Full Lotus Decks

[Bnorth]

Looks good, no hassles for the green marker lights?

Cops are riders fans too.

 

[Newmanater90]

Looks good, no hassles for the green marker lights?

The only hassle I ever got was from loser "cold lake air weapons range patrol" up on site working for Cenovus. I had the deck on year round last year for hauling my jet ski.

 

[hurtinalbertin]

Hate to argue with you because I love my full lotus and would buy another in a heart beat but I actually "use" mine and it requires repairs(welding) every off season whether it is the rungs on the ramp or the deck base and how the legs mount

Should of got an MLine. Lol
Both very good decks, I have an MLine for 2 years now and love it. In the end you get what you pay for.

 

[LennyR]

Should of got an MLine. Lol
Both very good decks, I have an MLine for 2 years now and love it. In the end you get what you pay for.

I agree, you get what you pay for , my deck is a Jet-Craft , bought it in 1997, use it every year usually for quads in summer , sleds in winter, have replace the plywood 2 times, changed from 8 ft to 12 ft ramps in 2008, changed to the little LED marker lights a few years ago, lots of room under for gas cans and coolers, awesome ramps easy for one guy , had the bar that you hook ramp on crack about 6 or 7 years ago and one side slide out support split in 2013, stopped in at Jetcraft , fixed both times , no questions no charge. not really a bash but I kinda don't get why some builders make the deck so obvious, big side bar rails and big round bar headache rack , sorta makes them look amateurish and doesn't really promote clean lines or make it look like part of the truck. I haven't powder coated mine yet , but I might, have had it polished twice and it's kind of a pain to keep it sparkling, plus I'm sorta lazy. Nick is only building a few the last couple years so you have to let him know in advance if you want one and what features you need on it. Great decks IMO.

 

[McGrath]

Well we just received another 8 foot deck this week for standard long box if anyone in looking, $4600 complete. Should have more 7 foot decks next week for the 6.5 foot box.

 

[Himark]

Hate to argue with you because I love my full lotus and would buy another in a heart beat but I actually "use" mine and it requires repairs(welding) every off season whether it is the rungs on the ramp or the deck base and how the legs mount

truth. I know of two full lotus decks with repairs just after a years use. nice deck for sure but they are not a MLine or Jetcraft

You guys can argue back and forth for days but if you want a super quality product then the Full Lotus deck is it, it is basically overbuilt and all the aluminum and custom extrusions is where the cost comes from. due to the design it will not flex under load so it will not crack. And about the ramp, i'll say one thing, ITS HEAVY but the reason its heavy again is its built crazy strong, ive seen lots of deck ramps flex like mad under load but you could probably drive a 3/4 truck half way up the ramp and it wouldnt flex. Basically you pay for quality period!

they crack, two I know of for sure, after one season.

I agree, you get what you pay for , my deck is a Jet-Craft , bought it in 1997, use it every year usually for quads in summer , sleds in winter, have replace the plywood 2 times, changed from 8 ft to 12 ft ramps in 2008, changed to the little LED marker lights a few years ago, lots of room under for gas cans and coolers, awesome ramps easy for one guy , had the bar that you hook ramp on crack about 6 or 7 years ago and one side slide out support split in 2013, stopped in at Jetcraft , fixed both times , no questions no charge. not really a bash but I kinda don't get why some builders make the deck so obvious, big side bar rails and big round bar headache rack , sorta makes them look amateurish and doesn't really promote clean lines or make it look like part of the truck. I haven't powder coated mine yet , but I might, have had it polished twice and it's kind of a pain to keep it sparkling, plus I'm sorta lazy. Nick is only building a few the last couple years so you have to let him know in advance if you want one and what features you need on it. Great decks IMO.

best built decks, jet craft and MLine.



i had a choice of decks to supply. i chose MLine. could have carried numerous others with better margins. FWIW

 

[snochuk]

Should of got an MLine. Lol
Both very good decks, I have an MLine for 2 years now and love it. In the end you get what you pay for.

I have a cheapo LPI aluminum deck that I bought in 2002 for $1700 new with two clamps and have never done a reweld yet however the rap rungs are starting to crack but still good for many years yet. Haul odd quad in summer and 5-8 trips a winter to mountain and another 4-6 trips to farm. And not selling either. New plywood last year - good for another 13 years! And my deck has an aluminum ladder up the side to get on, to old to jump. Definatly got what I paid for.

