I was interested in the Mammoth 800, the new utility truck for Kazuma. They look like great machines. The price is great too. Anyone have any advice about these new units? Anyone who has purchased one please let me know how you like it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Seize the Day!!

I had a thread about Chinese UTVs on here and all one douche had to say was "LOL".. real informative fellow. *rolls eyes*

I don't know much about these, not many people do yet.. I would be interested to know more about them aswell. Pretty sure you will get the standard fare response of: If you can turn a wrench and its worth it to do that to save a buck, go with a Chinese brand.. otherwise get a Japanese built one.

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Be easy on me, I am new to the whole ATV scene!

douche...nice. better than cheap. i just say don't buy that crap. read the article in wall street journal about the company that make them and all the short cuts they take. now facing big lawsuits!

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Love the Bomb machines, but hate the crappy BRP customer service when you call Canada!! Screw you BRP, you SUCK and will never see my money again!2006 Arctic Cat Prowler - faster than my Outlander!
2006 Max XT 400 - overweight!
2004 Rev 600HO
2002 MXZ 6002006 BMW 750Li
2004 Tahoe LT - another overweight pig!
2002 Z06 - the best toy in the garage!

I do not know anything about the Kazuma brand...however, I am familiar with the engine that powers it. It is a suzuki F8B 800cc three cylinder automobile engine that has been in millions Of "mini's" in Europe and Asia. Look up suzuki capachino, mighty boy 4x4, city baby, etc.

The engine is solid, I have a dune buggy with this motor, and it is discussed in great detail at buggynews.com. There are members who have turboed the motor, shaved the head, port and polished, there are weber carb kits and headers for it, One guy has even run a nitro boost system successfully.

We have a four speed manual transmission, so I do not know how their CVT will hold up.
We have had issues with the CV joints, but there are fixes for that as well...do not know what this unit ships with.

I would think that you will find the same kind of problems with this as on many of the "chinese" machines. Locktite everything and make sure all of the electrical connections are good, and it will probably be decent for the price...If you do not mind tinkering...

If you want a unit that will be more problem free, pony up for the more expensive Jap UTV's

JMHO

Chris

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Ford F150 super cab
800cc MotoUs Cheetah
330 Trail Boss
70cc Honda dirtbike
50cc suzuki Quad

I bought one the Kazuma Mammoth 800's about 2 months ago. I have put it to the test on the farm, in the woods, and on the sand bars of the river banks. It is a solid built machine. Have had no problems with it, has plenty of power and hauling capacity. There are some things I would like to change about it, but I can also say the same thing about my Ford F-250 Super Duty!!! I just couldnt see spending the money for a Ranger or Rhino, with the Mammoth on the market and for half the price. Also, if you are concerned about finding add ons, such as cab covers etc. I do know that the cab covers for the Rangers will fit the Mammoth. I just recently purchased a soft top with rear window that is made for a Ranger and it fits perfectly. If anybody has any questions, please feel free to ask.

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TAKE A KID HUNTING, FISHING, CAMPING OR FOUR WHEELING!!! PASS IT ON!!!

i have one too,heat gauge shows hot allthe time ,changed gauge and sending unit,still shows hot.any ideas?

have one for 3 months,think its great.

I'm a Polaris owner who had 3 Rangers 1 of which was crap (2006). I have to say that so far this thing is a Ranger at half the price. It does have a few shortcomings, but I'm willing to accept that for the price difference. 1.You lose the third seat. 2.The CVT is set too loose, though it will pull anything you put behind it. And it will run an honest-to-goodness 45+ MPH. It just accelerates a little slower than it should with the awesome engine it has. (I've owned many of these engines and consider them one of the best ever built). It runs a thousand times smoother than anything anybody else has, and I have had it out in the woods on some pretty tough 4-wheeler trails to test it. It has gone everywhere that I have tried to go, though it did sputter a little on some VERY extreme angles. I'm not sure how well it will last in comparison to the Rangers, but then again, the last Ranger I had was nothing but a pile and had some serious FI problems that the dealer couldn't fix. Hope this helps all of you guys looking to buy one of these type of machines. I bought one just hoping that it would be good, so far I'm pretty shocked by the value. I'll post my clutch adjustment procedures after I get it sorted out if anyone is interested.

Sounds like you have air in the engine that is keeping the coolant from circulating. The manual comes with instructions for filling and purging the coolant system. They have even put a purge valve on the cylinder head to make purging the air easy. Hope this helps.

I pulled the clutch cover off today to see if I could adjust the cams. I found out that the clutch is working great, however, the Kazuma belt is a pretty rough cast belt. (it looks super beefy though). There is a pretty large mold-line around both sides of the belt. This means that it's been pulling on only about a sixteenth of an inch strip of belt instead of the whole side of the belt like it should. I put it back together and drove the crap out of it for a little while and it helped greatly. I think that it will wear in even better with a little time. I also managed to poke a hole in the right CV boot. I found that it is the same part as a Geo/Chevy Tracker boot just in case anybody else tears one. It was super easy to replace. Just don't go wheeling through heavy brush at night and you will probably never tear one.
P.S. I'm going to post some vids of this thing out in the woods on YouTube if you are interested, nobody else has.

