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Best MacGyver moment while snowmobiling.
- Have you or anyone you know got out of a pinch while riding by using MacGyver like improvisation?
started by TRICKPaint
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October 30th 2009 at 11:36 PM
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chevyfreak1822003
Tripple Addict
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97 Posts 
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Member Since: January 7th 2008
Location: Coon Rapids, MN, USA
Current Sled: 96 ultra,95 rxl,xcr,xltsp
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Ive got a pretty good one. I was out riding with some family near taylor falls and my cousins acident prone self mistaked a big pile of limestone for a huge snow pile. None the less he tried to ride it, he made it to the top of the pile where it flatened out and the sled caught a chunk of rock, it flipped the sled and sent him flying. Amazingly he was alright and only the bulk head was bowed out and the foot hole on the tunel was pounded way the heck out. so we picked up the pieces of windsheild and continued down the trail, well about 3 miles later the trailing arm bolt busted. We were in the middle of a field about a mile and a half from the closest road, about the only thing on this feild was a row of tress seperating the feilds (im guessing it was also a property line) we sat there for about 5 minutes trying to figure out how we could get it back to town and we pretty much settled on the fact we would have to slowly tow it in. Well before we took off i decided i would go take a leak. I naturally rode to the line of trees. When i got up close and looked through the trees i could see an old almost fallen down chunk of barb wire fence. I rode back to the group, grabed the leatherman of my uncles neighbor's sled and rode back over and cut a chunk off. We tied/heavy duty twist tied the the trailing arm through a hole on the now banged out foot hole and my cousin rode 5 miles back into town.
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October 31st 2009 at 9:52 AM
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M_Billiaert
doo not ski doo skidont and do the polaris
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66 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: March 4th 2008
Location: Brandon, manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: 2003 pro x 700 1996 ultra
2008-2009 Miles: 300 mile
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last winter some wires got to close to the exausht and it died on me, so i used the cord from my helmet for the electric visor twisted the wires backtogather and then used the heavy rubber off the cord to insulate them. recked my cord but still made it home
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October 31st 2009 at 2:52 PM
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zecow224
Junior Member
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219 Posts 
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Member Since: June 21st 2009
Location: appleton, wisconsin, USA
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that was a very smart thing to do. hope it does not happen to me
Kirby is my idol
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October 31st 2009 at 11:15 PM
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firecatF5
SEARCHER and DESTROYER of feilds of white!
firecatF5 finally got a car.
Updated Last Monday at 8:41 PM
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2255 Posts 
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Member Since: December 2nd 2007
Location: E. Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Current Sled: 2003 F5
2008-2009 Miles: 908
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My dad told me this story about his parents snowmobiling with their friends back in the 60's. A person in their group broke the ski off his sled, so, he rode it a ways on one ski back home.
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October 31st 2009 at 11:33 PM
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Last year when my wife wrecked her sled it broke the left upper and lower radius rods, left steering rod, sheered the left shock off, buckled left trailing arm, and broke left trailing arm off of the rear mount at the tunnel. There was much more damage to the sled, but I didn't bother to try to fix it all on the mountain, just enough to ride it out.
I ended up using a strap to tie the left ski close to being in place and rode it out with no steering.
No trails and 3 ridges to cross to get back to the 3 mile trail down to the parking lot. Lots of trees etc.
Made it out in 2 hours.
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November 1st 2009 at 12:25 AM
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ACG
Sell-Out - Moderator
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9086 Posts 
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Member Since: October 29th 2001
Location: Bountiful, UT, USA
Current Sled: 2009 Dragon 800
2008-2009 Miles: 1500
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I carry a can of .041 safety wire and work for a helicopter company. Haven't had to use an mcgyver methods yet. Did hve to tie a trailing arm back on to a sle with the safety wire once though.
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November 1st 2009 at 7:31 PM
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zecow224
Junior Member
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219 Posts
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Member Since: June 21st 2009
Location: appleton, wisconsin, USA
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that would be a true excursion, if anything major ever happened to me on my sled im sure there would be alot of cussing and whinning. hope it never happens to me.
