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We have a new Axis XS 750 and live in east Texas. My wife also has a John Deere 955 tractor with loader, back hoe, auger, and brush hog. I also have a Ford 600 tractor with a cultivator, and a cub cadet lawnmower..we have 22 acres of trees and are working on trails through it. We believe that the UTV will be a great addition. Any thoughts on the winch? And we still need to get a working remote control form Lowes where we bought it. They are not UTV EXPERTS. The remote control battery reads9.3 voltage, it’s a 12V battery. I hope that is the only problem. Works with the incab switch but not really practical for normal use and requires a 2person operation to use the in-cab switch with any speed. Looking for a window kit for doors and back window, and additional support racks possibly. Any feedback would be appreciated Gar.

2020 Massimo T-Boss 410 efi, UTV has approx. 600 miles on it. Traveling down a dirt road at 20 mph and slowed down to make a sharp turn, engine stuck in fast idle. Fast enough that the clutch would not disengage. Forced it into neutral and punched gas pedal trying to get the idle speed down to where it should be. Idle started to come down from the fast idle then in about four seconds the RPM dropped to zero and engine would not restart. Towed it back to the cabin. No one around here will work on Chinese UTVs so if I don’t fix it will be just another P.O.S. Checked: Spark plug sparks. Fuel injector injects. Rocker arms rock, cam turns Will not run on a prime. (Prime, squirt gas in the spark plug hole, replace the spark plug and attempt starting the engine.) Ordered an OBD reader and the adapter for the Massimo /Delphi 6 pin connector. Down loaded fault codes from the; Delphi MT05 # 28265491 ECU P0311 Cylinder 11 misfire detected P1800 Manufacture Control P0711 Trans fluid temp sensor A PIC Manufacture Control None of these fault codes matched up with any published list of the Massimo/Delphi ECU and fault code reader would not reset codes. With all these nonsensical codes it must be a faulty ECU. After all how can you have a misfire on Cylinder 11 when it’s a single cylinder engine. Ordered and Install a new Delphi MT05 28265491 ECU. (Fig. 1) After attempting another unsuccessful start the new ECU showed P0311 Cylinder 11 misfire detected. Now I know what “P0311 Cylinder 11 misfire” means. It means the engine is not running and the ECU does not know why. An engine needs three ingredients to run, Fuel, Compression, Ignition. Confirmed it has spark, fuel, and assume it has compression. After all it had enough compression to run moments ago. Ordered a compression gauge that fits that little spark plug hole used in the Massimo to get a real reading. Compression test, 35 psi. OK, now I know why it will not run. Guess the cylinder head has to come off to find out why it has so little compression. EUREKA, FOUND IT! A small piece of metal stuck in the intake valve seat. (Fig. 2) Therefore the intake valve would not fully close. After further examination found a piece of aluminum mesh stuck in the intake port. (Fig. 3) Checked the cylinder bore for defects caused by the aluminum fragments. None were found. Removed the aluminum fragments from the head and reassembled the engine. (Fig 4) The valve timing was a challenge doing this in the field. After reassembly tested compression, 165 psi. Attempted another start. Started right up and ran as good as it did before. Shut it down right away to check for more aluminum mesh in the induction path. The air filter is where the aluminum mesh came from. (Fig 5) Now that all the facts are in, this is what happened. The 352cc, Chinese made Linhai single-cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, SOHC engine with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) and 25.5 horsepower is a very rough running engine with excessive vibration. It rattled and shook the air filter to the point where the screen on the inside of the filter fatigued and piece of screen broke off. The screen fragments traveled down the induction path and lodged in the throttle body jamming the throttle plate preventing the engine from returning to idle speed. When I punched the gas pedal the screen dislodged and traveled to the intake valve where the screen got stuck preventing the valve from closing. The engine died and would not restart. Now I know, change the air filter yearly whether it needs it or not. Took 20 min. of running the UTV for check engine light to go out.

Good job Rocket! Thanks for sharing this

Wow. Excellent detective work. Great job. And thank you for the detailed report on your sleuthing and very fine pictures of your findings. Glad you were able to get it figured out and also glad there was no damages.

Welcome from north of Tyler

I had this problem after sitting for a while cause of a blown head gasket. I fixed the head. Then tackled the no start issue. Turned out to be bad connection at battery leads. Also in the battery compartment is the main fuse. Check all connections while your in there. Yes now got over 200 miles on the new head gasket and jug. Hope for the best. Let us know. We will figure this out

Welcome from down in the swamp.. These big stores sell UTVs without a clue how to operate or repair. Mine roke on first day and Tractor Supply never lifted a finger to help..Warrenty is worthless.No one will work on them because they never get paid. But I digress. 🤔🫡