Spoke to dealer today about VECTOR SUSPENSION

[Groomerdriver]

Re: "incredibly well"..you've got to be kidding!!!

..incredibly well versus what...a lumber wagon?? "incredibly well" is an M-10 or I'd even take an Xtra-12 versus what I've got on my Vector.

Rear suspension is a HUGE disappointment!!!! My problem IS NOT bottoming. I wish I could get the sled to bottom at all!!! read = lumberwagon!!!

Going to have to spend several hundred dollars (which I can't afford right now) to get this sled to ride like a trail sled should!!! THis sled was not advertised to ride like a ditchbanger.

Something is drastically wrong with your setup. My wife and my daughter each ride the Vector, and it rides very soft and smooth. As a point of comparison, my wife went from a ZL600 Cat which was like a cadillac, and the Vector rides as nice if not better. She is about 135 pounds all dressed.

Dealer looked at skid 2X last year and found no problems. At the end of the season they removed the skid completely to check for binding and found none. FYI - I go 220 lbs w/o gear on.

I'm just blown away when I read the reports of excessive bottoming. Jeez...I WISH I had that problem. Have tried MANY different adjustments, mostly one small amount at a time. Sled still rides like garbage.

Dealer is saying do a complete revalve and buy a new shock to replace the steel shock. What will this get me?? = he's not sure. What I'm gonna do is put an M-10 in this sled when I have the $$. THAT will cure the problem for sure!

 

[Shane]

I sucked my limiter straps up to the third hole. I felt as if the inside ski lift was dangerous. Helped alot. As part of the items ordered from Bruce at Pioneer, I purchased a new stabilizer bar as well.

 

[twomorestrokes]

Re: "incredibly well"..you've got to be kidding!!!

Something is drastically wrong with your setup. My wife and my daughter each ride the Vector, and it rides very soft and smooth. As a point of comparison, my wife went from a ZL600 Cat which was like a cadillac, and the Vector rides as nice if not better. She is about 135 pounds all dressed.

I agree. I'm 225 and I had to stiffen the skid up a little. Rode great but a little too soft as it bottomed out a little too often. Torsion springs now set on hard setting, maximum transfer, stoppers set on soft setting (forward on skid) shocks and straps at factory settings.

Even whith it stiffened up like I have it, I've gotten the same one word response from people that try it out. "Plush".