Thanks for keeping your channel grounded and I’m glad to see your not going “downhill” like some other SXS channels… 😂 seriously great content I appreciate it.
I just wanted to come on here and say. I'm subscribed to all the big sxs channels on UA-cam and you guys are by far my favorite! You guys should be way bigger than you are. I love all your content. Keep up the good work!
Im probably going to buy my first maverick in the coming week. Just a trail rider in Nevada. Really excited! I had 2 rzrs before. Realized I didnt like the quality of the rzrs as they aged. Plastics broke easily, ride was hard even with piggy back walker evans shocks. Cage was goofy big. Now we sold both rzrs and are using the money to buy a brand new 0 miles X3 4 seater. I forsee 10,000 miles of cruising trails if we can. We arent speed freaks. Thanks for the info you give us.
I own a 2018 X3 RC Turbo (120hp) with 5k miles. I'm a "normal" rider...ha ha. I've had the same experience with my X3...control arm bushings, wheel bearings (rear's were actually still good), and LF lower ball joint. Broke my front sway bar end link in the Creek Trail, WV so I removed my front sway bar and never looked back. I also had an issue with lower bulkhead plate where the captured nuts came loose and I could not tighten lower control arm bolts. Other than noisy cabin and poor front visibility I have no other complaints. I have all the power I need, solved the cabin noise with Rugged Radio's headsets. Love the channel, looking forward to future videos.
I have a 21 xrs rr max, and I can not complain about smart lok at all. It has made a lot of complaining noises with 35s, but (knock on wood) it's still kicking just fine.
I’m at 8k miles and i gotta say we are about equal on everything you said ! I gotta be close to Scott , I’m 45 min from bfr and an hour away from Kittanning, and 7 miles from the piney rail riders trail head in Sligo. Ever need anything while your at bfr i got the garage and all clutch tools.
As far as sight line out of the machines, have y'all ever looked into seat risers, they come in 1", 1-1/2" and 2". I know with the cages you may not have a lot of head room, but I think it would be looking into.
We have. Sheri used to have risers but we removed them for the lower cage. The site line doesn’t really bother us anymore but I’m sure other folks wouldn’t like it.
Thank you for the reply, I am looking at a DS RR for my wife and I to get out it, I love all the trail videos y'all do showing how capable a "stock" machine on 32"s really is, please y'all keep up the great videos. I'd love to see more POV cab views in future videos
Few things first is my vote for Ivy Branch. Next what place will be featured in your next riding series? And last when/if you upgrade would you stick with the smaller machines or go to 72in like Scott? Keep up the great work guys your my favorite UTV channel since you do outlaw trails.
Thank you, next up is some new wellsville videos. If I upgrade I honestly think I’ll stick with a 64. There hasn’t been somewhere I couldn’t go because of my width and I’ve been able to go places wider machines couldn’t because of my width. The only downfall I see with the 64” is that they don’t handle the serious offcamber spots as well. 64s also have stronger suspension and axle components because there is less leverage on those parts. Axles, a arms etc.
Jesse, have you guys thought about making a video about your riding style. Like what gear you run, what 4x4 selections you choice for the different types of climbs you make? I learn a lot from you guys. Thanks
@@TheCanAmCrew I’m upgrading soon trust me I debated it I just can’t get used to that seating position I sat in one I still support y’all I watch all your vids
@@Ohiocanamx3 I hear ya. The seats are adjustable to a certain extent but even then the site line isn’t the best haha. Doesn’t matter what machine you have really, as long as you can get out and enjoy the trails is all that matters
@@Ohiocanamx3 yeah. The view out of the X3 is the only minor complaint I’ve got. The seats are definitely adjustable and they make extended taller mounts for them.
So something I never noticed before with your rigs is that you don't have gated shifters except for Scott's machine. I would think with the kind of riding you do you would for sure have them. Plus you can-am folks have it kind of nice with very affordable ones... lol Mine ran me about $300 but worth every penny. The other thing, and I think I commented on it before with you guys is I am also surprised you haven't installed a clutch kit. I think installing one would really surprise you with the difference they make. But I would suggest if you do, don't get one of the mass produce style kits. Go with one with adjustability with weights to help really dial it in. I swear by Adam over at QSC clutches. Night and day difference with my machine running his kits....but just my 2cents... lol
Great video Jesse👍🏻. It’s really incredible how tough these machines are especially with the type of riding y’all are doing. 9k miles just awesome!! I have a couple of questions…I bought the tool to grease my wheel bearings. Do you grease your wheel bearings also?? I’ve heard different opinions on this. You also mentioned greasing the axles?? Thanks Good Job Crew 👊🏻
There's literally no reason to grease wheel bearings. They're pre greased and sealed. The grease doesn't go anywhere and it doesn't break down. The bearing will fail long before anything happens to the grease. The only exception is Polaris. A new bearing you could add a few squirts.
