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2 hours ago, fortune46x said:

Its bad news for the cat faithful to lose Brian , he grew with the brand similar to Roger and his shortcomings people see or claim are restricted by the bean counters. 

Mike is still there being the one man band running the race program. 

When Jim Dimmerman is calling it that cat will be closing the snow side sooner than later you know they've hit a new low. 

From my pov getting rid of Brian seems to be the final nail in the coffin of any new innovation on the snow side coming from Cat.

I also have an awful gut feeling they're going to kill the race program next (again).  

How much did they spend on the display at ERX again?

Just now, Not greg b said:

Nope. 

Do you think the nice lady from Atlanta will be doing lot's of product testing, interacting with racers/consumers and getting her hands dirty?  Her dog is a pretty light color...
 

1 hour ago, Not greg b said:

when you are that high up in engineering that is standard operating procedure. 

yup, they definitely don't want a guy like that walking out the door with any top secret plans for a Garmin GPS, plans for a new single cylinder kids sled or the magic formula to primer gray paint.

1 hour ago, mnstang said:

You'd think with all the cat haters here that people would be happy with the old guard leaving?  But you can't logic with haters, haters are going to hate.

If Brian Dick was the shit you wouldn't have been bagging on his product for all these years. 

"But Textron Boogeyman"

Brian is a racer and enthusiast - clearly there's no room for guys like him, Roger Skime, The Hibberts, Craig Kennedy, Donn Eide, Greg Spaulding, Russ Ebert or etc., etc., etc. under this new Textron tent.

https://patents.justia.com/inventor/brian-w-dick

Please let us know when this new Ditch Witch from Atlanta impresses you with her brilliant engineering and dazzling new products.

@Zambroski this is the new face of Arctic Cat. 

https://www.facebook.com/TSVRecruiting/videos/heidi-mcnary-vice-president-of-our-tracker-off-road-business-at-tsv-discusses-th/1599201636901485/

On 5/26/2021 at 9:14 AM, Zambroski said:

A telling moment many of us just plain overlooked because we all just focused on Textron words promising to make Cat better than ever.  BAM!  Here you go: mid sized one bangers!

HALLILOOOOYAH!

Odd, Ramstad sees them EVERYWHERE!!!!

1 hour ago, fortune46x said:

More bad news - Brian Dick has been let go from AC.... 

Let go, or quit?

Wow, last of the Mohicans

Kloety hanging in there?

Good grief.

1 hour ago, Not greg b said:

I saw Brian was let go. However I noticed they are now full blown into “Textroning” cat. After reading the sno gore article their new chief won’t be there long. Her back ground is aero space. She has been bounced all through cat upper positions. As soon as the position is open in aero space they want her for, she will go there. While at cat she won’t do shit. I have seen them do this many times at Jacobsen. The person would flat out tell us they are there until they get moved to the areospace side and won’t do much. 

But so many people claimed Textron was the Savior of Arctic Cat.  Like Jesus...

17 hours ago, Not greg b said:

Go see the one in the Hcs general forum if you can still see it.

Most of us here that 'don't play well with others' can no longer view that forum.

this was interesting
 

Taiga is ahead of the curve, and I expect Poo & Doo to follow.  It's sort of exciting to see this transformation... sort of

Even at our home/cottage we're transitioning to more electric stuff, chainsaws, weed eaters, Milwaukee (you name it) but haven't succumbed to our vehicles, outboards or sleds yet. 

23 hours ago, fortune46x said:

My buddies and I built a 670 rotax powered golf cart for the annual storm lake honda golf outing , we made it to hole 3 before we were told to put it away. Damn thing was a riot to drive but anything towards top speed got really sketchy... 

Now thinking about it I want to build another just to cruise around town on since they legalized that here... 

F7 

We Are Now A Kawasaki Dealer Video: Express™ Series Golf Carts. Very New. Very Extra. (mailchi.mp)

3 hours ago, mnstang said:

Tipped rails are a gimmick

idk man, spent some time on tight trails on my friends Assault the winter before last and was shocked at how well you could turn it.  but since I started the gimmick commentary let's stick with that until they beat Cat at an XC race. 

