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With permits now on sale / being ordered and some nice cooler weather - what is on the to do list this year before season starts or perhaps pending purchases, purges, etc.....
Here is what I got:
- Install new ski guides on the sled trailer - bought from Royal a week or so ago
- Already replaced the tongue jack
- Rebuild both skid shocks on sled and re-valve
- New sliders
- Inspect skid while I am at it
- Clean & grease rollers on primary clutch clutch & replace any worn parts
- Maybe a new belt
- Looking to buy a new seat for sled - either new comfort seat or a seat from the 850, something that is a bit taller
- On the fence about replacing fuel pump sock & filter
- Considering buying a tune for my sled as well to give it a bit more jam.....
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Here we are on an actual sledding forum and all this talk of folks not buying ON permits - lets hope we have a banner year to change that mindset.....
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Is the the normal time of year to get first snow accumulations around there - or ahead or behind the "norm"?
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I was going to ask the same, seems like it was just bought - but things change fast when kids are involved!
Good luck on the sale.
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oh my - getting the juice's flowing.
Great to see some White stuff come, and than go, especially this early, to get ya in the mood for the excitement to come!
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3 hours ago, Ox said:
IDK .. yields have been getting up there.
Hitting 100bu/acre with more regularity these days.
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3 hours ago, Spiderman said:
read the policy, indemnity is not based on the value you provide,its sheer coincidence if that is the case
Agreed, just a few folks that lucked out, imo.
simply stating the situation not the official stance that would likely be the norm 👍. -
Less bang for the buck perhaps.
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1 hour ago, Spiderman said:
Vehicle or sled?
If sled - one of two things happened - either the value listed was lower than the market value and they got hosed - or 2 - they had an Adjuster that had absolutely no clue what they are doing and settled the claim incorrectly
Sled and received amount that matched value in their system vs. market value…value in system was greater than market value.
Whatever the reason, that’s the process.
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13 minutes ago, Spiderman said:
The value on it doesn't matter for settlement - they are on Auto Policies and they pay out on the Actual Cash Value/Market Value on the date/time and loss. The value they have on file is for premium purposes.
The only reason I adjusted the value down - is because the premiums are based on that - and I'd rather pay for it its actually worth - which isn't much.
Interesting you say that - I have heard from a few TD clients (only TD) that were paid based on the value they had the vehicle listed for in the policy compared to the market or book value.
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1 hour ago, Spiderman said:
I have done that as well - mine is at a point where its not really going down anymore.
LOl, ya, at the point now, leave the value high and hope something happens to it so you get the estimated value based on what there system states.....but then you have to stomach buying new or newer at todays much higher prices for sleds.
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23 minutes ago, signfan said:
Some of their issues are self inflicted. If your gear is failing before you start out on a trip like that might be worth addressing. Not quite the right toboggan setup either. Still pretty cool.
LOL, I was thinking the same thing - some of the issues could be avoided, but than the documentary would not be as good either!
Seeing him dive into the half frozen river was funny - but the machines are monsters, takes a lot for those wide tracks to get stuck.
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2 hours ago, Spiderman said:
No chance you'll see a reduction in anything other than the benefits under the policy!
LOL - ya I know, I was being sarcastic.
Although, I use to call TD every other year to update the "value" they had in the system on my sled or sleds at one point that would normally lower my premium - have not done that in a while though.
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Started to watch it earlier, pretty neat.
scooby mobile….aka, dogs sled, how fittings - lol -
So should we be happy with status quo or shouldn’t we deserve a reduction….lol
Keeping the lights on during those cold slow winter seasons.
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On 10/27/2022 at 8:50 PM, stoney said:
Just received new policy - same price as last year.
Not going to complain or shop around.....good to go.
Another year, another policy - just received the mail and...........same price as last year.
Sticking with status quo.
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If you have the space and money is not a factor, the product mentioned is very nice no doubt, but you still need to drive the sled onto the dolly from I would assume a hard surface and causing carbide and/or stud damage to that hard surface.
To me makes that dolly I put a link for better, imo.
My set up for offloading at home is back sled trailer to garage door, sled reverses out of trailer into garage, track gets placed on my rear dolly, skis slide down trailer ramp door onto two pieces of plywood on garage floor, lift each ski into there dolly's and voila, sled is in garage on dolly's to move around as I see fit!
Loading is done on my gravel driveway, so pulling sled to driveway and than ride into sled trailer......once my driveway is eventually paved, not sure what I will do....lol
I like to have my sled in the garage personally after rides, to thaw it out and go over what needs to be.
We all just need bigger garages where we can pull our sled trailers into them!
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Perhaps a sled dolly would be a better purchase.
I use the old school three piece ones that seem to do the trick to move around the garage.
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2 hours ago, skidooboy said:
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you degenerates out there!
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Same to you!
Many things to be thankful for!!
Having ham today and had a great turkey feast with family on Sat.
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19 hours ago, scottyr said:
I think the advent of Linq cans probably put a big of a damper on the place as anything.
If you can carry 10L of fuel on your sled you dont NEED to stop there for fuel.
Same thing is happening to BC Abitibi.
Yep, being able to carry some gas with ease sure makes the day and rides like this one so much less concerning.
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11 hours ago, skidooboy said:
No, it is getting fuel to the location, and having that fuel for the sledding riders that arrive there daily. Really, you only need a couple that works well together, and a handyman, and maybe a 4th, to make a go of it. someone to cook/serve/clean up, someone to fix things, and pump fuel, and a helper/fill in. In the hey days, there would be hundreds of sleds coming through daily on the weekends. at the time almost everyone took 10 gallons. doesnt take much to empty a 1000 gallon tank. filling a large tank with 5 gallon cans, or whatever type of storage device you could pull in on a sled, groomer etc... would take forever and be a logistical, and environmental permit nightmare. Remember Steve, Gail, and another couple (if I remember right) did it for years, just with their small group. the biggest problem is, the logistics to keep the road open, safe, and wide enough to get a fuel tanker to their location.
I am with Ox I dont think there should be any grants, bailouts, or extra funds given to a business, trying to make a profit, in this situation.
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The camp I mentioned above is just that - a family with a couple of kids and another guy that may be related or a friend that is the "handy man".
There is another remote place we have stayed at in QC that is similar, but I am pretty sees a lot more people year round, so they bring in a couple of workers for 2 to 3 week stints to work & stay there.
1 hour ago, Spiderman said:And the amount of people who have the passion for the lifestyle, enjoy that kind of work, and are willing to dedicate that amount of time and effort to make peanuts ,if anything, are very few and far between.
I think this is a generational thing and money too of course - there were more people that have retired willing to do this and I think they also use to see a better return.
Next generation is not as inclined to do so, especially when they see what the return might be.
Add to the fact you are dealing with more and more people that are not as kind as people once were.
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8 minutes ago, Spiderman said:
could be completely smoke and mirrors - there is making making it work - and then there is making a living from making it work.
I just can't see it making any financial sense for an independent operator
Sure - but if they are scraping by, I think you will see it.
Sledding or winter season for them, I do not think is where it makes "cents", it is keeping the doors open and the wheels greased during this season - I think it is the hunting and other offering they have the rest of the year, that makes it work.....and that might be the big difference, or maybe grants from the QC province for these tourist business, etc....
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Charge more and sell more permits…lol