alternate starting method

[stomper]

stomper,

We have started these sleds the traditional rope around the clutch way on one with weak battery. It can be done. For what its worth however, I travel with a small battery tender as a precaution and when the nights drop below 0 F I just plug it in and charge all night. Ready to roll the next day.

Good idea, that would be quite the pull.

 

[Sasquatch]

I carry the Clutch strap that Cat puts in their tool kit. Warm the sled will pull over and start easy. Cold at -0 good luck! My 1000 two stoke was a bear to start with a recoil at -35 to -40. Electric start would not turn it.

The Yami starts at -40 cranks slow but if battery is in good shape it cranks for more then long enough to start. I carry a small portable 1.5 amp trickle charger that looks like a charger for your home electronics stuff but it has battery clips on it.

One hour on the battery in the morning while eating breaky and it brings a 5 year old battery back to new. Right after that I put in a new battery still carry the charger all folded up (don't use it) its no bigger then a small apple.

I also have the booster cables designed for Sleds, bikes. Have used them on another yami on a day trip. Everytime he shut off his sled it would not start. His battery was 7 years old and toast, Go Figure. All the Doo guys where taking pictures at every gas station or grub stop.

 

[bluecanuck]

small set of jumpers will fit in the nose under the tool kit. no room for beers in the holders though.

 

[stomper]

yeah I guess a small set of jumper cables would be a good idea. What size cable is on them, the same sise as the battery cables or could they be smaller just to boost? I have acsess to unlimited size cable that works great for booster cables. Will these things stay running once started even with a screwed up battery.

 

[Bigblue1]

Stomper,

Guess all the weight lifting makes it work. Trickle charger definitely easier......the jr. model.

 

[jdp1under]

Check this out not a rx but still....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E3bUASfVCA

 

[adrenaline junkey]

another option if you ride with a lot of 2 stoke fans, I seen some booster cables that use the head light of a snowmobile that doesn't have a battery system. I forget who made them but sounded like a good idea