Joe Breaux

are you using it for towing? That seriously shortens clutch life

no, its actually doing fine . But its now MASSIMO /YAMAHA hybrid....lol .. and I carry a toolbox and a towrope in the bed . With the money I spent in repairs , i could have bought the Honda Pioneer and had money left over. .. I just wish I had known just how bad Massimo lack of warranty service really is.. BEFORE I bought it from Tractor Supply . If they would at least back up their product, it would have been OK.. But they dont back up sh&t.. NOTHING!!! Shops wont touch these anymore. They dont get paid. Its awful. but I digress...lolol

Return it to store for refund ... buy a Honda.. I wish I had............ My MSU 500 broke on 1st day after 1 mile ... They refused warranty coverage. ever since . I have been bleeding money keeping it running for 3 years now . Been in shop 6 times

stay away from the Chinese Built knock offs.. Trust me on this one . Stick with name brands.. cost more but cheaper in the long run .. btw they all have automatic clutches now ..

ah... battery connection bolts... I probably have half a dozen of those in my tool box.. I always keep the old ones that are still good when I replace a battery.. They strip out easily and a regular metric nut just dont work

I agree completely about ethanol.. I have 4 boats with both 2 stroke and 4 stroke outboards.. ETHANOL is a disaster waiting to happen in any engine that does not run daily . Especially here in 95% humidity . ethanol literally sucks the water out of the air in the tanks , just to f -up your carbs and injectors.. Leave a nasty gunk inside.. and eats up fuel hoses . I will not use it. I have had to clean and rebuild way too many carbs over the years .. One boat has 8 freaking carbs on twin engines.. It was ridiculous... I would have to actually use a drill bit to get that hard gunk out of the jets... .No mo ethanol in mine..

Some have oil coolers too. But again, if you aint moving, you aint cooling. Maybe its not placebo but instead its the very cold air now.. On High Performance car engines, you can gain up to 1% HP increase for every 10 degree drop in inlet air below 70 degrees .. feed an engine 30 degree air and you will feel it

haha... No mule here...just a Lowly MASSIMO .. clone of a Yamaha Rhino .. 42 mph on flat ground ... I was going to buy the Honda Pioneer, but my 90 year old Dad insisted on this one at Tractor Supply . It was supposed to be for him since he just cant ride ATVs anymore. It broke every time we ran it so he wont even drive it . I tried to trade it on the Honda when it was still new... NOPE! Honda refused it.

I usually run midgrade 89 octane.. But I have used 87 octane.. no pinging .. Buddies of mine all run reg or midgrade in theirs .. except the guy with the RAZR .. he claims it runs better on 105 octane.. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT .. Altho he smokes all of us. ha ha

I dont think heat produced by fuel is any different. Premium doesnt increase power . Higher octane is simply additives to prevent detonation and damage in higher compression engines..Its the higher compression ratio that makes more power. not the premium fuel ............ I do usually run non-ethanol mid grade 89 octane in mine. but it does run fine on 87 octane without pinging. . All 4 of my Hondas run fine on regular midgrade or premium.. . Never had any overheating issue on the 2 air-cooled ATVs I have ,or the 2 water-cooled..

maybe the higher initial cost and the higher price of diesel fuel ? It is much higher than gas here .. My LS Tractor is TURBO Diesel , and fuel is $3 .69 /gal . .. ...Reg gas is $2.69 here

calling TECH Support is a waste of time at MASSIMO... they simply dont care .. Truly the worst company ever. As stated, you must not be moving to change gears or 4wd..if it is stubborn, turn off engine, shift as needed , depress brake pedal and restart in gear. As for winch, thats probably the only thing that has been trouble free on mine.

As long as it does not say MASSIMO anywhere on it , you should be good

Condolences brother.. Massimo is the worst manufacturer on earth.. Absolute rip off company.. They wont fix any defect .. Mine broke on ITS VERY FIRST DAY with only ONE MILE on odometer .. They refused to pay repair shop.. and it was recommended on phone by Company Rep in Dallas. I tried to trade mine with less than 100 miles on it, on a new Honda Pioneer.... They refused to even consider Massimo. Everyone should get together and SUE them

I have had good luck with CHROME Battery products .. I ve bought 5-6 over the years for various machines. They have 24 month warranty which is twice what most have.. I had one fail at 18 months , called them, and had a new one in 3 days, FREE...Great service Dept. CLEARLY no affiliation with Massimo! HAHA

Typical for Massimo Ripoff Motors ... They wont honor any warranty or help in any way. SM s are right here on FORUM...... click on downloads at top of homepage for PDF Service Manual for Massimos

Well, there no funding for it from our idiot president.. Its not one of his big donors. BUT, He just spent $11.9 million for veterinarians to insert I.U.D.s into WILD HORSES to cut their population .. Seems wild horses are running amuck all over America now??? But PETA is claiming its violating horses REPRODUCTIVE rights....LOL go figure Ok so I made up the PETA part but the $11M horsey IUDs is real.. .....LETS GO BRANDON!

running a new HISUN wide open on its first time out is risky.. These engines are not designed for abuse.. They barely hold up under normal conditions.. My MSU 500 with 1000 miles on it, which is HISUN too, tops out at 40-42mph on flat ground .. I would think the 750 should do better than 45 .. Its supposed to be 10 more HP. The only governor on mine is in reverse

the transmission is under that big hole , I believe.. clutch is on other side where air cooling hoses attach to the outer fan housing .. maybe a google search for engine schematic would help

The prices are insane now when you start adding optional equip.. Mine is no speed demon by any means my friends smoke me on top speeds ............, it will do 42mph on level ground with a good running start but it does VERY WELL in deep mud uphill in 4WD Lock. .. I have friends with "premium " brands that ride with me sometimes and twice I have pulled them out of a big mudhole that I just went thru successfully. and by pulled, I dont mean with my winch.

Its true Massimo is a horrible company, BUT His implosion is not a common issue.. Its the first I have heard of. Not everyone can go out and drop $20K on a new toy. ..........After working all the "bugs" out of mine, it has been running very well for more than a year .. and it's used every weekend .

Thats easy for you to say but you arent putting out the cash for a new Honda. Priced one lately?

See, thats the big problem with Massimo.. shops refuse to work on them because Massimo wont honor warranty and pay repair claims.. 3 shops here started out as Manufacturer authorized shops.. now NONE will work on them because they NEVER GET PAID by Massimo..........One will work on them but only if you pay cash in advance because parts take months to arrive . Massimo is a horrible rip off company in Dallas TX.. When I tried to make them pay for repairs, It broke on its FIRST DAY in its first mile!!! the Rep told me.... " NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!" seriously, that what he said to me on phone .. They suck

Then maybe the damage is confined to clutch or the variable ratio transmission .. thats better than a whole engine .. Seek out a GOOD mechanic or get a service manual and watch some videos if you want to try it yourself

WOW!.. catastrophic failure... does the engine still turn over or is it now locked up ?