At $4500+ a deck someone is makin some coin. And not comparing to my 13 year old price either.
No fault it's just the recreation business.

 

[AltaCycle]

truth. I know of two full lotus decks with repairs just after a years use. nice deck for sure but they are not a MLine or Jetcraft

they crack, two I know of for sure, after one season.


best built decks, jet craft and MLine.



i had a choice of decks to supply. i chose MLine. could have carried numerous others with better margins. FWIW

if you have any problems with your deck such as cracks Full Lotus will pay for any repairs or replace your deck Free of Charge. As Edmontons only Sled dealer, we are authorized to take such actions. Please bring the deck in and let's us see why this is happening, with over 250 this season sold this would be considered unusual but not impossible. If your not happy let us make you happy for what ever the cost. That is the Full Lotus guarantee! Canadian Built and built for the extreme Rider.

 

[Woodsie1984]

I have a cheapo LPI aluminum deck that I bought in 2002 for $1700 new with two clamps and have never done a reweld yet however the rap rungs are starting to crack but still good for many years yet. Haul odd quad in summer and 5-8 trips a winter to mountain and another 4-6 trips to farm. And not selling either. New plywood last year - good for another 13 years! And my deck has an aluminum ladder up the side to get on, to old to jump. Definatly got what I paid for.

At $4500+ a deck someone is makin some coin. And not comparing to my 13 year old price either.
No fault it's just the recreation business.

I priced out materials and super clamps to build a replica of the full lotus deck and just materials no labour involved is over 3200$. I'm a welder by trade and have made a few decks for my buddies. I have my own hydraulic pipe bender to bend all the pipe and tig welder to weld it up nice, after doing a couple I honestly don't know how they make much money on these decks. I've looked at many decks and IMO I'd only bye a full lotus or Mline deck if I were to bye one. They are both built quite well.

 

[pfi572]

Nobody is getting rich that is building a good quality deck.
My buddies build the Jetcraft deck and for the time put in for the pay I wouldn't be doing it .
They don't work that hard at but after 25-30 years doing the same thing I probably wouldn't either.

 

[Bnorth]

Looks like they closed up shop.

 

[Frankenytro]

That sucks. That was the best deck I ever owned... just sold it for far to cheap too. The new owner will be happy, except for the fact that the guarantee on the welding and brackets will now no longer be available.

I can honestly say that I don’t think there is another deck out there that I would consider at this point. This is a huge hit to the deck options.

 

[Tchetek]

I have a love/hate relationship with mine.

A few things could have been done better.

A few of the issues should not be issues on a short box, but piss me right off on my long box. Would have looked at other options for my next truck.

Deck in all year.

 

[broke'n'nuts]

****ty deal. Been fairly happy with mine, and it's the older version before the last owners were building them. Always sad to see small local business close up

 

[Bnorth]

Mine has been great. Bought it two years old and in absolute mint shape. Only issue has been a couple cracks on the ramp rungs which have basically been superficial and a burned out light in the 4 years I've had it. Much much better designed and built than my previous decks one of which was a marathon. Guess I'll have a buddy weld the ramp before winter.

 

[Dooitorbust]

I love my Full Lotus products, but I would never have anything shipped from that shop again. Total disaster.

 

[tmo1620]

what dimension did you live in last year where the dollar was only 9% lol, was 25% last summer when I was in Seattle, was 30% this summer when I was in New York

Your blaming the new owners and overhead????? Cone-on, just do the math....last year 9% dollar.....today 35% dollar....26% increase on the CDN dollar. $3500 plus 26% = $4410....allow a small price increase of 2 or 3% and its over $4500....just guessing the price increase is not due to vendor gouging....its our week ass dollar...get used to it, cuz I think its going to be this way (or worse) for the next few years.

 

[Cableguy]

dont think they have closed up shop
they are so busy with custom stuff that decks arent worth there time anymore
I also have the original style deck before full lotus bought out the guys from lavington and by the airport later
its been trouble and maint free

 

[Ballzdeep]

what dimension did you live in last year where the dollar was only 9% lol, was 25% last summer when I was in Seattle, was 30% this summer when I was in New York

His post was from 2015....

 

[tmo1620]

His post was from 2015....

Ahhhh I see now lol, that makes sense now, I was thinking damn the bank screwed me big time