Crnr2Crnr
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how much is injection water per gallon?
those poor people in flint must be jealous
glad to see Megan stilli involved, that gal ripped on the SX course
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5 minutes ago, Deephaven said:What I need is the bushing/bearing that goes into the ski spindle. Rusted to the bolt. If I get it off then yes.
pics and pm if you want...
https://www.babbittsonline.com/oemparts/a/yam/5003b5a0f8700212fc83e19d/ski
edit, does #9 move freely back and forth in the spindle? how much overlap?
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8 minutes ago, Deephaven said:
Contemplating taking the skis that came on my Assault and cutting them down for the kids snoscoot. The skis have rusted through which is sad (thanks previous owner) as the rest of the machine is in great shape. C&A's are about $400 for the minis and mounts, but I have a set of ProSteers here that I could easily cut. Obviously cutting off the back end. The front will be about 1.5" longer than stock if I do that, but I figure that isn't a big deal. Totally open to other suggestions.
If I use them I have a bushing problem. The screws for the original ones are bonded to the bushings. The bushing has a 14mm OD. My ski bolts are 9.5mm in diameter so a bushing of 10mm ID, 14mm OD and 75mm long would be ideal. I found some 25mm and figure I could use three. The overlap will be 10mm inside the spindle so I assume it will be supported ok? Possibly I am being an idiot to save some money though.
Any thoughts on where to get a 1 piece "bushing" like that or if the three are ok?
need a visual, but just guessing you'll need to whittle up some ski to spindle spacer bushings and rubbers... not impossible, just math, patience and a trip to the plumbing dept at Menards.
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8 minutes ago, krom said:
pre-order only has killed the sales of them IMHO.. Its one of those things that people who aren't really into the sport won't buy without seeing, touching and at least sitting on, If it checks any of the boxes of somthing they are looking for, a ride usually seals the deal.
good perspective... seems for now the days of floor planning sleds for people to sit on and walk around are a thing of the past. idk if those days will come back though, you?
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19 minutes ago, krom said:If you factor in Inflation, The blast is less expensive than much of the 1970 AC lineup, and there is no way it isn't a better machine in any shape or form. than any of them (none came with electric start and reverse IIRC. (part of the reason the 4 cylinder king kat is so rare, it had an msrp of 2500 ish, which is over $19k today)
how are they selling?
haven't seen one b-Last, Venom, Neo or Evo on the trails around here once since they came out... but I have a limited perspective and aren't open minded.
but, the blue Venoms actually look... good
funny how we now have (edit) $6k, $10k, $15k, $20k and basically $25k sleds today. factor in 1980's/1990's peak market sales and I don't feel there was such a wide divergence between top of the line and bottom of the line. or, I'm just wrong.
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as much as I and others here laud them, Jeff Steenbakker as usual puts a better spin on things. Of the many of the online ragazines, Jeff resonates with me more than the others. still think sub $10k is ludicrous for not quite a f/s sled though.
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9 minutes ago, p51mstg said:
I think the demo in Eagle River is still ON. I'm waiting for an email from them to confirm it, but the web site has been updated:
Feb 25-26 at the WC Derby Complex
10:00am-5:00pm both days
If that's NOT true, I will post another update, but I have a fairly high confidence that it's still going to happen.
as much as it's appreciated, you are seemingly doing more marketing for this than the actual marketing department. I appreciate it and have done more product marketing for something others have been able to enjoy than I care to get into here.
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1 hour ago, AK440 said:
That’s good, it will be better for the economy, country and the sport as a whole. Dealers can sell more high end big bores and turbo sleds. Way better profit margins on $20,000+ mountain sleds than econobox, short track trail sleds. Truck dealers will sell more 3/4 ton and bigger diesel trucks, trailer dealers will sell more enclosed trailers, gas stations will sell more fuel, dealers will sell more shovels, backpacks and accessories. Credit Unions and OEM’s will make more from high interest rates, the Forest Service will get more revenue from parking and access fees, hotels & air BnB’s will get more money from lodging, Instagram will get more ad revenue from all the beautiful mountain selfies, snowmobile clubs can finally stop grooming and sell their equipment and transform into UTV clubs and finally boomers will have more time to get on forums bitching about how th8ngs changed.
I don’t see a problem with where things could head.
seems you put a great deal of thought and keystrokes into that post... so I'll give it a 'like'
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5 minutes ago, p51mstg said:
I think the demo in Eagle River is still ON. I'm waiting for an email from them to confirm it, but the web site has been updated:
Feb 25-26 at the WC Derby Complex
10:00am-5:00pm both days
If that's NOT true, I will post another update, but I have a fairly high confidence that it's still going to happen.
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1 hour ago, p51mstg said:
Here's what I was just told: In light of the races being cancelled, Cat is discussing the weekend demo plans right now. They will make a decision by end of day today and post it on "social media".
Fingers crossed they still hold the demo.
have them pm me for my address to drop one off
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done with 440 stuff for now, and the rock solid 500 is gtg. brothers RXC got tunnel flares, tunnel bag and have scratchers coming. 720 just got the skid pulled this morning so Hygear can service the Axis shocks, normal skid maintenance and as usual, one idler wheel. Those Dupont vespel slides are still looking good.
Sigh... the icing on the cake was going to the post office to mail my shocks.
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28 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said:
On the bold. Louder for the people in the back. I've been there too. A guy almost feels bad trying to persuade a landowner to continue a lease after someone f's it up.
if I've said it once I've said it a thousand times...
snowmobilers will kill this sport long before global warming or climate change does. then, 'off trail' WILL be the only place left to ride.
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23 minutes ago, p51mstg said:
I heard that the races are cancelled, and that link confirms it. However, when I went to Textron's events page the first time, it showed the demo event cancelled... but, now it doesn't.
Intrigue! Suspense! Mystery!
I sent an e-mail over to one of the people at Cat that were in charge of the photo shoot to find out if they know what's going on with demos this weekend. With all the snow forecasted this week, and if they can still hold a demo event that would be very cool. It would hopefully give people a lot more freedom to get to know the sleds, not just follow the leader over a 3 mile course.
yes, IDK wtf is happening tbh
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2024 Sleds... what's coming
in HCS General Forum
can't fault BRP for trying everything...
they're not attractive sleds though