Yeah my old man isn't thrilled, but hey it's a adventure. Or one hella way to die 
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97 sas'sy Sierra/ 80 Cheep 10: tales of a phat block
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Been there, that is me in the water. Not my sled.
andyblack
Registered Loser
I've been stuck in several ponds on dirt bikes and in trucks, but never with ice!!!! 
I guess you just have to avoid the compulsion to take your machine out before there's enough ice on the water?
I'm completely ignorant about snowmobiles, so maybe yall can school me. Let's say I was looking for a used one (obviously hypothetically) and I call the guy up who has one I want to look at. Do I ask him "has this thing ever been underwater? If so, how long was it under there?" Would that make the value go down at all? Or is that just a common thing?
When I was growing up in south Georgia, it was fairly common to find aluminum john boats that had sunk and were on the bottom of a pond or lake. Sometimes you could haul them up and there wouldn't be anything wrong with them, like they had just been swamped, flipped or didn't have the drain plug in them good enough. Free boat! Does that ever happen with snowmobiles, or do they have a VIN or something like that?
I guess you just have to avoid the compulsion to take your machine out before there's enough ice on the water?
I'm completely ignorant about snowmobiles, so maybe yall can school me. Let's say I was looking for a used one (obviously hypothetically) and I call the guy up who has one I want to look at. Do I ask him "has this thing ever been underwater? If so, how long was it under there?" Would that make the value go down at all? Or is that just a common thing?
When I was growing up in south Georgia, it was fairly common to find aluminum john boats that had sunk and were on the bottom of a pond or lake. Sometimes you could haul them up and there wouldn't be anything wrong with them, like they had just been swamped, flipped or didn't have the drain plug in them good enough. Free boat! Does that ever happen with snowmobiles, or do they have a VIN or something like that?
Yeah unless it's insured you'd never know.
This one was launched in by a drunk who doesn't want it. So free sled if I can get it right?
I've never swamped one, but have come close. It all boils down to common sense like anything else.
This one was launched in by a drunk who doesn't want it. So free sled if I can get it right?
I've never swamped one, but have come close. It all boils down to common sense like anything else.
andyblack
Registered Loser
I've seen videos of guys riding them across open water during the summer. It usually doesn't end good. 
Small update, pounded some holes in the river late last fall. Couldn't see nothing on the fish cam. We were gonna go hard before we got a bunch of snow but the weather turned super cold and has pretty well stayed that way till. My guess is the main currents pulled it down stream a ways. Unless the spring run off pushes it up
On shore I give up on it
As far as the truck update, it sat for about 6 weeks since Christmas. So I plugged it in for a few hours. Pumped the gas ten times, and low and behold it just started, no choke, no stalling, nothing
Had my Sierra home and it needed some repairs, so i took the k20 bar hopping. All I can say is does one get looks at a bar with that truck
On shore I give up on it
As far as the truck update, it sat for about 6 weeks since Christmas. So I plugged it in for a few hours. Pumped the gas ten times, and low and behold it just started, no choke, no stalling, nothing
Had my Sierra home and it needed some repairs, so i took the k20 bar hopping. All I can say is does one get looks at a bar with that truck
andyblack
Registered Loser
In my area it wouldn't get a second glance. Maybe some compliments and some offers to buy it.
I guess I'll consider myself lucky
Seems all you see around here is new trucks and bro dozers......not beat up squarebodies
Seems all you see around here is new trucks and bro dozers......not beat up squarebodies
I guess I'll consider myself lucky
Seems all you see around here is new trucks and bro dozers......not beat up squarebodies
What is a bro dozer?
Small update, pounded some holes in the river late last fall. Couldn't see nothing on the fish cam. We were gonna go hard before we got a bunch of snow but the weather turned super cold and has pretty well stayed that way till. My guess is the main currents pulled it down stream a ways. Unless the spring run off pushes it up
On shore I give up on it
As far as the truck update, it sat for about 6 weeks since Christmas. So I plugged it in for a few hours. Pumped the gas ten times, and low and behold it just started, no choke, no stalling, nothing
Had my Sierra home and it needed some repairs, so i took the k20 bar hopping. All I can say is does one get looks at a bar with that truck
Bar hopping...then out for a rip!
