I Bought an $800 2-Stroke 6x6 TANK 

I'm 70 years old and just started buying scooters and fixing them up. I enjoy watching your shows' and proud of you on how good you do things. Your a good man for your age keep the good work up.

Some of the best times, I had an Attex 6x6, it definitely provided some code brown moments.

I gotta say Joe, watching you trouble shoot this stuff out loud is very cool. You're getting good at this stuff man!!!

FYI, you need a pop-off gauge to set the springs pressure in the carb. I'm not sure what the pressure is supposed. I'm sure an Artic cat manual will have the setting.

Gotta check the amperage draw when dealing with a starter also. Sometimes you’ll have 12.v but the cables may not be able to pull the amperage load or the starter may just be pulling too many amps for the wires to handle. Amp clamp lol Just trying to help not telling ya what to do. Ya know I’m 54 and been turning wrenches since I was a kid then professionally for the past 35 years. I love watching this stuff. I never had the patience for the small engine stuff. Probably because I’m spoiled and work with a lift lol. I learn something new every time I watch this guy. 👍🏻👍🏻

I remember in the 70's as a kid my dad threw a fit for one of these. They're really cool if they are in perfect shape. I've been wanting to get one too for awhile.

Also, it’s running a Polaris belt on a cat motor. I do know in snowmobile platforms, the secondary clutch absolutely should not turn when ur turning the motor over. As is, it seems u have far too much tension on this belt. Maybe because it’s got a transmission, it’s different. But I wouldn’t think so. That also may be why the starter is struggling to turn the engine over, because it’s having to rotate both clutch assemblies

I've built a lot of carbs walbros,also one secret you need to know about is Vaseline is your bast friend on paper gaskets so that they will seal properly and if you have to take it apart again it will come loose ,just a little goes a long way, so don't worry about a little extra as the gas mix will dissolve the excess Vaseline so you will be good to go

Love the channel, and your ability to tackle mechanical challenges in this disposable society.

I freekin got exhausted just watching you pull the hell outta that thing!! Damn bro, patience is key especially when ur in the business u are in. U did great keeping ur cool, taking charge of the situation, and keeping on task because it’s not going to fix itself!!! Ur a solid dude! Much respect! Catch ya on the next one 🤙💪👍

U getting some cracking items Joe!Makes for some very interesting content!💪👊🌶🌶🌶👍👊

Hey buddy I just wanted to warn you that you should definitely change that glass fuel filter before it starts leaking and causes a fire!!! I have definitely seen them start to leak after vibration during driving with one of the Argo style machines!! I definitely have seen even a couple trucks burn down because of a fuel leak from this glass style filters from o’Reillys!! Every time I get something with one that is the very first thing I do is throw them in the trash!!! Just thought I’d give you a heads up buddy!!! Awesome video and remember keep up all the hard work buddy!!! I’ve actually been looking for a 6 wheeler or even an 8 wheeler so that I can take out ice fishing and even use around the farm!!! I used to also have one back in high school that had a snowmobile engine in it also!!! When I could get it to run it was definitely very fast for sure!!! Then we sold it to my bus driver!!! I still wish that I had it to day because it would definitely come in handy for me!!! Let me no if you would sell one and how much you would want out of one??? Awesome video buddy and remember keep up all the hard work buddy!!!!

If you notice the distance between the axles is greater than the newer atv’s. The hustler was difficult to slide when you steered.

Not a huge deal but on the layer of the carb just under the fuel stubs you missed the little mesh fuel filter. Great video and really cool 6x6!

Your video absolutely kicks ass.. It got me Motivated to do a whole lot more in my garage... I found a late 60's amphicat 6x6... real cheap... the hardest part is to, able find parts... still can't find tires for this toy...

You are really patient with machines like that. Great job to make them run again. Love your videos Thanks

Love the videos man keep it up I’m here everytime you post love it

I'd try to find an exhaust from an old arctic cat 400 twin snowmobile and put a Mikuni carb on it. It would be more reliable with a Mikuni and exhaust would help with consistent performance. 2 strokes require a return pulse from the pipe to the exhaust port to run properly.

