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Drive Shaft Fix: CanAm Bulletin: TST 139861 Shaft Part Number: 705402245 Just heard last week from my local service manager that this has been replaced since and they are now working on yet another revision. I will be contacted when that is released as I still have a little rattle early on the throttle.
I recently bought the OS18 and it was a PITA to assemble. It took me 5 weeks because of the weather here in Coastal South Carolina. Assembling in my garage, but the temperature got up to 108° F during the day and barely below 90° F at night. And the Heat Index was always over 100°. The Manual on assembly was not clear on some points, and the small B&W photos and line drawings were not not as good as they could be. Color photos would have helped. Nothing on tensioning the blade in the Manual, I had to find out by searching through youtube videos. Not to mention a wrong part and missing parts and I have bolts and nuts left over and no empty holes for them. It sits in my garage, carriage and tracks with extension until I can place out in the backyard. Still too hot and humid to works outdoors.
I felt the same….thats why I created the video so I hope it was helpful. I also had spare nuts and bolts left over which I believe is normal. Hope it cools off enough for you to finish. I’m in Michigan so that kinda weather would probably melt me lol. Thanks for watching!
Awesome! Love the custom fab and always glad to see our products proving their worth. Hopefully our awning made this her first of many boondocking adventures to what could have otherwise been her last. 😎👍
Thanks for watching! On my machine I went from 22.49s to 19.91s with the stock setting from him on the weights. I have really noticed my belt temps are much better on the last trip we took as well even with more weight added with the awning on. Pretty darn happy with it for sure.
I have a Polaris general 4 and trying to add a plus bus bar I think I’m running 2 subs and a 4 channel amp to power 4 6.5s and 4 6x9s my single battery can’t keep up. Could you send me the link on the accessories you used in your video ? Thanks
Quick question for you, looking at the the route you have when leaving Paradise and heading north on M123, were you on the riding on the road or the shoulder of the road or was there a trail you road that was just off the road?
Heading north out of paradise, we drove on the side of the road. Legally, you can drive in the shoulder at 25mph (local roads only, no M roads). Thanks for watching!
I knew you couldn’t drive on M roads, I just looked at the map closer and didn’t realize M123 heads west in Paradise. I thought it continued north. Thanks for the reply.
I have a 17 General with an aftermarket windshield. Can you tell me the distance from the body frame down to the center of the hole? Awesome video, very helpful.
@@ChrisBurton-ch9qe I believe it was on the polaris general 1000 one. Either way, the wiper hold is 21.5" inches from the seated edge of the pillar (the corner where the windshield would seat, inside there). Then from the top of my sealed windshield measuring down, it was at 2.25"
Just did all 4 on my rzr after one decided to leave the chat 😂😂. What’s crazy is I checked them before the ride and they were good. Goes to show mechanical things can break anytime
I don't have the routes extracted and published but at some point I may do that. Meanwhile, if you use GAIA, you can use the coordinates and screen shots in the video to follow along. Hope that helps a bit and Thanks for watching!
Awesome video! Whereabouts is that bridge you guys came across around 6 minutes in? I ride to grand marais a few times a year and would love to check that spot out!
It's in that area. So I just found it and we were on a trail heading staight north each just off McCloud Grade. Looking at the map, it was just before (east) of Harvey Creek. The bridge we crossed was porter creek which dumps off of Sucker River. That should pinpoint it for you. I would not suggest taking the bridge - it was super sketch! Thanks for watching and have fun exploring!!
Yes they are. When I bought my machine, the sales guy was cocky and said "go look at other trailers - you'll be back". As much as I wanted to prove him wrong, he was right and I came back to buy it. Really happy with them! Thanks for watching!
I've been toying with the idea for a while. Just need to set aside the time to do it. If you have GAIA as a navigation app, you can access them from a web browser but it's quite a bit of work to parse out sections, etc. I do have some plans to publish some routes this year so I'll work to record the routes as I go so that I can share them. Thanks for watching!
