It's good to see a young man reap the benefits of all of the hard work he does. Excellent channel by the way. Please keep us updated on the garden, its looking great so far.

You realize every machine you work on and fix, your resume is massive. You have so much experience on so many different things is very impressive. Way to go!

Mix a 40/60 solution of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner. Its crazy how nice it brings the color back in all faded plastics. Did it on my Honda and Yamaha machines.

Every time I watch you I am amazed at your talent to diagnose and make the repair. Another great video.

Joe, you will never. ever get bored of working on these machines. Why? Cause you service all makes and models! i do similar with cars and trucks. Rewarding!! One thing I haven't seen tho', is a simple test light. When you are looking at voltage while running, don't rev, bring the rpm up to ~1500 for 30 seconds.

Deer are going to love you with all the feed you’ve planted

@greathornedowl3644

24 күн бұрын

Ol’ Joe needs to invite guys from SeekOne, they’d have a field day deer hunting and fishing in central Wisconsin

I have seen faded bumpers on cars brought back to colour by putting a heat gun on them.

@Ivansgarage

24 күн бұрын

ATF works wonders on that plastic crap...

@idigdaytona4478

24 күн бұрын

I was thinking he could wet sand with 1,000 grit to get the faded surface material off then Cerakote or something like that. The heat gun may bring the shine back.

Just silicone the crack on the sensor. Make sure you run the ESP shifting. Make sure the heat shield wasn't cutting into the sensor.

@MostWantedOHA

24 күн бұрын

looks to be that it did and perhaps blew that there fuse ....???

Use a Propane blow torch on faded plastic it will restore it like new, practice on scrap plastic first and you will get better with time faster than using heat gun.

@Marcus_Aurelius_1978

24 күн бұрын

In Germany, we repair our Stadium seats with a Propane blow torch! They look like they were installed like new! That works perfectly fine!

@HDMann292

24 күн бұрын

Yup thats what stadiums do with their sun faded seats makes them look new.

@capt.e

24 күн бұрын

Or you can use a heat gun, just not as quick and can be more pin point with attachments

@sandbar521

24 күн бұрын

Hey Joey, you don’t have to hit it with a torch immediately you first have to use WD-40 and a Scotch-Brite to get the old material off before you hit it with a torch.

@RichValentine1972

24 күн бұрын

First use a mild cleaner and a Scotch pad to loosen it up and then the heat gun or the torch should clear up the rest of it. It’s not easy, but it can be done and I’ll look.

I had a 2014 rubicon sold it in 2023 never one issues. It was an absolute tank. Always in water when I was hunting my duck blind. Never let me down!!

Looking at your garden, the deer are eating you up. Get some cheap rags, soak in ammonia, and hang around the field. Just a retired veggies farmer giving a bit of advice!

That was a bargain buy for $1000! Nice work

Nice project, hugely popular this time of year. Now let's tear it apart. Great job getting it to shift - that's what a sledgehammer is for

Nice troubleshooting Joe. Better get those apples protected. The Deer will eat the new leaves over and over and stunt their growth. They will not regrow the missing leaves till next year once they get stripped a couple of times.

For your apple trees. Save you some money. Make a 4 to 6 foot square around your tree and only needs to be about 4ft high. The deer will leave them alone. Great work on the machine

You may have a worn bearing on the starter causing it to drag and act like a weak battery. Happened on my 2003 rubicon. I would check your valve clearance too, seems to be a bit noisy comparedto mine but it only has 350 hours. I always enjoy watching your videos...great job

I saw the entire repair process, you are an expert.

Great work on these! I hope that your garden does well! I moved to the Philippines when I retired a few years ago and gardening here sucks because you either have no rain or too much rain, lol.

Those Rubicons are beasts. I have an older one I ride on the ranch in Montana, and I ride it through trout streams, up steep hills.., and it doesn't miss a beat! I will often ride it into the middle of my trout stream, and fish all day from it. Thanks Joe for showing me how to keep the Rubicon running like new😊

@Charlton2010

24 күн бұрын

You must live a good life buddy 😊

@allan9603

24 күн бұрын

@@Charlton2010 Everyday I wake up, thank the Lord, read the newspaper and don't see my name in the obituaries.., yes, it's the good life.

@guymcdaniel9219

22 күн бұрын

Nowhere on the planet is is good for a trout stream to park and fish from a motor vehicle. Please park on the side and wade it.

how much you want to bet the heat from the exhaust shortens the shift angle sensor life... the blue one motor is much tighter...

Just put some JB weld on that sensor to plug the wholes.

Love my 2001 Rubicon. It's usually the shift position sensor or the control motor. I've only used Honda brand sensors to replace mine. I've seen people use cheap Chinese ones, but when they go out, they can cause the swash plate to slam to one side in the Hondamatic unit. SHIFT SENSOR GOING OUT. Makes it sputter in reverse when they do, heard it when you went into reverse in the yard.

