All the sleds we have are 2003 down to 1995 but all sleds need to have these.Just woundering why they went up so much.Polaris White slides always last longer than any aftermarket that I have ever tried but Wow.I have found a place to get the same bearings for only $7 not $18 Thats the Made in USA ones and same as drive bearing only $14 not $38 at polaris I can get China bearings for $3.I had my freind look at Arctic cat prices and slids are only $17 for his.Just at what point do you say I'm done.When the cost to get your sled ready is 40% of the value of sled and that's me doing all the work.I love sledding and take as many friends and family with me when ever I can but at what point will the cost for just belts,oil,slides and bearing just push too many people out of the sport.I have learned a lot from sledding and owning my first sled at 12 years old.Why and how to fix them But when prices are this high just for basic parts are we just making this sport out of touch for the people that would be the ones keeping the sport going.Not trying to make polaris seam bad my nephews at there young ages will never get into sledding just because of cost.Profits are great but less customers can't help.Im not looking for any arguments but even oil I have switched because of cost.Spend $13 on oil vs polaris oil for $40.Two sleds over 10000 miles no problem but if polaris oil was under $20 would probably never looked for cheaper oil.
Hyfaxs Polaris.Why $32 a piece.Mybe I just need snow.
- Thread starter Dennis
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Since the sleds are now being made in Mexico, Polaris believe they can charge more
........ok I am just messing with youI personally try to pick up these kind of things in the fall at the swap meets and grass drags.....can usually save 25% or so.
But I hear you on this is not a cheap/young persons sport anymore.
groomerdriver
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They charge it because they can and we all keep paying stoopid amounts of money for it.
xsledder
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I agree with ya Dennis. (Just wait until the "you have to pay to play" crowd beats you up.) Do after-market stuff. I have run Two-stroke extreme oil in my 2S sleds and never had a problem with anything. When you come across a good deal, stock up on sliders, oil, wear bars, etc. I have bought snow stud dual wear bars and they lasted four seasons on a heavy T660 Turbo Touring. Get a green wheel and sharpen your carbide and get an extra half to full season out of them. I have heard of people taking hyfax drilling a new hole at the other end, turning them around and using them for another season because of the wear pattern of the sled. Some people run dual skags on the inside ski and a single on the outside ski. This configuration still reduced darting. Just some suggestions.
I get my stuff off Amazon and swap meets C list all those are great places and personally I don't care about the price it's a passion and like said above when your flying down the trail or carving the back country I'm not thinking about dang I need this or wow that oil I'm using is expensive. Its never been cheap to ride I mean you look at it look at the prices of sleds 20 years ago they go up like everything else cars motorcycles but I'm sure in 1992 they thought oil was expensive or the belts were just as we do now. I'll make darn sure I pass this passion down to my son and keep it going and keep our sport alive
It's a rich mans' hobby, that for sure. You should see the price of rentals in the UP these days. No way in **** I'm going to bring any of my 8 nephews into sledding when I tell them it's going to cost about $500 to rent for two days. For that they can fly roundtrip to somewhere warm and spend three days in a hotel.
formula_iii
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I read some where that median income for a snowmobiler was $75,000...while I don't make that much I think to introduce a family into the sport, it would take at least that much!!! Look at it this way you could be buying Du Pont Slides for Yamaha 4 stroke at roughly $85-100 per set...There's always a silver lining....lol
snobuilder
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don't leave that hanging there ...you might sound silly...Duponts give me 2 years of service.at 3500 miles per year.
indy_500
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That stat is the median household income NOT for one person.
polarisrider1
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What if momma don't work outside the home? I better step it up.
bearrassler
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How often do you need to change hyfax? I have two Polaris's, a 2002 Edge X 500 with 9000 miles on it with original hyfax still on it and a 2012 800 Switchback Assault with 4800 miles also with original hyfax, I think both could still go a few thousand miles and our snow is marginal quite a bit of the time we ride. The only brand of sled that seems to need hyfax often in our group is Yamaha.
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I agree, I've owned many Poo's over the years and they just don't wear hyfax at all.
polarisrider1
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The stock white Poo hyfax do go forever when one rides in snow. 3000 miles on mine and still got a lot of life left in them.
Yeah, seems like it would have to be for the costs involved.
There are ways to keep the costs down. Most of the sit-down sleds that are about 10 years old now still have good suspensions, plenty of power, are reliable and easy to work on. Should be able to get in one for $2000-3000, ride for 2-3 years, and get back $1500-2000 out of them. Maybe they need $100-200 of wear parts in that time. Travel and stay with a group of 4 guys.
Look on the bright side - gas is 2/3 what it costs last winter!