No topic thread,,, Part 2
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
We have Avalanche containment blade's for our frt end loader (14ft) and tracksteer (8&10ft). Sure makes short work of our parking lot.
Box Plows Containment Plows Snow Pushers Box Style Plows from RCS, Bonnell, and Avalanche
Box Plows Containment Plows Snow Pushers Box Style Plows from RCS, Bonnell, and Avalanche
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For my Bobcat I have an 80'' bucket and a 8 ft blade so cleaning snow is not a problem tho I`d like to add ends to prevent snow falling over the sides of the blade.
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2nd worse day ever. Since getting back from our 1st mountain trip of the season, I decided to do some maintenance on my sled...started out as cleaning/rebuilding the clutches, turned into putting a new top end in, now today I find out that I've got 3 wrecked bearings in the bottom end... Soooo...yup...sledding continues to be the most expensive hobby per mile a person could do...
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Sorry to hear this Sherm.
It`s amazing how well sleds do stand up as they are used under the worst possible conditions in winter, cold and ice build up. I quit sledding years ago when sleds weren`t near as well built as they are now and it seemed that I did more fixing than riding.
It`s amazing how well sleds do stand up as they are used under the worst possible conditions in winter, cold and ice build up. I quit sledding years ago when sleds weren`t near as well built as they are now and it seemed that I did more fixing than riding.
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I think the late '90's to early '00's were the most reliable years for sleds. Lately they're all on a power or weight reduction war which results in a less reliable machine. Polaris has the most lightweight and best handling sleds out there, but their motors are underpowered and unfortunately lacking in some material quality. Skidoo is going for the most power, but they have grenading motors and ill handling sleds... Arctic Cat seems to be very even keel with nothing winning, but nothing failing either. Yamaha...well, Yamaha doesn't even come into play unless you have 40g to put into a sled, or if you want to cruise a trail. For us "low budget" powder junkies, the Yamaha's doesn't have the handling ability of its competitors, and the power/weight ratio sucks.
I've had sleds from the late '90's with 10,000+ miles on them and never opened the motor... It irritates me that this "new-state of the art" machine has only 2500 miles and is needing major surgery.
I've had sleds from the late '90's with 10,000+ miles on them and never opened the motor... It irritates me that this "new-state of the art" machine has only 2500 miles and is needing major surgery.
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It seems like everything is more complex and more expensive, more costly to fix too.
$ stroke seems the way to go, aren`t they quieter but more expensive to buy and heavier?
$ stroke seems the way to go, aren`t they quieter but more expensive to buy and heavier?