Hi Joe, plant your corn in rows 12 inches apart and the plants 12 inches apart - staggered - it would like an equilateral triangle from above. This way the crops are supported in windy situations and you get a better yield overall. My brother in law from Michicgan taught me this technique and its never failed..

The water in the sensor on the Yellow one shorted to ground, that’s why your fuse blew.

@Kiltylake

23 күн бұрын

I doubt the water in the sensor caused the fuse to blow. Sensors work on lower amps and voltage and send a signal to the controller. The controller then sends battery voltage and higher amps to the motor.

That sensor didn't get cut it got melted bye the heat sheld

You can heat up the plastics with a heat gun and become new again but first pressure wash them to clear up

Sounds like a shift position sensor The reason it's doing that in reverse is its running on the rev limiter for the reverse but it's not supposed to cut it that much that soon

just idea i have always wondering if the stuff the use on car headlight stuff that clear up headlight if that would fix ur plastics just a thought

Congrats on the double win👏 I think I’m gonna enjoy your garden progress as much as the motors 😀

Are there any updates on the Husaberg? Did anyone take up your offer to try and start it?

Brilliant video Joe watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👏 👍

I have a 02 Rubicon a 00 400ex and a 09 trx700xx glad you have featured all those machines

One more thing, Vinnie is very lucky to have you as his Dad.

@motoadi95

24 күн бұрын

dogs and pets are not children :)

@greathornedowl3644

24 күн бұрын

Ditto, Joe seemingly has the patience of a saint. Ideal pet owner and father. Where is the 2Vinnie channel?

@tuguybear930

23 күн бұрын

@@motoadi95 Being a good pet owner is remarkably similar to being a good father.

@uberalles9797

23 күн бұрын

​@@tuguybear930Yet not LITERALLY being a father

another well done project. Glad to see you use a meter. My dad showed me how to use a meter when I was 12 t/o A Simpson VOM. That was 55 years ago.

@MrTruckerf

23 күн бұрын

I am also 67 and jealous, because my dad didn't show me sh*t!

Blow torch will come back like new

I watched a video of a man just heating the plastics with a propane torch and the color came back like new and it stayed looking good.... You need to first clean the plastics with a greenie. I am a retired mechanic and I love your videos.

Happy Days Joe Has Posted 🔥🔥🔥

Sweet! I love seeing people get good deals that are easy fixes!

I like that blue one

Use a propane torch wand that doesnt have a direct flame like the small torch attachments. This will restore faded plastic. I have seen it done on stadium seats that are plastic and they looked like brand new when they were finished and I have also used this technique and it works well just be careful you don’t burn the plastic. Always keep the flame moving of course

I've owned a 2005 rancher since new the shift angle sensor is the first place i would start.

@user-hj5ml8rr8u

24 күн бұрын

I HAD an 04 Recon... replaced shift angle sensor twice...PIA

Awesome video! Just bought an 04 rancher AT and learned a lot

when installing shift angle sensor make sure that it is preloaded in correct direction, read manual, have seen quite a few where people plugged in new sensor but didn't set it right

Rust-Oleum Wipe New strange product but works amazingly well on plastic and will bring it almost back to its original color and luster with very little work it does actually work pretty well I will say the blowtorch method works very well as well but you risk melting things or setting something on fire

Just noticing first up the neutral light does come on in neutral. Loving seeing something similar to my foreman sport 2006 model only I'm glad I have 5speed shift and a simple 2wd/4wd switch.

Simply outstanding Joe !!!

Great diagnosis, thanks for the info!

Great find on both machines

10 seconds into this video and as of the owner of a 2001 450es I am gonna guess it involves the angle sensor lol. I got mine off a guy who practically gave it to me because he thought his transmission was going. 99 dollar angle sensor later and I had a good working bike

Sound troubleshooting techniques and a great pickup for $1,000. The "Land", I am really jealous. A combined track and food plot!

The deer stand on their back legs and love apple leaves. I have the same issues on my farm.

Good looking rig, Honda should only require a little “tinkering” inexpensive to fix and maintain. Quick flip, or addition to Joe’s World of Wheels. Today’s $2 idea, your opening, walk around discussing purchase could be a SHORT to drive views and subscriptions

Great to see you putting food plots in for the deer !

Get a load tester . Amperage is a different animal to voltage .

FOR PLASTICS. Get a headlight renewal kit. It contains many finer and finer grit papers and then buffer and buffer compound. There is a certain brand to be found on Szabo KZread he used to redo a light. And because lights are plastics it works same as body. Basically as good as new.

Two great machines. Nice work. Don’t forget the gas cap breather hose. Water will get in the tank without them. Love the vids.

How is it that you know so much about various small engines and drive trains ? ✌ out from ( Canada ) 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

Great fixes all round. Pleasure to watch mate.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Use an orbital sander going from 150 grit down to 1200 then buff it and the plastic will look brand new

I’m digging the update on the plants and trees

You can restore those plastics. Just like an old paint job.....start sanding with scotch Brite to remove dirt then begin sanding in stages. It'll come back

You might want to try some STP Son Of A Gun! Protectant, on your yellow ATV, which claims to shine and protect vinyl, rubber, and plastic by reducing the effects of ultraviolet (sunshine). I've used it on oxidized metal clad patio doors, which worked well for a number of years after one application. Clean the surface before applying. I found it in an automotive supply store.

