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Thread: Maggot snowmobile thread
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11-17-2010, 10:10 PM #701
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11-17-2010, 10:38 PM #702
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11-18-2010, 11:05 PM #703
Stoked on my new ski rack. More pics and stuff here.
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11-18-2010, 11:30 PM #704click click boom
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Interested to hear how that rack holds up the first time you need to roll that sled out of a hole.
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11-18-2010, 11:41 PM #705
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11-19-2010, 08:05 AM #706swt pusher
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The rubber straps that the gun racks come with _will_ fail in short order, from my experience.
Replace them with something else, the gun racks kinda work.
Iain
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11-19-2010, 09:28 AM #707
GB
I used those exact gun holders (cabellas) last year and they held up pretty good but did eventually break. I only put one ski per rack too. That knuckle is the weak point.
The good news is I have a spare if yours breaks and you need itHello darkness my old friend
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11-19-2010, 11:56 AM #708pura vida
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From what I've seen and read, that gun rack will fail at the pivot, where that red sticker is. I just bought myself a similar set of gun racks except they don't pivot, they are fixed.
http://www.tacticalandhuntinggear.ne..._ATV_Racks.cfm
edit: just finished the install on my '10 M8. Took 10 minutes and the only power tool I had to bust out was the dremel to cut the end off of the bolts so they didn't stick out so far. The hardware seems pretty sturdy. No pivots to fail, locking nuts were included.
Last edited by dfinn; 11-20-2010 at 11:21 AM.
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11-19-2010, 08:35 PM #709
On mine it failed at the pivot. The plastic knob on the end of the bolt that you tighten falls off the bolt, a fix is to place a washer bigger than the od of the hole the bolt runs through. I had good luck with NRS straps, very easy to tighten up and didn't come loose. I used a snowboard binding strap to secure the front of the ski to the tunnel
Shitty pic, but gives you the idea.
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11-19-2010, 10:59 PM #710self proclaimed JONG!
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I'm dumb. Trying to take the seat off my 01 RMK 700 for reupholstering. It is on there pretty good, any tips on getting my seat off??
Do what you like, Like what you do.
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11-19-2010, 11:14 PM #711FullWatts to the world!!!
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fired the sled today!
hope to get out somewhere tomorrow...
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11-19-2010, 11:37 PM #712
Dside11-11 on Wednesday, which was one of the deepest snowmo days I've had
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11-19-2010, 11:53 PM #713
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11-23-2010, 06:24 PM #714
Alright I got a question after riding today.
I have a 2008 Polaris Dragon 800. Had it out running today and the temp light kept coming on. We were riding double on a trail and after about 10 min it would turn on. When the light would come on it was running right around 225. stopped and let it cool down and then rode it back to the truck without the temp getting over 200. any ideas? we were riding pretty high rpm's and steady @ that. the coolant is full btw
cheers
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11-23-2010, 06:38 PM #715
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11-23-2010, 06:43 PM #716
Wow, you are lucky. I never run over 175 deg. They blow up around 190. Your sled should run between 125-150 deg F
Is your hifax fucked? Ice scratchers in place? These are deep snow sleds that require powder to cool them. If no pow, you need ice scratchers. I would recommend never running with out them in packed snow.Hello darkness my old friend
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11-23-2010, 07:05 PM #717
Nope, don't have ice scratchers.
Hifax shouldn't be fucked. had it out the other day in 2 feet of fresh and had no issues. the riding today was definitely on hard pack. i will look into ice scratchers. the sled got a shake down at the mechanic this summer so i dunno. all of this is new to me
edit: it wasn't running +160 for more then 2-4 minutes.
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11-23-2010, 07:23 PM #718
Yeah, you need scratchers when running on hardpack, or make sure you pull off and pull into some pow every so often. The snow gets kicked up on the coolers underneath the tunnel and this keeps the sled cool. With no snow hitting the coolers the sled is going to overheat. Scrathers are a good investment, buy some.
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11-23-2010, 08:05 PM #719
sweet man, thanks for the answers
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11-23-2010, 09:36 PM #720
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11-29-2010, 10:36 AM #721
After staring at the new sled in my garage for the past three months I finally had the chance to get it out at Vail Pass this weekend. It was my first time riding a mountain sled and was some of the most fun I've had in a while....and now I am as sore as I've been in a while.
Rode almost all the way to Red Cliff, and out to the valley across from Blue Sky on Lime Creek Road. Coverage was pretty good everywhere and didn't hit anything on the roads or meadows.go upside down.
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11-29-2010, 11:12 AM #722Registered User
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yeah, yesterday was pretty fun i guess!
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11-29-2010, 11:47 AM #723KIR!
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11-29-2010, 02:10 PM #724
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11-29-2010, 03:13 PM #725
it's the lack of snow getting kicked up on radiator that's generally the overheatin problem which is where the scratchers come in handy.
i like the ones that attach to skis vs skidframe.
drill the track out too. gets more snow on hyfax + some loss of rotating mass.
weight loss more noticeable on underpowered sleds.
1"/1.25" hole saw, poker (to push out track plugs), lube & 6pack (sounds kinky eh?) 2 or 3 holes across track x how ever long your track is.
just don't drill into idler wheels
don't do if you're really into water snowmoing, solid track works better.Last edited by Schralper; 11-29-2010 at 03:28 PM.
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