I always wondered about the axle seals on those machines....earlier the starter switch was smoking...great job on this project!

Great job, you were pulling your heart out on that thing. Electric start is wonderful.

Get an Intech manual on vintage snowmobiles and it will show you all the old motors and explain a this stuff. Check your intake manifold nuts for tight cause sudden reving suggest an air leak at carb or manifold to head. Get info n stop guessing. 6 wheelers are definitely not fast. That's why the quads killed the market for 6 wheelers .the chains on the Hustler have nylon shoes that lift up in the chains. Don't let them git sloppy cause they will trash your sprocks and saw skits through the bottom. Then it'll sink in the water. Don't forget to put plugs in the drain holes at bottom rear just like a boat. Or it'll sink. Those cheap Chevron tires in it don"t swim worth a shit. You need the Goodyear Rawhide tires. Hustlers swim pretty good. Keep your chains lubed n don't let them rust. It's a lit if chain to replace them. They all have tensioners. Set them up. A very important think to know us that they are death traps without a good roll bar or cage. S max flipped over on me deep in the bush if Alaska and nearly killed me.believe me. Dandahermit. Get some info. Go watch all the people floating on the trails in the swamps and mud in RU-vid. Search 6 wheel amphibs in the mud .there were dozens of nanufacturerors

Mikuni makes such a nice simple carberator. Easy to clean and fix!

U really do wanna try to reuse that stock exhaust. Besides it offering scavenging, that all 2t’s rely on for performance, it’ll also keep it way quieter. I was glad to see u didn’t modify it to put the predator in it. It woulda lost well over half its value. As “factory” as possible, and this amphibious machine is quite valuable. Good pick!!

What the chances of finding another boat anchor amphibian machine waiting to sink. Not thinking you will make a living dealing in those items. Fun seeing how you go about dealing with this.

I’ve worked on several walboro carbs and all I can say is Thank You Mikuni lol

Hey Joe, the 6x6 is awesome. A couple of suggestions to make it a safer rig when it is finished: run steel fuel line from front to back with short sections to the carb and fuel tank and run all the wiring in plastic tubing to keep it from getting damaged.

Sure that fuel pump mounted on the back-wall should be attached now when running a diaphrame-carb with a built in pump? Maybe you disconnected the pump but if not I guess the needle might not cope closing of the fuel..? Just an idea… Make sure to check for the right “pop-of-pressure” and adjust if needed once you’re at it with the carb. And, as mentioned by others. Go back to / fix up the original exhaust! Two-strokes are all about resonance! Will never run good if you don’t get a pipe with the right back-pressure… Great video, can’t wait for the maiden voyage / sea-trial 👍😀

Amazing work sir. Enjoy watching your videos. Is this all you do for a living or do you have a day job too?

Absolutely fantastic job diagnosing this you done a sweet Job Joe really excited to see how this thing actually goes so looking forward to you buttoning it up in the next video and test driving it have a great evening bud take care 👊💨

thats a cool bit of kit man nice too see a good old 2 stroke runnign again i wonder if the exhaust is causing u issue as u know they are quite finiky and thta looks like a four stroke exhaust 2 strokes work different wiht back pressures and stuff

I liked the echo in the background of the garage when you where making the deal with the guy

Great find on the starter. I think you need to let more carburetors get a soak in your ultrasonic cleaner. Growing up with those BS carbs...there were so many finicky things about them. Trueing up the plate surfaces on the carbs just a little bit went a long way.

2 strokes can flood easy , plus when you clean out the carb you got to clean out all the passages because the one you miss might be the problem, clean it out with the red straw on carb cleaner , tighten the jet all the way and back it out 1 and 1/2 turns

Dude the motor in the hustler is a rotation 377 and the transmission is a Borg Warner t20. Dual levers are modified to allow pivot turning, down is reverse, neutral and full up is forward

I had a max 2.. great fun.. I have so many old parts.. thank you again for the great memories.. keep them coming

Your right thoes carbs were a pain. I think junkyard digs just did a video with a snowmobile and he changed his over the a round slide carb. You can go check it out because I think he even says the brand of carb it was.

