Not greg b Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, krom said: Didn't yamaha set up a new sled HQ, in Canada? Guess there is a huge amount of un used square footage.... Na up there it’s an igloo. No manufacturing. drinking Tim hortons and eating fries with gravy on it is all that goes on their. Once a year they write out a check to Textron for their order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 48 minutes ago, Deephaven said: Wait until you hear why Probably pissed when someone like their arch enemy KTM bought the cat snowmobile rights. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger** Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 If Yamaha walks out the door who's to say the big turbo go with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Badger** said: If Yamaha walks out the door who's to say the big turbo go with them? Kymco will just weld three of these together and Textron will say 'that'll work' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Kymco will just weld three of these together and Textron will say 'that'll work' They don’t need no Yamaha turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Kymco will just weld three of these together and Textron will say 'that'll work' At least it will match the ATV's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 38 minutes ago, Not greg b said: They don’t need no Yamaha turbo Made in Ukraine Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boonbocker1 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, krom said: Didn't yamaha set up a new sled HQ, in Canada? Guess there is a huge amount of un used square footage.... Its near the main argo factory. Its the new partnership for yamaha. Argos gets to use yammi powerplants in their bathtubs with wheels and the joint venture between the 2 will produce sleds. Yammi is more serious about sledding than textron is so the partnership will dissolve and will allow yammi to pursue more market share in sleds with an Argo partnership Edited March 22, 2022 by Boonbocker1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krom Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Been 1 hour ago, Boonbocker1 said: Its near the main argo factory. Its the new partnership for yamaha. Argos gets to use yammi powerplants in their bathtubs with wheels and the joint venture between the 2 will produce sleds. Yammi is more serious about sledding than textron is so the partnership will dissolve and will allow yammi to pursue more market share in sleds with an Argo partnership Been waiting for an announcement from argo, they have most of the talent that left AC, but didn't go to poo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I heard Yamaha got a short snowflap for mountain machines, did cat get a shorter flap too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, mnstang said: I heard Yamaha got a short snowflap for mountain machines, did cat get a shorter flap too? No, their selling point was the push button e start. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said: No, their selling point was the push button e start. Did they take away the recoil like skidoo? Maybe they didn't want them accidentally hanging themselves from it seeing as how their feet wouldn't reach the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p51mstg Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 SnowTrax said in the video that Yamaha wasn't importing any sleds from the Homeland for 2023, because bla bla bla. I thought, oh, a change in manufacturing, like maybe they're setting themselves up for a transition to something else in North America. Hmmmmm..... I've thought about Cat being bought by Argo, even though that would be a stretch and cat would have to be near death (more than it is now) in order for it to be worth buying. It was more of a mental exercise, a fantasy maybe, a way that Cat could survive the Textron debacle. What I didn't think about, that you all have floated, is the idea that Cat stays with Textron but Argo starts building Yamaha sleds. Now, THAT makes total sense and would be a very interesting development. Where do Yamaha ATV's come from - Japan or NA? How long was the BassPro/Tracker contract to build ATV's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boonbocker1 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) The building Argo occupies in TRF is merely there for ex Arctic employees that have ties to the area but are fed up with, overworked, underpaid and under appreciated by cat. It was a great move by argo and yammi, get the knowledge and talent from ex cat employess without paying the price to buy the whole company. The ex cat employees don't have to relocate to another city, state or country this way. Edited March 22, 2022 by Boonbocker1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, p51mstg said: SnowTrax said in the video that Yamaha wasn't importing any sleds from the Homeland for 2023, because bla bla bla. I thought, oh, a change in manufacturing, like maybe they're setting themselves up for a transition to something else in North America. Hmmmmm..... I've thought about Cat being bought by Argo, even though that would be a stretch and cat would have to be near death (more than it is now) in order for it to be worth buying. It was more of a mental exercise, a fantasy maybe, a way that Cat could survive the Textron debacle. What I didn't think about, that you all have floated, is the idea that Cat stays with Textron but Argo starts building Yamaha sleds. Now, THAT makes total sense and would be a very interesting development. Where do Yamaha ATV's come from - Japan or NA? How long was the BassPro/Tracker contract to build ATV's? They would first need something to build. Yamaha has been out of sleds for a while. Saying argo building Yamaha sleds, what are you talking about, an all new Yamaha designed and engineered snowmobiles? I think that time is long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 Sold out, day one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airflite1 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, mnstang said: They would first need something to build. Yamaha has been out of sleds for a while. Saying argo building Yamaha sleds, what are you talking about, an all new Yamaha designed and engineered snowmobiles? I think that time is long gone. I disagree, with the talent at Argo they could easily design a sled around proven Yamaha engines, and they have an advantage of having a clean sheet design. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, airflite1 said: I disagree, with the talent at Argo they could easily design a sled around proven Yamaha engines, and they have an advantage of having a clean sheet design. And they know what TextronCat has coming... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I see Yamaha’s program is only 2 weeks long. Ends April 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, airflite1 said: I disagree, with the talent at Argo they could easily design a sled around proven Yamaha engines, and they have an advantage of having a clean sheet design. Well I would consider that an Argo vehicle then, not a Yamaha. I was talking about something actually designed and engineered by Yamaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Jackson Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, mnstang said: Well I would consider that an Argo vehicle then, not a Yamaha. I was talking about something actually designed and engineered by Yamaha Could be tough to get around patents for a "new" sled maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airflite1 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, mnstang said: Well I would consider that an Argo vehicle then, not a Yamaha. I was talking about something actually designed and engineered by Yamaha I assume Yamaha could easily buy Argo, but even if they didn't, I bet they'd have more input than they do with Arctic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p51mstg Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 59 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Sold out, day one? Holy shit! I know a guy that wanted one of those. Yamaha cancelled his Sidewinder last year. That would suck if he couldn't get one 2 years in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Sold out, day one? So you weren't able to order one? Dang... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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