Very impressive work.

Nice fix on both quads Joe!! As for the garden go with the electric solar fence.

Looking good. Try using a torch to shine up the plastics. I have seen people do this for faded plastic seats at a stadium. Good luck.

Had much of the same issue but mine was stuck in 4th gear. Not even the manual shift tool from the toolbox would change to any other gear. I did a little research and learned my Rancher ES had a shifting fork (for the lack of a better word) notorious for snapping off. In fact, Honda issued a bulletin about this issue. Yeah, I had to remove one case and pull the clutch to access it. a 20 dollar part. Sure enough, it was split in half and would not rotate the shifting mechanism. I slapped a new one in. It was much beefier than the original. That was two years ago. Still working perfectly. Cheers from Louisiana.

Seen a few other videos online of guys restoring plastics on their dirt bikes and quads. Most use a razor blade and scrape lightly scrape off the edges of the deeper scratches.Then they use lower to high grid wet sandpaper to lightly get out all the minor scratches.Then follow that with like some guys commented using a torch to bring the brightness back while finishing off with a wax and buffing wheel.

There is a sequence to go through to reset the shifting. You Tube has a video of the procedure.

Another great video mate great detective work

Heat gun can sometimes clean up plastics.

Wild bohrs will love your garden

Hey buddy you're doing a great job some people say that if you use a propane torch on your plastics it brings to shine back give it a try good job

Faded plastic try off bug repellent, it worked on mine. And it's great for yellow headlights too.

Restore Plastics, i used a blow torch or a heat gun, worked for me many times.

Awesome video! U make us all smarter. A corn roast looks to b in your future?!?!❤

Wow nice two-fer fixes on Rubicons👍👍👍

You're a pro Joe! Nice little bikes!

Grow your own Joe! I look forward to watching the crops progress and the expert wrenching

Love your content bro

Great buy, should be a quick, profitable turnaround

Enjoy all your videos. I have driven Honda ATV since the beginning with the Honda ATC 185s. Currently have the Rubicon IRS in the standard foot shift. I have avoided the Hondas with the ESP as these always seem to have issues. Seems like the shift motors will go out and will need to be replaced…….and the OEM part from Honda is not cheap. And, the aftermarket ones are junk. I bet this is the shifting issues with both the Rubicons you have now.

Thank you for this video helped me with my quad same one it's a 2004 Honda foreman rubicon

I like your videos. You are patient and methodical. You are going to have truckloads of pumpkins! Wow. Deer can jump very high. Good luck!

Looks like you've got ,2nice quads that'll do 30000 miles for about 2k. Well done! My 06 foreman sport had 160hrs and 700miles on it when I bought it 2years ago. It'll be with me till the end!

Angle sensor or shift motor seized. Then perform the initial setting procedure.

A Razor blade will do the job. Just go over lightly and smoothly, then IF NEED BE lightly wet sand, and you're good to go. A heat gun will not work DUE to the contaminates bedded into the plastics, aswell the top layer is brittle. Keep up THE GREAT VIDEOS.

I've been watching your channel for a while and have a question... You've shown a storage unit where you keep a collection of certain machines you've fixed, but the others, like to two ATVs you fixed in this video--do you sell those? You never talk about selling the machines you fix...I'm assuming you must do that?

Don't use a torch Joe, this is the best video I have ever found " DIY Plastic Repair part one" McNasty Customz very good tutorial starting with a sander, with coarse sandpaper then finish with mothers aluminum polish. Turns out glossy like new. You got a damn nice. I've seen several videos that do not recommend fire. Thx

For the faded plastics try this it really works. Boiled linseed oil and you cut it with paint thinner or mineral spirits. Some people use scotchbrite pads or use several gradients of wet sanding ..then wipe on the oil mixture. It does have to dry though

Such a good find so much potential 👍

like the new trail!

Thanks for the video

Nice to see something different...no cooked engine!. Set the clock on that thing, you're killin' me!😆

awesome job! I have basically the same bike yellow and all. Mine is an 04 foreman rubicon 500 eps. Those tires need to be swapped though driving me nuts lol.

I use a razor blade and a heat gun or blow torch to restore the plastics a razor blade scrapes that weathered junk off and cleans it up nicely

Awesome job joe… now the other machine should be an easy fix!! Hoosier Wing⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸

We have a 450 Forman that has the esp, but also the option the put a foot shifter on it. The esp never worked great and was always clunky so we just ordered the foot shifter from the dealer and never had to mess with the electronic shifter. Way better.

Wow, that first shift sensor was toast!!

Quick tip! You can start these quads in gear. You have to hold the front handle brake. Not the rear brake.

Take a hand held torch like the previous guy said of heat