Recent content by pdiddy

Snowtracker runners should take care of the darting. If the snow is loose like it is here in ME spinning and sliding is gonna be an issue for everyone.

Lots to digest there!

It always starts out as temporary, just like the original Yamaha/Cat agreement to get Yamaha "over the hump". When they look at a restart there's going to have to be a compelling reason ($$) to do so.

I'm not that pdiddy. If the real one had a snowmobile he'd have something to occupy his every waking moments!

I'm convinced Yamaha knew how to fix the rattle but intentionally wanted some play in the stub shaft fit. I suspect it helps dissipate some torque spike or something like that. But I'm probably giving them too much credit. Could be they made too many in the first batch and didn't want to take...

Seems the same here in the northeast. The few decent snowfalls were quickly followed by warm spells or rain. Gotta drop everything, call in sick and get out there at the drop of a hat. Here's some suggestions to use at your own risk... 1. I just put a casserole in the oven. 2. My plastic...

I think your first instinct is on target. Can you feel any play in the drive axel bearings if you yank on either side of the axel?

Ouch, that sounds painful even if justified. Are you the original owner? What did you run for oil?

TORS problem? Letting off the throttle quickly is a clue.

When Deere bailed on sleds in 1982 guess who bought all the leftovers... Polaris!

Despite two sleds, a boat, lawn mower and snow-blower, the thing that sucks the most time out of me is a stupid above ground pool. Cleaning & chemicals all summer, covering in the fall and siphoning water off the cover, monitoring all winter and adjusting the cover tension, back to siphoning the...

Ditto 2 on cleaning the switch contacts. Did it on my Vector a long time ago. What you use is less important than the cleaning itself. Be sure to rub the contacts with a q-tip or micro fiber and not just spray them. Isopropyl is fine for this too.

The Apex is the history I want to hang on to.