Does anyone know if I can buy an electric starter kit with a lightweight battery instead of the normal battery. The only kit I see is the regular ski doo kit with a heavy battery. I wouldn't mind buying the kit with no battery option as well but have not seen that option.
Electric starter kit with lightweight battery
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I don't think so. You would have to buy a take off kit.
They only sell the one battery with the kit.
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the light weight batteries suck as soon as it gets really cold. make sure you have a pull start just in case, when the lighter battery wont work..
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Some dealers will give you a credit towards the lightweight battery cost and keep the battery that came with your kit. Mine did for me.
I have a used kit with lw battery for $495 shipped...BJ
We will sell them with the light weight batteries.. We sell tons of the stock batteries so it is easy to swap them out I'll price it for you tomorrow.. We have sold them with Shorai batteries that have lasted 3+ years.
I bought a new replacement starter off of ebay, $100.00 and a 300cca lithium battery off the internet, for 149.99. Bought the cables and battery box from skidoo. Got a new replacement starter relay off of ebay for 15.00. This is not a kit but for just over 300 I got everything you are looking for. Walmart sells the same battery I bought and has it cheaper. I didn't shop enough on that. 119 is their price
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BTL18A300C is the battery number on it, it is a replacement for the YTX20 that is in the factory kits. The battery weighs in at 2.1lbs, that's not that bad.
BTL18A300C is the battery number on it, it is a replacement for the YTX20 that is in the factory kits. The battery weighs in at 2.1lbs, that's not that bad.
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You could always buy the kit and sell the battery for cheap or at least cheaper then list so that someone will surely buy it. just a thought
I wish Doo would look at their policies about this. Guys that want to add them to snowchecks pay out the rear, but they include them on sleds that should NOT be e-start. My 2015 600 XRS last year was e-start ONLY. I pulled it, bought a side panel, had a starter, and converted it. (Pain in the rear.) Why sell the hottest 600 trail sled Doo makes with an e-start?
My 137 Freeride this year I had no choice again, e-start ONLY. On a Freeride.
I don't get it. I am not even going to bother swapping it out this year, even though I made money doing it last year. Too much work swapping panels, ordering decals, etc..
Sigh.......
My 137 Freeride this year I had no choice again, e-start ONLY. On a Freeride.
I don't get it. I am not even going to bother swapping it out this year, even though I made money doing it last year. Too much work swapping panels, ordering decals, etc..
Sigh.......
I can not confirm that, I did not put it on a scale. I know it weighs way less than my smaller ATV, and smaller KTM battery. If I had to compare it to something, it feels similar to a liter bottle of soda, in weight. I should have weighed it, but really didn't care that much, it felt light to me and that was good enough for me.
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what's the problem of having a e start? the power of pushing a button and having your sled start is awesome!
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Spending mucho $$$ in lightening up a sled just to fatten it up with E start that cost some more $ :eyebrows: Kind of counter productive. My Mrs is pretty pissed on how much lighter my 800 is over here 600 XM Thats e start for you.
I'm on my third lithium Ion battery and I can say with some confidence that they have limitations. I started with a Li-Ion on my Nytro, and as crazy as it sounds the 800 Etec is harder to start than an 3 cylinder Nytro at any given temperature.
I could trust my Li-Ion to start my Nytro down to -10 celcius, no problem. My Summit would be half of that -5C. I could probably spend 15 minutes cycling the battery to get the Summit to go in colder temps, but not going there....too hard on the starter/electrical system.
Basically I use the Li-ion in spring conditions when its warm or any situation where the battery will stay warm...like day drives.
I use the biggest Shorai LFX36L3-BS12, which is the biggest possible and almost the same size as the stocker battery.
OTM
I could trust my Li-Ion to start my Nytro down to -10 celcius, no problem. My Summit would be half of that -5C. I could probably spend 15 minutes cycling the battery to get the Summit to go in colder temps, but not going there....too hard on the starter/electrical system.
Basically I use the Li-ion in spring conditions when its warm or any situation where the battery will stay warm...like day drives.
I use the biggest Shorai LFX36L3-BS12, which is the biggest possible and almost the same size as the stocker battery.
OTM
This electric start I purchased doesn't have the wiring harness to plug in the solinoid to the main harness, ski told me they don't sell just the plug in harness they have in there kit, does anyone know where I can get one, or at least the ends to make one with the wiring diagram?
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