jzo88
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Yes sir, that was me... thanks for your help in the recovery! The recovery driver went straight into Minocqua Yamaha after dropping off my sled and ordered a set of tracks for his ATV, sounds like he's had that issue before.This happen just outside St Germain Wi. ? The recovery 4 wheeler couldn't pull your sled up the hill so I hooked it to My Apex and got it to the top of the hill for them. You and the flat bed were waiting at the road. Your sled didn't seem to badly damaged, are you going to fix it?
Unfortunately the bulk head was bashed in pretty good on the front end and the tech was concerned about the integrity of the rivets on the tunnel. Knocked the display out of the dash and screwed up the steering column. Insurance totaled the unit without much conversation after the estimate came in. Tech told me it could be three years before they got all of the parts anyways with everything that is on backorder.


Teamblue4
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I tried to send a PM didn't work, I would be interested in buying it to fix if you can buy it back, let me knowYes sir, that was me... thanks for your help in the recovery! The recovery driver went straight into Minocqua Yamaha after dropping off my sled and ordered a set of tracks for his ATV, sounds like he's had that issue before.
Unfortunately the bulk head was bashed in pretty good on the front end and the tech was concerned about the integrity of the rivets on the tunnel. Knocked the display out of the dash and screwed up the steering column. Insurance totaled the unit without much conversation after the estimate came in. Tech told me it could be three years before they got all of the parts anyways with everything that is on backorder.
jzo88
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They sent it to Copart for auction, should be available online I would think.I tried to send a PM didn't work, I would be interested in buying it to fix if you can buy it back, let me know


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LTX LE would be my choice too for the reasons stated here. Also it's been said by a few that the one inch track just isn't enough. Most end up eventually changing it out. I thought that was a dumb idea when Yamaha did that myself. The QS3r shocks are the best of the bunch offered on these sleds. They really shine when the trails get rough, I have seen it first hand a few times considering my Winder didn't have them and my friend's did.
WinderFab
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I strictly trail ride and run 24/50 on my tuned SW, super fun is a understatement on the trails lol, first year tuned with 21/41, last 4 years tuned with 24/50 and there’s a noticeable fun factor difference on the trails.I went for 1 trail ride this year and bent my driveshaft and my avid drivers. My sled is never seeing a trail again. Haha. I'm planning on buying another just for the trail.
Oh and I tried a winder with 24-50 gearing and it was super fun