PolarisCobra

I posted this here in 2014, not much has changed I guess. I think the idea of getting the people who would like to ride off trail involved with the clubs (and for the clubs to accept them), and work with landowners where possible to define acceptable places to ride is the best answer. that doesn't mean showing up at a meeting and asking someone to define it for them; it means really getting involved. Trails will continue to close if the off trail riders continue to ride where they are not wanted, which isn't good for any of us. I'm not into the off trail stuff, don't really understand the draw, but am fine with it as long as riders have permission to use the areas where they ride.

Skully started this back about 10 years ago. When he got sick a few years back, I picked it up. Easy enough to do, and it has been helpful.

If it's time for lights, it's time to think about the contact list. If you are on the list, you know what it is all about. If you aren't see below. This kind of thing is a benefit that you won't get on something like Facebook. We have been doing it for years, and many have us have benefited. The list goes in a protected part of the forum, only members have access. It has never been abused. There are dozens of names on the list, to give you an idea. If you are on the list, have a look, let me know if any of your info needs to be updated. How it works is you have to PM me here at SLEDNH to have access to see and be on it. I will update it often as possible so it should be updated as I get new information. How that works is you PM me the following ..... Your Site Name Here Your REAL first & last name Your Town & State Your Contact telephone number Home or Cell or BOTH (up to you which you want to use and please put either a "H" or "C" in front of the number so I know which it is) Your Contact E-mail address The RULES are ..... This LIST is not to be given to ANYONE not on this LIST. The LIST is not to be used to send SPAM, CHAIN LETTERS or JOKES to anyone on the LIST. Lastly NO ONE that is not on this LIST will have access to see or print this LIST. This LIST is for your benefit to be able to ride with others and to make new friends and ride new places and see new trails. Please DO NOT abuse this benefit ! I will let the Administrator's here deal with any and all offenders.

Could be a crack in the hose inside the tank, allowing it to draw air? Is the fuel pump in the tank?

Enjoy!

I always liked those sleds, wanted to buy one. Was looking for a Touring version when I upgraded a few years ago, could not find one that had reasonably low miles.

Rivercat - I did check the rest of the lines. They seem to be in great shape, pliable, and clean. Snorander - that sled looks great, clean as a whistle.

I suspect it happens fairly often on older sleds. Seemed like it was worth sharing the experience, might save someone else from doing a lot on unnecessary work. Took me a lot longer to figure out the first time it happened for sure.

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Pulled the trailer up from the back of the yard last week, charged the batteries. and tried to start them up. The newer sled started and ran like a charm. The older one, my 2003 Polaris Trail Touring 550 would not start. Ran fine when I cleaned it and put it on the trailer in the spring. Has started fine in past years. I remembered a problem that I had with my other Polaris sled a few years ago, also in the fall. Shined a flashlight into the fuel tank, and sure enough, the fuel line had rotted and fallen off where it connects to the fitting that goes through the front of the tank. Same thing happened to the other one a few years back. Went to the local small engine repair shop, got a few feet of Tygon tubing, which is what they use to replace bad fuel lines these days, Pulled the airbox, disconnected the hose from the fitting on the tank, unscrewed the fitting Fished the old hose out of the tank with a bent coat hanger. Connected a new hose to the tank side of the fitting and put it back, fished the new hose end out of the tank, and put the filter back on (filter would not fit through hole in tank). Was going to replace the rest of the fuel lines, but they really looked fine, so I let sleeping dogs lie. Pulled the drain tubes off the bottom of the carbs, they were clean and dry. Put the air box back, and buttoned everything up. Turned the key, and once the carbs primed it started right up and ran like a charm. Moral of the story - if your sled won't start in the fall, and it doesn't seem to be flooding, check the hose inside the tank.

Well said. I have done day trips when the weather is right, riding from Bow several times, and from Tilton to Alton Bay, and had great days. The trails there are better than you might think.

Looks like a water spout. Lots of hail on the deck too.

There were a couple of tornadoes within 10 miles of home here yesterday, it was wild for sure. Strange to see the tornadoes, which I think of as being associated with warm weather, and some snow in the same front.

I am sure that there will be differences. I have found a few trails that are not in the GPS. I would expect that it would depend on the tracks that are sent to them to add to their package, and there would typically be some differences. Overall, my Garmin has been very helpful to me, sometimes clubs signage is lacking a bit (for a whole number of reasons, I understand that), and I don't have maps for everywhere we ride.

Thanks - I have a Garmin Nuvi with the Backwoods GPS maps. It works great on the trail, but it doesn't have a route planning feature, I can only set the destination from my current location, so it wasn't easy to check the distance with it. I reverted to the paper NHSA map, and estimated, looks like I got pretty close.