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Fuel pump fuse



So about this time last year, my outty died unexpectedly while I was riding. I had just got done pulling my bush hog. It weighs about 500 pounds, and it usually takes me a couple hours. I had disconnected my bush hog and was about to put my outty up. It just died. I couldn’t figure it out so I took it to my dealer, and he replaced my fuel pump fuse and it started right up.

Since then I’ve ridden my outty several hours and several miles.

Fast forward to today. In the middle of bush hogging, I was sitting still getting a drink of water, and it died on me. Tried to start it back, nothing. I then remembered about the fuel pump fuse. I took out the fuse, and it was blown. I replaced it, and it started right up. I rode the rest of the day, no issues.

Is this normal? Does that fuse just blow every once in a while? Could pulling something that heavy, starting and stopping a lot, going forward and then reverse frequently, riding about 3 or 4 mph for a couple hours at a time cause this?
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What is thread pattern for flywheel nut/ bolt

1995 Sportsman 400

I had to replace the flywheel, now the "bolt" from the engine where the flywheel attaches is stripping the nut that holds the flywheel on. I need to use tap and die to chase the threads. What size thread is this?
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whats the oil life of a unopened container

I was cleaning out my garage today and found 2 brand new quarts of polaris fluid in the process today. 1 quart of agl and the other was a quart of synthetic 0w40 oil. These may be up to 13 years old due to my oldest 4 wheeler is a 2003. Can any own tell me if they think they would still be usable or should i get rid of them and purchase new ones? Any input would be greatly appreciated .
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Maverick engine in atv?

Im getting a 2015 maverick engine from a guy that bought a new engine for his. I thought it would be a cool project to take this engine and put in a spare atv frame i have laying around. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to make it work or if its even possible to make work without having the transmission.
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Sportsman 570 belt swap by hand

Hey all. The Sportsman 570 base models come with a secondary clutch that hasn no threaded hole or pry hole to release the clutch spring. I Googled and searched Youtube, but only found info on how to remove the primary clutch in order to swap the drive belt. So, I'm sharing my video of how to muscle it off and on without tools. No need to go spend a bunch of money on the special clutch tool just to do the belt. And, it's nice to know that if I ever need to change it in the field, it's do-able. Hope this helps future rookie belt swappers.
(I also posted this in the general maint thread by accident.)