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Renting A Sled In Marginal Conditions????
- Thread starter whitedust
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renegade2011
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Excellent question! Id have to say probably a combination of the two just guessing. My hunch would be that the dealer is going to try to protect itself in this situation.When you rent a sled in marginal snow conditions & you weld hyfax to the rails.... Who pays?
Or if you overheat & blow an engine because no snow on exchangers....Who pays?
What about carbides? Who is suppose to know better rental dealer or renter? How does it work??
trailshredder
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I would assume the dealer would make it clear on what could happen. Then it would be up to the renter to rent or not take the chance. The dealer would deffinately cover themselves.
Great post Whitedust. We have reserved a sled twice now, and cancelled because of low snow conditions. Last year the Rental company kept $75 of my deposit, he claims to have sent out 6 sleds that particular day. It was down to mud on those days in St. Germain, and I refused to drive the 6.5 hours to ruin my personal equipment. So here we are again, I'm sure he will keep my entire deposit ($125) due to our cancellation this year. The mixed messages that they send are B.S., our cabin rental company agreed that conditions were not good and they would refund our money. I will do a walk in rental from now on, no more reserving a sled. If they have one, Great. If not, oh well.
I would guess that the dealer would have to assume the responsibility as long as there was enough
Oil and not run dry and there was no driver error involved. Some dealers are probably monitoring
this as we post. Last February, my wife and I came up to Boulder Junction knowing it would be marginal and it was and we did not even try to ride. The trails were down to dirt and ice. To my surprise,
The Boulder Junction Marina were letting rentals go out. Now I'm a die-hard but would not take a chance in those conditions so why were they ?
Oil and not run dry and there was no driver error involved. Some dealers are probably monitoring
this as we post. Last February, my wife and I came up to Boulder Junction knowing it would be marginal and it was and we did not even try to ride. The trails were down to dirt and ice. To my surprise,
The Boulder Junction Marina were letting rentals go out. Now I'm a die-hard but would not take a chance in those conditions so why were they ?
If they are willing to rent me a sled then they are telling me conditions are adequate for me to ride it. As long as I stay on the trail then I should not be responsible if the carbides, slides, engine are shot when I return. If I had rentals I would not send them out in this. Several around here are and good luck with that. Most arent.
Mark@TimberlineSports
New member
Our policy is this. If we feel that there is enough snow and the hy-fax or carbides get damaged, we cover it. If we feel there is NOT enough snow we will call our renters and explain to them that we simply cannot let our equipment go out in such conditions and cancel them with no deposit taken. If we feel it is "IFFY" snow we will call our renters and explain the conditions giving them the option to cancel with no deposit taken, or they can rent, but they are responsible for any damage caused by conditions. If a renter has multiple days reserved and decides to go but comes back early because of no snow, we only charge them for days used and nothing for the days not used but that were reserved. This seems to work out well for us and our customers.
It is a tough spot. We want our sleds rented, but the last thing we want is anyone to have to pay for parts or have a bad time riding in mud.
-Mark
It is a tough spot. We want our sleds rented, but the last thing we want is anyone to have to pay for parts or have a bad time riding in mud.
-Mark
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Seems like a very fair policy Mark!
That is a smart way to do it. Not all sled rental places are that way though...Our policy is this. If we feel that there is enough snow and the hy-fax or carbides get damaged, we cover it. If we feel there is NOT enough snow we will call our renters and explain to them that we simply cannot let our equipment go out in such conditions and cancel them with no deposit taken. If we feel it is "IFFY" snow we will call our renters and explain the conditions giving them the option to cancel with no deposit taken, or they can rent, but they are responsible for any damage caused by conditions. If a renter has multiple days reserved and decides to go but comes back early because of no snow, we only charge them for days used and nothing for the days not used but that were reserved. This seems to work out well for us and our customers.
It is a tough spot. We want our sleds rented, but the last thing we want is anyone to have to pay for parts or have a bad time riding in mud.
-Mark
They should be.