Electric start removal

[wje_153]

I bought a snowcheck with an estart from an older guy for a really good deal I have everything pulled out but my question is if I need to run a resistor at the end of the harness behind the footwell or am I missing something further up the harness that can be unplugged? Anything helps thanks.

 

[Pro-8250]

It's been a while but I would say no.
Battery, relay, cables, starter, flywheel gone, start switch disabled. The only thing I can think of is the charging circuit which now is an open circuit.

 

[wje_153]

It's been a while but I would say no.
Battery, relay, cables, starter, flywheel gone, start switch disabled. The only thing I can think of is the charging circuit which now is an open circuit.

As far as I can tell the charging circuit was pulled off with the whole estart harness. I talked to a Polaris tech this morning and he seemed to think that I shouldn't have to do anything thing being that everything is pulled out. Also curious what you mean by disable the the start switch? Does the plug behind the footwell come standard on all models? should I just tape it off so moisture can't get into it being that I don't need to run a resistor?
Thanks

 

[Dootimes2]

When I added e-start to my wife's 12 pro, it came with a harness that was just plug and play. I would think you could go backwards with no issues as I could have removed it from hers and been back to where it was when ordered from factory. It's an option from factory and its own separate plug and play circuit. I'm sure all the sleds have same factory harness and systems regardless of options.

 

[Prayn4snow]

Can you do me a favor and weigh everything you pulled out? I know it sounds dumb, but some of us like to know how much things weight. Thanks!

 

[Shifty2012]

Did anyone end up weighing all the electrical start components? thinking about taking them off my sks and wondering how much could be saved...

 

[Devilmanak]

I pulled mine when I parted it, but didn't weigh anything. I was more concerned with the added weight of the ring gear on the back of the clutch taking away from performance.
Mine came with estart also, I looked hard at pulling it, but decided against it.
People wanted to buy the kit from me, I found the instructions for installing new, the parts list was like 100 parts long, between hardware, heat tape, zip ties, brackets.....it would have taken me a day to rebuild the kit.

 

[phatty]

7-10lbs excluding battery. Its noticeable if you jump from sled without it to sled with e start. Kind of feels like a sled with with aftermarket can vs sled with stock can.
But I will take the convenience all day long, especially with lithium batteries available that weight around 2lbs.

 

[Thistledoo]

7-10lbs excluding battery. Its noticeable if you jump from sled without it to sled with e start. Kind of feels like a sled with with aftermarket can vs sled with stock can.
But I will take the convenience all day long, especially with lithium batteries available that weight around 2lbs.

LOL your joking right?

 

[mountainhorse]

The starters from Polaris are one BIG thing that needs to brought out of the 1970's lawnmower designs... WAY too much of an afterthought by Polaris Industries IMO.




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[Timbre]

7-10lbs excluding battery. Its noticeable if you jump from sled without it to sled with e start. Kind of feels like a sled with with aftermarket can vs sled with stock can.
But I will take the convenience all day long, especially with lithium batteries available that weight around 2lbs.

Completely agree. Put a lithium battery in (lose 10+ lbs) and forget about the added 7-10 pounds for ES . . the convenience FAR outweighs the little added weight. Always said i would never get an ES, but once i did, no going back for me!!

One thing to keep in mind is that the lithium battery (about $160 ish from WPS) will not crank the sled very well at temps lower than 10-15 degrees, but work awesome after that. On those cold mornings, just pull the rope the first start, then you are good to go after that. One can buy a "earthX" lithium battery that will start at most any temp, but plan to fork out $360 - $400 for that one. As for me, i will take a few cold morning pull starts and save the $$ for other "stuff"

 

[Shifty2012]

Got a link to the battery you're using? Anyone else that uses a lightweight battery have reviews on them?

 

[skibreeze]

I got e start this year and love it. I got the WPS battery right away for the weight savings. It is also physically smaller than stock as well, but it has spacers so the stock brackets still work. Like Timbre said, it doesn't like to start a cold sled, but after the first start of the day it does great. Apparently it's not the Burandt thing to do, but I am so glad I ordered it. Saves wear and tear on my shoulder, especially on those off camber starts.

 

[Timbre]

This is the battery i use. Got it from Carls. They are $170 and weigh about 2 lbs. #490-2518

 

[Timbre]

This is the EarthX battery. . . I have not used this one, but a buddy of mine uses it and it will start the sled at much colder temps than the WPS battery. I think this one is $320 at Carls. #36C

 

[Shifty2012]

Pretty pricey...definately on the list for next year though

 

[phatty]

I have run both earth x and wps.
I had the earth X on my 2015 Turbo Pro and the wps on my 16 axys with SLP stage 3.

The earth x started my turbo at -18F in the morning.
The wps wont start my sled below 5 degrees in the morning. After first start by hand it works fine the rest of the day.

The earth x is a much more reliable battery IMO but costs alot more. Both weight about the same. If i were running electronics or GPS gauge i would probably go with earth x.

 

[phatty]

The starters from Polaris are one BIG thing that needs to brought out of the 1970's lawnmower designs... WAY too much of an afterthought by Polaris Industries IMO.
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I feel like this was something that could be addressed as they grow in popularity. Just like they did on motorbikes.

 

[Sage Crusher]

This is the battery i use. Got it from Carls. They are $170 and weigh about 2 lbs. #490-2518[/QUOTE

Thats all I have been using for the last 2 years- and WPS warrenty is way good--had a few fail- but they stood behind them...
I cut the stock shroud down about 2.5" and the cover fist like it should.

S/C

 

[XFIRE800]

I use the WPS battery as well, not sure what the part number is, but mine has the same dimensions as my holder but is half the height. Cold starts are tough, but if you really dont like to pull start you can cycle the key 10ish times to "warm it up" and it starts.