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Hi Space Ghost and welcome. I'm one of the originals here but don't post much these days. After reading your posts I feel obliged to reach out to you. Firstly thanks for your service and the sacrifices you've made. We are a Powersports Dealer and can and will give you at least a 10% discount on parts and accessories you may need. Contact other Powersports dealers and they will help you too. You deserve to get the best deals going. Contact me at any time and just mention UTV Board. Thanks, Mike.

Not sure if this would be an option for your 550: I'm using a 72" KFI plow on my Hisun Sector 750 - works well. Driveway is 350'+ x 12'. One pass down the middle and then one on either side. (photo is UTV with plow at the dealer's - was delivered that way). Note - need to manually adjust plow angle.

As with any forum you join, there is a requirement for an obligatory introduction... and that seems fair. How else do you get that first post in there without jumping in with some stupid question right out of nowhere? Hi. I'm Space Ghost. Well, not really, but that was my call sign on my last deployment before an IED made me non-deployable, and I an now retired/disabled, and living on my wonderful VA disability. I did almost 28 years in total between the Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard. 1 deployment with the Reserve (Desert Storm) and 3 with the Guard (1 pre, and 2 post 9/11) Married (going on 30 years) one of each. (both out of the nest) My vehicle is (at least not yet) not a UTV, however, it is an ATV, A 2001 Kawasaki Prairie 400. BTW, That's Brandy, my former PTS/TBI service dog on the bike. RIP old girl. She's internet famous. Perhaps you've seen her before... The reason I'm here is that Arthritis is starting to set into my wounds and my mobility is getting worse. I will be selling the quad bike soon, and going with a SXS, and have selected a Can Am model as the replacement, so I figured I had better get on board a forum somewhere. Just put in for my Guard retirement, and will be very soon looking to get into a Commander 6x6. Wouldn't mind having the Limited with the Hvac system, but am really not sure it's worth the extra 10 grand or not. Plus it's 500 pounds heavier, and I prefer the doors off in nice weather. It's so much easier when working in the yard, and so much more fun when on the trail. Anyway, I'm here now, so it will help me research more and make up my mind. Plus once I have it, I'll be able to share stories about it and of course, continue to learn more, as it will be my 1st sxs. Still have time before I get my retirement. Takes a good 90 days at least according to the guy I talked to... Typical government efficiency... lol.

Yep and I bought it for $3000. You will notice that I added a bunch of crash bars on the front, that is cuz I ripped all the fenders of crashing through brush. I made my own fenders out of 3/16 polycarbonate, fit to the frame and no more problems.

My Service dog Bärli on the left with his battle buddy Louie on the right.

Welcome Space Ghost, I too just upgraded from a quad ATV to a full cab UTV. For many of the same reasons as you. My service-connected disabilities make it very difficult to ride and be out in the elements anymore. The new UTV is making riding still possible. Thank you for your service!

Warmed up relatively speaking here in mid Michigan. 16 F this morning, and with the increased temps comes the almost constant light snow. A little over 3 inches overnight with light snow continuing unabated. Will plow again mid morning, and likely again late afternoon. Not a big job but has to be done on a hillside drive facing NE. Otherwise it just becomes a sheet of packed ice.

I bought a new Hisun Sector 750 in Jan. 2021 mainly due to price and features. I also bought a plow with it to clear snow from my 350' driveway during the 2021 winter since we couldn't go south due to covid. Like Alien10 I use it primarily to haul firewood on our 75ac property and although licensed and insured I rarely take it out on the public roads. I don't abuse it but don't baby it either. I've used the winch a lot to haul large logs out of the bush to where I can easily cut them up and haul the pieces back to my wood pile. Other than the first winter, it's stored in an uninsulated shed in the winter - only storage prep is to add and circulate sufficient fuel stabilizer. I've left the battery in and cables attached - so far it has fired right up in the spring. I have about 75 hours on the clock. As for maintenance, other than oil changes, I've been fortunate - just an issue with steering last spring when it would suddenly jerk to the left while driving in a straight line. It was an intermittent and baffling problem. Also fortunately I found a sales/repair shop 10 miles from me that also handles Hisun and they were able to solve the problem. All in all, I've had a positive experience with my UTV and it's doing what I need it to do. YMMV

Once it gets a little below zero F, the snow lightens up. More of just frozen humidity hanging in the air like a frozen fog. At 1120 hours my local temp is way up, its now 5 F with a good NNW breeze. Looking to warm into the mid 20s by week's end.

There is nothing convenient easy, or reliable about anything named Hisun..in my experience they are cheaply built, poorly assembled, unreliable, and not backed by any thing resembling warranty or customer service Had someone warned me before buying mine new at Tractor Supply, I would have bought the Honda or CF MOTO

Thanks. I need a passenger side seat also. Been watching Marketplace but nothing yet. I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a new one. Won't do that until I get it running.

