Spartan 500

[ClaudeMar]

Considering the purchase of a Chironex Spartan 500. Anyone with knowledge of this machine?

[lesjed]

This is a great machine! I have it with a snow plow and it really works well. When I first got it I had an idle problem. It would work for 10 to 15 minutes and then die. It would start up but when I tried to change gears it died. The mechanic came the next day, bled the carb, uped the idle speed by one notch and also attached the fuel filter so it was parallel to the ground eliminating the possibility of air getting into the filter. Now it runs like a charm. It is very strong. I put chains with cleats on it and it is unstoppable.... I also have a Kazuma Mammoth 800cc, great machine! it is 10 inches larger in width and built like a tank. We use it to haul rocks to fill in holes in our trails, 110 acres have a lot of trails. We also use it to haul wood. We fill the trailer and the mammoth and have lots of power to get everything out of the woods.
The Spartan is a good work horse but not like the Mammoth. We use the spartan for light jobs.