Sled_Hed Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Made the rounds yesterday, visiting Thomas Sno Sports where I ran into @mnstangand had a good visit,then it was onto D.K. First on tap this morning is getting the rebuilt starter motor going in my buddies Elan. Then start on the Crossfire.. Edited December 2, 2023 by Sled_Hed Added pic 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Shopping for the Enticer right now. Sick of fighting with that diaphragm pumper Keihen on it, so I'm doing the Mikuni swap and just being done with it. Also having a tough time on what big ass hood decal to order for it. Right now, Hamm's is leading the pack, following by the Fireball. Edited December 2, 2023 by racinfarmer 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Good progress today. The Elan is ready for action. Started going through things on the worn out crossfire. Diamond drive is ready to go back in. Now working through skid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Sled_Hed said: Good progress today. The Elan is ready for action. Started going through things on the worn out crossfire. Diamond drive is ready to go back in. Now working through skid. https://www.facebook.com/reel/910332933844962 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, racinfarmer said: https://www.facebook.com/reel/910332933844962 It's murdered out so I have no doubt his daughter will be able to jump it higher than that. Edited December 3, 2023 by Sled_Hed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 23 hours ago, Sled_Hed said: visiting Thomas Sno Sports where I ran into @mnstangand had a good visit,then was he trying to buy the 440? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: was he trying to buy the 440? Not that day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, Sled_Hed said: Not that day.. did they have it on display or squirreled away into the bat cave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: did they have it on display or squirreled away into the bat cave? They sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Sled_Hed said: They sold it. that was quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: that was quick Sounded like he actually inquired about it early in the week but there was quite a bit of interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Where the heck has he been (mnstang)? @Sled_Hed - you've had a productive weekend. Nice! I hope to have everything put back together on my sled by next weekend (can't really do it today since I'm prepping for the good ol' "roto rooter" job tomorrow that us 50+ year olds are supposed to go through). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bontz said: today since I'm prepping for the good ol' "roto rooter" job tomorrow that us 50+ year olds are supposed to go through). it's not that bad, enjoy your Gatorade and rest of the day on the toilet... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, Bontz said: Where the heck has he been (mnstang)? @Sled_Hed - you've had a productive weekend. Nice! I hope to have everything put back together on my sled by next weekend (can't really do it today since I'm prepping for the good ol' "roto rooter" job tomorrow that us 50+ year olds are supposed to go through). He actually stopped at my place and picked up a 90's cat book that I had a couple weeks ago. He had been busy with deer hunting. He was picking up his sled on Friday. My crossfire is showing its age and I'm making a shopping list of things it needs. Biggest one is spider on primary is worm out and they don't make a replacement anymore. Good weekend all in all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 10 hours ago, Sled_Hed said: He actually stopped at my place and picked up a 90's cat book that I had a couple weeks ago. He had been busy with deer hunting. He was picking up his sled on Friday. My crossfire is showing its age and I'm making a shopping list of things it needs. Biggest one is spider on primary is worm out and they don't make a replacement anymore. Good weekend all in all. Fett had billet spiders for those. Not sure if they still do. Cat never sold replacement spiders for those 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Not greg b said: Fett had billet spiders for those. Not sure if they still do. Cat never sold replacement spiders for those Ok, I was actually browsing their site thebl other day and didn't see anything but will look again. Tom R was actually helping someone else with the same issue. He had one from a race sled that he thought might work, my issue is the sheaves are showing some wear as well so not sure how much I want to stick into it. Found a n.o.s unloaded replacement for around $550. New replacement from Cat is just under 700 Edited December 4, 2023 by Sled_Hed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said: Ok, I was actually browsing their site thebl other day and didn't see anything but will look again. Tom R was actually helping someone else with the same issue. He had one from a race sled that he thought might work, my issue is the sheaves are showing some wear as well so not sure how much I want to stick into it. Found a n.o.s unloaded replacement for around $550. New replacement from Cat is just under 700 I would buy that nos clutch. By the time you buy a spider and all the rebuild parts you will have be close to 500 bucks in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Not greg b said: I would buy that nos clutch. By the time you buy a spider and all the rebuild parts you will have be close to 500 bucks in it. That's kinda the route I'm thinking. Putting some $ into the ol half ass dragger lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 8:55 AM, Sled_Hed said: Made the rounds yesterday, visiting Thomas Sno Sports where I ran into @mnstangand had a good visit,then it was onto D.K. First on tap this morning is getting the rebuilt starter motor going in my buddies Elan. Then start on the Crossfire.. 53 minutes ago, Sled_Hed said: That's kinda the route I'm thinking. Putting some $ into the ol half ass dragger lol You should have just try to modify my starter to work I would've gave the owner an OK deal. Few zip ties and self tappers would probably do it. Really questioned how deep I had to dig into a new sled to remove that stupid thing and then it only weighed 5.75#. it was a lot crappier than doing it on a procross. Clutches are tough to buy but if it's in the cards I'd do it. If your old one is still usable you could put it back on before selling it and put the good one on next sled. And just disclose the clutch is iffy when you sell. PS I am pretty sure I have an rktek torsion conversion kit for a DD sled. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, mnstang said: You should have just try to modify my starter to work I would've gave the owner an OK deal. Few zip ties and self tappers would probably do it. Really questioned how deep I had to dig into a new sled to remove that stupid thing and then it only weighed 5.75#. it was a lot crappier than doing it on a procross. Clutches are tough to buy but if it's in the cards I'd do it. If your old one is still usable you could put it back on before selling it and put the good one on next sled. And just disclose the clutch is iffy when you sell. PS I am pretty sure I have an rktek torsion conversion kit for a DD sled. I thought you got a riot not the m cattle ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Also what is the weight and horse power on that sticker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Sled_Hed said: That's kinda the route I'm thinking. Putting some $ into the ol half ass dragger lol If you replace the spider the clutch should be rebalanced also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Not greg b said: Also what is the weight and horse power on that sticker It doesn't say weight or power on the sticker. They do have weights on the spec sheet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Doug said: If you replace the spider the clutch should be rebalanced also. Thanks. I had seen that on some stuff I've been reading. The new clutch seems to make better sense money wise right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 8:50 AM, Bontz said: I'm prepping for the good ol' "roto rooter" job tomorrow that us 50+ year olds are supposed to go through). are you awake yet @Bontz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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