Here is a link to some pics of the Mammoth giving mother nature a thrashing

http://helidude.myphotoalbum.c...?set_albumName=album01

Glad to know I'm not the only person that has bought a Mammoth! I received mine unassembled direct from China about 3 weeks ago. Assembly was fairly straight forward. It started right up and runs fine with plenty of power and looks to be a copy of the older swingarm design Ranger. However, the first time I needed the 4WD I got a surprise....it doesn't work! The rear wheels drive works fine as does the differential lock and it shifts fine but when I pull the 4WD lever down nothing happens. I emailed customer service at eBike where I bought it and they were fast to respond but thus far have been of little help. So far they have suggest a broken CV joint (even though it is brand new) due to a retainer clip left off the shaft at the factory. They quickly wrote back saying that was likely not the problem but that I should check the cable and shift arm on top of the front differential which engages the 4WD. I had already done that first thing and the arm is moving full travel when shifted so that does not appear to be the problem. Their next suggestion was that I hire a mechanic! After I explained to them that I owned and operated a power equipment company for may years and knew a little about how to work on such things they suggested that it must be something simple that would be easy for me to find and correct!

Have any of you here had such a problem? I figure that it will be fairly easy to isolate but just wanted to see if anyone else had any suggestions first. My problem is that I am now disabled and it is difficult for me to maneuver around under a vehicle so I am trying to get all the information I can before I start. Any help anyone can give is much appreciated.

Thanks.

Old Timer

I don't think that it could be a broken CV joint. That would at least make a lot of noise. Have you disconnected the cable and manually moved the arm on the transfer case all the way to the stop? It sounds like it is just not going into gear. Fortunately, I haven't had any of the problems that you guys have had. Other than the CV boot, which was my fault. The 4WD works great, but I would like to install a limited slip diff in the front. Many Polaris parts will interchange, and I think that the entire front end is a carbon copy of the Polaris. So I'm going to try to install one of those. I think that this machine is even slightly better engineered than the older Polaris Rangers, and is more serviceable. It has a way heavier rear diff than the Ranger, but this engine is WAY torquier. Hope you get your problem sorted out. I think it will be something simple, as I know that each one is assembled and tested before shipment.

If the owners of the mammoth can give me all the information about them as possible, I would be very thankful. i want a side by side but the price tag on the name brands is expensive to say the least. Does any one have any pictures of the engine? Does the electrical system seem to be ok? How much do they way? Does the front differental have diff lock? How long is the warranty different web sights have different times for the warranty. How much did yall pay? some say about 5000 without shipping, ebay says about 5700 with shipping. is that about right?

All info would be greatfully appreciated.

OK...here goes:

If you buy from eBike you are buying from supposedly the only "Kazuma Authorized" on-line dealer there is. Mine cost me $4,995.00 plus $240 shipping to my destination. If you buy from them you better have a loading dock or a forklift and a chain because it comes bolted inside an angle iron framework with cardboard around it. The box is 10 feet long, 5 feet wide and 4 feet high. The shipping weight of the entire package is 1,797 pounds. The main part of the unit is already assembled but you have to mount the wheels (tires are already mounted on wheels), the roll cage, the seat back, the steering wheel, the bed sides and end gates, and the head rests. Then you have to connect the fuel lines to the tank and plug in the fuel pump electrical connection...as well as hooking up the battery. One word of caution...there are NO assembly instructions included so you are on your own. Also...and this took us a while to figure out.... all of the assembly hardware is in the glove compartment in the dash! There were 3 of us working on mine and it took close to 3 hours to get everything figured out and assembled. Once assembled it started right up after we put gas in it. Mine came with the motor oil, antifreeze, and transmission'differential fluids already added but I would advise you to check your unit to be sure.

The front differential does not lock....only the rear locks.

As far as warrenty....it depends on how you buy it. If you get it from eBike (which as best I can tell is actually Kazuma US or Kazuma Pacific) you will get a 6 month warrenty on parts only....no labor warrenty at all. If you buy it from a dealer you will probably get a longer warrenty but will pay more. To get the parts warrenty you have to send the old part back to them and once they verify it is defective they say they will send you a new one.

As far as the electrical system...so far so good. The only problem I have encountered so far is that one rear brake light does not work. The signal light on that side works fine so I suspect it is a defective bulb.

Fortunately someone has put the entire Mammoth owners manual on-line for free. It is in PDF format and you can download it at http://www.highrpmracer.net/su...wnloaditemid=23


All in all, the fit and finish of the unit is pretty good. If I can just get this 4WD engagement problem figured out I will be happy. To be honest, from what I have seen so far....don't expect a lot of help from eBike support. However, when I ordered, I dealt with a young lady named Denise Pan and she was very prompt to respond to all my questions and handled my transaction very efficiently. I overnighted her a check on Tueday morning and my unit was delivered to me in North Carolina on Friday afternoon! eBike has several US distribution centers and mine came from Norcross, Georgia.

