A Revy Sled Bum's Tale: Another Season with Lilduke

[skegpro]

The old freeride has been taking a beating this week. First smashed my console, right side air vent and gauge lens.

Then in another yard sale bent my skies and broke my throttle.

Now a busted front arm for the second time this season. Beefed up the shock mounts, now its breaking in new spots...


Need to go full custom. Im going to start building custom skids here, because this is getting stupid.
Not only do they do a half assed weld job at the factory (that's an easy fix, I reweld my whole skid when i get the sled)
but the material is just crap, and that is harder to fix.

First break from December jumping:

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got that fixed and beefed up, been jumping the sled again and now it breaks here....wtf

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WTF

I thought BRPcares was going to warrenty all of that for you? Or did that go nowhere?

Not sure what skies your using but I have yellow t3 ski for yeah if it works.

 

[lilduke]

WTF

I thought BRPcares was going to warrenty all of that for you? Or did that go nowhere?

Not sure what skies your using but I have yellow t3 ski for yeah if it works.

No warranty. Whatever, not even mad. I'm going into the skid building business.


I run DS2's. Thanks for the offer though. Going to try to bend them back with some heat.

 

[gunner3006]

What ya got for mileage on that scar ridden warrior Dan?

 

[Trukker]

I'm guessing about 30 K ....lol

And I mean of easy riding KM

 

[dabensmiller]

Since you have beefed up the skid by doing some more welding. Where have the new failures occurred? Was it right next to where you welded?

 

[lilduke]

Since you have beefed up the skid by doing some more welding. Where have the new failures occurred? Was it right next to where you welded?

No none of the weld I did fail, metal just sheared off.
This was beside a factory weld too. I just double weld,
Where they single factory weld. Long story short, no
Its not me making these things weaker, they are just garbage.

 

[lilduke]

And power house custom fixed and beefed up the shock tab
That failed and it's holding now

 

[lilduke]

If you don't do that, then the welds just tear off.

They aren't built for sending no matter what the marking department might say....

 

[dabensmiller]

If you don't do that, then the welds just tear off.

They aren't built for sending no matter what the marking department might say....

I was only wondering because usually the weakest point is right beside where the weld was performed(in the heat affected zone).

I definitely know what you mean though, i had to replace some rear skid parts last winter. I am sure you could build something capable of handling the abuse you put it through, it may be heavier but who cares.

 

[lilduke]

I was only wondering because usually the weakest point is right beside where the weld was performed(in the heat affected zone).

I definitely know what you mean though, i had to replace some rear skid parts last winter. I am sure you could build something capable of handling the abuse you put it through, it may be heavier but who cares.

Oh I know, if the failure occurred in
Near proximity to my farmer welds
I would have thought that too, but
This wasn't my handy work! Haha
Yeah I'm going to build a skid out of
Thicker material. Cromoly I'm thinking.
Sholdnt be a whole bunch heavier.

Just going to get some one to see
If they can do something with this in
The mean time.

 

[dabensmiller]

Oh I know, if the failure occurred in
Near proximity to my farmer welds
I would have thought that too, but
This wasn't my handy work! Haha
Yeah I'm going to build a skid out of
Thicker material. Cromoly I'm thinking.
Sholdnt be a whole bunch heavier.

Just going to get some one to see
If they can do something with this in
The mean time.

Hopefully it's quick and painless.

 

[fredw]

You might want to know some of us farmers weld pretty dam good..

 

[lilduke]

You might want to know some of us farmers weld pretty dam good..

You lie...haha

 

[lilduke]

Hopefully it's quick and painless.

Shouldn't take more than a hour or 2
And it will be fixed. Just pulling the
Skid apart now

 

[neilsleder]

You might want to know some of us farmers weld pretty dam good..

That’s what all farmers say!

 

[neilsleder]

Oh I know, if the failure occurred in
Near proximity to my farmer welds
I would have thought that too, but
This wasn't my handy work! Haha
Yeah I'm going to build a skid out of
Thicker material. Cromoly I'm thinking.
Sholdnt be a whole bunch heavier.

Just going to get some one to see
If they can do something with this in
The mean time.

The hardest part of building your own skid will finding the right thickness of material with the right ID for you bushings and stuff to work. But if you know a guy with a lathe that’s not hard to fix.

 

[NoBrakes!]

Just going to get some one to see
If they can do something with this in
The mean time.

Is powerhouse still around? I had a fangirl moment when I saw Laird at Chubby's lol

 

[lilduke]

Is powerhouse still around? I had a fangirl moment when I saw Laird at Chubby's lol

Yep you bet, had them fix the arm for me today.

Sleds all back together, put up some pics in a bit.

Having a pilsner currently.

 

[lilduke]

The hardest part of building your own skid will finding the right thickness of material with the right ID for you bushings and stuff to work. But if you know a guy with a lathe that’s not hard to fix.

I live in revelstoke, but I'm from red deer.

I know a machinist or 2 haha

 

[neilsleder]

I live in revelstoke, but I'm from red deer.

I know a machinist or 2 haha

I know you are from red deer and figured you would know the odd guy! I always wanted to build a skid to! Post some pictures criers when it’s done if you go ahead!