20 hours ago, mnstang said:

Yeah all those cross country racers using short track sleds, if only they knew they were useless in a ditch.  They should be on 140+" crossover sleds!  Plus they could BRIDGE BUMPS

Will be interesting to see how the 136 tipped rail Poo Cross Country does.  It's supposed to ride like a 128 but gives riders that extra bit of rail and track for added traction and bump bridging.  Maybe it works, or maybe it's a great marketing gimmick.  They have been using that setup in the Iron Dog sleds for a while now.

3 hours ago, fortune46x said:

I just use vice grips, adjustable wrenches and screw drivers and a BFH - gets the job done everytime. 

If I can attach a slide hammer to it, I can fix it.

With the likelihood of terrain racing coming back to XC for the 21/22 season it will be interesting to see if Herf and Cat stick with the 129 or if they go 137.   

19 hours ago, Deephaven said:

What do you have that is lowered?  Had to lower my Escalade to go with the whipple, long tubes and other goodies.

currently, Tahoe, old V70R, wife's Saab was and most every performance car I've ever owned.  big fan of good suspension and brake mods going way back.

11 hours ago, SayatodaU.P.eh? said:

Funny thread, for a guy that’s been working on cars for 25 years now. 
 

I don’t miss carburetors. Even though I know how to work on them. 
 

I don’t miss distributors either. Especially points. 
 

While the newer creature comforts are not necessary I see a LOT more people that prefer them once they have had them, than not. 
 

The new shit really isn’t that much harder to work on, IMO. It’s just different. For instance, I’ll take changing plugs on a new Camaro over say even a 93 Camaro ANY fucking day. 
 

I had a brand new truck every 2-3 years from this time in 2011 until last May. I went back to a 2006 Silverado so that I could concentrate on paying our house off and building my shop at home. I miss a LOT of the features of my 2017 Silverado that I got rid of last May. Even though driving the 2006 isn’t really all that bad. But, I am also slowly adding some of the features from the newer truck to the older one as time/money allow. New vehicle tech doesn’t bother me at all but it’s my job to not let it. 

I don't miss a rat's nest of vacuum hoses under the hoods.  I like the seats in my 06 Tahoe much better than everything GM has done since 2007.  

They should really bring back I tops... or T tops

9 hours ago, Fireball 440 said:

The thing is most all crossovers do not have an actual transfer case and so many dealers and manufacturers call them SUVs. The term SUV has been whored to death.

100% on the 'SUV' comment

The OEM domestics did a great job of convincing morons they weren't buying station wagons back in the early nineties - which is really what they are.  Personally, I love station wagons and have been sad to see most of them killed off by American manufacturers as I grew up driving them and still have one.  The CTS-V and Magnum SRT wagons were cool cars in my book.  

Drove one of these through high school, dad bought it new and I only destroyed one transmission doing Reverse to 1st drops.  Used to pack eight friends in it, a keg of beer and drive around on the lake in winter with it.  My younger brother finally destroyed it long after I was out on my own, seems a rod went through the side of the block when he accidently hit neutral at WOT while manually banging gears on the column shifter. 

2 hours ago, Not greg b said:

I don’t miss anything on my older trucks other than the ride height. The late 90’s pick ups sat a lot lower than they do now 

That's incredibly easy to fix, the only vehicle we have that isn't lowered atm is my wifes.

For your new ride... https://www.crownsuspension.com/2019-silverado/sierra-1500/

 

1 hour ago, Catalina said:

For the most part, pre WWII, there was a big button to the right of the gas pedal. You put in the key, turn it to 'run' (no start option) and press the button with your toe. You could give it little gas with your heel, usually had to do that. There was no solenoid in those days, that switch in the floor carried the full current from the battery to the starter. 

If you didn't have the key, or it was off, the starter would still kick over if you pressed the button. 

There was probably a manual choke too. Pull knob out some, all the way if it's cold out. Push it in a little at a time as you drove the first few miles. 

