Tethers and Trees
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Oregonsledder
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I have not, but have always kind of expected it to happen. My view is that it's worth it to take that chance of a engine kill in the brush so that a worse situation is avoided.
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milo303
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Yup all of the good info here
I mounted mine by my switches above my gas cap though
Run the carabiner to attach it to the hoop on your riding pants or jacket
I've had it ripped off 0 times, even when I was rocking atv's
Not to say it won't happen, but it's not exactly a common thing
I mounted mine by my switches above my gas cap though
Run the carabiner to attach it to the hoop on your riding pants or jacket
I've had it ripped off 0 times, even when I was rocking atv's
Not to say it won't happen, but it's not exactly a common thing
I mounted mine on the console to the right side-ish. Teather to the right wrist. Keeps the teather short, out of the way, and in the reality of how much we move while riding, your right hand doesn't move much.
I never had any luck with the tether to my waist, it would get wrapped around the bars every few minutes and was more of a hazard than nothing at all. The only way it works for ME is to have it on my right wrist since thats the only body part that seems to stay in one place when riding.
That's were I got mine no issues.
The only problem I've ever had is when i forget i have it on and hop off to go help a ski doo or arctic cat get unstuck 
I don't know what the proper name for them is, but I like to use the "P"shaped clip like you would find on a dog leash to attach the tether to my jacket ring. Easier to use with gloves on.
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roni87
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Trees
Only takes one little tree to snag the tether. Plowed into the handlebars, turned them all the way to the left and broke the bottom steering post mount.
http://youtu.be/0_2A7ohukoM
Mine was mounted just in head of the gas cap and attached to bottom of my coat.
Biggest problem all year was the tether getting froze up in this spot and not shutting sled off.
Going to mount it in a sideways position this year to help with the snow and ice issue.
Only takes one little tree to snag the tether. Plowed into the handlebars, turned them all the way to the left and broke the bottom steering post mount.
http://youtu.be/0_2A7ohukoM
Mine was mounted just in head of the gas cap and attached to bottom of my coat.
Biggest problem all year was the tether getting froze up in this spot and not shutting sled off.
Going to mount it in a sideways position this year to help with the snow and ice issue.
Same thing happens with me. However I feel running to my waist and installed near gas cap would still catch less trees then hooked to the wrist. if tether gets hooked on bars, you can still somewhat navigate as opposed to the sled losing power, then you're SOL and hopefully not above some scary terrain
Best Place to put the tether is imo at the bottom of the bar riser. Then it turns with the bars and you rarely hook the line around the bars.
Get an air tether
They're a good idea just too expensive yet.
I ended up putting the Polaris tether on after hearing about some of the pro armors freezing up (after I ordered mine I started hearing about problems with the poo one too
). Well I went for my first ride with the tether, you don't even know you're wearing it, I completely forgot about it and stepped off my sled and started to walk away and my sled died. Duh didn't take the tether off my waist when I left the sled. Well I put the tether back on and it wouldn't fire up. What happened was the little rubber seal that sits over the plunger came out when the tether popped off and it wouldn't push the plunger down far enough. Luckily I found it and put it back in, it fired right up. Now the fight with Polaris to warranty it since it's under 30 days old begins. I'll have a hard time trusting the Polaris style tether again. If they won't warranty it I'll be going with a pro armor for sure. Too bad I already drilled a half inch hole in my console. With that being said tethers are a great investment, I just hope I don't continue to have problems with them and end up not being able to get home.
). Well I went for my first ride with the tether, you don't even know you're wearing it, I completely forgot about it and stepped off my sled and started to walk away and my sled died. Duh didn't take the tether off my waist when I left the sled. Well I put the tether back on and it wouldn't fire up. What happened was the little rubber seal that sits over the plunger came out when the tether popped off and it wouldn't push the plunger down far enough. Luckily I found it and put it back in, it fired right up. Now the fight with Polaris to warranty it since it's under 30 days old begins. I'll have a hard time trusting the Polaris style tether again. If they won't warranty it I'll be going with a pro armor for sure. Too bad I already drilled a half inch hole in my console. With that being said tethers are a great investment, I just hope I don't continue to have problems with them and end up not being able to get home.
