New Pro burns

[The Fourth Wolf]

Try to keep up genius.
1) hot high fax
2)hot belt drive
3)hot clutches/belt
4) hot coolant Temps
5) warmer pipe
All causing heat which can lead to something starting on fire, which comes from low snow, riding trails and lakes.
not saying this is cause of this sled but have seen many sleds not just a pro rmk start on fire from something getting hot or spilled oil/gas igniting. May have something to do with it

Yeah, uh, you're wrong.

My favorite mountain riding destination is 65 miles down a dirt road that does not get plowed in winter. State highway dept barricades it with a sign that says TRAVEL AT OWN RISK. It gets run by sledders and dog mushers. More often than not, the snow is hard-packed. I run my 163 Pro with scratchers down on this road. Fortunately it's a road and not a whooped out trail. 99% of the time it's smooth and fast so it's easy to run 50MPH and faster. I never have a cooling problem (so long as I don't break both scratchers).

I ride here 5-6 times a season which means I log at least 700 miles a season on this "trail". I have yet to burn up a hyfax, much less catch on fire.

 

[yourhoodsopen]

Flatlanders!!

My advice, stop riding mountain specific sleds on the trail and on lakes! You flatlanders just don't get it. What do you think is going to happen when you ride a 163" track on a lake with a sled that has minimal cooling based on the fact it's built for being rode in 6ft of snow not 6".

Stop drinking our Mountain Dew too!! It has Mountain in the name doesn't it???? Drink your own stuff geniuses!! Dang flatlanders!

 

[bobback]

You're joking right? So if the guy left the parking brake 1/2 on and burnt the thing to the ground....Polaris should pay?

If he had insurance (pretty obvious he doesn't), this would be sorted in a couple weeks regardless of what happened/didn't happen....wouldn't even be worth talking about. This is the exact reason to buy insurance....because you don't know when bad stuff is going to happen.

You are saying IF he left the parking brake on; is this what happened?! As if so, then of course an insurance issue.

I just re-read original post, and don't see anything about brake being left on, thus if you are seeing otherwise please enlighten me; otherwise...with the lack of snow and not being out yet myself, I'm really not up for any snide comments about joking when you are making ASSumptions.

Why obvious the guy didn't have insurance?

Why are people making ASSumptions?

If this same thing happened to me (assuming not user error) it would be at the dealer first, AND I would be talking to insurance. And if it were me and my new burnt sled was sitting at dealer, I would be on dealer daily / calling Polaris to figure it out sooner than later AND I would also be talking to insurance that dealer is dragging feet; what are other options as I need my sled fixed / replaced since it's prime snow season.

SOOOO!!! Before anymore ASSumptions are made...

Ult680....do you have insurance? Was the parking brake left on?

 

[Jaynelson]

You are saying IF he left the parking brake on; is this what happened?! As if so, then of course an insurance issue.

I just re-read original post, and don't see anything about brake being left on, thus if you are seeing otherwise please enlighten me; otherwise...with the lack of snow and not being out yet myself, I'm really not up for any snide comments about joking when you are making ASSumptions.

Why obvious the guy didn't have insurance?

Why are people making ASSumptions?

If this same thing happened to me (assuming not user error) it would be at the dealer first, AND I would be talking to insurance. And if it were me and my new burnt sled was sitting at dealer, I would be on dealer daily / calling Polaris to figure it out sooner than later AND I would also be talking to insurance that dealer is dragging feet; what are other options as I need my sled fixed / replaced since it's prime snow season.

SOOOO!!! Before anymore ASSumptions are made...

Ult680....do you have insurance? Was the parking brake left on?

Of course we're making assumptions....OP is asking for advice based on a short story about his friend's sled. What else is there to do?

He has no idea what happened to his friends sled by sounds....was driving across a lake, sled had a bit of a miss, then burned. Miss could have something to do with the cause of the fire, or could have been caused by the fire already in progress. The thing about leaving the brake on is.....you usually don't know that you've done it . I'm not saying that's what happened - it could have been 100 things.

The only thing I (and many others in thus thread) know for sure.....is how insurance works. Personally, I've been in the insurance biz and am pretty dang confident in my knowledge of the process. If he had insurance, then who cares what Polaris's opinion on the matter is. Call insurance, get new sled. Maybe the insurance co will try to go after pol, maybe they won't....as long as you sled is replaced, do you really care? Insurance companies have come across every strange scenario you can imagine; they'll figure it out.

The other thing I know for sure, is that his friend will have a hell of a time getting anything from the manufacturer for this if he doesn't have insurance. That's not being a jerk...that's being realistic.

 

[bkpa]

The question is did he have insurance?

There is no discussion until that is answered. There is no concern with the reaction of the dealership and Polaris.

Thanks dexter. Negative post for me and all I did was ask the question? The question that hasn't been answered...

 

[sledheader]

Not to get too off topic, but do all you guys have insurance on your new sleds? I am currently riding a 2004, so insurance isn't even a thought. But I will be snow checking this year and insurance may not be a bad idea for the first few years on this thing.

How much are you paying? Do you pay the same rate over summer months too? Do insurance companies treat you pretty good, say I hit a tree and tear up my sled?

 

[Laundryboy]

I know of two instances where brand new rzrs burned to the ground. Polaris replaced both of them. Although to me this seems liked an insurance issue.

 

[Meadow Muffin]

Not to get too off topic, but do all you guys have insurance on your new sleds? I am currently riding a 2004, so insurance isn't even a thought. But I will be snow checking this year and insurance may not be a bad idea for the first few years on this thing.

How much are you paying? Do you pay the same rate over summer months too? Do insurance companies treat you pretty good, say I hit a tree and tear up my sled?

I have 6 sleds insured from a 2010 AC sno pro 500 to a 15 Pro 800 TD with a BD turbo. So 3 trail sleds and 3 Mountain sled from stock to lots of mods and my total insurance bill for full coverage is $1200. I know that sounds like a ton of money but 3 sleds are 15s and 2 of them are covered at 17K because of mods. My point is if you thinks the rates are too high shop around or change the deductable on each sled to make yourself comfortable with the cost, lastly in today's world don't you worry about a buddy or your kid or whoever making A DUMB MISTAKE and you getting sued??? I won't leave the shop without insurance on any of my stuff.
Hope this helps. MM

 

[Reg2view]

Not to get too off topic, but do all you guys have insurance on your new sleds?

Insurance doesn't apply if you're very well funded, and can write the check for a new replacement sled (provided you don't owe anything on the one just crashed) and not blink, and/or write the check to the person who claims you just maimed and pemanently disabled them with your sled. Or, if you don't have a pot to pi$$ in or a window to throw it out of, and never plan to have either.

For the rest of us, insurance comes in handy. Insurance varies greatly by your age, driving record, size and cost of sled, state, etc. $400 for a season on a new 800 sled isn't unusual. It's all about personal finance risk management. Crap happens. E.g, friend of mine totaled one of my sleds in 2001. Got banged up, had to S&R him out. His health insurer considered suing ME, also, for his injuries since he was riding my almost new 1 yr old sled, even tho it was 110% his fault. Funny, they didn't threaten to sue the OEM or the dealer. Insurance came in handy for me, then.

 

[freeflorider]

Burning up

Could one of you geunis tell me if I'm running my polaris xp900 on flat roads and trails if theres a chance it could burst into flames? Seeing how it's designed to go fast off road and jump mountains? Or is this just happening to the polaris pros on lakes?

I also have concerns if I drive my big lifted superduty 350 down the hyw I might suffer from the same problem....please help.

super funny thread.

 

[05900]

Polaris your safe, Ski Doo maybe not


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