Long story short i made a bad call today and damaged my track. Got a small puncture on the track alittle over a inch long. Leave it alone? Or stitch or try to glue?
Opinion on track damage
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honestly i’d say just run it and keep an eye on it. wouldn’t surprise me one bit if doesn’t get any worse unless you manage to get a larger stick or branch jammed in there while riding
Burn fibers with torch and ride her
After looking at this post
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My damage is in the exact same spot, im going to try to get it replaced under warranty. It is directly over the rear idler wheels perfectly centered
2.6" x 163 series 6 track on B/O
So my dealer tells me that Polaris approved the replacement of my track after the wheels are ripping through the track at the rear of the sled. Now he says the track is on back-order due to supply chain delays. I hope this means they are redesigning to make these tracks more durable?? Does...
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My damage is in the exact same spot, im going to try to get it replaced under warranty. It is directly over the rear idler wheels perfectly centered
I would waste your time on warranty. Its very easy to tell, the cut in your track is from a puncture, the fibers are sticking out of the track and the "cut" is not a clean, straight, line.
The idler wheel damage is more of a split from over time, and it will be in multiple places on the track and it happens slowly, with no or little sign of fibers sticking out of the track.
Back to your original post, you said you made a bad call. So it sounds like you know exactly what caused the damage.
I wouldnt worry about having to replace it. Burn the fibers with a torch, and you could also heat up a screw driver and sear the cut so it doesnt try to spread.
The idler wheel damage is more of a split from over time, and it will be in multiple places on the track and it happens slowly, with no or little sign of fibers sticking out of the track.
Back to your original post, you said you made a bad call. So it sounds like you know exactly what caused the damage.
I wouldnt worry about having to replace it. Burn the fibers with a torch, and you could also heat up a screw driver and sear the cut so it doesnt try to spread.
