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Jaynelson
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I think it’s great. About dang time the middle of the continent paid more for something than the mountains!
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I'm not sure why they are even available with low elev clutching? Don't people ride mountain sleds in the mountains?
Burandt mentioned him in his podcast. Said he was pretty involved in developing this engine. Sounds like it’s basically just a production version of his carls big bore but with a 650 crank. Burandt also said that when they’re talking lighter crank they’re only talking like 4/10 of a lb.
Alaska and B.C. have "low elevation" mountains
had the dealer get me a quote right at opening on monday for a 155 kahos 900 slash with the big display. $24500 out the door.
Threw me right out of the new sled market. (I never finance toys)
The warranty is what set me over edge. Bought a few new tractors in the last year.
John deere 3025r ($24k) has a 6 year 2000HR. No questions asked warranty.
This tractor gets bashed through the Mud and snow and abused. (similar to how a sled is treated)
Hell the 3k grass cutter has a better warranty than a $24k sled!
Threw me right out of the new sled market. (I never finance toys)
The warranty is what set me over edge. Bought a few new tractors in the last year.
John deere 3025r ($24k) has a 6 year 2000HR. No questions asked warranty.
This tractor gets bashed through the Mud and snow and abused. (similar to how a sled is treated)
Hell the 3k grass cutter has a better warranty than a $24k sled!
Any extended warranty is going to cost more than what it actually cost to own and operate that piece of equipment, over the time frame of the warranty. Nobody is into losing money for providing a warranty. If a warranty is relatively inexpensive its probably because it isn't needed. If it's really expensive it's because the machine has a high cost of ownership. If someone can't afford the cost of ownership than a warranty is a good route so that you don't have something broken down that you are saving up to repair. As for the amount of warranty included from the factory thats going to be in the price. Thr longer and better the warranty, the more you pay in the purchase price. I am willing to bet Polaris saw how many people took the money in lieu of additional warranty so they kept the price down by shortening the warranty. With these particular sleds I bet the majority of them change hands before the 2 warranty is up, so the original purchases could care less about having 4 years.
I took a 1 year and $750 worth of accessories vs a 2 year on my lynx turbo.
My point exactly. If I remember it was $500 off my 20 and 21 for not taking the extra year. There was nothing you could do on the Boost. If you are getting a Lynx what is your wife getting??? ?
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Jaynelson
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But you wouldn’t run Polaris low elevation clutching there anyways. We run the same elevations as you in south east BC and Polaris high elevation clutching is quite good
Keeping my boost and my wife is getting a 9r. Currently working on a trade for a 155. She has a 165 and i, i mean she, wanted a 155.
Exactly.
We don’t run low elevation clutching at sea level here either.
High elevation calibration with proper weights.
KInda what I was thinking as well. We've done it here in the flatland since the mid 90s.
Back to my question...Why is low elev clutching more? ($119 I believe) Is it not simply different weights? or is it more elaborate than that?
Manufacturing line costs.
They sell very few low elevation setups. It's more costly because it's different and requires a change in the production line.
Common across a lot of industries. They make it an option, but charge more for low volume.
Usually a steeper helix and softer primary spring.
Works for the Midwest because they never see hillclimbing loads.
Doesn’t work in steep and deep sea level.
Poor backshift and high heat.
1. There's always some merit to the substitution cost on the line. But the primaries/secondaries are assembled in mass - e.g., same benches are setting up 650 P85s and Teams. Lines just have multiple clutch kanban racks for the model/track run.
2. Because they can.
2. Because they can.
650 is the wife's sled. She's a raw beginner, so the first season I can see being almost exclusively trails/meadows around places like Sun Peaks and Batch, which is 4500 feet or less, so I could see needing the low elevation setup for that
I think the clutch kit is a dealer installed option.. Like a rack or any other accessory the dealer has to install it. It does not come off the assembly line with it even if you snow check the clutch kit. So unfortunately it costs more.
Note the RMKs have never been delivered with low elevation clutching all the way back to the 90s. Always owner installed or dealer installed.
Rocky Mountain King built for the high elevation Rockies.. Always has been. Turbos should be on RMKs riding 4-10k feet for best use of that machine.
Send all the big bore engines North to BC or AK. Or anyone riding 0-6500’.. That engine is better suited for our riding elevations.
Rocky Mountain King built for the high elevation Rockies.. Always has been. Turbos should be on RMKs riding 4-10k feet for best use of that machine.
Send all the big bore engines North to BC or AK. Or anyone riding 0-6500’.. That engine is better suited for our riding elevations.
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