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Team Fast 136" M20 - 2011+ Apex XTX (Version 2.0)

Soldier'spapa said:
can you supply me with the over-all length of either air spring you pictured so I can compare to the one I have?
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Doug, I just measured the air spring from my Vector and Apex; they're both 15" long, fully extended. The shorter air spring on this new skid measures 13.5", fully extended.

I'm curious to ride my buddy's sled this winter and see what difference the shorter rear spring and front air spring does to the ride quality.

I've never had a bottoming issue, but I'm not an aggressive rider either. I wonder what valving differences there are between your 128" and my 136"? I think we should plan a day in January to hammer the western UP and compare our sleds? ;)!

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Thanks Joe! We have talked of riding together many times. Let's follow through this year.
 
We'll make it happen, Doug! Let's nail something down after Thanksgiving. ;)!
 
Air compressor assembly is complete.

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OEM looking fabrication great job Joe
 
Thanks, Mark!

I apologize to all for the long delays on this project, but I've been busy with life and work, not to mention our county fair, which concludes tomorrow.

This will be the last photo of M20 components displayed on my 35 year old workbench made from plywood and 2x4 lumber. I've had Redbeard Jr building a new one for me! More to come on that later...

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No need to apologize to us. We are thankful as you are doing and documenting the work.

Snowmobiling is important to us crazy TYers but even we acknowledge it is far from trumping life, work, family, faith etc the true big ones.

Be safe have a great summer.

Mark
 
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Thanks, Mark!

I apologize to all for the long delays on this project, but I've been busy with life and work, not to mention our county fair, which concludes tomorrow.

This will be the last photo of M20 components displayed on my 35 year old workbench made from plywood and 2x4 lumber. I've had Northernsledder Jr building a new one for me! More to come on that later...

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Best thing I ever did for a work bench was to make one and mount it to large furniture dolly's . I work on sleds in a 12 x 20 ft space and most of the time I have two sleds in there. I made it about 6 ft long with a wood working vice one end. It's great for working on skis' because it opens up to about 12" other end I have a metal vice to hold anything else. I made it chest high so no bending over to work on stuff and it has three shelves with 6 tool boxes for storing all the stupid sled parts I have acquired. With the Dolly's I can move it where ever I need it or roll it out of the way. I worked off a bench like yours for years but then I got old and had to build something better..
 
Here is the table that my son welded together. It has a 1/2" thick top plate and 1.5" acme threaded studs on the bottom of each leg for leveling. It weighs 1,400 pounds, so no chance of tipping the table over when working.

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Northernsledder said:
Here is the table that my son welded together. It has a 1/2" thick top plate and 1.5" acme threaded studs on the bottom of each leg for leveling. It weighs 1,400 pounds, so no chance of tipping the table over when working.

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Another great job. Your son is taking after his old man.
 
Wow chip off the old block. That bench could serve as a bomb shelter or parking ramp it is so heavy duty.

Beautiful work!!!
 
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Northernsledder said:
Here is the table that my son welded together. It has a 1/2" thick top plate and 1.5" acme threaded studs on the bottom of each leg for leveling. It weighs 1,400 pounds, so no chance of tipping the table over when working.

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Wow, outstanding job!!
 
Wow that young guy can weld ! That table is awesome. Are you going to start a side business working on Locomotive Engines ?? Because that thing would support one !
 
Thanks for the comments guys! The table is a net result of many hours of finger pointing, yelling and instructing. If I didn't like his weld, he had to grind it out and do it over. There were a few days that he wanted to quit, but I made him keep going. In the end, however, he's very proud of his accomplishment, and I'm proud of him.

I probably push him a litte harder than I should, but he's learning a skill that will serve him a lifetime. I also want him to learn and understand the satisfaction of going the extra mile.

This table will last forever, less something destroys it. I know for a fact that it will support more than twice it's own weight without sagging! ;)!
 
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