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Thread: Maggot snowmobile thread
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11-11-2014, 09:14 PM #1651swt pusher
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11-11-2014, 11:30 PM #1652
one thing I have learned about sleds is so many guys do so much "preventive mantenanice to their sled it gets stupid !!!
seriously !!!
if you pay under $4g ... run that thing into the ground! yes grease it but do you need to rebuild shockies n skids? sure replace broken this that and the other ...
PM is 1 thing but burning money is wot so many guys doo ...
am i the luckyest guy on the planet with a sled with so many miles and still crakcing ???
I guess it helps to ride 100 days a year to learn your shit.
I guess thats why people don't like tourling with weekend warriors too ...We, the RATBAGGERS, formally axcept our duty is to trigger avalaches on all skiers ...
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11-12-2014, 06:10 AM #1653
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11-12-2014, 07:41 AM #1654Registered User
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Quoted for truth. If one spends to much time trolling sled forums you'd think that all sleds are destined to blow at any moment unless the genius blue collar dude who moonlights as a mechanical engineer swoops in to fix all the shit that those idiot engineers at Doo/Poo/Cat just can't do right. Basic maintenance, add oil, add gas, if it ain't broke don't fuck with it, and then ride the shit out of it.
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11-12-2014, 08:59 AM #1655
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11-12-2014, 12:41 PM #1656
How do you pull out a broke sled without over heating?
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11-12-2014, 12:56 PM #1657
With scratchers on the tow sled.
Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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11-12-2014, 01:52 PM #1658Registered User
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11-12-2014, 04:10 PM #1659Be careful about buying snowboard goggles for skiing. Snowboard goggles come in right eye and left eye (for goofy-footers) dominant models. This can make it hard to see correctly when skiing because you are facing straight down the hill, not sideways.
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11-13-2014, 08:11 AM #1660
First off, this thread is gonna be bad for my bank account. I'm strangely ok with that though.
Total sled JONG here, as in Ive ridden twice in my whole life. on trails.
I'd love to get a sled that I can haul up fs roads, access to tour some of my honey holes but avoid a 5-6 mile skin on said fs road, to then start skinning 2500 vertical feet.
Yes i will probably find myself getting in to more trouble/terrain than what I originally have planned. With that said, I've been looking and reading and found this.
https://helena.craigslist.org/snw/4751865482.html
2001 Ski-Doo 800 Highmark. When I emailed the guy with a couple of questions(mileage and maintenance history, as in who does it), here was his response:
"Thanks for your interest in my sled...
I bought it from my friend *&^%$#@!g when it was nearly new. He's into modding sleds, and did the majority of work, but I'm sure he sent the heads out for porting.
Its embarrassing to admit, but the 800 has hardly any miles on it. Less than 500 miles is sorta silly. A big day of riding for me is a 20 mile day. I just don't ride hard, and never have. I think my longest day was 40 miles on the Elliston Poker run. Mostly, it just has been parked in my garage. One look at it will tell you its almost new..."
He attached a pic of the odometer with 366 miles on it.
So I'm gonna take a look tomorrow. Any insights/ as to what I should be looking for here. Am I a total idiot, or is it possible i just found a gem..... Flame away....
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11-13-2014, 11:09 PM #1661
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11-13-2014, 11:24 PM #1662
yes my other sled blew up ... kinda ...
crank "seems" fine ...
bottom end "seems" fine ...
bearing on conrod on crank is loose (pooched)and caused piston slap.
buddies have looked at it and asy cylinder is fine, just a hone.
from talks with dealer who sold it new, it seems motor sat out of sled for a while, sled was being rebuilt and the guy got really sick and then died. the widow got the skidoo dealer to get it, rebuild it and sell it. and I was that guy. it wasn't a high priority job for them as these sleds dont sell fast and they are way busy.
long story short ... there was rust/coronsion on the counter balances on the crank(steel obviously) and we think it sat for awhile out on the sled with 1 piston up 1 down letting air and moisture into the bottom end. thus bearing injested rust.
if you hear a ticking sound ... its bomb !!!
with abuncha new parts I hope to get change from $2g ... or I buy another one for $3g ... hmmmm ...
I luv the old rt1000 ... but dont buy a 2005 !!! its shity ... 2006 is the money !!! ... night and day difference ...
I should and doo know ... captain wrench-a-lott ...We, the RATBAGGERS, formally axcept our duty is to trigger avalaches on all skiers ...
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11-14-2014, 07:18 AM #1663
I just want to ride my sled real soon....Nuf said.
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11-14-2014, 07:32 AM #1664Registered User
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11-14-2014, 08:04 AM #1665Registered User
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Kinda holding out for an XM but a '13 Pro just showed up for $7200 obo, w/ 950 mi. Problem is, warranty is up in December. Probably to dicey given the rep of the Poo. So tempting though.
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11-14-2014, 09:02 AM #1666
Tyler from Broken Boundary Adventures in Pemby has 3 13 XM's for $9300. Not sure the K.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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11-14-2014, 09:18 AM #1667
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11-14-2014, 09:40 AM #1668
oil ...
buddy last year had a 2014 freeride xm ... he rode 120+ days. his dealer said he could run amsoil and they would warranty it if need be. just don' tell skidoo. amsoil is way cheaper than doo oil.
I don't reccomend trying this, but juss sayn ...
the yamaha shop here sells amsoil and they have been pushing me to run it in my doo's ...
my red doo has only ever run doo oil. remember 9,000 miles on the motor. is it luck?
my black doo I was runing amsoil and she only gave me 1700km then blew. total of a bit over 4000miles on her.
I doubt oil had anything to doo with bearing failure given wot I found inside motor.
buddies are running amsoil with no probs ... on old sleds with sad motors ...We, the RATBAGGERS, formally axcept our duty is to trigger avalaches on all skiers ...
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11-14-2014, 11:43 AM #1669
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...22499270_n.jpg
Thar she is...
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11-14-2014, 12:24 PM #1670
Suzuki 800 H.O. for a backup..........good plan
Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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11-14-2014, 01:34 PM #1671
needs moar instagram filters!
nice foosball table.Be careful about buying snowboard goggles for skiing. Snowboard goggles come in right eye and left eye (for goofy-footers) dominant models. This can make it hard to see correctly when skiing because you are facing straight down the hill, not sideways.
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11-14-2014, 01:58 PM #1672
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11-15-2014, 08:19 AM #1673Registered User
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Swap the newspaper for a tampon Dip tampon in gas tank and voila! Wonderful fire starter. Use this method to make lunch fires too, just don't get caught stealing your lady's tampons. That LSD is a good idea for when the weed wears off and you realize you're fucked in some hole and retreat is impossible.
Thank goodness someone already snagged the $7200 Pro.
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11-15-2014, 09:02 AM #1674
^^^ hicks has it right. There are a lot of good backcountry uses for a tampon. Besides a gas sponge, they can be used as a bandage, water filter, and to hand to touring partners if they get whiny.
See http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/0...rvival-tampon/
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11-15-2014, 11:12 AM #1675
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