We are all on stock clutching. We did replace the slider shoes once on ours a few thousand miles ago. We made a video of us doing that. Aside from that. All stock.
@@jackrides65 I did the relocation kit but it didn’t really do anything. I ended up going to a newer style p drive clutch and it’s 75% quieter and I love it.
I have a 2022 XRC model on 35" stickies. What's the best way to try an prevent smart lock issues? Lock the diff when crawling and not letting the system switch back and forth? Thanks.
Honestly there is no way to avoid it unless you don’t ride hard. If you plan to ride hard it will go. Avoid being on your side. That’s when Scott’s went most of the time. Side load transferred into the side gear that meshes with the diff is the most common failure type. Being a 2022 it has bigger side gears but I’ve still seen it happen. If you don’t ride where you need momentum to get you through or your layed over on your side still trying to move you will probably be ok.
@@TheCanAmCrew I like to do similar riding as you guys do. I like to push the limits so hopefully I get a good life out of mine haha. So with Scott's being welded up front, is that pretty equal to the diff being locked 24/7?
@@TheCanAmCrew oh, I see y'all with a lot of erratic throttle, never just easy throttle where tires slowly rotate. Thought it was your machine, every can am that rides with us can't ease up to anything and is very jerky. Didn't know if you had thought about a fix
@@TheCanAmCrew oh ok , never have a problem turning my wheel, my power steering will slide the front over sometimes when I am beside a rock. Thank God for a good power steering.
@@timjeffreys6855 you must have a better than most unit then. I don’t know anyone that has a fully locked diff say is ok to steer. We ride with a couple pro rs and they all day when they are fully locked it’s hard. The smart lok, visco and rzr guys won’t experience that because they don’t have a mechanical locker. Pro r, KRX and halo 30s are all mechanical lockers making the steering a lot stiffer.
Just bought a 2023 x3 ds do you guys run a front gusset plate or shock tower brace I do very light trail riding my wife makes me stick to the blue trails.
No, we won’t run a gusset kit for a few different reasons. One is if your not jumping it like in the dunes it’s not necessary. 2 is the fact that we are in to the diff and a arms quite a bit with our riding style and a gusset kit turns that type of job into a few hours rather than 30 mins.
This is great content! My buddy just picked up his 23 x3 xds rr can’t wait to see it in action really has me thinking about getting xds max but the length has me concerned. Any input on the four seater’s?
@@jjofalltrades917 look up adrenaline cycles video on x3 models explained. This will get you a decent amount of information, but do all of your research before you buy a machine.
Great work! I'm working on getting my machine Can Am Crew worthy. If you were to upgrade would you stay with 64 or go 72? I always wondered how Scott like the 72?
I read in another comment that you run 4/3 offset, do you also run spacers? And I know you said they are both 64 inch machines but what is the actual width of the set up that you are running?
9000 and no issues not having the gusset kit? I've heard a couple people say it's a must, but with that kind of miles and with the riding yall do, I'm second guessing even getting it and using that money elsewhere.
We won’t run one for a few reasons. If you plan to jump them in the dunes you would probably benefit from one but for us we see no need. One of the main reasons being we are breaking diffs and hard on a arms and bushing etc. when you have a gusset kit on the front end it makes working on them a nightmare. Especially on the trail. We can have a diff out of our machines in 30 mins. With a gusset kit your looking at a few hours. The downtime is what I don’t like.
How many of those miles are with the Whalen tune? You dont see many big hp tunes that dont require an Intercooler and fan. Im very, very interested in doing that tune as long as it doesnt decrease the engines reliability.
A sloppy steering wheel. But if you haven’t go back and watch our video on some upgrades we did. We show the rack and the steering stem that wore out causing the steering to be sloppy.
I would say it’s a combination of all those. Running ads on our videos is how we make money. The more people who watch the videos means the more ads they see and ultimately the more money we make. Liking the video and commenting shows that people watching it enjoy the video and UA-cam shares it to more people.
Thanks for keeping your channel grounded and I’m glad to see your not going “downhill” like some other SXS channels… 😂 seriously great content I appreciate it.
With us, What you see is what you get haha. It’s just a couple friends having fun on the trails and sometimes in the garage. Drama free!