Welcome, to the board. In in Eastern, KY also. Not any local authorized repair shop around here that I can find. Haven't tried any other place. Since it been down for a while. Charge the battery. Then check for spark. Check for any loose wires and connections. I changed the oem seats in my Axis 500, replaced with seats from a RZR from ebay. I made the seat base and they fit pretty good. I gave 1 of the seats to a guy up the road for spreading some dirt in the driveway. Gave one to my brother to replace a seat on his mower. Good luck, let us know how it goes.

If it is Chinese made, there is no warranty period.

Another way to look at a Massiamte warranty is "there is no warranty" and most Massimo products are very poor quality

Nice mods

I really appreciate you letting me know about Massimo not honoring their warranty. I will check out the Aodes UTVs. I will say, I never heard of Aodes so again thank you for sharing this information.

It is a good looking rig for sure, the problem is it is sold by Massimo! As a former dealer I should warn you that Massimo does NOT honor their warrantee, I sold their products for three years and once the total they owed me reached $50,000 in unpaid claims I dropped them. So buyer beware! Try aodes.com they have a brand new Workcross line that is very nice and as of this morning across the country they only had 8 open warranty claims, Scott is the claims adjuster and is awesome~!

I got a new 2022 Hisun Sector 750 I only use it for plowing and does the job but The transmission is not that smooth and need to really pull it to get it into gear sometimes.. Getting it into LOW is a pain at times It idles really rough.. The check engine light always pops up when I start but goes away after a few seconds When i revv over 3000rpms the engine makes a heap of noise.. and can't go over 15mph without hearing it from the engine You get what you pay for

Try this place. Really fast service and have been around for a number of years https://www.countrycat.com/arctic-cat-parts Paul in NW WI

I was utterly shocked that mine started yesterday at 3 degree temp. And a foot of snow on it. But it did and ran well. Must be all the YAMAHA parts I have put in it

we hit 16 this morning, in 2021 we got down to 7

My Hisun 550 with Coleman Outfitter stickers, is a Vietnamese based machine. At least that is what the tag on the frame says. I understand these machines are partly assembled in Texas, likely with Chinese engines and transmissions, and maybe with the Vietnamese frames. It is a fairly crude machine. Don't expect quiet ride or easy maneuvering. Steering can be a chore in rough areas but serves the purpose. Its a serviceable worker, but hard to explain. The feel is like what you get from a compact tractor, functional but a bit rough around the edges. Mine has run OK for almost 100 hours with only a few minor items going wrong, all fixed by me. E Brake is awful, very stiff and has limited adjustment and stiff shifting. You need to keep an eye on it as it can start to slip on hillsides. Parts availability seems a bit sparse as are the details of the 550's technical manual. Overall, it has run and started OK even in this week's zero degrees F and wind. Mine is used mainly for property maintenance and hauling fire wood out of the woods to the barn for processing/splitting and other maintenance chores. Nice to have a winch, roof, windshield, and a pick up style tail gate with dumping bed. I do not go trail riding with it. I use care in operating it in the woods after downed trees for firewood, and not much open road work. 25 to 30 MPH is plenty on our country dirt road. I've carried a full load of logs up a very steep hill in 4 WD and it handled it just fine. Access to engine is not great without removing seats panels and skid plates. Even the bed came off for better access to the Ebrake unit. Oil changes require a lot of rags, and brake kleen to clean up after. Seems to have adequate power in LOW, and even plenty of speed in LOW for work I do. Not a luxury machine for sure. Cost was a factor for me but it does what I ask of it so far.

We blew up all time record low..we hit 3 degrees this morning . We have snow drift 2 ft high...Yeah,that global warming is a b.tch..

we are snowed in here.. 9 to 12 inches and well digger but cold.. Curfews from 5pm til 7am.. no driving . Last time this happened was 1895... It aint supposed to snow it the swamp...lol Stay warm... hope we dont lose power .now . that would suk🤬

started snowing here around 9 last night, had a pretty good coverage on everything by midnight. ended up with just under 4" drive to work was a little slippery this morning. supposed to be 16 here tonight

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THANKS for the info

I had a 700cc and working on it myself was not an issue. It was just that I had to work on it constantly after a few miles. It was always something going wrong. It kicked up dust really bad on gravel roads and swirls inside so covered anyone in it with dust. Engine heat was awful and really unbearable even with me trying many things to block or redirect the heat and dust. The engine itself was pretty tough but if you could put up with all the other bad things that went along with it. I would spend a few more dollars and have something you could use with no issues and still be able to resell it and get some of your money back. I'm not a fan of Hisun or any of their spin off brands from my experience. Others may chime in here and say I am wrong and I may be? I hope if you do it you have better luck than myself. You get what you pay for...