Nah I wish, the lady friend passed out as soon as we hit the open highway 
Had the K20 out in full force this weekend, tugged the Beaumont a few miles from shop to shop.
Went sleddin with the boys, didnt have my Sierra. So the K20 pulled hauler duty. If I ever haul it again Imma make a support for the skid frame either off the reciever hitch or screw something onto the flat deck. It Suprisingly stayed on quite well, it prob looks sketchy to some, but hey it worked. Note: no front sway bar/soft rear springs make for interesting handling skills with that extra weight
On another note, I think the regulator is gone on the alternator. Have to check it next time it warms up.
Also I splurged and picked up a painless temp sensor for the fans 175 off/185 on that Ill have to wire in this spring as well.
Went sleddin with the boys, didnt have my Sierra. So the K20 pulled hauler duty. If I ever haul it again Imma make a support for the skid frame either off the reciever hitch or screw something onto the flat deck. It Suprisingly stayed on quite well, it prob looks sketchy to some, but hey it worked
. Note: no front sway bar/soft rear springs make for interesting handling skills with that extra weight On another note, I think the regulator is gone on the alternator. Have to check it next time it warms up.
Also I splurged and picked up a painless temp sensor for the fans 175 off/185 on that Ill have to wire in this spring as well.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Sure is a cool truck.
So havent really done much with this heap lately. Had it out for a lil wheelin/DD action over the last couple days.
Spent a solid afternoon with my old man chasing gremlins around. Changed the starter again(old one was giving some issues anyways), alternator(since put the HO one back on), fixed a corroded connection on the alternator/starter wire from the power block up on the firewall. I fixed it/taped it all up real nice when I did the motor swap as it had a meret on it. It was all corroded/fallen apart, unsure why/how that happened in that short of time?
Also traced the switched power wire from the alternator to a dead end, it was hidden in some wire loom just bouncing around shorting on what ever it wanted. Im unsure what the PO has done here, so we taped/cleaned it up for now.
Got it boosted again, and all seems well. Im unsure if we fixed the actual problem or just band aided the bandaid again. But we plan to leave it for now and see if it quits charging again.
Anywho, had er out fer a test bag. Still lots of snow out, but its good and hard still. Makes for tough going in the fields.
Spent a solid afternoon with my old man chasing gremlins around. Changed the starter again(old one was giving some issues anyways), alternator(since put the HO one back on), fixed a corroded connection on the alternator/starter wire from the power block up on the firewall. I fixed it/taped it all up real nice when I did the motor swap as it had a meret on it. It was all corroded/fallen apart, unsure why/how that happened in that short of time?
Also traced the switched power wire from the alternator to a dead end, it was hidden in some wire loom just bouncing around shorting on what ever it wanted. Im unsure what the PO has done here, so we taped/cleaned it up for now.
Got it boosted again, and all seems well. Im unsure if we fixed the actual problem or just band aided the bandaid again. But we plan to leave it for now and see if it quits charging again.
Anywho, had er out fer a test bag. Still lots of snow out, but its good and hard still. Makes for tough going in the fields.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
That old wet hard snow is a bitch.
andyblack
Registered Loser
I guess it got corroded just because of all the current going through it maybe. I would say make sure it's tight and use some dielectric grease this time. I've seen loose ground wires corrode like that, but never the wire that you're talking about. That is weird.
Y'all guys kill me with that nice cool weather. It's been 75-80 + degrees F here all week. I've been sweating already and you're posting snow pics! I may have to come up for a visit.
Y'all guys kill me with that nice cool weather. It's been 75-80 + degrees F here all week. I've been sweating already and you're posting snow pics! I may have to come up for a visit.
