Does this cause problems? Does anybody do it regularly? I need to pressure wash the sleds this week but the temp will never get above freezing the rest of the week and I can't do it inside where it's warm. I was thinking if I just run the sleds for a bit before I wash them it won't freeze solid until it's evaporated. Any input?
Pressure washing sled in sub-freezing temps?
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Used to do it all the time before I had an enclosed trailer, now I haven't had to wash the sleds in 2 yrs, ha ha 
I would just run them a bit before, so the engine's warm, then run them afterwards to dry out stuff right around the engine, maybe towel off the seats before they freeze.
No different than letting it sit w/ half frozen snow and slush after a day's ride that freezes solid at night.
I would just run them a bit before, so the engine's warm, then run them afterwards to dry out stuff right around the engine, maybe towel off the seats before they freeze.
No different than letting it sit w/ half frozen snow and slush after a day's ride that freezes solid at night.
I wouldn't do it. My brother's friend took his sled and my brothers sled and pressure washed them a couple of nights before we went riding last year. We spent almost half the day trying to get my brothers sled running. Everything was frozen. At the end of the day his clutch came off and burned a nice neat circle in his side panel. Don't know if the washing had anything to do with it but not a great day for sure.
Don't do it unless after you pressure wash them you can pull them into a nice warm garage to completely dry out.
Pressure washing is a lot different that leaving a sled outside in the snow and rain.
Cables can freeze and all kinds of other things you never thought of.
Pressure washing is a lot different that leaving a sled outside in the snow and rain.
Cables can freeze and all kinds of other things you never thought of.
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I wouldn't do it... here's the deal... you warm up the engine and then pressure was. This causes steam and gets into all the electrical connections, then it freezes. Makes for a really bad combination. No matter how long you let it run you'll never get all the water out. Pushing all that water into everything is bad, especially letting it freeze.
Just my .02
Just my .02
I washed my sled outside right before I went riding, I rode 5 miles to the gas station, shut it off, topped off the fuel and to my suprise when I wanted to leave the recoil pawls were froze closed so the damn machine wouldn't start.
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I wash my sled once a year, at the end of the season before putting it up for storage.
i would not do it either, might freeze kill button or key switch and not get it started easily, had that problem last weekend
Rub snow on them if you want to clean them up. Seriously, When we ran out west across South Dakota picking up 365miles of road salt and dirt. The first thing we would want to do is run them through the car wash. Then have problems with throttle cables, water freezing into a block at the bottom of the steering posts etc. Age old solution if you can't garage them use some sluchy snow and rub it on the sled gently to remove the dirt. Had black sleds and never noticed any scratching. If the snow is dry simply add a little bit of bottled water to moisten it up a bit. And to keep from having to do that in the future is to keep them under the covers.
I wouldnt suggest pressure washing
Thanks for all the responses guys. I never considered that pressure washing a hot engine would cause steam, which can easily get itself into cable and such and cause all kinds of havoc, make sense though! Good thing I decided to read this thread again, I put a hose in the tub this morning so it'd be nice and thawed when I get home from work to wash it! I don't care that it looks dirty, I just need to do some work on it and there's oil and grime all over where I need to work....Guess I'll just need to get dirty until it warms up a bit. Which brings me to another question, where can I get a reasonably priced trailerable cover for a pol wedge chassis with some pretty wide and high handlebars?
I don't care that it looks dirty, I just need to do some work on it and there's oil and grime all over where I need to work....Guess I'll just need to get dirty until it warms up a bit. Which brings me to another question, where can I get a reasonably priced trailerable cover for a pol wedge chassis with some pretty wide and high handlebars?
Thanks for all the responses guys. I never considered that pressure washing a hot engine would cause steam, which can easily get itself into cable and such and cause all kinds of havoc, make sense though! Good thing I decided to read this thread again, I put a hose in the tub this morning so it'd be nice and thawed when I get home from work to wash it!
Try Ebay
Wow good suggestion...never thought of that.... Any schmoe on ebay is going to say their cover will work great, what I'm looking for is actual experience from people that have tall risers and wide handlebars....
Any schmoe on ebay is going to say their cover will work great, what I'm looking for is actual experience from people that have tall risers and wide handlebars....
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I have almost 14" of rise IIRC (+2" steering post, 10 or 12" risers) and the polaris cover for my edge fits just fine. Could be because I don't have a windsheild so it has more stretch room, dunno.
sled is not a huge thing: wash it by hand, basically wipe it down
Power washing engines is bad for engines, electrical connections, cables, etc = bad.
Elbow grease = good
Power washing engines is bad for engines, electrical connections, cables, etc = bad.
Elbow grease = good
You're supposed to wash your sled? I wondered what that funny smell was.
Wow good suggestion...never thought of that....
Didn't the EdgeX have higher and wider than normal handlebars?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLA...011QQitemZ320191900252QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V
The guy says in the description "On the auction block is the following POLARIS SNWOMOBILE PART OFF OF A 1990 INDY 500.....". I'm pretty sure Polaris didn't make an edge X in 1990....so is it the cover actually pictured or is it something completely different? The amount these ebay people know about sleds is what makes me weary of trusting anything they say about fitment and covers...
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