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It looks like you already discovered what I was going to mention. They reduced the parts list. The same bushing is used in a lot of places on the Catalyst. I replaced all of them during the season. I was surprised the steering post used the same bushing.

Part number 18 is the only bushing assembly on Catalyst A arm mounts. It is a straight bushing inside the tube with no collar on the end. The tube ends of #16 are in direct contact with the ears on the front frame. The wear is happening on #16 tube ends and the front frame ear assemblies. Look at the 21 RXC numbers 18 & 21. Those are both collared bushings. Ironically, the collars are placed on the end where the Catalyst assembly is showing wear. The worst wear on Catalyst sleds is on the rearmost end of the rear mount. If you have a Catalyst with some miles put the front up in the air. Turn one ski while holding the other or push back on the lower A arm. You will be able to see how much it is worn. You can do that test without pulling the rubber boots.

We need something like the second linked product. Unfortunately, they would not fit without machining the A arm tubes. The current setup has the tube ends right against the frame mount brackets. There is not much tube length left to machine off the ends.

I sure hope someone comes up with a decent bushing kit or reinforcement for the lower A arms. Those guys have a "bushing kit", but it doesn't address the wearing of A arms and frame dog ear brackets. There is no bushing between A arm tubess and frame brackets. It is a rapid wear point. I installed one of their "bushing kits" and ended up pressing out the whole works because the A arm tubes were still wearing too much. The inside of the tubes is fine but the ends are wearing shorter.

I would have expected it to be a higher number. We typically have visitors from Europe during the summer. Ain't happening this year. Maybe it's me? Maybe not. We're not the only family seeing this happen. The tourism thing doesn't really bug me. I always feel like those are mainly empty service industry dollars. What does make me nervous is how long will other countries buy American. We want industry to grow, but we need consumers beyond our borders.

Are you saying the ground is white or it's plant material? There are various types of lime used in our area. The color would not be described as white IMHO. The two main versions we use are light gray (beet plants) or light tan color (mined). It's entirely possible they did apply lime that is more white in color. I don't know where farmers in your area would source lime. After weathering it does become lighter if left on top of the ground. Lime application is typically done in fall so it can be worked in and lessen crop damage. I guess it could also be done on no till ground and remain on top. I've never seen that method. We really don't have no till farms in our area. Those that do exist probably don't spend money on lime. The return on lime expenses is not immediate. It takes 2-3 years before yields show the best results. Land in our area is too expensive to do no till and slow return investments. Application isn't cheap. We typically apply based on prescription to save costs but that requires grid sampling beforehand.

Maybe? What are you asking? If it's about the weather, I'm not talking unless we're drinking coffee.

How did they miss that until it got this far? I've lost a few friends to this cancer. It didn't get into the bones until they had ignored symptoms for awhile. Dying is pretty slow and damn painful. That damn disease runs on my dad's side of the family. Testing is not something we ignore.

That was my assumption. Funny thing about this, they were also in the process of moving to a new item# system. The new numbers, three - five digets. (001-00001), do not apply to the helix. The new numbers show up in strange spots on parts diagrams. One example, the 858 primary uses the old style numbers except for the screw bushings under the cover. The 858 motor shows old numbers except on the cylinders and gasket "sets"? It's odd that some obviously new parts don't use the new numbers system while some new parts fall under the updated system.

The RXC 858 helix is stamped 56/49 and is superseded with another 56/49 number. I don't know what is up with the discontinued number. There are quite a few different part numbers for stock 56/49 helixes. I'm not sure if they changed the rate of progression? I do understand the part number change when they switched to ADAPT vs Team, but I don't know why they show differently between models in the MY 25 sleds.

Have you guys seen a SS card with DHS authorization? I would be surprised if it is only 2.4m non-citizens with SS numbers. Anyone with a green card would be eligible. In some ways, there is a benefit to the system if the green card holders pay into the system and leave the country before ten years. If these guys really want to get dirty with the boot policy, they should kick out everyone with about 9.5 years of legal work status. I'm not condoning the method, but it's a great little tool to collect and not pay. Another great money tool would be the people using stolen SS numbers. They are essentially double paying into the system with no way to draw out. Let em stay and pay forever. Some of the language around these debates is confusing. It looks like there is a lot of overlap with terms and numbers based on legal - illegal status. I wish they'd quit throwing out the hype and play with real numbers.

Just got back from the UP today. We rode in those temps. I don't mind doing that once and awhile. It's easy to stop and hang out. Traffic was super light. We had a few stops completely to ourselves. Hardest part were the nights that froze everything into solid ice, Cooling was tricky. We only did a little over 400 miles and one set of carbides.

I'd agree. In their view it would be admitting defeat. I remember when this whole thing started. I honestly figured the ruskies would barrel right in there and it would be over in no time. It didn't look good for Eastern Europe. That meant the border was another step closer. Ukraine was a nice buffer with a high percentage of Russian sympathizers that could go either way. Putin thought they would back his side in greater numbers. (The perception was that people with families in both countries would back the Russian version.) It didn't take long for the ruskies to realize that wasn't happening. They started putting the non backers into camps far away from the war. That didn't help turn a quick end either, so they dug in for a long battle. The transition period was ugly. I'm sure you guys remember when they had early strategic moves that looked dumb as dumb could be. Long bare supply lines wide open for quick attacks they didn't expect. . . . Forward troops without enough support to keep the attack moving. . . . The real strategic disaster was allowing it to last so long. If they pounded out a one and done invasion, the rest of the world wouldn't have had time to shore up support. Those tough Ukrainians put up a bigger fight than expected and more time gave them more hope. The meeting, - Zelenskyy was not a politician and war required him to be war leader. I would not expect him to be very good at negotiation if there's ass kissing involved. Trump wants to be surrounded by people that snuggle up. He had Vance during the meeting doing just that. You could see Z getting backed into a corner as it progressed. Human nature started to rule the conversation. It's not a great combination if people want to negotiate plans for peace. There isn't a pretty way to end this mess. Well, actually there is a potential option, but I'm afraid it won't happen that way. Both sides would have to give a little. We'd need Trump to walk in solo with long term thinking, Zelenskyy to play a little snuggle, and Putin to actually negotiate. Those men together do hold the keys. Trump and Putin have vested interest with money and power perception. Zelenskyy is vested in survival. Those combined interests could be strong motivators.

When was that? We were up there on Wednesday. On the way back we stopped on a Trail 1 turnout to enjoy the day. I saw a black dot on the trail while we were sitting. I went to investigate and it was someone's gas cap. The cap is sitting on a big ol rock on the first turnout south of the tower station.

I'm not much of a cheerleader and I've been sledding this winter. It's pretty well known that he does hold grudges. That one is based on Z not handing over the goods on Hunter before the election. I get it that you're a big fan. That's fine. This stuff isn't personal to myself.