So glad I've discovered your amazing channel! It's been too many years since I stripped a carb. I used to put wooden matchsticks in the screw holes to line everything up as I put everything back together, especially the gaskets. Great job!

I love these videos. I watch them from start to stop. They teach you alot. Great job dude! 👍👍

I had a 16 hp Kohler in the 70's. Yep this one has the 40hp 2 cycle.. a bud had one...so many issues he just swapped the engine for an 18hp Briggs. It lost some speed in the swap, but picked up torque. Ran the thing for years.. the one thing I wish I had never sold... indestructible, unstoppable.. truly all terrain, such a fun and a real go anywhere vehicle.. crossed rivers and lakes, mowed over trees up to 4 inches. Vines and bushes we could barely see thru.. hit the body at an oblique angle with a 357 mag, and barely left a scratch.. such a simple mechanical design.. wish I had one now..

You can never go wrong with different and unique. If you find something that’s not seen everywhere or daily… buy it. Keep it up brother i like the change in content. I also like all the unicorn bikes and quads too, just nice to expand expertise.

Run 20 to one mix. That's a quart to a 5 gal gascan. Those early motors were hell on fouling plugs. We never went anywhere without spare plugs.set your carb. Reving like that suggests an air. I told you Walbro is a curse. Also electric start was rare in those days. You'll never find another starter the solenoid is working fine or your starter wouldn't work. The contactor points in the solenoid could be bad. Here's,s a tip. Any Ford solenoid will work. What your sayingg about the belt to tight is a riot and changes cintinously s cause that is a CVT drive. When it's running it is continuously changing according to the load. Get a service manual and quit guessing.

Hey Joe, I recency discovered your channel and really enjoyed seeing you tackle different problems that come up. You have a good mechanical mind and try to analyze how things work. As an old salt mechanic, a good lesson for the carburetor section always try to keep the clean part away from the dirty parts. When you had your original one out to find out how the new one was assembled it would have been to your advantage to at at least sprayed some carburetor cleaner on it before you started taking it apart.Not trying to be picky or critical it's just easier to have everything clean before you start.You gain a a step in the process plus have better success at getting things right the first time.I will subscribe cause I appreciate people that take time to show others. Keep on learning!!

Love the channel. Admire your ability to adapt and overcome. Remember seeing these advertised in Popular Mechanics magazine.

That's the same plug my 87 cr250 took. Br9es. I still remember that plug number 33 years later. 😅

Hey I have a brand new overhauled now 440 cc C C W motor it has less than 3-4 hrs on it the work was done by a machinist. everything you would want to do to the motor has been done it's been ported and polished and it has 255 psi compression on both cylinder's

The guy that sold you the Hustler sounded a lot like the fella from the AvE RU-vid channel. Not he, but voice was very similar.

These mad vehicles bring back some crazy memories of the 'Banana bunch' days! 😉

I would take some carb cleaner or break clean and spray it around the bottom of the carb where all the gaskets are and around the manifold and see if you have an air leak while it's running and see if the idle changes, cause usually you have to rub each plate on some sand paper and make sure they are all the same or it will never seal, those are known for warping and never sealing correct after you rebuild them, also after you file each peice down so everything sits flush take some gasket maker between each layer on all the gaskets just a slim amount to ensure you get a good seal. They are very finicky carbs but thoes tips I gave you should get a nice even seal around the whole carb and it wont suck any air in, that's why I beleive your having trouble with it revving up on you, also you should not have that much gas going through the return line so make sure you check the diagram and that every gasket is in the right spot in each layer.. I've rebuilt tons of these carbs and they are a big pain in the A$$, good luck bro hope this works for you or helps in any way...

Very cool you got another one! I hope to see a video with it out fishing in the future!

