking me off. Put a paddle track on my rx1 and can't even use the damn thing
About compression test, why do people only pull 5 times? I pull or crank until the compression tester stops going up, then I know what the max compression is.
should be able to hit close to max compression in 5 tugs...if it's low after 5 then she's gettin tired. had sleds in the past with low compression after 5 tugs and hard to start with the pull cord but would start with the electric start cause it could spin it faster..but yeah might be able to get a few more psi after more tugs for sure 🍻
@@rednecksdirtyhands Alright, that makes sense. Thanks 🍻
Pete you just increased the value of every one of these sleds in southern Ontario by 30 percent 😂
i bought a 98 vmax xtc 700 with 2,000 miles for $325. as soon as he said he had carbs done I knew it was just TORS haha. loostened the cable and its mint
GREAT CONTENT
I have 3 vmax4s 4 cylinder 2 stroke idc what is new and the best sleds never let me down
Well done again beer time for me to♥️👍💪🍺
i see a scrambler back there and maybe a three wheeler in the bushes?
That V MAX is a 2000 not a 98. Best sled I ever owned. Still have it going strong.
Why didn't you buy
The v max four. It
Has more power then the 700. 😅
How do you know
@@666dynomax I have a v max 4. Has more power. Then that
V max 700. Mine is all
Stock
You’re moving up in the world Pete. U got yourself an apprentice haha. Just joking there Billy hahah 👍
great tutorials ... like the content
What brand and type ofgrease are you using on the skids ? Looking for a good low temp grease to replace the arctic cat grease I use. I'm sick of paying $25 bucks for 10 oz.
I have an f7. The drive bearing was exploded. I also had to grind it off the shaft. What a pain in the ass that is
Great video bro..
Nice 1...
Hi bud 2003 polaris 440 air pull it over and then it races hi ideal ??????😢
possible choke or throttle cable/linkage issue or it could have a cracked or torn carb boot? and sucking air and running lean...I'd take a good look there first 🍻
Good One
Nice!
Nice video, cheers!!
Electric grease gun , that’s nice , never seen one of those before
Put a little valve grinding compounds on those questionable screws before you even attempt to try em. Old guy i worked with on military aircraft showed me that in 82. Always got a tube of vg compound in my screwdriver drawer ever since
Got a 2001 mtn max 700 triple. Went to do the carbs and the idle adjuster bolt on the carbs came out of the nut. Cant seem to find a way to compress the springs enough or get the bolt to thread back in. Any suggestions?
NEED SNOW!!!!!
Great job with your video
But i've gotta laugh how you guys slam Polaris.
That vmax is basically an updated 17 year old Polaris Indy 500.
Trailing arm suspension.
3 cyl liquid cooled.
Hydraulic brakes.
Running board heat exchangers.
"Yamaha triple sound"
All the above were on the market in 1981 boys.
The model year of that vmax is 2000.
You know alot about sleds do you know how to buypass the tether on a lynx ho 600 2004?