Part of the reason there were no cup holders is that your hands were pretty busy just driving in those days. 

Hard to play with your phone while driving the older iron with a hands on driving experience.

Vehicles are too easy to drive today which I feel has led to far too much distracted driving.  

Maybe they should teach student drivers in cars with three on the tree 

7 hours ago, Cat45 said:

Never seen a starter pedal. What kinda truck was it?

1940 Chevrolet 

On 5/12/2021 at 9:56 PM, Crotch Lickmeoff said:

Manual locking hubs, 1/4 glass windows , reg cab long box thats doesn't require special order, 

remember regular cab short box trucks?

@fortune46x 

On 5/12/2021 at 10:02 PM, Cat45 said:

Floor dimmer swiches and window wing vent

 my first truck had a starter pedal on the floor

of all the things I've owned and foolishly parted ways with in my lifetime, that was by far my dumbest move to date. 

some of us old timers were having a laugh about 'things' they no longer utilize in modern cars and trucks

one of the things on my list was the vent/fly windows on the front doors, another said metal switch knobs you can use with a glove on - and a real ashtray and cigar lighter and one of the younger guys said (hilariously) - a back seat you can have sex in.  

what's on your list?

On 5/10/2021 at 9:12 PM, Not greg b said:

“Have them call the factory. My dealer always has parts in stock”

every other dealer 

For Sale:  2019 Arctic Cat ZR8000RR......

just saying

On 5/11/2021 at 7:19 AM, fortune46x said:

Corn and beans are in , now its drag/sprint/custom car season down here, and in case I didnt feel like punishing myself enough - I decided to expand the business so that'll be fun. 

On 5/11/2021 at 2:13 PM, fortune46x said:

for sure , to me degrees mean nothing - its practical application , bonus points if you know they are a vehicle nut (even the ricers have more skills then most out there sadly). I have met alot of stupid people with degrees that its surprising they made it out of the house that morning. 

have you had a sit down interview with a technician in the past decade?  the talent pool is getting shallower every day.  we've created an entire generation of people that have (for the most part) no interest or desire to 'fix things' (a vague term).  as I see it, this country is in big trouble, and the good techs, machinists and fabricators out there at some point will be able to demand similar wages to plumbers and electricians whose jobs haven't technically changed since Edison/Tesla or shit running downhill.  modern tech's are vastly underpaid, and if not for decades of wage suppression by the industries that utilize them, maybe there wouldn't be a shortage of qualified ones out there.  the average tech these days has around $40K invested in tools alone, where the plumber and electrician have a canvas bag full of junk that isn't work most techs 1/4" drive socket set.

I have more...  

On 5/7/2021 at 2:27 PM, Not greg b said:

Now we’re talking. Ram rod would not approve 

don't be silly, everyone uses an Arctic Cat ice auger where Ramstad lives... and 

an Arctic Cat waffle maker

an Arctic Cat cell phone

an Arctic Cat bed sheet set

an Arctic Cat coffee mug

an Arctic Cat mail box

an Arctic Cat toaster

an Arctic Cat washer and dryer

an Arctic Cat television

and an Arctic Cat toilet

it all Arctic Cat all the time, Arctic Cat, Arctic Cat, Arctic Cat...

On 5/8/2021 at 7:09 PM, fortune46x said:

drop em off , I need a project that isnt another old truck or a damn 800 cat i suppose grom season is here.

isn't it hog breeding and corn planting season down there?

did the NoCoast CornChoppers venture not work out?  Cornfused

 

Anyone actually read the proposal from the link to the ordinance? 

12 minutes ago, Not greg b said:

Can I use the blast motor in my jag? 

Ice auger.

On 5/4/2021 at 8:18 AM, fortune46x said:

Go on.....

I have a new sled potentially on order ... if they produce enough lol. 

I thought they ran out of ZR200's?

17 hours ago, Not greg b said:

I want to f7 swap an f7

How about swapping one into the B-last?  Alex is a fab guy, let's round up the pieces and drop them off in Iowa.