PRO Bulkhead
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gcmci
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gman086
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This.
It's not like they're using Elmer's peeps, LOL. Anyone who knows Lord Adhesives can tell you (we were a dealer). The FAR bigger concern to me is the ease of break down when you do smack her up and need to disassemble!!! There's a reason the Pro is so flickable...
Have FUN!
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No doubt that the massive increase in surface area at the joint VS convetional methods is huge. But Its new that all. some of these new "glues" are amazing.I use some stuff for anchors on my machines you will NOT pull the stud with concrete attached thats for sure.
^^^ I centered a rock good going down hill in spring snow, I have had previous experience with XP's in this dept. and I knew that my sled was toast and I would be hitching a ride back to the truck but to my surprise all it did to the bulk head was scratch it. The tunnel and rails didn't take the end over end very good but thats to be expected in that situation.
an XP would have been towed off the mountain, the Pro was rode out.
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ak49er
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The Pro-Ride shorty Was tested/raced by Iron Dog Racers up here for the last two seasons races, seems like it will be adequate.
The teams made some improvements and reinforcements on the rear rails and suspension components.
As for the PRO Tunnel vs IQ, it is thinner and much more delicate, chip the ice of your tunnel or even strap something down too hard and the tunnel will wrinkle, dent and fold with ease.
The teams made some improvements and reinforcements on the rear rails and suspension components.
As for the PRO Tunnel vs IQ, it is thinner and much more delicate, chip the ice of your tunnel or even strap something down too hard and the tunnel will wrinkle, dent and fold with ease.
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seth25
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I'll show you one tomorrow when I have light to take a picture. I bought one that center punched a tree with 100 miles on it. I bought it as a summer project, but the snow wasn't ending and I ended up putting 150 miles on it. New bulkhead/tunnel assembly, steering support and other misc parts. Good as new now, just need snow.
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maxitout77
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I took a hit directly on the right spindle during a carve (damn stump). Tore the spindle completely off the arm, trashed the lower a-arm. Bulkhead was perfect. I took a hit half as bad on my REV, folded up the front end like tin foil. Very impressed with the strength of the Pro.
So with the tunnel glued to the bulkhead I guess you have to buy the whole chassis if you wrinkle it up? I bent the tunnel on my 01 rmk by the foot wells and got away with only replacing the tunnel and 300 pop rivets. I cant imagine the bulkhead-tunnel assembly to be cheap.
You can remove the glue with heat and then buy the glue to re-assemble. I believe Mountain horse posted up a thread a while back that had info on the glue. With the new glue you don't wan't to powder coat the bulkhead because the baking process will release the glue.
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Slow leftside sidehill past a trouble area and bump! Found a rock with my left A-arm, bent the A-arm quite a bit and went on to make a sharp fold just by the start of the running board.
Seems like Cr-Mo arms (at least lower ones), Airframes and maybe some plates to the rear of the tunnel will be the ticket for a long chassis life.
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^^^ I centered a rock good going down hill in spring snow, I have had previous experience with XP's in this dept. and I knew that my sled was toast and I would be hitching a ride back to the truck but to my surprise all it did to the bulk head was scratch it. The tunnel and rails didn't take the end over end very good but thats to be expected in that situation.
an XP would have been towed off the mountain, the Pro was rode out.
Quit riding out of control drew!
haha only kidding