Ouch!

[Matt McFerran]

Has anybody done this to their pro yet?
152 miles on her, and I did a little drop straight onto a rock under a couple feet of powder. There is a crack in the right bulkhead that I drilled the end of, and it didn't grow over the rest of the season. The lower bulkhead brace cracked, and an ear on the chaincase cracked as I removed the bulkhead brace. The front of the tunnel got bent into the track, and I had to cut it vertically to bend out of the way. This peice is riveted and bonded, but looks to be replacable.
I would turn it in to insurance, but I had a dragon totaled last season and State Farm wrote me a letter...
I bought another Pro, and my girlfriend rode this the rest of the season after I RTV'ed the tunnel so snow wouldn't collect on the oil injection linkage- 600 miles on it now, without any other problems.
New tunnels just went from 1100 to 2600? what gives? Easier to total now, I guess.
I can't find the front tunnel peice to replace the damaged area. Any ideas?

Taking offers...

 

[Deucer]

I am installing the plastic belly pan after seeing this. It may help slide the front over the rocks instead of catching on the Aluminium. I ride where there are lots of ROCKS.

Looks like you have an easy access to the oil pump tho.

Deucer

 

[Norway]

Ouch! Nasty catch there buddy.

Skid plate installed, yes sir! Gotta be better and not worse but I cant say if it would've saved you.

One thing I see; that engine sits LOW in the chassi!

 

[2XM3]

i'd just gat a nice piece of 1/4 inch aluminium plate, cut to fit and rivit it in with cherry rivits, actually really a easy fix. hunk up into tunnel is just sheet metal repair. Then get a skid plate over the entire deal ( i like the skinz) Not to mention that the 1/4 plate will take one heck of a shot if ya hit something

I'd probably use 1/8 plate on the tunnel repair....pull track and drivers so ya can get in there, cut the front messed up piece out, replace with the 1/8, bending a nice lip at the bottom to rivit the 1/4 to, then rivit her in,silicone seams, check that motormount as well, should work pretty nice

 

[Zinger]

Insurance! You pay premiums for a reason! It doesn't matter if you had a claim last year. They have to honnor it if you're paying on it. Sure they might cancel you or raise your rates after this one but who cares, there are tons of insurance companies out there waiting to take your business! Bottom line is you have insurance, use it!

 

[Dam Dave]

where are you at?? I have a buddy with a 2011 Pro tunnel, he hit a rock just below sec and insurance replaced it(after waiting 3 months for Polaris to build a new tunnel) looks like you could parts off his to fix yours

 

[treemagnet03]

Holy Hannah! Anybody doubt the glue now? Haha. Pretty crazy that it held together for the rest of the season...good luck getting her sorted!

 

[Matte Murder]

X2 on insurance. So what if they doubled your premium you are still thousands ahead and if they do you could switch companies like the other poster said. I really doubt they have a database that another company could check. I am new to sledding and I was shocked to learn that the insurance I bought actually covered crash damage. Huge smile. Also if you do a repair using plates and such it will be really hard to sell when you want to get a new sled.

 

[Matt McFerran]

Thanks guys!
The insurance sponsor may be the way to go, this would be four sleds in 5 years.... (I am waiting for the pangs of guilt to set in)
I have my house, wakeboard boat, dirt bike, track bike, 2 trucks, Jeep, and 4 sleds insured, so they could get it out of me if rates went up. Could switch companies, but State Farm has been great to me for the last 15 years, and it would be a pain.
I have had guys asking what it is worth to me as-is and threw out $7500. Am I off my rocker on with price being too high?

No worries about the glue on these!

 

[skippy]

X2 on insurance. So what if they doubled your premium you are still thousands ahead and if they do you could switch companies like the other poster said. I really doubt they have a database that another company could check. I am new to sledding and I was shocked to learn that the insurance I bought actually covered crash damage. Huge smile. Also if you do a repair using plates and such it will be really hard to sell when you want to get a new sled.

I just switched from American family to State Farm and my new agent knew that I totaled a sled back in 2007 somehow... They must have a way to check claims..

 

[2XM3]

Thanks guys!
The insurance sponsor may be the way to go, this would be four sleds in 5 years.... (I am waiting for the pangs of guilt to set in)
I have my house, wakeboard boat, dirt bike, track bike, 2 trucks, Jeep, and 4 sleds insured, so they could get it out of me if rates went up. Could switch companies, but State Farm has been great to me for the last 15 years, and it would be a pain.
I have had guys asking what it is worth to me as-is and threw out $7500. Am I off my rocker on with price being too high?

No worries about the glue on these!

WOW you totaled 4 sleds in 5 years?? Maybe another hobby? JK lol

 

[poliguy]

look on the bright side you can now adjust the oiler real easy.

 

[donbrown]

X2 on insurance. So what if they doubled your premium you are still thousands ahead and if they do you could switch companies like the other poster said. I really doubt they have a database that another company could check. I am new to sledding and I was shocked to learn that the insurance I bought actually covered crash damage. Huge smile. Also if you do a repair using plates and such it will be really hard to sell when you want to get a new sled.

Yes there is a database on you for ... unless you don't have a SSN:

credit
medical
insurance

 

[Matte Murder]

So it's every insurance issue no matter what? I figured home and auto but sled's? I'm going underground and off the grid. My last post.

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

makes you wonder how any of the other brands would hold up to that hit...impressive the sled still runs...I would leave it as is till someone pops up with a totaled sled..then buy up the parts you need to fix it...

 

[PalousePoo]

my opinion is, it depends on how long you're gonna keep it. As is it's not worth 7500 imo cause the parts and labor are so much. If you want to sell it in a few years turn the claim in and fix it right for the next guy. please don't sell it with the damage "covered up" and not disclose it. If you're gonna keep it a long time then I would scab it back so it's reliable and ride it.

 

[skibreeze]

Used mint sleds are only 1,000 to 1,500 more. You're smoking crack to think it's worth anything close to 7,500.

 

[theletup]

so this is the one I called about that was listed on craigslist with very minor damage for 8500? Jeezus i'm glad I didn't drive 6 hours to take a look at it. It's not anywhere near the 8500 you were asking then and not even 7500 in my opinion. It's a total.