Sksman

What tractor have you got for sale?

3k on taxes and not had to deal with kijiji or Facebook marketplace BS - priceless

Yes some pop up campers maybe that price but There are a number of manufacturers selling your standard type travel trailers in smaller configurations aimed at the smaller tow vehicle and budget crowd. Some of these trailers may only be 7’ wide single axle now also. I have seen many of these on road in last couple years How many families have an SUV? Now they can camp. How many times have comments on this page stated sled manufacturers need a low priced entry level sled?. Camping trailer manufacturers are at that point.

Most are $20 - 50,000 I believe. Some higher priced. A lot of smaller SUV towable

A buddy of mine sells lower priced camper trailers. They are selling units like crazy. He has been there since mid January and cannot believe the volume of trailers they have moved.

Well my buddy wanted to ride his rebuilt Boost so last minute we decided to head to Poplar Point Camp by Elk lake and try place out. Great cabins. And super owners. We went out with owner for a ride Friday afternoon and ran out of snow to north East. So we turned around and rode South into the higher elevations. Fun ride on logging roads. Yes some thinner spots. Yes I hit some rocks. Today my buddy and I were out for a few hour run. And heading out again after lunch. I know it’s not for everyone but I already own the sled and extra carbides. Plus spare skis so WTF.

My AT4 came with Goodyear Territory MT. Loud junk. For this winter I decided on Falken Wildpeak AT3W over the BFG KO2. The AT3W are an amazing tire so far. Deep lug and quiet on highway. Good in snow I encountered. And after driving through ice storm with my sled trailer a couple weeks ago where hwy 11 was a sheet of ice and high side winds I will not hesitate to recommend them as a winter use tire. I will use my Junk Goodyears up this summer.

7s is a great feature. The maps may not always match the sled trail but normally close enough so your not lost. I was on a group ride in QC and the trip organizer sent us the routes to download for the day. Having the planned route and also the location of other riders in the group on the map was easy to track

And other dealers are not happy they are dropping the prices so drastically. It ruins the non-current, used and new market.

We stayed at Super 8 last weekend. And also for a weekend last year. Hotel is being cleaned up by new ownership. Standard 2 bed hotel rooms. There are a few motel style with direct walk outs from room. We were on first floor in main building and had to walk out central doors. Parking was a crap show. Why they let guys leaving on saddle bag trips leave their trucks in main lot all week is beyond me. They do have a secondary lot across street. They do have a bar on site. And there are a number of restaurants on site Trail comes in to Tim Hortons lot next door.

They do not want to take a bloodbath either. Dealers are going to suffer. 12% on floor plan. Plus reduced profit if they have to offer a discount. I wonder if a dealer would prefer you buy a leftover 2024 at discount or Snowcheck a 2025? How firm will manufacturers be on forcing inventory on dealers?

They are buying an aftermarket warranty.

Doesn’t matter if I buy new or used as long as nobody tells my wife whatever I buy or order or actually spend on this hobby i will live to see another day! Whats the Farmers Almanac say for next winter?

Is it worth buying a 2024 or 23 leftover with 1 to 2 years warranty vs a new 2025 with 4 years warranty and new tech?

There is a Problem with the Polaris site when building your snowcheck. The VR1 with Dynamic shocks has 7s gauge included. But when you build sled is allows you to add again. That’s an additional $1,700 in cost.

While riding this week came across CJ’s diner just east of Kirkland Lake in King Kirkland. Good food and a pretty good variety We had Saturday night Steak dinner special. Good steak great value. Thay also are open for breakfast It’s a little late for this year but hopefully OFSC adds CJ’s to the map. Should be liquor licensed soon

I was at Polaris dealer in Belleville last week. They had about 200 new and used sleds in inventory. Dealers are upside down on a lot of the early trades from last year snow check.

Highway 11 was closed this afternoon. Trails were good. 3 to 4” of fresh snow on top of hard icy pack. Rode 134km this aft. Unfortunately 20km of my trip was pulling a 2024 Polaris Boost with 70km on the first engine. I guess the second engine will be better next year. saw a groomer out this evening. Should be good to go.

Made the drive to KL this morning. All the way to south of Temagami was light to heavy rain. plus 9 south of Temagami. North of Temagami temp started dropping. Roads were okay to NL. By NL it was -14 and freezing rain. After NL to 112 cutoff we drove on white ice with heavy heavy winds. Trailer was pushed and wagged sideways and pulled truck a few times. 60kph drive from NL to Kirkland. Cutoff at 112 into KL was whiteouts. probably 6” of snow on road in KL.

Big question is who is lining up for Snowcheck offers?

Used prices are really dropping. A buddy picked up a 2015 ZR 6000 for cheaper then people are asking for 2005 and 6 sleds.

Thunderstorm? I am headed to KL Wednesday with a few buddies and we only see light rain forecast. 5-10mm Hopefully it’s very light rain followed by the 15-20cm they are calling for.

All I meant to say was once you buy the ZR 9000 or Thundercat then likely to add the tunes. My buddy just did his ZR 9000. I will ride probably it next week.

Then add the upgrades to the Cat!

Southern sled and truck parts on facebook might be Southern Truck and Sled parts. he is near Port Perry