I just wanted to come on here and say. I'm subscribed to all the big sxs channels on UA-cam and you guys are by far my favorite! You guys should be way bigger than you are. I love all your content. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man, we sure do appreciate that.
i agree without a doubt.
Awesome video detailing all your mods and issues you have had. Keep up the good work with this channel!!!
Bravo to you and your family, hopefully this will carry over for generations.
Im probably going to buy my first maverick in the coming week. Just a trail rider in Nevada. Really excited! I had 2 rzrs before. Realized I didnt like the quality of the rzrs as they aged. Plastics broke easily, ride was hard even with piggy back walker evans shocks. Cage was goofy big. Now we sold both rzrs and are using the money to buy a brand new 0 miles X3 4 seater. I forsee 10,000 miles of cruising trails if we can. We arent speed freaks. Thanks for the info you give us.
I own a 2018 X3 RC Turbo (120hp) with 5k miles. I'm a "normal" rider...ha ha. I've had the same experience with my X3...control arm bushings, wheel bearings (rear's were actually still good), and LF lower ball joint. Broke my front sway bar end link in the Creek Trail, WV so I removed my front sway bar and never looked back. I also had an issue with lower bulkhead plate where the captured nuts came loose and I could not tighten lower control arm bolts. Other than noisy cabin and poor front visibility I have no other complaints. I have all the power I need, solved the cabin noise with Rugged Radio's headsets. Love the channel, looking forward to future videos.
Awesome 🤘🏻👊🏻
As always a great honest review on the Crew Rides! Thank so much for all the info and videos
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I have a 21 xrs rr max, and I can not complain about smart lok at all. It has made a lot of complaining noises with 35s, but (knock on wood) it's still kicking just fine.
I’m at 8k miles and i gotta say we are about equal on everything you said ! I gotta be close to Scott , I’m 45 min from bfr and an hour away from Kittanning, and 7 miles from the piney rail riders trail head in Sligo. Ever need anything while your at bfr i got the garage and all clutch tools.
Awesome thanks man.
As far as sight line out of the machines, have y'all ever looked into seat risers, they come in 1", 1-1/2" and 2". I know with the cages you may not have a lot of head room, but I think it would be looking into.
We have. Sheri used to have risers but we removed them for the lower cage. The site line doesn’t really bother us anymore but I’m sure other folks wouldn’t like it.
Thank you for the reply, I am looking at a DS RR for my wife and I to get out it, I love all the trail videos y'all do showing how capable a "stock" machine on 32"s really is, please y'all keep up the great videos. I'd love to see more POV cab views in future videos
Few things first is my vote for Ivy Branch. Next what place will be featured in your next riding series? And last when/if you upgrade would you stick with the smaller machines or go to 72in like Scott? Keep up the great work guys your my favorite UTV channel since you do outlaw trails.
Thank you, next up is some new wellsville videos. If I upgrade I honestly think I’ll stick with a 64. There hasn’t been somewhere I couldn’t go because of my width and I’ve been able to go places wider machines couldn’t because of my width. The only downfall I see with the 64” is that they don’t handle the serious offcamber spots as well. 64s also have stronger suspension and axle components because there is less leverage on those parts. Axles, a arms etc.
Jesse, have you guys thought about making a video about your riding style. Like what gear you run, what 4x4 selections you choice for the different types of climbs you make? I learn a lot from you guys. Thanks
Always great videos, they all are interesting to watch. Keep it up
One of main reasons I don’t own a can am I’m 5ft 4 can’t see nothing 😂but I do respect them and love the sound of a can am
Sheri and Scott are 5’4” and 5’5” and they do just fine. Come to the dark side.
@@TheCanAmCrew I’m upgrading soon trust me I debated it I just can’t get used to that seating position I sat in one I still support y’all I watch all your vids
@@Ohiocanamx3 I hear ya. The seats are adjustable to a certain extent but even then the site line isn’t the best haha. Doesn’t matter what machine you have really, as long as you can get out and enjoy the trails is all that matters
@@TheCanAmCrew yeah I never knew that til I watched ur vid tonight I’ve only sat in a stock one at dealership and exactly that’s what it’s all about
@@Ohiocanamx3 yeah. The view out of the X3 is the only minor complaint I’ve got. The seats are definitely adjustable and they make extended taller mounts for them.
