Better than the Best? Arctic Cat 300 4x4 ATV
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- I like manually shifted gears. The more the better, the best vehicles have multiple shift levers. I've always thought the Suzuki King Quad 300 was the best ever because it has 4 shift levers, 15 speeds forward, 3 reverse, and 3 different drive modes (2wd, 4wd, and 4wd diff lock). I found out that another manufacturer used that same powertrain in a different ATV. I had to buy one as soon as I found one in my price range (cheap). Let's try it out! Oh, it needs to be fixed first...
- ignores horrendous wiring.
- makes a beautiful reproduction sheet metal part instead of using a webbing strap.
This is why I love this channel so much.
It didn't run, AND it was cheap? A match made in heaven for the Low Buck Garage!
And watts this nonsense of lo buck buying parts😮😮😮
@@gerry-p9x Even Low Buck has to buy new from time to time. When done it matches the budget...Low
The lightning montage with synchronized music...fantastic!
I bought a Arctic Cat 300 back around '01 and LOVED that thing. My dad got a 400 at the same time but I always preferred the more nimble and flexible 300. Sadly the 300 got sold as I wasn't using it much anymore and to help pay for a honeymoon. My dad has passed away and I miss the times we went quad'n on those things, blazing trails, running 'round in the snow (Western PA) and just spending time together. Really love this channel b/c you remind me of my dad in a lot of ways, so thanks for the videos.
Sorry to hear about your Dad. Thanks for sharing a memory
I agree with the other guy, thanks for sharing, im glad you and your dad had some good times together and you look back on them fondly
I recently retired from the factory that made the Arctic Cat ATV, I worked in the sewing department that made the seats for the snowmobiles and ATV's. Some seats were assembled by placing the cover upside down in a fixture than placing the seat foam and base on top and an air cylinder would compress the foam and then it would be stapled. Your method was used if the press left wrinkles. Love your videos, keep up the good work.
Pretty cool finding the locked diff position.
Internet has a treasure of knowledge if the crap is dodged 😄
Wonder why they didn't make that an option since you were already paying for the parts.
Didn’t even need to watch it. I knew it was going to be good.
So you had to watch it anyway 😄
your CAD software seems solid and it still works.
If a program fits the need it's good enough 👍
Unlike solidworks
Parents owned an upholstery shop for 40 years and I’ve done many seats of this caliber. You did great! I know the best part for you is having fun and I wouldn’t dream of taking any of that from you. I learned to position, take center on all sides and go from there. Positioning the rear the way you did was a great idea and way to start. There’s always a bit of repositioning and tightening the fabric due to better fit and stretch of fabric. The corners typically come last and if the fabric is too tight then they can be more work to flatten and fit. Great job!
Black loctite rubber glue in the rubber tear, then tape on top = permanent fix - good as new. That's how i fixed unobtanium sparkplug boots. If you're good enough with a brush, you can even refinish the thing.
Now I'm really missing the little Honda Fourtrax I had when I was a kid. It was just a 200cc model, spool rear end, centrifical clutch, and was already old when Dad bought it, but it was a lot of fun for many years.
That storm looked like a solar nebula giving birth to a planetary system...holy shit!
Sure looked like a regular thunderstorm to me.
@@johnsmith7676 OP must be from a place where thunderstorms are about to become a thing of legend. Haven't had a proper one anywhere near me in over a decade so I can relate.
Actually I was thinking "we live on a hell planet."
There's may be planets with relatively calm weather and geology, and if those planets had residents they would be horrified by what we just take for granted.
Two-thirds of the planet is covered in solvent. A variant of that solvent regularly falls from the sky - often with massive electrical storms. Then there's the seasonal changes with extreme variances in temperature, and windstorms strong enough to destroy property and people.
Even worse we're so adapted to the native solvent more than half our bodies are made of it.
They may look at us like we look at extremophiles, realize we have nuclear weapons and bad attitudes and run screaming.
One of the best channels on UA-cam hands down. Never had so much fun learning new things.
Even though it's late on Sunday night, I have to watch!
I dont know if it was already mentioned, but another reason for the tread design to push dirt out was so that the treads dont fill with dirt and become a smooth tire. Learned that from guys who used to cut treads on the boggers to increase the outward flow of mud.
