Not sure on the M series but on the older sleds when the speedo stopped working you checked the drive shaft bearing on clutch side. But some times the little pin that hooks the drive shaft to the speedo cable just breaks.
If i had mountains out my front door i would out there every day too. But moving is not an option for me not enough farm land there. I just enjoy it the best I can when I can. Plus I don't brag about how great I can ride my couch I mean sled.
I used to ride with the "I go sledding to party and the riding is a bonus" group. I used to be one of those. But I grew up stopped drinking so much and enjoy riding much more now. It was was always fun but more so from the partying than the riding but some people just have different priorities...
If you are getting a 2009 cat i would go with the 1000 the 800 doesn't have the power, but the 2010 M8 with the HO motor is supposed to have the same hp as the 1000. the 2010 M8 would be my choice of an older sled. Rode my cousin's M1000 with a 174 track on it for a day it worked well but my...
My brother put a set of these on he pro last year. He has has bend a-arms on the last three sleds he has owned. They seem to be holding up pretty good.
Mine came with them. i was told before I bought sled it came with them. the limited also comes with a bag on the tunnel and a goggle bag just ahead of the handle bars.
We are still using the extractor and a grain vac to clean it up. It was probably some people driving around drinking that night or someone who lost some land to us. You would be surprised what people will say about you when you buy some land next to them that they wanted but didn't get off there...