AH yes the buldging belly pan plastic unfortanatly I know it all to well.2 times on my own and 1 on the wifes 25 mi wreck
Worst day of my life
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AH yes the buldging belly pan plastic unfortanatly I know it all to well.2 times on my own and 1 on the wifes 25 mi wreck
2x
A friend of mine never even got to ride his NEW sled, totalled it and his truck and trailer on the way home from the dealer. Then totalled the replacement sled at the end of the season.
snowfreak56
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Thanks Indy,i feel better now for not rideing yet this season.Most of us have had days like that.On the brite side all bodys made it home in good health.Lets all be safe out there i have already lost a friend this season we need no more of that.
Now that would be the end of snowmobiling for me! Living on barrowed time at that point. Lol.
Wow. Didn't read your post till after I posted.
Sorry to hear that.
skeeter2010
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Not sure what you are riding, but I bought a foot well for my edge a few years back it came as a kit with the rivets. Also harbor freight has a air over oil rivet gun which allows you to fit in the foot well. A small hand one just won't pull them I had a heavy duty one and ended up breaking it
indy_500
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It's back! Got the air rivet gun from HF filled up the resivour with hydraulic oil just like the manual said hit the trigger and POOF hydraulic ALL OVER ME. I emptied the fluid and it worked well the rest of the time and according to guys online they didn't use the oil either. Hmmm not sure but it worked and most importantly the sleds together!!! Also my dad bought a new Triton ramp from Kens Sports $300 it's really a nice ramp. I guess our $1200 trailer just turned into a $1500 trailer LOL still not bad for an aluminum 4 place.
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cuzzinolaf
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I WISH that was the worst day in my life.
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Nice work Indy! I think I can count on one hand how many 17 year olds would have been able to do that, and so quickly.
indy_500
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Worst part is I had to wait till yesterday for the part! I didn't pick it up till around 430 by the time i figured out how to use the darn air hammer it was 8:30 LOL and finished it up by midnight.
indy_500
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Everybody could use "a few more inches" but everybody else with the exception of waupaca is open. There is no accumulating snow in the forecast, there are no warmups in the next 15 days. The only places the trails are iffy are the plowed fields but who cares it's not like it would hurt landowners property to run across em its just dirt. The only thing its going to hurt is the persons sled riding the trails. I spend all fall marking them, I've spent 2 dang years waiting to ride around here locally, we have the snow, and I can't ride them along with everyone else. If we wait any longer for a little bit more snow it will warm up and melt. I crossed tons of watery swamps down in waushara county. Sure your rear end sinks, you pin it, and you get across. I created this thread with the intent to know if we are waiting for them to freeze, if we're waiting for more snow, or if some peoples expectations of trails are WAY too high. Waushara cty has a 5 mile section of trail closed off due to a bad swamp. Why couldn't we do the same here if a swamp is that bad? That is all I have to say.......... man did I really need to get that off my chest.
Hmmmmmmm - Wondering why the trails are not open on the 24th then fixing sleds on the 28th from hitting things.................................
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Everybody could use "a few more inches" but everybody else with the exception of waupaca is open. There is no accumulating snow in the forecast, there are no warmups in the next 15 days. The only places the trails are iffy are the plowed fields but who cares it's not like it would hurt landowners property to run across em its just dirt. The only thing its going to hurt is the persons sled riding the trails. I spend all fall marking them, I've spent 2 dang years waiting to ride around here locally, we have the snow, and I can't ride them along with everyone else. If we wait any longer for a little bit more snow it will warm up and melt. I crossed tons of watery swamps down in waushara county. Sure your rear end sinks, you pin it, and you get across. I created this thread with the intent to know if we are waiting for them to freeze, if we're waiting for more snow, or if some peoples expectations of trails are WAY too high. Waushara cty has a 5 mile section of trail closed off due to a bad swamp. Why couldn't we do the same here if a swamp is that bad? That is all I have to say.......... man did I really need to get that off my chest.
Hmmmmmmm - Wondering why the trails are not open on the 24th then fixing sleds on the 28th from hitting things.................................
indy_500
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never knew hitting a railroad track was a snow cover issue...