A way to get wrinkles out of vinyl is to warm the area up with a heat gun and stretch it.
I've been a Cat mechanic for 22 years now. They are very good machines made in Thief River Falls MN. This thing has been fussed with quite a bit by someone who knows just enough lol. Don't judge it to hard. Plus the Suzuki power train will run forever. Also it can be hard to watch videos on people working on something for the first time that I've spent years around lol. Also the factory Mikuni carb had a holder that directed the idle knob to the top of the carb.
You make living in the high desert so awesome...I love the South but maybe I want to move to the desert...thanks for having us into your shop and watching great fabrication skills...-John
I had one for about 10 years before it was stolen, it was a great work horse around the farm, and all the gearing made it so useful, wish they still made them like this.
Neat video really liked the lightening storm
Man your storm footage was very nice ! Thank you for being the coolest!
17:47 in theory, that gap in the pad (both) is where a spring should go, that goes around the disk and spreads the pads apart. Most mechanical cheapy brakes have that. It can look like a bent piece of wire (with a round bend) or like an cotter pin with flared legs (the end part is to keep it from falling on the disk).
23:08 with that specific type of seat, what you want to do is is staple the rear (center) in, then, you go around the front and pull as tight as you can (by hand) and staple that center too, then you go at the back and make your way around towards the front, pulling tight as you can, switching left right, left right as you go towards the front, making sure it's taught and seated properly. If you have a sheet bending pair of pliers that's about 4~5 cm wide, that's perfect to grab the edge of the material and pull with it, this gives you a "pull" that's not pinched = no wrinkles, because you're not pulling a linear section, you're pulling a wide one. Learnt the hard way, just like you. I think i was on my 40th seat before i got the hang of it.
That said, you go it perfect in my opinion - so your way works too. :)
Love that unspoken 4x4 hack. Will definitely use this one.
Learned some stuff and reminded of stuff I already knew. Its been a minute since I even looked at my suzuki quad.... but mine is red, I do believe a 91 model. I got mine from a step son who took my harley for a ride and never came back. I tried everything to get it running but no deal. It had been completely rebuilt at the honda shop but they couldn't get it to run either. After playing with stuff way to long, pulled the cap covering the valve adjustments and found the exhaust valve was too tight. I just eyeballed it and its been like that since I have owned it. I am very sure that its quite close if not perfect, old and crippled is my excuse and I am sticking to it. I just bumped the starter and it was running perfect... Have to let it idle for a half minute but then it runs great. That was probably five years ago, give or take a year, my memory only works when it wants to. Tuff getting old, feel worthless at times but I and the dog are both old, sadly my nurse noticed a lump on his side and explained to me the different kinds of lumps an how it determines what kind it is... most likely cancer, he is too fat but thats my fault as we both are overweight. Difference being he walks and walks everyday. He is loved by everyone so he visits everyone... part of the problem is treats, everyone sees to it that he gets a treat. Anyway common sense is not common but you found a runner and most likely will run forever as most do. Change all fluids and pray is my thinking
I always enjoy these videos from Low Buck. Thanks.
What silly bean counter decided not to included front diff lock when it was already built in!
because they can charge more for a "better spec"
I loved my Suzuki quad. I found one place it wouldn't go. Sand dunes, not enough power being a 250. It climbed like a billy goat everywhere else.
Watching you catch air on that 4x4 is very entertaining
i just finished the seat on my '77 Kawasaki KM100 . I use high density foam from other old atv/motorcycle seats, and 3M Super 70. I use an electric bread knife to trim the foam after I glue it in place. Then glue batting over the top after its shaped to even out and imperfections.
Good video and cool lightning shots!
24:22 revive the Radio Shack Golden Arrow on the shelf one day. Tons of your viewers will love the RC content
I like your humor
Those are a lot of fun for sure 😊, be safe out there 😜.
Love when you do small machines. The DR350 is how I found the channel, that thing was sweet
Edit: that tip with it having a locker just by moving the spline is awesome! I see these for sale for really cheap and I’d say it’s a contender for a future project
@15:20 The Weather Gods are frantically going for that subscribe button!
Is that heat lightning. Awesome shots. I love this guy.
I love electrical storms. We get them sometimes and they last for hours.
