New Product for the Pro rmk ---------------------------------------------------------

[ronniehotdogg]

Check you the New Pro RMK SLEDArmor Bumper by www.modrods.com

This bumper is made from aluminum with billet mounting ends, all tig construction and powder coated. The bumper mounts in 6 locations opposed to just 2 locations like the stock bumper and most aftermarket bumpers.
Mounting in more locations of the snowmobile give your sled a better chance when you hit something big. It transfers the load better.

 

[friscospices.com]

I have been looking into these bumpers with more mounting points. My question is why would I want to transfer the load better upon a crash to vital frame components? If you make the bumper the strongest part it will just wreck whats it connected too. I would think we would want a bumper that absorbs the impact and saves the sled, not one that transfers the damage to the frame. TRUE??

 

[ronniehotdogg]

transferring the load to more places means you can make the fail point of the bumper higher. Divide the impact #s by 6 instead of 2

Yes the bumper is stronger. It will take a bigger hit but it will fail if the hit is two big.

This will prevent you from buying a bumper, pipe, hood and plastic every time you hit something small?

the angle of the front skid plate also helps to bounce you over things apposed to breaking through the plastic and smashing them into your bulkhead

 

[3beans]

Sorry for the bad rep hit the wrong button. How much snow packs behind the skid plate when your in the pow?? If we dent the bottom section is it replaceable? If so how much for the new plate? What locations do you mount this bumper to? I personally don't think mounting to the a arm locations is I wise move but that's just me. After looking closer I notice the tubes that come out of the hood are very tight to the nose section, will this make it hard to remove/install your hood?

 

[ronniehotdogg]

we ran the bumper last year snowpack is not an issue.

yes the hood comes of easy with it installed.

 

[3beans]

And my other questions?

 

[moly may]

Bumper construction looks good and i can see to where the plate on the front would help with stumps, rocks, etc,but on a powder day i totally see that thing packing solid between the belly pan and bumper plate. It cant not

 

[ronniehotdogg]

the bottom is open. I never noticed it to be full but even if it did get snow in there on a huge pow day It would still save your sled and not hurt anything having snow in between.

 

[ronniehotdogg]

We will get better pics of the mounting when we get back from the Saskatoon sled show. The bottom is not a replacement part.

Thank you

 

[moly may]

the bottom is open. I never noticed it to be full but even if it did get snow in there on a huge pow day It would still save your sled and not hurt anything having snow in between.

I was more getting at the fact of hauling around just that much more ice and snow. still like the looks of it.