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Hope some one from BRP reads this...............
I have moved on boys n girls, after 35yrs of riding, the last 22yrs on 7 differnt Skidoo's. Bought an 11 Switchback Assault last weekend. Feel as though a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and that weight would be my Snow checked 2008 SummitX 800R. Now have 300+ miles on the new ride, and guess what? All I have to do is pull the rope n go! Thank F'in god. Only thing I plan to change is going to a 2"ish track.
The 08 summit made'r oh...bout 6mi be fore she had to go back to the dealer to get the carbs cleaned, due to plastic being sucked up outa the tank. Then Back to the dealer at bout 40mi to get a new drive shaft, as that thing came apart like a pop can hit by the lawn mower. As luck would have it, I was only 6hrs away from home on a trip. Month later on the first trip out west, she blew the first of many belts at 120mi, next one pulled cords at 200mi (thats 200mi total on the sled). The next belt (these were all pre 377 blets) lasted til the 350mi mark on the odomeiter. Back to the dealer again on the same trip, as the f'ing y pipe bolts fell out on the Mtn. Then back to the dealer again at home to get the hand warmers fixed. Then back to the dealer again to get the "new" drive shaft replaced on recall.
Spent the next year tinkering with the clutches/alignment/venting, thanks to the info from this sight, got her to not pull cords till 3-500 mi, per $170 377 belt.....sweet.
Next year she ran ok....only 3-4 belts n no trips to the dealer (out of warranty any how), but did have to buy a new track, as I tore off half of the center belts lugs. Also had to replace the now dead hand wamers.
Year 4 now (2010-11), made it .9 miles from my shop on the first ride of the year, and the bleeping PTO side exhaust valve took a dump (broke) and scuffed the bleep outa the piston. Upon further inspection, also had cracks in the transfer ports, n nicasil.....once again sweet. $900ish in parts+my labor later, she rips again...800 fingers crossed miles, and 2 belts later, I had to let her go just short of 3000miles......before the Crank dicides to take a crap, as thats my luck.
Don't even want to think about what that sled cost me $$$$$ wise total, but BRP kicked my *** all the way to the bank on that thing.............AAHHHHHHHH I feel so much better now, as I am no longer the butt of BRP's joke on me.
P.S. Ya know it's bad when you know the BRP part numbers for Belts better than the stupid parts counter guy.......and I am a fool for banging my head against the wall as long as I did, but I am a stubborn sob.
I have moved on boys n girls, after 35yrs of riding, the last 22yrs on 7 differnt Skidoo's. Bought an 11 Switchback Assault last weekend. Feel as though a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and that weight would be my Snow checked 2008 SummitX 800R. Now have 300+ miles on the new ride, and guess what? All I have to do is pull the rope n go! Thank F'in god. Only thing I plan to change is going to a 2"ish track.
The 08 summit made'r oh...bout 6mi be fore she had to go back to the dealer to get the carbs cleaned, due to plastic being sucked up outa the tank. Then Back to the dealer at bout 40mi to get a new drive shaft, as that thing came apart like a pop can hit by the lawn mower. As luck would have it, I was only 6hrs away from home on a trip. Month later on the first trip out west, she blew the first of many belts at 120mi, next one pulled cords at 200mi (thats 200mi total on the sled). The next belt (these were all pre 377 blets) lasted til the 350mi mark on the odomeiter. Back to the dealer again on the same trip, as the f'ing y pipe bolts fell out on the Mtn. Then back to the dealer again at home to get the hand warmers fixed. Then back to the dealer again to get the "new" drive shaft replaced on recall.
Spent the next year tinkering with the clutches/alignment/venting, thanks to the info from this sight, got her to not pull cords till 3-500 mi, per $170 377 belt.....sweet.
Next year she ran ok....only 3-4 belts n no trips to the dealer (out of warranty any how), but did have to buy a new track, as I tore off half of the center belts lugs. Also had to replace the now dead hand wamers.
Year 4 now (2010-11), made it .9 miles from my shop on the first ride of the year, and the bleeping PTO side exhaust valve took a dump (broke) and scuffed the bleep outa the piston. Upon further inspection, also had cracks in the transfer ports, n nicasil.....once again sweet. $900ish in parts+my labor later, she rips again...800 fingers crossed miles, and 2 belts later, I had to let her go just short of 3000miles......before the Crank dicides to take a crap, as thats my luck.
Don't even want to think about what that sled cost me $$$$$ wise total, but BRP kicked my *** all the way to the bank on that thing.............AAHHHHHHHH I feel so much better now, as I am no longer the butt of BRP's joke on me.
P.S. Ya know it's bad when you know the BRP part numbers for Belts better than the stupid parts counter guy.......and I am a fool for banging my head against the wall as long as I did, but I am a stubborn sob.
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