Awesome! I need something like that for my trail I have at my house! We've got a really good trail that goes around the 21 acre's of woods here!

good find i had 3 of thoes 6x6 -- one i had i put on a MIKUNI carb with floats and run a fuel pump off the pause lime comeing out of motor and got rid of snowmobile carb worked perfect -- --- they are not fast they are made for off road not streets --- great video

I have a jet ski engine its a 650 that was built by a race shop ,and I know that because it has it scribed in the head the name if the build place ,its yours if you want to pay shipping love to see it run would be nice in that thing

Great job! Got one in Washington I'm watching for $300 but the top cap is loose, needs new drive chains and it's a 2 stroke. What a strange looking carb.

Fast forward 10 years Joe will be on Hoarders, it's clean but they have to climb over Bikes, Sleds and Argo's to get into his living room lol.

I recently started watching the channel. I subscribed and have been binge watching all the episodes. This is great content. It is nice to see a young man saving these machines. The sad thing is I remember when these motorcycles were new on the showroom floor. From the 70s and 80s. Thanks Joe. I might get a bike from back then and try to fix it up.

These things were very popular when I was a kid. Great find 👍

Vinny knew the starter was bad!

Nice job working that thing out i gotta say I much enjoy watching it done than pulling on that handle although done it many times . I wonder if one of those smart carbs would work on few of these projects that parts discontinued on my buddy seems had good luck with his was pricey but says its like fuel injection reliability in carb platform .

I had a 9.9 Evinrude, and the fuel pump went out. I put a low pressure fuel pump on. It ran okay at first, but eventually it's been to tab on the needle and seat and ran rich and flooded.....

You can T in the return line to the fuel in line so that it reuses the gas from the return.

Cracking video joe these things are really cool thought you were ready to burn it at one point definitely tests your patience lol great job mate and cracking find can’t wait to see the first ride take care 🔧🔧🔧👍👌

I remember seeing these in Popular Mechanics magazines, when I was in 7th grade. I remember the article saying how they're the best all terrain vehicle in the world. That was in 1997, and I have never seen one in real life. It's pretty cool to watch a video showing what they're capable of.

My dad bought one of these 6x6s on eBay that looked just like this with the tank steering like this, when I was about 12/13. It's actually an amphibious vehicle if it's the same machine. I remember taking it into the lake thinking it was going to cruise along like a boat, but of course with just the tires propelling it, it only traveled like 1 meter per minute, haha, it was pretty pathetic - but at least it stayed water-tight. I wanted to put a tiny outboard motor on the back but he ended up selling it after 6 months or something.

Almost looks like the one we did a vid on. Nice 👍

Should take belt of on any snowmobile when trying to start it with problems. That little bit of resistance makes harder to start

You sir have the patience of a saint , excellent job so far looking forward to the first drive , your diagnostic ability is I suppose normal for you but a wonder to me although thanks to you I tackled changing the throttle body on my VW Polo and saved myself £300 , thanks for giving me the confidence to do it.

I wish I had just half yur enthusiasm you have for workin on all these toys!!! Awesome n can't wait to see it drivin!

I think very few people remember that starter motors do have maintenance...it's unbelievable how a clean, sand the copper and fresh grease can speed up the rotation, sometimes there's wiring issues like yours or even worn brushes.

I have purchased a Amphicat late 60's.. I'm having a hard time finding tires and rims for it... what kind of rims are you running on your... thanks, keep up all your good videos

Seeing all those chains, what a nightmare. Thanks for another great video.

Great content as always. I'm just glad you don't live by me cause your buying up anything with wheels. Lol. Keep up the good work.

Not bad, you had to take apart the carburetor only twice to make it work. Walbro and Tillotson carbs were the bane of the day back then.

Kawasaki's were known for the center seal on the crank crapping out. i hope it that's not it. another thing is those Walboro carbs, better off with the Tillitson or mikuni & pump set up. great work, that belt has shrunk or it's incorrect, center to center on the clutches. keep up the great videos and your persistence is what makes a real wrench.

good job dude. I so love watching you work throught these projects. Your knowledge and experience serves you and us so very well. Keep up the good work

It's always enjoyable working on those old machines , but please get yourself an ultrasonic cleaner and do the carbs up right. They should be spotless before you put them back together and any internal and external adjustments done by the book. If you do that and avoid gasohol (destroys the diaphrams) at all costs they will give you good service for many years or decades. You may also want to hang on to the original exhaust and repair it if needed as they are tuned by the manufacturer for peak performance in their particular application. If the newer exhaust is from a 4 stroke engine, I can guarantee you'll lose power and driveability. Other than that, just keep having fun!