😮 James you made my day with that thunderstorm footage. By the way, the arctic cat was pretty good too. I think if I tried to repair it it would take 6 times longer and 6 times more expensive but really happy that you made some good progress. I also feel a little more educated thank you.
re: directional tyres: Its common with 4wd tractors that are used on asphalt a lot to fit the front tyres backwards, in order to reduce tread wear.
Its a little counter-intuitive, but essentially as the tyre rotates, theres more rubber leading the contact with the road (the wide ends of the V-shaped tread vs the single point).
The compromise being that the treads dont clear as effectively with the tyres mounted backwards, though that can be made up for by using the individual wheel brakes or diff locks.
a pushbike tube is the best stop air leak device for any intake car, tractor, truck bike, anything with a rubber intake tube, just slide on a close fitting push bike tube and clamp it up like normal , no airleaks
when youre doing those foam repairs, after youve built up or replaced a chunk of foam, you can shave lumps and pieces away with an old electric turkey carving knife, or sand the repaired area smooth with a 4" grinder with a flapper wheel - then you wont get any puckers in your cover - OH - and the best foam for motorcycle seat repairs is those big, thick kneeling pads for gardening they sell at Lowes and Home depot, (Closed-cell foam)
My first 4 wheeler was a Suzuki 230 quad sport When I was 14. Never had brakes. Controlled by down shifting and running into all my friends...the good old days
This THE BEST fix it channel on UA-cam!💯👌
I love these videos where You turn an unloved, written-off piece of equipment into a gem, with nothing more than your ingenouity, and maybe a few $ !!! Thx Johan, Belgium
looking forward to the head to head comparison!
Ended up buying a king quad based on your video and absolutely love it, interesting they used the same drivetrain on an arctic cat.
P.s. love the videos!
Arctic cat used Suzuki drivetrains in many of their ATV's until 08, and Suzuki engines in most of their snowmobiles from 1976-2017.
Such amazing mechanical knowledge and experience
Hey man, love your channel. Found you about a month ago and I've watched all your videos. I'm not much of a vehicle guy myself, but I've learned a ton from your channel, and I appreciate the "save and fix what you can" mentality. Hilarious, entertaining, and informative. Keep it up!
Great to see another episode!
Next time you might try a little heat on the seat vinyl.
That lightning was Thor being angry, he was throwing it all about the place.
Great video as allways. Super content. Loved the storm shots. Keep it coming. Thanks
I have this same quad! Low low range it will pull anything! If it has traction
Now we know it's true. Only we just King Quad here, no Arctic cat. So diff lock should work anyway. Because it will be a King Quad in my neck of the woods. Bit of fun and educative also. Until next week..Same Bat time , same Bat channel!
Great video on a Sunday night
I dig this channel with his sense of humour the spectacular background views the desert the lightning wild sky's the rustic vehicles. It's a great family show👍🇦🇺👍
Always great videos! Good job getting a handle on the brake pedal!
rubber floor mats make for great mud flaps
Always look forward to low Buck garage . If someone says it's no good you know low back garage it's going to make it more better🎉🎉
Made my night when I got the notification that you posted new video awesome
You're so funny.. nonchalant.. i love IT
You're an inspiration to tinkerers everywhere, absolutely love this channel.
My father bought one of these when they first came out for the 97/98 model year and he still has it. He mainly bought it to replace his 82 Honda ATC 185S that kept having problems. It even has the original Carlisle 489 front tires on it still. They're cracked from age and nearly bald but they're still on it. He only really ever replaced the rear tires on it because those wore out the quickest. We rode the heck out of that thing when we were younger and it's still going. It was exciting to go full blast on nice open trails until you realized you were only doing 30mph. 😂
I wish I could find one of those deals every once in awhile,😕, you're just lucky af, lol, but thanks for sharing.😉👍
Always a positive learning experience. Your dry humor is grade A as well. Thanks man!
I enjoyed the video. Good thinking, to find your machine has a locking differential. I have a 450 Kodiak, with the locking differential, and I couldn't live without it for moving heavy snow.
I wasn't having fun today, but I got something done that needed attention. Because I had electric hot water heating installed in a 70 year old house, my original electrical panel is now a sup panel. The problem was, that I was getting some weird power surges when my wife ran the clothes washer and dryer, and having checked everything else, I decided to check every circuit breaker in the old panel. It turned out, that one of the poles on the 40 amp breaker was oxidized and had started to fail. That panel is obsolete, and I could only find a breaker for over $100, so I moved the circuit to the 250 amp panel. It took a lot of fiddling to make the wiring look right, (like your seat cover), but it is all done and I am happy.
