Crnr2Crnr Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) https://fb.watch/4MHBqA6ODJ/ so while BRP is offering Lynx, ride control and a new MachZ, Polaris has a mountain turbo, 650/850 and seven flavors of Indy's - Cat is tripling down on their MARKETING efforts to push CHEAP mid-sized 400cc sleds and ZR200's? did Thief River Falls start importing drinking water from Flint Michigan? someone help me out here... Edited April 10, 2021 by Crnr2Crnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Cat isn't tripling down on zr200's. But, if you think the other manufacturers are that much better, buy one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziemann Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 So....if we buy up all of the primer gray paint at Dennis Kirk, will Cat have to stop production on the rest of their sleds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Ziemann said: So....if we buy up all of the primer gray paint at Dennis Kirk, will Cat have to stop production on the rest of their sleds? aren't the panels manufactured (formed) in gray, or are they just being finished in gray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
favoritos Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said: aren't the panels manufactured (formed) in gray, or are they just being finished in gray? Panels are formed in color that shows. There are a number of different variations of plastic used depending on panel location. It would be easier to have a ton of color options if it was just paint. It would also take a lot less parts bins. But, then we would bitch about the paint flaking when we beat the piss out of these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziemann Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 @favoritos Even with the molded in color in on the new Cats, there's so much that they could do to improve the appeal with the new Cats. The "Joker" purple on the '19's was poorly executed, but it did show that they have the ability to do some pretty creative things in terms of colors and graphics. You're 100% right on painted panels. Remember the white '12 Limited sleds? Those white side panels flaked really bad..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 I heard the 120's and Thundecats are sold out now also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 This is me giving a shit if 200s sold out because I really wanted one to ride this year. So looks like cat sold out on 200s, 120s and thunder cats because they are the only ones that offer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 That doesn't make much sense. Every brand only offers their models. You can't go buy a Polaris at a skidoo dealer. I hear the RR may be next to be sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Sold out of a pre-order. Another fucking fail on Cat's part. Seriously...they have 7 months to build them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, Deephaven said: Sold out of a pre-order. Another fucking fail on Cat's part. Seriously...they have 7 months to build them. Maybe they don't want a shit show like the Polaris pre orders that either shipped without shocks or didn't show up til January. Seems like a quality move to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 5 hours ago, mnstang said: Maybe they don't want a shit show like the Polaris pre orders that either shipped without shocks or didn't show up til January. Seems like a quality move to me. That's a good problem to have. This is their exit strategy. "They don't want a shitshow" They already have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 A manufacturer that doesn't want to sell goes out of business. That is the biggest shit show there is. Cat is good at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Deephaven said: A manufacturer that doesn't want to sell goes out of business. That is the biggest shit show there is. Cat is good at that. Judging by the positions posted to work in TRF, they are either keeping up appearances or gearing up for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziemann Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, racinfarmer said: Judging by the positions posted to work in TRF, they are either keeping up appearances or gearing up for something. I'd bet Poo and Doo are also looking for lots of people to fill positions. As is anyone in the recreation markets..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ziemann said: I'd bet Poo and Doo are also looking for lots of people to fill positions. As is anyone in the recreation markets..... Polaris has had all kinds of positions posted for a year or more. When I looked at Cat/Textron's listed a couple months ago, there was 1 job posted. Last week there was probably 20+. I've been passively looking for a new job for the last 6-8 months, so I do stop in on occasion and just noticed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 hours ago, racinfarmer said: Polaris has had all kinds of positions posted for a year or more. When I looked at Cat/Textron's listed a couple months ago, there was 1 job posted. Last week there was probably 20+. I've been passively looking for a new job for the last 6-8 months, so I do stop in on occasion and just noticed it. I looked into Polaris in 2015 and they were starting assemblers at $14.50/hour and they had a recruiter in Duluth trying to lure people to move to the frozen tundra in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 hours ago, racinfarmer said: Polaris has had all kinds of positions posted for a year or more. When I looked at Cat/Textron's listed a couple months ago, there was 1 job posted. Last week there was probably 20+. I've been passively looking for a new job for the last 6-8 months, so I do stop in on occasion and just noticed it. Are you good at picking out colors? If so... You're hired! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 3:17 AM, Fireball 440 said: That's a good problem to have. This is their exit strategy. "They don't want a shitshow" They already have one. Tell that to the people waiting til January for a snowmobile that was promised way before that and have no sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 15 hours ago, Deephaven said: A manufacturer that doesn't want to sell goes out of business. That is the biggest shit show there is. Cat is good at that. Nobody ever said they didn't want to sell. They are responsibly limiting sales orders to what production can handle. Any objective person would think that's a good move for all. But that's not you and the other haters here. If cat was so bad you could think of actual bad things to slam them for. You guys are mental midgets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, mnstang said: Tell that to the people waiting til January for a snowmobile that was promised way before that and have no sled That's one good thing about Arctic Cat. With nothing changing in 10 years now and dwindling demand much easier to get parts for the sleds they do build. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziemann Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Are you good at picking out colors? If so... You're hired! I hear that Cat needs painters..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Ziemann said: I hear that Cat needs painters..... I think ramstad filled that position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziemann Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said: I think ramstad filled that position The good news is that it is an easy job..... You only need to know one color..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, mnstang said: Nobody ever said they didn't want to sell. They are responsibly limiting sales orders to what production can handle. Any objective person would think that's a good move for all. But that's not you and the other haters here. If cat was so bad you could think of actual bad things to slam them for. You guys are mental midgets. I think you should stop looking in the mirror. They are acting like they have to because they sucked at planning. Limiting orders is not a good thing and they shouldn't have to, but they like usual aren't prepared. I don't hate Cat, I've owned more of their machines than I have other brands but they need to fix their shit before I will own another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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