9 month update..... My Axis 500 is still kicking. After hauling deer out of the woods during deer season to the first snowfall it's worked well. We had 6 inches of snow in the last few days and the wife and I took it out to play in the snow. It really does well with the regular knobbie tires one it. I could ride all the trail on my property in 2wd H...but it's more funner to crawl along in 4wd L. Pretty much can go through anything. I hauled 6 or 7 loads of firewood with it as well. Having said that it's been in mid teens in terms of temps the last week. Hadn't driven it in a couple weeks and it started right up. The plastic gets somewhat brittle in cold temps. I hit a low hanging branch which cracked the roof. I also broke a tailight and cracked the side panel where the gas cap is. Oh well, stuff happens. When you ride narrow trails in the trees you're gonna hit stuff. Bottom line, I'm still impressed with it.

Don't know your machine BUT you described the broken off exhaust pipe tip "with the sensor still attached and connected". This have 4 wires and looks like an O2 sensor? If so, your ECM doesn't know the fuel air ratio (amount of O2 in the exhaust) with it reading open air O2 content and mapping to the wrong injection pulse width (amount of fuel). That said.....reattach the tip and seal good enough so that no free air (O2) enters downstream before the O2? sensor. Might want to undo the fuel pressure bump up and check again. Some of the different O2 sensor vendors for the HiSun variants had problems......e.g. 2 hole vs 3 hole and had erratic runability problems with everything else working AOK. Even had some new junkers right out of the bag.

There is a brake and neutral switch. If the machine is not in neutral, the brake has to be depressed to start in gear. The brake also has to be depressed for the reverse lockout to disengage to select reverse gear. As others mentioned, if the idle speed is above ~1600 RPM it will not shift very well. IF the CVT is engaging the belt at all (i.e. transferring any power to the transmission) shifting will be VERY difficult if not impossible without issues. These machines use a wet clutch to engage a drum that drives the primary CVT clutch. What is the machines idle speed when cold and when warmed up? I do have to sometimes "blip" the throttle right before changing gears for a smooth shift. The blip is useful when i have stopped and the belt hasn't returned to a "free" position.

CSM_Retired, Thank you for your service. Thank you for the comment. Was supposed to have started 1/7/25. At the last minute, this snow storm came in and changed the plan. Depending on what the weather does this weekend, Will determine where/when I start. As of now start date is 1/13/25. We got about 5-6 inches of snow with 1/4 inch of ice on top of that. So company did a safety stand down until weather improved. Essayon

Greg you did the right thing. No way should you let a company nickle and dime your time. Hope you have better luck at your new job.

I guess you got a bad build. The only issue I've had is a coolant leak due to a loose hose clamp. No other issues so far. The plow is a sno-way 6' straight blade. Power up/down and side to side. Really nice feature that the sno-way offers that I haven't seen any of the others offer is a power down mode. Most plows are floating or gravity down but this one has a feature that pushes about 300lbs of pressure down to scrape to the asphalt the first pass.

Thanks for the information. I checked with DMV and it appears the LSV is the only option. I have all required safety equipment except for the tires. I'll need to get a set of highway use tires. Thanks again for your input

Thanks. Someone has already hung several new parts on it, to no avail. That's how I got it. I can't get it to the shop for another couple of days due to the snow storm, but hopefully by the end of the week.

Welcome to the site. Consider testing and diagnosis before throwing parts at it. Doing that only compounds the problem and often masks what is actually wrong with it. Rember the basics of ICEs. Spark, Compression and Fuel. Test for spark and compression. Then try firing it up with a dribble of gas into the cylinder to see if it will run for a second or two. If it does, you've narrowed the problem down to fuel delivery. I've read that some of these earlier models particularly Hisuns were shipped without in line fuel filters. Their fuel injectors are sensitive to poor or dirty fuel so they quit or won't let it run much at if at all. Good luck Doctor, hope you diagnose the disease and that whatever it is, its an easy and cheap cure.

Here is the Joyner Trooper 1100 now.

If you are a mechanic, off brands may be an option for you. If you are not, stick with the big brand UTV's. I have a Joyner trooper 1100 which I have driven the heck out of and made it do things it was not designed for. I also do all my own work and am careful to maintain it every time I get back from a trip. I have also added crash bars, power steering and roof racks and extra lighting. I have also replaced the fenders with polycarbonate fenders that don't break at the drop of a hat. I also have a Honda Talon, and if I have problem with it, it will go to the dealer. So far so good.

