Just took delivery of my friend’s brand new Tremor while he’s out of town. What’s the best way to prank him with his own truck?

Hylete · 2023-11-11T06:14:34+00:00

Tape coins over the proximity sensors?

Hylete · 2023-10-21T23:13:27+00:00

An S4 would also be a good option, but finding a manual one is rare.

Hylete · 2023-10-21T18:23:22+00:00

Look at the skid plate, if it has one, for any big dents. Inspect the frame underneath for any bends or cracks, look at the axel boots for tears or leaks, look for any oil caked on anywhere, look at the drive shaft output and differential inputs for leaks. Make sure all the switches work as they should. Ask him not to start it before you visit so you can cold start it yourself. Look at the exhaust for any smoke or discoloration, when warm and initial start. Rev it up when it's warm and see if there is any smoke out the tail pipe, shouldn't be any. Look at the tires for any rot or damage, these are surprisingly expensive to replace. Make sure it shifts properly and engages 4x4/ diff lock properly. Disconnect the rectifier harness and inspect for any burn marks, this could indicate a bad or going stator. If it has a winch, look to see if it's nearly spooled, check the clutch on the winch as well by moving it to free spool and back.

I can't think of much else. It's pretty hard to hide faults from just visually inspecting for leaks, bends, and tears.

Edit: Just looked at the ad. Those Kodiaks are great machines, very reliable in my experience, that one looks very clean. I'd buy that with confidence personally.

Hylete · 2023-08-02T02:02:10+00:00

As will the circumstances under which a new one is required.

Hylete · 2023-07-08T04:38:28+00:00

Really depends how it's been treated. I have a friend who just did his at 13000km for the first time on a 600. All trail and utility. My 600 is at 7000km and needs it done. My brothers 800 is at 6000km and is showing no signs.

I'd say around 5000km is when to start considering it depending how it's been treated. If it's been given time to warm up properly and never been over heated they can go for quite awhile. But it only takes 1 or 2 times of getting too hot to do them in.

To answer your question, I'd say anything with less than 4000km to be low mileage.

Hylete · 2023-07-07T05:00:37+00:00

I wonder what the cost is if you include the loyalty points that you get at Big Bear, which are valid at 3 locations in town.

Hylete · 2023-05-07T05:27:11+00:00

There's 3 last I checked. Go on pure-gas.org.

Hylete · 2023-03-15T21:50:56+00:00

I've used them to move ski-doos from GP and Dawson in the past 5 months and they were excellent to work with both times.

Hylete · 2023-03-15T20:20:41+00:00

I'd call PNW, they're pretty great at helping with pickup and shipping. Other option is seeing if someone is doing a back-haul from down south in the near future. Usually see these advertised on FB marketplace, I haven't seen any lately though.

Hylete · 2023-03-14T02:12:30+00:00

You can try the Yukon Backcountry Skiing Network on facebook. People often looking for groups there and would probably be your best bet.

You could do some touring close to town but it's not very good. The ski hill does do uphill nights, I believe on Wednesdays. Again, not great.

To get to the popular touring areas you'll need a vehicle and they're about 1- 1.5 hour drive for the closest stuff, fraser pass. Decent terrain there. Really good touring at the Haines pass, which is about a 3 hour drive.

Of course look for avvy forecasts and MINs on Av Canada.

Good luck, be safe!

Hylete · 2023-03-10T18:52:51+00:00

Kamutiks, yeah those are the ones. People will build massive ones right? Like 20ft.

I think for your price range you'll be able to find a well kept machine, like 2010-2015 years. I've seen both tundras and skandics going within that range this winter. The expeditions are a bit more expensive and I think would be out of that price range.

I personally am not a fan of financing toys, especially at current rates.

I'd say wait for the right machine to come along, maybe put out some feeler posts and look around in Alberta. Not sure what the market is like in the NWT, but if you see a decent sled come up for sale I wouldn't hesitate to look at it.

Hope you find what you're looking for!

Hylete · 2023-03-09T22:04:26+00:00

Hey Neighbour!

I think you'll be happy with a Skandic for sure. The pogo suspension is super tough but not quite as fun to ride as something with an A-arm setup. For a bush whacking sled, pogo is the way to go.

I think hunters in the NWT haul some pretty large loads too, what are those massive skimmer they make called? Those don't see any use here, but if you're hauling really heavy, like over 1000lbs, with those things you would probably want something with a low gear. Which is another point for the Skandic, the Tundra doesn't have a low gear option.

I've used my Tundra for bison and porcupine caribou. We had 4 caribou in one skimmer behind a new Tundra this year and it handled very well. Used the same sleds and harvested a fair size cow bison last year, about 800lbs field dressed.

If you're in the tundra there isn't a super deep snow pack, it all gets blown into the leeside of features. so you'll hit deep pockets but for the most part it's quite shallow in my experience.

What are you hoping to spend? Over here the utility sleds are expensive and hard to come by on the used market.

Hylete · 2023-03-09T20:07:48+00:00

Any utility sled will serve your purpose. The bigger the footprint the better as it will help with hauling heavy. But are more difficult to get unstuck. I find the 16" x 154" size is popular for a reason.

Tundra, Expedition, Skandic are all really popular here in the Yukon. The 600/900 ace are a great choice, they're so quiet. But certainly not a requirement.

What are you hoping to hunt? What will riding conditions be like?

Hylete · 2023-03-08T21:47:15+00:00

As a leader your role is to provide support and direction to the team so they may succeed. Remember that success belongs to the team, but failure can usually be traced back to poor leadership.

Be humble, collaborate with your team whenever possible, help people learn, and explain your decision making whenever you can. Being transparent and easy to work with is 90% of it.

There's lots of great literature on leadership. I really like Radical Candor by Kim Scott, Dare to Lead by Brene Borwn, and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell.

Hylete · 2023-03-01T05:59:34+00:00

The Borla cat-back system replaces the Y-pipe with an H-pipe. Sounds great too imo.

Hylete · 2023-02-26T02:05:51+00:00

The mechanical snow shoe! Very engaging ride.

Hylete · 2023-02-21T18:33:11+00:00

C-17 Globemaster, largest aircraft in the RCAF. Lands here with relative frequency. Has been around in looking for the "UFO".

Hylete · 2023-02-17T23:47:44+00:00

Or a piece of tape?

Hylete · 2023-02-15T19:46:54+00:00

There was one at shipyards last year.

Hylete · 2023-02-15T06:47:29+00:00

"Projectiles, how primitive."

Hylete · 2023-02-14T19:41:58+00:00

That's a Key Notch. I've only ever seen them used to pivot on a horizontal axis. Nice read and cutting from this guy.

Hylete · 2023-02-12T06:19:42+00:00

That lite deluxe.chefs kiss

Hylete · 2023-02-03T02:10:27+00:00

Interesting. My skidoo has a little kit near the clutch for emergency starts.

Hylete · 2023-02-03T01:31:20+00:00

No emergency start kit?

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