If you need anymore info you can send me a personal message through this forum with your email address and I will do the best I can to answer your questions based on what little experience I have had with mine thus far.

Hope this has been of help.

Edited: 11/04/2007 at 02:16 PM by Old Timer

I also ordered mine from eBike, but I picked mine up at Norcross GA. The assembly is pretty much just what he described, only I built mine alone in about the same amount of time. The setup is something that the average person should have no problem with. As for getting it off of the crate, I went ahead and built it in place, and then I stacked some boards behind all four tires and just happened to have some 2x10's that just perfectly into the center-section of the crate. I then just backed it off of the crate, trailer and all. I think that you shouldn't expect too much in the way of customer service, but I have found out that the majority of the breakable parts are readily available. The clutch is identical in every way to the Polaris clutch. (Probably cast off of Polaris parts.) And the whole front end is Polaris stuff. Not actual Polaris parts, but such close copies you probably couldn't tell them apart if laid side by side. Having owned 3 Rangers and a couple of Polaris 4-Wheelers I'm completely at home working on this thing. The eBike people were nice and helpful during the purchase, but I haven't had any reliability issues to really judge how they will deal with that. The engine in this thing is awesome, it is a Suzuki 3 cylinder, the same as is in the Geo Metro. No problem getting parts there. I can't see spending $13,000 dollars for a nicely equipped Ranger again, when this thing will do everything that that machine will do for half price. I think that if this thing does as well as I think it will, You will see some even cooler models in the future. I saw on a factory price list that Kazuma was developing a machine to compete with the Yamaha Rhino. While I wouldn't own any of their smaller stuff, I would easily purchase another Mammoth. I have some pics of my machine listed in this forum, and will take more pictures in the future. After roughhousing mine around for a while now, I'm convinced that it is tough enough to last.

Also, where are you located? There are a few warehouses that you can pick these up for free. I know that you can pick them up in Norcross GA, Houston TX, Chicago IL, and Carbondale IL, for free. And the dealer in Carbondale has them listed at $4,950. Hope this helps.

Help, I have owned my mammoth for about 3 weeks now and all of the sudden it won't idle. I checked out the carb and I noticed that there is a piece of linkage that is loose - it's the piece of linkage that the idle screw puts pressure on to increase or decrease idle speed. THis is not the idle screw that is in the body of the carb but the one on the linkage.

Can anyone take a picture of their carb linkage and send them to me or any other advice will help???

Thanks,

Paul

Thanks for all the info. I live in ElDorado,AR. What freight company hauled yalls into yalls town? I live in a small town. I think we only have 2 small truck terminals here. One being ABF Have a fedex terminal and a ups but they are mainly for small freight. I am going to check into ebike.

Can yall give me the address of ebike? I keep coming up with electric bicycles instead of atvs

I live in western North Carolina near Grandfather Mountain and am about 5 hours north of Norcross so paying to have it delivered was cheaper in the long run for me...although they told me I could come pick it up in Norcross if I wanted. As far as assembly, while we had 3 working, most of the work was done by my son in law and his buddy while I was unwrapping parts from bubble wrap. As you said, a fairly straightforward assembly. I think I could do the next one in half the time. We assembled mine while it was still sitting on the base of the "crate" or angle iron frame...then torched off two rear uprights, put some 2x6's under the wheels and rolled it off the frame with on problems.

As far as customer service or the guarantee, I never expected either to be much considering the price. I did however expect the major functions to work as delivered. I think so far the "support" folks are just shooting in the dark coming up with problems they have encountered in the past. I guess once I get mine fixed they will have one more solution to add to their list of suggestions.

I am glad to know that many of the parts are the same as Polaris. I have been told by a dealer that Polaris a-arms will bolt right up. From what you say it appears the clutch will do the same. I would assume that means I can use a Polaris belt also? If so, is there any particular size I ask for should I ever need one? This is my first side by side although I have had regular four wheelers before made by Honda and Suzuki.

I agree with you totally that if this thing is as solid as it appears to be that it is a heck of a bargain at less than $5K....especially if I can get the 4WD working. 8-)

Also...you mentioned checking the movement of the front differential shift arm by removing the cable and moving it manually. I did that already. Standing at the front and looking down at the front differential, the shift arm is pointing toward the front of the machine. I disconnected the shift cable and moved the arm to my left (the passenger side) all the way until it would move no further to see what its full travel limit was. Next I pulled the shift lever all the way down to where the 4WD should be engaged and then checked to see where the end of the cable was in relation to the arm on the differential. I found the cable lined up exactly where the arm was...meaning the cable is pulling it all the way to the end of the travel limit of the arm. I re-connected the shift cable and drove it around to a place where the rear wheels would spin but still neither front wheel would pull. I think my next step is to put it up on jackstands and have someone start it and put it in gear while I crawl underneath and see what is working and what is not...then go from there.