I called my dealer today about 2023 maverick sport max and they told me this updated driveshaft is no longer available and there is another updated driveshaft being produced, not sure when it will be available.
Nope! There is a small hole on the far edge of the dash that you can feed wires under the dash. You can use a wire and go through the pillars and then down that hole to the underside of the dash. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching Dan! I plan to make several more this year on the smaller trail systems. There is a new one in Cadillac that is 100 miles one way and I'm looking forward to filming that. Stay tuned!
Any chance you know what the specs are for the gen 1-2 outlander rear drive shaft splines. I’d like to buy the correct gear cutter. And make my own drive shaft
@@ogcanamdan I couldn’t find any info. So I ground a profile out of hss. And made one on the lathe. Worked out perfect and nice fit. Better than factory
We have some friends that have a place up there just off the trail system but that trail system connects to St. Helen area and Roscommon - I'm sure you could find a VRBO in the area that is close to the trails. You could easily make 4 day ride on all of the trails in the area with a nearly full explore. It's a favorite place to ride for me except for holidays - it's crazy busy during that time but any given weekday or non-holiday weekend is pretty tame and super fun. The trails are whooped out pretty good so plan on speed over the bumps or lots of shaking :). I do plan on another video showing the St. Helen trail system which has some really nice areas to ride including a sand bowl, rock section and plenty of elevation changes. Hoping to film that this year. Hope that helps you out a bit and thanks for taking the time to watch! We have plenty of other videos if you're looking to kill some time!
Thanks, appreciate you watching! So I have not taking the trails around that area too much but there are a ton in the area that I've scoped out. I did ride my motorcycle all through that area and I can tell you that you'll want to stop at the Spectacle lake lookout point just northwest of Brimley. There is an great lake overlook and an ancient cemetery - lots of American Indian history in that area. Also something to consider if your carry a sidearm, may want to look into those laws. Anyhow, I hope you have a great time and I'm sure we'll have a ride over in that area at some point. That is one of the very few areas in the UP that I have not ridden in *yet*.
@@SuperSYMPATHIZER Ha, I didn't know that. It is a great area - that's why I bought property up there as a basecamp. I really love the west side but it's a LOOOONG haul to get over there to enjoy it. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for watching and appreciate the compliments! My wife has long hair and we have had zero issues so far. We tend to run them on about 50% and it is a nice gentle breeze on you all the time.
Great point Scott! We did have a small bit in there but I edited it out because most of these *should* be aligned from the factory. Because that is an edge case, we just took that small part out so that it wouldnt' be considered a 'common' issue because it shouldn't be. Thanks so much for watching!
What are the battery boxes? There's no link for those are they custom? They look great. I'm trying to build my dual battery setup. How do the seat risers feel?
I love the risers! Much better view for sure and some leg room. The battery is under the drivers seat and I made up a strap out of steel to hold it in place is all.
Hey thanks for posting this video. I'm in the process of building my OS27 with the same trailer package. It arrived in Dec 2023 and just now getting to it now that the weather is turning hear in NE PA. I read a lot of how vague the instructions were but didn't think it would be so vague until I started to build it LOL. I have the frame assembled and now working on the trailer. Wish me luck lol. I'll be in touch
Good luck and I'm glad it's helpful! It was an interesting setup and I agree - the instructions could use some work. Thanks for watching and enjoy the saw! I'm looking forward to milling more when my logs dry out :)
Nice! I've worked on my trailer little by little.. and thanks to this video I was able to square it up with the tracks and bunks! Another thing to pick on about the instructions, it didn't specify how to mount the axel smh. Of course there are U-bolts, plates and whatnot but boy they could have illustrated it or something. I should be done with it tomorrow. Not looking forward to mounting the carriage on it lol. Thankfully I have a tractor :) but I've been doing this solo with some help from my wife. Thanks again for sharing. Hopefully you get to mill soon enough @@UTVBoondocker