Kirby is my idol
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November 1st 2009 at 8:36 PM
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triplefever
Junior Member
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108 Posts
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Member Since: October 20th 2009
Location: saginaw, michigan
Current Sled: 1999 zr600 snopro
2008-2009 Miles: 3049
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Quote originally posted by msh93xlt
My brother and I broke a leaf spring shackle and mount on the snowmobile trailer going down H-58 between Grand Marais and Munising, MI. I'm sure some of you know just how remote that area is.....
We unloaded the trailer, went for about a 3 hour ride, all the while thinking about what to do.
When we got back I cut a piece of an Oak tree that was about 3 inches in diameter and 4-5 inches long, put the trailer up on it's side and duct tapped the sh*t out of it to the spring and what was left of the mount. It worked so good we finished our drive all the way to Big Bay where a friend welded up the trailer!
I make sure to always have a full roll of that gray miracle tape in all my vehicles! Gotta love it!
i got lost up there on my 4-wheeler right in that area...always stay at the fox river motel nice place there in seney
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November 2nd 2009 at 7:10 AM
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Ugly_old_Poo_kid
techno-bumpkin
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1079 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: March 18th 2007
Location: Walworth, NY, USA
Current Sled: 05 Edge & Frankenstorm II
2008-2009 Miles: 165
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Was riding at tug hill, and had the right front suspension collapse, and the sled took a left off of the trail.
 Notice the lack of track marks to where the sled is... Dragged it back to the trail, and saw this..
 Good thing for old steel parts... So FreedomRider wrenched it back into sort of shape, and we strapped it back together with a couple hold down straps, and rode it 25 miles back to the trailer.. When I got it home, the tunnel is bent so it's now a parts machine.
95 - Storm 800 - Modded - AKA: FrankenStorm - Totalled near 100mph at Tug Hill!
96 - XLT/SP with Storm 800 trip/trip and now EFI - FrankenStorm II lives...
95 - RXL -- Sale Pending --
05 - Edge 800 long track - Stayin' stock for now..
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It made me more compassionate, more empathetic, more nurturing...
I FEEL LIKE I'M TRAPPED IN MY OWN WORST NIGHTMARE!!!
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November 2nd 2009 at 5:18 PM
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zecow224
Junior Member
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219 Posts
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Member Since: June 21st 2009
Location: appleton, wisconsin, USA
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did you get launched off of it?
Kirby is my idol
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November 4th 2009 at 10:32 PM
[ Modified November 4th 2009 at 10:36 PM
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polaris50thman
Starting Member
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19 Posts
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Member Since: March 2nd 2008
Current Sled: 2008 Drago iq 600
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My oldest brother was on a snowmobile trip in the 80s and ended up blowing out a tire in a snow storm. The tire blew apart and which left him with only the rim. Of course he had no spare tire. Rather than grinding down the rim he unbolted a highway sign then bent it and secured it around the rim with wire.He drove for over 30 miles like this.
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November 4th 2009 at 11:57 PM
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TRICKPaint
Paint that's good for your cranium
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2511 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: May 25th 2006
Location: Mount Vernon, OH, USA
Current Sled: '05 Renegade 600 HO-SDI
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Quote originally posted by polaris50thman
My oldest brother was on a snowmobile trip in the 80s and ended up blowing out a tire in a snow storm. The tire blew apart and which left him with only the rim. Of course he had no spare tire. Rather than grinding down the rim he unbolted a highway sign then bent it and secured it around the rim with wire.He drove for over 30 miles like this.
Like a ski? That was prety creative if so.
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November 8th 2009 at 8:56 PM
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PolarisBoy1996
Hard Core Sled Lover
PolarisBoy1996 Got my handguards, mounts, and extensions in the mail today. Just finished putting them on, hope they work good!
Updated Thursday at 3:44 PM
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293 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 20th 2009
Location: Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 95' Polaris Indy Starlite
2008-2009 Miles: 50
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Quote originally posted by TRICKPaint
Quote originally posted by polaris50thman
My oldest brother was on a snowmobile trip in the 80s and ended up blowing out a tire in a snow storm. The tire blew apart and which left him with only the rim. Of course he had no spare tire. Rather than grinding down the rim he unbolted a highway sign then bent it and secured it around the rim with wire.He drove for over 30 miles like this.
