So i bought this sled from a buddy, never have owned a sled, Ive had motorcycles.
Overall good shape, one front control arm is bent a little but it doesn't seem to affect performance, i knew this before I bought it
Pull start and no reverse, starts in about 4 or 5 pulls
Looking into scratchers but there is no good place to mount on frame and give me enough room to have it work effectively, I am looking for any ski mounted scratchers? Do I need them, I am only using this to pull my lazy butt to my spots, not running it for very long periods of time, how fast do sleds overheat? can I let it idle for a while or only a few minutes?
Any concerns I need to worry about with this sled?
What tools should I have on me? it does not have a tool kit and I don't want to be stranded on the ice. I am pretty good with cars so I am not afraid to fix on ice if I can. I have spare belt and plugs, i bought a generic fuel line kit with clamps incase a line blows out on me just don't know what I should bring.
I noticed the brakes lever does not have alot of "throw", maybe a quarter inch? is this normal? I compressed the caliper myself and it seems to work but when I press the brake handle, same thing happens? Is there a brake reservoir or is it next to the brake handle like a motorcycle? Dont want to smoke out my brakes running this thing.
I have a tilt trailer, will this just roll off when I tilt it up? (I know, possibly a stupid question
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Lastly, When I got sled I looked it over and the coolant res was low, real low, I added coolant. then I ran it around my yard during the last good snow storm to get the feel for it. Ran it for maybe 20 minutes. next morning I check and the coolant is low again?? I see no leaks at all, no coolant in my yard from running it. Do you think it bled it self out from the first time I filled it? I checked all the heat exchangers and hoses and saw no leaks either. Can I start and let it idle and check that way or do I risk overheating it?
Is there anything that does not cost 100 dollars I can use to bridge the gap between my trailer and the sled carbides? I see big gouges from the previous owner just "sending it" loading the sled onto trailer. I would prefer not to do that.
any advice or help would be appreciated!