Heater used in 2024 Axis 750 (Firestorm?)

[Brent C]

Hi all, I own two Axis UTV's. Last year I purchased a 2022 Axis 500. I had a mechanical issue with the shifting forks after only 50 miles. I contacted Axis/Hisun warranty dept. That were very helpful and willing to send out a representative to see if it was a warranty issue that fell under coverage.  Since I live in an area that does not have authorized repair facility within 300 miles. A really nice guy drove all the way from West Virginia which was 4 hours away. He determined that the console would not stay seated in position and while driving it, the console would jump forward and knock it into the wrong gear causing the shift forks to become bent. It was then picked up a few weeks latter to be repaired in Richmond, Virginia. It should arrive home soon.

Now to my question. After the 2022 Axis 500 was taken for repairs, I bought the 2024 550 Axis. I bought the first one to take my son who is disabled from an extremely rare disorder that requires daily care to get out of the house. There are two things that give him joy, music and going for rides.  That is why I purchased the first one, However because it had bucket seats and the engine was between the two and was too loud even though I deaden the sound and put a quiet muffler on it. 

I then decided to purchase the Axis 550 for the great updated features and the bench seat, I will be buying the complete enclosure ad on's offered by Hisun. Since it does not come with a heater (Axis 750 does) I was wondering if anyone knows what heater is part of the 750 edition. There was a photo that showed a Firestorm brand, however I can not find what variation it is. If anyone knows what a Inferno heater would be correct for the Axis 550. I would like to install it this Winter to take Justin riding on the farm. Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Brent 

 

[Greg Kilgore]

Hate to hear about your son's condition. I hope all goes well for y'all.

 

I got a $50 heater a year ago and just installed in my 2021 Axis 500.

Here is the link on my install.

www.utvboard.com/topic/51705-heater-installed-2021-axis-500/

If you do yourself, you will probably have to burp the coolant line on top of the engine to get all the air out of the coolant system after the install. There is a bleed screw on top of the "goose neck" that comes out of the engine. I had to do mine about 5 times to get all the air out. That's once a day over 5 days.  Each day before the wife and I went for a ride.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes and welcome to the forum.

[Greg Kilgore]

Just want to stress the importance of bleeding that coolant system if you cut any hoses. Be sure to bleed the system good. Having the front raised off the ground will help. 

I think I blew a head gasket on mine. By not bleeding directly after opening the coolant system.

[Brent C]

Thank you very much for the info. It will definitely help when I do the job. Still waiting to get back my 2022 Axis from Richmond. Not a problem with Hisun. Finding a independent transport is as rare as hen's teeth.

[Greg Kilgore]

Your welcome. But just to let you know. The head is blown on my 2021 Axis 500 and I know the cab heater had something to do with it. I not sure if it because I didn't do a good bleeding of air when I first installed. Or if it was because I directed all the coolant through the 16mm heater core instead of the 22mm oem radiator hose. Either way it's still blown. I would recommend a different design or the OEM one from the Axis-offroad . com website. Don't want you to blow up the engine the way I did.