Like a ski? That was prety creative if so.
Ahha, yeah that would have been a good idea.
It's not what you drive, It's what drives you!
Pain is just weakness leaving the body!
Current Sleds:
1995 Polaris Indy Starlite 250 - Mine
2001 Polaris XCF SP 440 - Dad's
1995 Polaris Indy XLT Special 600 Mod - Brother's
Past Sleds:
2001 Polaris XCSP 600 w/modded out 2003 Polaris ProX 600 motor - Dad's
1998 Ski-Doo Formula 380 - Mom's First
2003 Polaris ProX 600 - Mom's Second
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November 9th 2009 at 9:15 AM
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Snowforce21
Off the bottle, On the throttle
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242 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: July 18th 2006
Location: Dorion, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 99 XCR SP 440 with 600
2008-2009 Miles: 276
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One of my buddys broke his oil cap, so he put a condom on it and rode er home. Always pays to have protection! ha ha ha
99 XCR SP 440 EDGE
- 600 Pro-X motor
- V-Force3 Reeds
- MBRP race can
- K&N Filters
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November 9th 2009 at 12:06 PM
[ Modified November 9th 2009 at 12:12 PM
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jesse500
Junior Member
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378 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 11th 2008
Location: French River, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: Searching........
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my cousin broke a tie rod on his edge-x, so we took a board out of a tree stand we found in a swamp we used duct-tape and rope to hold the board between the two ski loops, he drove 25 miles down rough terrain with a board 5" above the ground lol.
And another time, my cousin and his edge-x again, we were running open water, and dipping the skis in the water and wheelin' across a 15' wide section back to ice, well he had no rubber things under the spindel that keeps the ski from moving up and down too much, well when he did it the first time the skis dove into the water and he BARELY, like BARELY made it, so we went and got two bungie cords and put them from the ski loops to the front bumper, ploblem solved! kept going.
Another time on my indy 5, i was hitting some pretty big jumps and my trailing arm bolt snapped clean in half! so i took some wire and tied it numerous times from the trailing arm eye through the footwell holes, and rode 6 miles home!
Another time, my cousin on his edge-x again, he was chasing another buddy through a skinny trail(like a sled and a half wide) and a tree took an entire side of his front suspention off!(everything ripped off) so all we did was stick the ski as best as we could under the belly pan and duct taped it all the way around the hood, and rode it home like a kilometre or so.
another time a buddy of mines mxz 600's radius rod got snapped in two, so we took 12 welding rods and two tubes of JB weld and covered the entire radius rod. first we scotch taped the welding rods around the radius rod then we covered the whole thing in JB weld. lasted all weekend!
oh and using a rope to start a sled, we have people in our area that have to do that every time all season!
Present sleds:
1998 Polaris Indy 500: red screens, red/black Sportech handguards with billet mounts, red C&A pro Razors with 9” sharpers, red gripper running board trim, red hyfax, billet pull handle, billet brake lever, silver front & rear bumpers, low black windshield, custom graphics, clutched (Primary: Polaris blue primary spring #7041080, 10m5 weights, sheave/belt clearance is set at .015''. Secondary clutch: 42/36 helix, SLP black driven spring), geared (dropped 1 tooth), 121" x 15" x 0.91" Camoplast/Polaris track with 96 studs, stripped warning decals, white-faced edge chassis speedometer & tachometer.(For sale).
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November 9th 2009 at 8:03 PM
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jackmanqueen
Starting Member
jackmanqueen Just installed the goldfingers!
Updated Last Monday at 7:00 PM
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3 Posts
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Member Since: November 9th 2009
Location: boston, MA
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I forgot to put my gas cap back on, and lost almost all my gas without noticing, until I was at least 40 miles into the trip.
I had some duct tape wrapped around a rubbermaid contaier that had tools in it. i had a plastic bag with dry gloves in it...So I stuffed the hole with the bag ,Taped it secure.. and prayed not to run out of gas!
I made it to a remote gas station in which they had a spare gas cap that fit perfect!
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