I would advise you to not use those GLASS fuel filters cause they are notorious for leaking gas and starting fires in vehicles and off road vehicles, Just a heads up on thoes and I would definitely replace it with a plastic one, other then that everything looks great on it.. I've rebuilt about 10 of those since i was a teen, great machines if everything is working correctly.. great job bro!

Possible bad crank seal? If it is occasionally revving up. Junk Yard digs channel just swapped one out on his snowmobile after his buddy smoked his engine with the same issue. Looked pretty straight forward. Love the videos.

That carb rebuild looks like you are watchmaker! Awesome.

I used to see those advertised in Popular Mechanics and Popular Science all the time.

You have the tire tread l ointed the wrong way if you plan on going in the water. The tread goes backwards to help it go in water. Doesn't effect the traction out of the water .

nice first cementa jesssss

You need the fuel pump hooked up. The tank isn't above the engine, so it's required. It is idling siting flat but once you go on an incline, the tank will not gravity feed. It is really not unusual, that's why carbonated engines have fuel pumps.

Been awhile since we have had a fire Joe……whoa😉

suspension or contact cleaner is better for jet cleaning. brake cleaner can be hard on seals gaskets and diaphragms if not to carful or tryto save time not taking the carb all the way down

Good morning Joe. Liking the content!

Excited for this one!

Hey you can't move on to that project without showing us the trike on the road.. finish what you started... LOL

just ran across your channel i lived in cailf in a group home and was with the lady when she went to a farm acution she bought one of those they could not keep tires on it after 6 monthes they sold it

Another one that I would have given up on. Who finds a broken wire broken in the starter like that so easily? You know your stuff..... Another gem in the rescue garage.....

Back in my High School and college days those things were very popular with hunters, volunteer fire/rescue departments, and Sheriff's Offices. I recall some being fitted with roll bars/cages and tow hitches (pulling small firefighting and rescue equipment trailers), and even a few with what I am pretty sure were "custom" exhausts that doubled, after a fashion, for snorkels. Only Vietnam War era "MULES" riveled them in terms of users and usage. The last time I saw one still in use was back in the late 1980s whereas the MULE is still in use with many of the fire/rescue and Law Enforcement agencies, though those are rapidly being replaced by modern side-by-sides.

I very much enjoyed your video, and learned a few things along the way. I especially admire your patience, and perseverance. Subscribed.

Yo hay bud! Just a small word of CAUTION! Never run your fuel line close to your exhaust are anything hot. It will cause vapor locks. Maybe even a FIRE!!!!

Now a collector off the weird and wonderful ,lol as with my comment yesterday or mon about the banana splits .Honest I didn’t mean to plant the seed ,lol😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

They still race these and thet last trike you put up at some vintage trike event. 6x6 and vintage trikes racing takes you back in time!

Looks a lot like the Ampha Cat transmission and drive line if my memory is working and it had a German made engine. The problem with is was the chain gear teeth kept shearing off. I don't think they where hardened.

Is it better with a battery pack to keep the positive hooked and touch the ground to not create as many sparks?

Better hope you don't have gas leaking or you'll have a fire. You need to get an air cleaner on the carb or it'll ruin the engine breathing dirt and particles. Make sure the belt that turns your cooking fan is good or the engine will burn up. The 2 cycle motors were only used in the winter they get too hot in summer conditions. That's why all the later models had 4 cycle engines in them. Mine came with the Briggs n Strat 18 HP IC 2 cylinder opposed boxer. Good low end torque.

Man I love watching your videos I would probably watch you work on a bicycle I wish I had half that Talent

Good job on negotiation and all the tires hold air wow! Next is will it FLOAT

Always a great experience brother 🙏