We Got SNOW in DA UP!

[Rich Kay]

Never heard of such a thing. I consider it normal for one to freeze over night in the extended position. Pickup and pound the back end of the sled a couple times and its good to go. Never heard of a suspension freezing in the compressed position, especially while riding. Should have enough movement to keep things from freezing. Sounds like a design or setting issue... Was the rider large pegging the suspension down?

You have no Idea then ....( what does "large pegging" mean??) I have seen shocks do this and several things can make it happen. One , water is always a issue inside a shock threw bad cap seals or condensation and when this happens the right temps can make things freeze in any position. The nitrogen can end up on the wrong side of the IFP causing a lock but usually weeps out through again the cap seals which sees a lot of harsh environment. I have seen the piston also seized to the shock body believe it or not! There are other things given the condition of the inside of the shock that can make this happen. It could be your suspension itself is bound causing it? People don't realize what a shock really goes through . I have seen shocks torn down for service and cant believe folks rode there sled and could not tell the shock is toast..... not even repairable! I would remove that shock and have it looked at ( if there is no suspension issues) I am sure the problem will be obvious.

 

[4StrokeAddict]

You have no Idea then ....( what does "large pegging" mean??) I have seen shocks do this and several things can make it happen. One , water is always a issue inside a shock threw bad cap seals or condensation and when this happens the right temps can make things freeze in any position. The nitrogen can end up on the wrong side of the IFP causing a lock but usually weeps out through again the cap seals which sees a lot of harsh environment. I have seen the piston also seized to the shock body believe it or not! There are other things given the condition of the inside of the shock that can make this happen. It could be your suspension itself is bound causing it? People don't realize what a shock really goes through . I have seen shocks torn down for service and cant believe folks rode there sled and could not tell the shock is toast..... not even repairable! I would remove that shock and have it looked at ( if there is no suspension issues) I am sure the problem will be obvious.

I'm wondering if he was a heavy weight causing the suspension to ride very compressed. I can see if you have moisture in the shock how it could freeze, but I've never seen that in my 27 years of riding. I'm not doubting it happened, something seems off from my experience.

 

[sideswipe77]

He was not heavy set. Problem was his back shock wasn't working properly i told him he should fix his rear suspension
but he wanted to keep riding. I told him to get some de icer and he did.
You should have seen the sled angled upward. if it was me i would have gotten it fixed. He only rode it from hotel to the gas station.

 

[4StrokeAddict]

UP needs snow again, BADLY. the trails are getting snirty outside of the "persistent snow belts" and there isn't enough to blade in the "persistent snow belts" so its rough! Everyone do their snow dance, or contact your dump truck buddy to truck some in from the east cost