Travis

got the new starter on, i turned it over about 20 times for a second or two at a time as to not burn out a new starter, lol, and it never clicked once, spun it right up everytime!! and this is the first starter i've ever purchased that came with a Quality control PASS paper. I'm glad this is all behind me, this new starter sounds so much better than that old POS. But here's what i've been saying to myself the last month or so, " it could be worse, Travis. I could have a Massimo" LOL

yes sir, the battery has tested good. i cant' say i've ever heard of mule battery or lawn tractor battery sitting at 13+ volts. my cub cadet battery usually sits around 12.5-12.8 on the cubs meter.

no, i will probably install it later tonight, need to use the mule for a few things today. but the new start gear and shaft will spin both ways, the old starter i noticed previously, it would only spin one way. so i guess it not being able to rotate opposite of the shaft rotation is probably causing binding. we'll find out,

One thing i noticed, this starter gear, I can move it by hand clock wise or counter clockwise. I couldn't on the other one. And that what allows the gears to mesh is the movement CW or CCw

New starter was just delivered. It even came with a QCtest report

i always charge batteries up to around 12.5 volts before installing them. What Horsepower is the engine?

that's what i'm thinking.

i assume it's a vacuum operated pump, not electric?

The charging system should be taking care of that. Most UTV's come with at least a 10 or 12 amp charging system. usually around 15-20 amps, When it's running at idle, check the voltage on the battery, it should be at least 13Volts DC and rise to about 13.5 or 14 when you raise the RPM's, or you can find the stator(alternator) wires, they should read around 28volts AC at idle. also most auto part stores should load test the battery for free to determine if the battery is bad.

Im not sure, I may try plugging it so i can have a spare if I ever need it.

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The guy at the tire shop said it appeared to be a defect due to the location of the leak. It's right where the tread starts upwards at that seam.

Exactly!!!! I just hope I don't need to go to court over it, lol

got a response from customer service: Dear Valued Customer, Thanks for contacting us. We are sorry for the issue. We rarely receive this kind of issue, and will take it seriously. Could you please send us some pictures showing the problem? We need to record the problem. We will provide further assistance after your reply. Looking forward to your reply. Thank you. Sincerely Yours, VANACC Customer Service Team so i sent them a picture of the small puncture/defect.

The good new tire performed well on the first .5 mile trip.

got the tires back on, the Mule is now Mobile!

LOL! That's the way things go. Gremlins are always listening.

Well. They didn't charge me anything to remount the good old tire.

Well, got the tires mounted at the tire shop, get home. Pssssssssss. Small leak at the base of one of the treads in the middle of the tire. Back to the tire shop to see if they can patch a brand new tire.

I removed my right rear wheel tonight since i bought new tires to put on. I found one of my wheel studs had stretched, i torque them to 25 ft lbs when i install as the manual says to do. i went ahead and inspected all the other studs on each wheel and they're fine. Kawasaki wants anywhere from $6 to $12 per stud, but the thread size is all you need, it takes M10-1.25 stud.

But no defects. So that's good.

Wow, not shipped in a box.

Tires got delivered around 2:00, but they're going to have to wait. Hauling a calf to the Vet in navasota with a bad naval infection/hernia.

it will probably be in before my tires! LOL