EFI - a new fuel injector has made all the difference.

Alien10, I think this is just the rear differential. The plug is also the speed sensor. It has wires coming out of the plug and a connection for the wires maybe 12 inches from the plug. At least on my axis 500 anyway. I know on my axis 500 the engine oil is also shared with the transmission. The engine oil is also the oil bath for the wet clutch. At least on the Axis 500. BMurph, It is possible that the water was just in the shifter paw cover. Or maybe a previous repair where water got in the oil. The repair was made and it corrected the issue. And the shift paw cover wasn't cleaned. Best of luck and welcome to the forum.

Exactly as Joe said. You have to loose a hose to drain, no petcock. When you add coolant. Be sure to raise the front end. The higher the better. Then on, my axis 500 and others, there's a bleed screw/bolt on the gooseneck on the head. Where the coolant hose connects to the head. Be sure to bleed/burp all the air out. I recommend bleeding there multiple times. Over a course of multiple heating up cycles. If your son did get it hot. Once you have all the air out. Check and make sure there is no coolant in the oil. Make sure there is no bubbles rising in the overflow coolant catch jug with radiator cap on once the engine is up to operating temp. On my axis 500, the temp sensor is on the gooseneck at the head. That sensor turns on the temp idiot light on dash. There is also a temp sensor on the radiator. That one tells the electric fan to kick on and off. Best of luck and welcome to the forum from KY.

Klung-motors.com Although I have not made a purchase from them yet, I am getting ready to purchase EFI injectors for my 2008 Trooper T2 shortly. They may have what you are looking for.

This post will explain how to hook up your PC to the ECU of a Hisun/Coleman/Etc UTV to be able to read error codes & engine parameters for troubleshooting purposes. This is applicable to all small engines using the Delphi MT-05 ECU. This should cover all fuel injected Hisun models, as well as various other Chinese FI engines, as the Delphi MT-05 ECU seems to be the favored ECU solution. Even though we get actual engine error codes to display on the dash, sometimes we have “pending codes” (not yet confirmed by the ECU) or other intermittent issues that are hard to diagnose, for example a poorly connected sensor that may give intermittent false readings, or a sensor that’s putting out bad date, but not bad enough for the ECU to realize. The setup requires 2 cables, which are available for around $25 combined, a PC with a USB port, and some charityware software called “HUD ECU Hacker”. This gives the same functionality as the $300 dealer code scanner for a fraction of the price. In searching I found info about HUD ECU Hacker, but I have yet to see info anywhere about how to hook it up to a Hisun, so I took the leap and bought some cables, and made it work. I will show a step by step of how to do so in post two. I will be breaking this down into 2 posts: Delphi ECU Info & Overview (This post) System setup & use Delphi ECU Info (Skip ahead to the next post if your eyes glaze over technical details) The Delphi MT-05 ECU was developed to allow small engines to use fuel injection. A fuel injection system requires feedback from various sensors to operate efficiently. This feedback allows the adjustment of ignition timing, fuel injection volume, etc to efficiently and cleanly produce the most power possible from a given engine. The MT-05 ECU has a number of sensors that are required for proper functioning including; Coolant temp, crankshaft position, intake temp, intake pressure, exhaust O2, throttle position, as well as some other optional sensors that are used on more complex vehicles. From the sensors the ECU adjusts: Fuel injector timing/pulse, Idle air control valve, and ignition coil The Delphi MT-05 puts out diagnostic data, however it is not ODB2 like a modern car, where is where it gets tricky reading it. There are three options, there is an old 16 bit piece of software Delphi has that is not able to run on a modern computer, there is the motorscanner tool for dealers ($300), or there is freeware HUD ECU Hacker with the proper cables.

I know her. 😂

So, I got a new engine installed right before the Easter break and was excited to have it for the kids to ride that were coming over Sunday. Unit is running worse than it did before, instead of running right 50% of the time now its more like 30%. The backfiring that its doing drives my poor dog crazy. And the drive axel going to the front wheels is rubbing on a part of the engine, and both boots are damaged to where you can see the bearings. The dealer I got it from is primarily a lawn company and his busy season is starting now, said it would be about a month before he can check it out. Haven't heard back from Landmaster HQ as of yet but I keep reaching out to them. All we want is the UTV we are paying for to work as advertised so we can enjoy our UTV riding. Will update soon as I hear anything. Chuck

Be sure to keep in touch, would like to know how this turns out.

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Good day all. To advise the community that we are stocking a lot of parts for the XY Powersports UTV also known under different name as Joyner, Chironex, Groundpounder, Komodo ect... We are located in Canada but we do ship to USA. Also have a lot of 1100cc Chery engine parts as well as CFMOTO. [email protected]