Looking at the new Polaris polyester cover vs canvas one

[snow guy]

I see Polaris came out with a polyester cover for their snowmachines, I'm interested in something other than canvas and wondered if anyone has bought one and what they think about it. Go to page 72 to take a look at it.

http://cdn.polarisindustries.com/polaris/sno/2014/flipbooks/enus/index.html

 

[robu]

Re cover

Had the polyester cover on my Pro this year!Lasted 2 trips!!!! Seams all pulled apart!Dealer at the coast replaced 25 under warranty!! Very poorly made!

 

[snow guy]

That's not good, I was hoping that it was a good cover as the canvas ones seem to fade quickly even when protected from the UV, plus they rub the paint when the cover flaps going down the highway. Any recomendations for good cover?

 

[robu]

Don't buy the polyester one it is trouble! Get a sheet,blanket or under cover for the hood, then use the canvas cover over it, to prevent scratching!

 

[retiredpop]

I have given up on the Polaris canvas covers. They shrink when wet and allow road grime etc to go through them. A much better cover in my opinion is the Sno-Skinz cover.
http://www.snoskinz.com/

 

[snow guy]

I've been looking at the Sno-Skinz, they were my other choice, I hear you about the canvas, don't really want to go that route. I've got a Skinz cover for one of my machines and that's been a good cover too. I'm leaning towards the Sno-Skinz one.

 

[die hard poo]

Add me to the list of failed poly poo covers. Allows way more road grime through it, seems are ripping, and doesn't fit well at all. NOT worth it!

 

[Drifter]

I got the snow check cover when I picked up my 13. Worst cover ever. Stitching was coming out of the seams on the seconds drive. Spent 50 dollars to get it fixed after my dealer would not warranty it.

 

[trackvs2wheels]

snow guy...save yourself the headache and get a SNO SKINZ cover.

The guy is local here in CO and I have been to his place several times...he is the most helpful, awesome dude I know...plus his covers are top notch and come with an undercover to protect the hood/sides of the sled while trailering.

Trust me...buy a $225 cover from him and be done with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[trackvs2wheels]

An example of how TOUGH the SNO SKINZ covers are:

Last year my buddy was driving and we had 3 sleds on a 3 place open trailer. He lost control around a corner and we went into the ditch sideways stopping abruptly against a small drainage ditch that was running parallel with the road. The sleds FLEW off the trailer landing on top of one another in the ditch. Thankfully, I had my SNO SKINZ cover on my 2012 Pro that day and the only thing that happened was a small tear in the cover down by the exhaust side footwell vent...this is where the sled took the brunt force of meeting the frozen ground doing about 30mph... There was NO DAMAGE to the sled at all, it was completely protected from the impact by the cover.

To top it all off, I took the cover over to Bill at SNO SKINZ and he patched the hole free of charge. Said he’s never seen a cover tear like that before and that it looked like it was “grazed” against something

Top notch cover and top notch owner!!!!!

 

[ak49er]

Scotch-Guard the Canvas covers, wash and dry and repeat each season, they will perform as you'd expect.

 

[tomlee76]

You have a 15k sled-buy an enclosed trail trailer for Christ sakes.

 

[retiredpop]

You have a 15k sled-buy an enclosed trail trailer for Christ sakes.

Thanks for such an intelligent contribution to this thread.

 

[tomlee76]

Thanks for such an intelligent contribution to this thread.

Any time. Ill never understand why with all the $$ these sleds cost why anyone would throw one on an open trailer.

 

[550iq]

My 013 cover for my 013 SB Assault was rejected after the first attempted try on and was sent to my Ski-Doo XP where it fits way better. I am now using a generic Parts Unlimited cover for an IQ Switchback and it fits well, meaning very loose fitting. Although I must use a liberal amount of bungies to keep it from flapping too much, way not cool. My issue with the Skinz cover, which is a very good cover, is at very cold temps it is not too flexible and a bear to stretch out. My grief is that these modern covers are constructed way too tight to eliminate flapping and this causes seams to come undone, etc, and just try to put one on with hand-guards installed. Time to start thinking about my 800 Big Boss. 550iq

 

[likkerpig]

Any time. Ill never understand why with all the $$ these sleds cost why anyone would throw one on an open trailer.

Or drive down the road without any cover, letting the salt, sand, and road spray get into the engine compartment.

 

[Flying Dutchman]

Last fall I picked up a Poo Polyester cover #2878741. It's actually a snowcheck special for 2012. Has a cotton liner to protect the paint. It has reinforcing in all the right places, fits perfectly and sheds the elements. After one season on my "open trailer", the cover still looks new. Not sure why all the other comments say they fall apart, to me the cover is very well built. In the pick, the cover is just layed over the machine, the straps weren't done up.

 

[Oregonsledder]

Last fall I picked up a Poo Polyester cover #2878741. It's actually a snowcheck special for 2012. Has a cotton liner to protect the paint. It has reinforcing in all the right places, fits perfectly and sheds the elements. After one season on my "open trailer", the cover still looks new. Not sure why all the other comments say they fall apart, to me the cover is very well built. In the pick, the cover is just layed over the machine, the straps weren't done up.

I have the same cover and like it too.

 

[Sxrlar]

Any time. Ill never understand why with all the $$ these sleds cost why anyone would throw one on an open trailer.

Easy, i can afford one payment, I chose the sled payment, and use my open trailer that is paid for.

 

[tomlee76]

Easy, i can afford one payment, I chose the sled payment, and use my open trailer that is paid for.

Out here in the east all the crap that gets put on the roads will flat our kill a sled. Maybe it's different out there but I would never do it here. Trust me i understand the payment side of things, I'm on a budget just like most of us are. I have th best trailer there is-someone else's and we have a camp where the sleds stay so very minimal trailering. Even in the back of a truck a cover beats the hell out of a sled.