I just got a noise reduction kit off Amazon it works
y’all better hit that bell
So something I never noticed before with your rigs is that you don't have gated shifters except for Scott's machine. I would think with the kind of riding you do you would for sure have them. Plus you can-am folks have it kind of nice with very affordable ones... lol Mine ran me about $300 but worth every penny. The other thing, and I think I commented on it before with you guys is I am also surprised you haven't installed a clutch kit. I think installing one would really surprise you with the difference they make. But I would suggest if you do, don't get one of the mass produce style kits. Go with one with adjustability with weights to help really dial it in. I swear by Adam over at QSC clutches. Night and day difference with my machine running his kits....but just my 2cents... lol
When is Scott updating his roll cage?
Hopefully soon. We’ve had the tubing for a few months now but he lives over an hour away and hard to find the time sometimes. Very soon.
Great video Jesse👍🏻. It’s really incredible how tough these machines are especially with the type of riding y’all are doing. 9k miles just awesome!!
I have a couple of questions…I bought the tool to grease my wheel bearings. Do you grease your wheel bearings also?? I’ve
heard different opinions on this. You also mentioned greasing the axles?? Thanks
Good Job Crew 👊🏻
There's literally no reason to grease wheel bearings. They're pre greased and sealed. The grease doesn't go anywhere and it doesn't break down. The bearing will fail long before anything happens to the grease. The only exception is Polaris. A new bearing you could add a few squirts.
We used to grease our wheel bearings but didn’t notice that they lasted any longer so we stopped greasing them.
Thanks 👍🏻
Liked the video, I was always wondering if you had any gusset kits..
What dry bag do you guys have? I like that it has clips on it
It’s called tailgunner Offroad. They have a website and they are the best dry storage bag we’ve had.
What door handles are those?
I believe they are called hmf door latches
9k miles, damn that's awesome
Any clutch maintenance? O-rings, slider shoes or secondary rollers? Anyone have a clutch kit running larger tires?
We are all on stock clutching. We did replace the slider shoes once on ours a few thousand miles ago. We made a video of us doing that. Aside from that. All stock.
Have you done anything for the loud noise in cab?
@@jackrides65 I did the relocation kit but it didn’t really do anything. I ended up going to a newer style p drive clutch and it’s 75% quieter and I love it.
I have a 2022 XRC model on 35" stickies. What's the best way to try an prevent smart lock issues? Lock the diff when crawling and not letting the system switch back and forth? Thanks.
Honestly there is no way to avoid it unless you don’t ride hard. If you plan to ride hard it will go. Avoid being on your side. That’s when Scott’s went most of the time. Side load transferred into the side gear that meshes with the diff is the most common failure type. Being a 2022 it has bigger side gears but I’ve still seen it happen. If you don’t ride where you need momentum to get you through or your layed over on your side still trying to move you will probably be ok.
@@TheCanAmCrew I like to do similar riding as you guys do. I like to push the limits so hopefully I get a good life out of mine haha. So with Scott's being welded up front, is that pretty equal to the diff being locked 24/7?
@@gixxerkid32 yes. The front end is locked all the time but he can switch between 2 and 4 wheel drive.
Have you found anyway to fix the jerky throttle so it will be smooth and steady on rock crawls when starting off
Ours aren’t jerky so I’m not sure. But can ams do have an eco and sport so maybe eco would be better.
@@TheCanAmCrew oh, I see y'all with a lot of erratic throttle, never just easy throttle where tires slowly rotate. Thought it was your machine, every can am that rides with us can't ease up to anything and is very jerky. Didn't know if you had thought about a fix
@@timjeffreys6855 we bump the throttle on purpose to move our tires because being fully locked you can’t turn sometimes.
@@TheCanAmCrew oh ok , never have a problem turning my wheel, my power steering will slide the front over sometimes when I am beside a rock. Thank God for a good power steering.
@@timjeffreys6855 you must have a better than most unit then. I don’t know anyone that has a fully locked diff say is ok to steer. We ride with a couple pro rs and they all day when they are fully locked it’s hard. The smart lok, visco and rzr guys won’t experience that because they don’t have a mechanical locker. Pro r, KRX and halo 30s are all mechanical lockers making the steering a lot stiffer.
What brand of wheel bearings do y’all run?
We run Oem. I’ve tried All balls bearings but when they fail they fail bad and can ruin things.
What radios are those you use for communication
We use rugged radios
When you wounded the badlands winch, how did you run the rope? Does it run out the “top” of the winch without rubbing on the edges?
Ours come out the top.
And you got the long drum winch right?
@@LFRY10 yes. We have the badlands Apex 5500 long drum.
