Ive had it happen hanging upside down in a tree well. It hurt bad enough if I had a gun on me I might have ended it. For the people who aren't understading it it is when your foot twists under the bar sideways. I the bar was about an inch taller you could prob yank your foot out of it.
Polaris Pro tight foot loops
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Here is a pic, before the bottom is cleaned up. It's been moved up 2 inches. You can trim more off the bottom after moved. Showed this pic so you have a better idea how much it's been moved.
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When I put my Airframes on, I only put grip tape on the first two "rungs" and left off the traction screws and cleats. Moving the tube up should be a good solution. Maybe take a file and knock the corners down a bit on front portion of the Polaris boards would help too.
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i was thinking about cutting the hoop off and then rewelding it to follow the the path of the plastic/top of footwelll vent.
I had it happen to me also.
Riding through some close drifts. The sled stopped and tipped left, I went right and over the front. Caught my boot sideways and hyper extended my knee before popping it out of place. My body weight still moving forward finally yanked my foot free.
My friend finally waded through the snow to get to me. I kept moving my leg trying to ease the pain. I had to ask him if my foot was facing the right way.
Luckily I didn't break anything but that knee hasn't been right since this happened.
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Riding through some close drifts. The sled stopped and tipped left, I went right and over the front. Caught my boot sideways and hyper extended my knee before popping it out of place. My body weight still moving forward finally yanked my foot free.
My friend finally waded through the snow to get to me. I kept moving my leg trying to ease the pain. I had to ask him if my foot was facing the right way.
Luckily I didn't break anything but that knee hasn't been right since this happened.
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I haven't had my foot ever get trapped in the Pro stirrups but I did have my foot get stuck in my previous Summits footwell and lead to a broken leg on the mountain and a hell of a long ride out. I said at that time had I been on a Pro it wouldn't have happened and I still believe that.
I don't have size 13 feet so maybe for me it isn't as much of an issue. If I do need to get forward on the Pro which I find is rare compared to how far forward I needed to be on the Doo's I don't have my toes under the stirrups. I actually stand with my toes ontop of them. After that painfull ride and ruining the last half of a season I am very conscious of where I stand and not having my foot in an area where it can get stuck is always on my mind.
So I do not think it is only on the Pro chassis that this can happen. With the Doo footwell and a smaller foot it is just as easy to happen when that area gets packed in snow. They cut it out a bit but it can still happen.
I don't have size 13 feet so maybe for me it isn't as much of an issue. If I do need to get forward on the Pro which I find is rare compared to how far forward I needed to be on the Doo's I don't have my toes under the stirrups. I actually stand with my toes ontop of them. After that painfull ride and ruining the last half of a season I am very conscious of where I stand and not having my foot in an area where it can get stuck is always on my mind.
So I do not think it is only on the Pro chassis that this can happen. With the Doo footwell and a smaller foot it is just as easy to happen when that area gets packed in snow. They cut it out a bit but it can still happen.
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STORMN97
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I had this happen to me last year. It happened the weekend between Christmas and New Years. I was hardly moving. Mabye 2mph. I lost my balance so I let go to just fall off on to my back like I have done many many times before and my foot got caught and I tore my MCL and ACL.
After surgery and 6 months of recovery I refuse to ride my pro until I have the toe grabs replaced with something with more room. I kick myself in the butt because I had my foot get caught several times before that and didn't think to much about it until I tore my knee up.
After surgery and 6 months of recovery I refuse to ride my pro until I have the toe grabs replaced with something with more room. I kick myself in the butt because I had my foot get caught several times before that and didn't think to much about it until I tore my knee up.
My boots are size 10 and they are similar to a Motorfist stomper boot. Not big at all either.
I definitely pay attention to where my feet are now also.
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sledneck_03
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k ill just email polaris and review their FEA on the stirups
Positively a problem, nightmare would be a better word. I can't believe they didn't address the issue in 2012 after a pile of 2011 riders suffered injuries.
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Trenchmaster
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I hope that Polaris does something about this when they come out with a new model mountain sled. They must know that this is a safety issue, I wrecked my left knee on a side hill when I hit a rock. I fixed the issue on my sled by cutting some 1" thick Teflon blocks to match the shape of the Mike Taylor foot well vents and bolting the blocks between the vent panel and the sled foot well. Now my foot only goes in far enough to catch the toe of my boot, much easier and cheaper than cutting and re-welding!
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sledneck_03
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Anyone just grind the front cross member smooth? Boot should slip out then.
Ya me too stock 2014 pro. Sled went right I went left my left foot did'nt come out.That was Feb 2013 just starting to walk without pain.Keen boots not very big toes.
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RMKMAN44
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I have had it happen to me multiple times along with a few of my friends. It seems to only happen on sleds with the burandt style boards because when you get thrown back your heel digs into holes in boards and binds your ankle. The solution is simple. Take a sawzall and cut them out! I have had 5 Pros now and have cut them out of everyone and never had a problem structure wise. And they must be trully worthless because I have never noticed they are missing either. Cheapest fix on snowest!
