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I’ve always liked the midnight blue but I think this is my favorite shade of Polaris blue. Like you said, it really comes to life in the sun. I got the shocks from Speedway Motors. The installed “ride height” is pretty close to what I needed (about 11.75”) which I think is roughly what the...

After what seems like a long time in the making (because it was), I can officially present to you….The Mutt. Brakes and clutching work excellent and the motor spins up nicely. It rips pretty good and is an absolute blast to ride, just as I thought it would be. I’m lovin’ this little sled. A...

With most sledding still a tough go, it seemed like the best way to welcome in the new year was to get a line in the water. A cousin was up at his place fishing a half-mile or so offshore so I went up and grabbed one of his sleds and joined him for a few hours. A tad breezy but a nice sunny...

Great photos, just looking at them makes me feel better. I figure that if I'm going to dream, I might as well dream big (and deep).

Wishing everyone a good 2024❄️

Merry Christmas Everyone! ☃️ LOL....Lots of Ice fishing going on but weather conditions have been all over the map, a little cooler weather and everything firms up and then warm with rain and water all over the ice. Fishing has been crazy good but you’re not getting me out there yet. I want...

Merry Christmas!

As others have said, great idea! Think we'll be seeing a lot of these on sleds/gear.

Agree, although a little shot of JB Weld probably wouldn't hurt. It's usually my answer to a lot of issues. Yeah, always trust your broken speedometer, it acutally quit working on a little spin around the yard. The sled has a fair amount of miles (8600) so I suppose I can't complain, but what...

My memory isn’t too good but it seemed like a lot of the older piping was a different material than the seat vinyl, more like a plastic bead sewn between the panels. Maybe this changed in the more recent models, I’m not sure. In any case, you're right, there was a lot more deterioration on the...

Thank you Nora for sharing an incredibly personal look into the life of the Dee family. I hope that knowing how much it means to us will provide some comfort.

My seat cover guy gave me a sample piece containing some sewing options, including pleat width, pleat stitching, and piping versus no piping. He has the seat foam now so I laid it on an extra 79 seat foam I had lying around. I liked 1 ½” double stitched pleats the best and he agreed. I’m still...

. I hadn’t planned on adding any posts before the sled is finished but it will be a while before the seat cover is done and there still has been some activity on the sled so I thought I’d throw in a minor update Since everything seemed OK with the motor/drive train I started running the sled...

There are a couple of favorite memories that come to mind. I first got to know John through his Make-A-Wish event and these are both related. When Snoluver and I went up to put the finishing touches on the second raffle sled, John insisted on buying us dinner at the Hut-Inn. We had just...

Amazing, simply amazing. Thank you Gracie for writing this and sharing it with us.

Thanks for the update Gary!. I’m sure it’s possible to track how many times a person visits this site from a particular IP address in a day. Think I’d be surprised at my numbers. A day wouldn’t be the same without the JohnDee.com.

Had my “farm” driver’s license so I would be driving my 54 Dodge into town unsupervised for the weekly Friday night cruise, which made me a legend in my own mind. Also spending some time with my first girlfriend. Didn’t work out in the end but looking back, probably a good thing.

Happy Birthday Mezz!

Good to hear from you Kirk. As you’ve probably seen, your donated clutch is working perfectly. Good thing I don’t work with foam for a living, this is just part of the remnants from the seat work. Beer foam yes, seat foam no. Seat is close enough to make a cover, I might have to do some...

Some nice thoughts here! I think you guys reflect what John wanted this board to be. Lately I’ve been thinking about how I'd like to finish off the storage side of the sled garage to give the finished sleds a proper place to be kept. Probably wouldn’t take too much money - some insulation...