What offset are you running? I was going to get 4+3, but I heard bad things.
4-3. I was in 5-2 and switched to 4-3. I don’t notice any difference.
Have you guys ever had any issues with the belts?
No never. We change them out every couple thousand as preventative maintenance
As always great videos. Do you run skid plates
We’re still on the stock skid plate
Thanks for speedy reply I m thinking about buying x3 soon
Just bought a 2023 x3 ds do you guys run a front gusset plate or shock tower brace I do very light trail riding my wife makes me stick to the blue trails.
No, we won’t run a gusset kit for a few different reasons. One is if your not jumping it like in the dunes it’s not necessary. 2 is the fact that we are in to the diff and a arms quite a bit with our riding style and a gusset kit turns that type of job into a few hours rather than 30 mins.
This is great content! My buddy just picked up his 23 x3 xds rr can’t wait to see it in action really has me thinking about getting xds max but the length has me concerned. Any input on the four seater’s?
Thank you, they are long but they go places no other sxs can go because they are that long.
I would say get the rs rr, or personally the xrs rr 4 seater
@@drummerboy11122 2023 Can-Am SSV MAVERICK MAX XDS 64 TURBO RR this is what I’m looking at not sure what the differences are?
@@jjofalltrades917 look up adrenaline cycles video on x3 models explained. This will get you a decent amount of information, but do all of your research before you buy a machine.
@@drummerboy11122 thank you! We have a 2022 rmax 1000 4 seater now but I’ve always wanted a x3
Great work! I'm working on getting my machine Can Am Crew worthy. If you were to upgrade would you stay with 64 or go 72? I always wondered how Scott like the 72?
I think I will stay with 64”. It’s worked out great for me so far. Scott also loves his 72. They are both great but in their own way.
What's the name of those cabins, and where are they? Another great video
Thanks. Check out our first bearwallow video a couple weeks ago. We go over this place and show you around the cabin.
Appalachian outpost is amazing. Short road trip to bearwallow and trail 21 right to rockhouse/devil anse/Buffalo mountain
Great riding love to ride with you guy's
I read in another comment that you run 4/3 offset, do you also run spacers?
And I know you said they are both 64 inch machines but what is the actual width of the set up that you are running?
We used to run 5-2 and now run 4-3 wheels. No spacers. Our width is right at 68 inches now.
Awsome machines
9000 and no issues not having the gusset kit? I've heard a couple people say it's a must, but with that kind of miles and with the riding yall do, I'm second guessing even getting it and using that money elsewhere.
We won’t run one for a few reasons. If you plan to jump them in the dunes you would probably benefit from one but for us we see no need. One of the main reasons being we are breaking diffs and hard on a arms and bushing etc. when you have a gusset kit on the front end it makes working on them a nightmare. Especially on the trail. We can have a diff out of our machines in 30 mins. With a gusset kit your looking at a few hours. The downtime is what I don’t like.
Have you ever rebuilt your shocks? Seals, oil, nitrogen…
No, never touched them other than adding the shock therapy springs.
Thanks. Two corners were leaking oil and lost nitrogen charge after 2500 miles on my 2017 XDS.
Do you grease your wheel bearings at any point or just ride until fail?
We used to grease them but haven’t noticed a difference in life so we quite greasing them.
Great videos as always!
9k miles sheesh. I can only hope my pro xp makes it that long.
How many of those miles are with the Whalen tune? You dont see many big hp tunes that dont require an Intercooler and fan. Im very, very interested in doing that tune as long as it doesnt decrease the engines reliability.
I am at 10,400 miles now and they’ve been tuned for about 9000 of those miles.
I’m closing in on 7000 miles with my 2019 and I feel like my steering rack is on its way out. What were your signs that your steering racks went bad?
A sloppy steering wheel. But if you haven’t go back and watch our video on some upgrades we did. We show the rack and the steering stem that wore out causing the steering to be sloppy.
I can’t find anything bad to say about mine either
What about your diff you skipped that part.
I talked about our diff. Halo 30.
Just wondering how you tube vids work is it views subs likes or comments what you need to succeed.
I would say it’s a combination of all those. Running ads on our videos is how we make money. The more people who watch the videos means the more ads they see and ultimately the more money we make. Liking the video and commenting shows that people watching it enjoy the video and UA-cam shares it to more people.
hello, Are you interested in testing products? We would like to invite you to test the X3 Electric Device Table Holder for your Can AM X3
Thank you for the offer but we already have tablet holders in our sxs’s.
@@TheCanAmCrew Thanks for your reply.