Contact adhesive. Good stuff
Awesome light show
👍 the light show was nice ! THX
I was never dreaming about quads and you made me thinking about buying 4 x 4 boi!
Hi , awesome camera work, deserves an Oscar!!
I absolutely love your videos man and want to make videos myself. I’m finally some where that I can with plenty of projects I’m most likely just gonna be recording on my phone but I have an iPhone 11 and I can shoot 4K video at 60 FPS so I would imagine my upload quality wouldn’t be too terrible.😅
Those lightning shots were pretty cool.
About the seat upholstery- what I do is put a center line on the inside of the cover and along the seat foam. Then just attach the ends and then fold back the cover one side at a time to spray the contact cement left side and right side then finally flip over and staple. Very easy way to get a good fit even with a junky cover or with just plain marine grade material off a role.
I like the tee shirt btw😎
I had much success patching rips in seats and soft tops with old billboard vinyl and hh66 cement.
Casual play button in the background
"duct tape is pretty handy"
You might say... "The Handyman's secret weapon"®™
if the women don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy
@@Mouthy_Trucker I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to... I guess.
If you can't fix it with duct tape and bailing wire it can't be fixed.
You're slacking Lo Buck we need a video every week like clockwork
Lightning is amazing! I've only seen the sideways Lightning a few times in MT. Like 32 years ago. Went for like 20 miles through the clouds!
you are one of the most entertaining UA-camrs and u work on so many cool vehicles. always a pleasure to watch.
The lugs on tires intended for dirt slant out to clear debris for the next "bite". Without it, mud will stick between the lugs forming a slick with no traction. If traction is not an issue, you can run them backward to reduce turf damage.
A quick tip i learnt from when i used to trimm cars, with pu vinyl after you have fitted it - use steam over it and leave it in the sun, will tighten up the vinyl and remove small creases for you :)
Thanks for the lightning. We don’t get lightning often in the PNW. Lovely…so electrifying, shocking good.
Whoa that nicely made battery bracket using CAD and a plasma cutter was a jump scare, did not expect that at all! Love your videos, favorite on UA-cam right now
didn't expect the thunderstorm interlude - well played
growing up in an interior shop, it was all air powered, sprayers, staplers, die grinders/whizzer wheels. the only thing hand operated were hog ring pliers. die grinders with sanding pads for cutting shaping foam. sprayers for industrial glue to adding to foam or gluing vynel, etc etc staplers had to be air to drive em down good but, also quick because the hard part is having three hands to stretch that materials tighter than a drum skin and somehow drive staples at the same time. high powered steamers to shrink the material when done
Reminded me of the fifties watching sheet lighting in Odessa, Texas. We watched for hours, better than the tv. Beautiful!
That storm was AWESOME
Always nice to wake up to Low Buck Garage. ☕ See you at the "Duct Tape Drags" next month if you are going.
It's good to see your channel. I'm surprised that it isn't growing faster. You have excellemt content, and your quirky sense of humor are a great plus. Thanks for another episode of Low Buck Garage.
That was awesome and thank you for treating us to the storm show. You’re the best.
In case nobody mentioned it yet - you can give yourself a bit of help on the seat cover replacement by using the canvas pliers. They are designed to pull the canvas over the frames for the paintings, but works in number other applications, including upholstery and leather work. Not too expensive and some of them come with staple removal tool as well (can't vouch for those - I have bent up fathead that serves me well with that)
I recommend that military rescue tape. I taped up my Volvo brake booster vacuum line with it about a month ago. Big vacuum leaks that would not let the engine keep running. I don't even have to wipe it clean first but I keep my underhood clean anyway. Good stuff.
*- Runs great now!*
That lightning was killer, insert Pink Floyd there! :)
We are so much alike, I could watch you all day.
Head lights pointed mostly forward. Gotta love it, Thanks Low Buck
Fun to watch and nice job bringing that back to life!!!! Another great episode!! Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together!!
... And the little cat lives on ..good job man
Really enjoyed this, and the lightning show was a nice bonus!
That lightning was awesome.