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Marlon Xplore Pro II Sled Deck 2020
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Looks good..
That real LED looks as if it would light up the place, half and half for turn signal? Is the LED in the deck and the extension?
Big pads in the corners.. Turnbuckles hold it down in the box?
I've bumped off my curbs a couple times when loading being off camber, no concerns with ski going off the edge having such a flat deck surface? Doesn't look like any curbs..
That real LED looks as if it would light up the place, half and half for turn signal? Is the LED in the deck and the extension?
Big pads in the corners.. Turnbuckles hold it down in the box?
I've bumped off my curbs a couple times when loading being off camber, no concerns with ski going off the edge having such a flat deck surface? Doesn't look like any curbs..
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Dave.....the helicopter!?
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LED's all Light up well for dark loading and unloading, and yes half and half for singnals, full length red back for driving light and then bright red when braking. LED is in the deck and it is also in the extension so when you drop the extension in you switch the cables from one to the other, about 2 minutes to switch.
Turnbuckle spots on deck but the safest way to run a deck is bolting it in. The sides are built up similar to any deck so never had a problem loading but that is all on the user, if you pin it for the side or make a mistake a sled will run up and over any side rail.
cheers dave
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These are defiantly a great product and likely last for a long time if your willing to swallow up front cost. But I don’t agree with bolting deck in. Turnbuckles pull from side at 45deg angle and allow load to be distributed with the amount of load on top of the decks I’m a firm believer your much more likely to crack the legs bolting them down.
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We base our findings on facts not thoughts, turnbuckles are no where near 45 degrees. The weak part in the turnbuckles is the d-rings out of the truck, not on the highway but if you go up and down hard FSR they will fail. Not here to tell you what to do, just informing of the safest way to have a deck in a pick up box is bolting it down. You have not seen our legs, they won't crack by bolting them in.
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Bolt deck down with 3/4 inch plywood floor . Never a problem.
Have 100’s of thousands of km’s this way and never a problem . Work truck and deck stays in year around .
I use these without the eye .
Have 100’s of thousands of km’s this way and never a problem . Work truck and deck stays in year around .
I use these without the eye .
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that is basically bolting in the deck, but I would use bigger backing plates with todays thin pick up boxes..not worried about the 1000 of kilometers of where it works, more concerned with when turnbuckles on stock d-rings fail. I dont care what you do, it is important to me though to give good information to the new guys who are looking to do things the safest way. There is always way to cut corners and make something work, that is not what I am about. Not saying your particular system is not strong or won't work but our deck is strongest bolted into the box with our included feet and system. Cheers dave
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Yes , you need a good base under the legs or box will rip and break . Reason for plywood base .
Not sure about your comment about kms ?? Just saying this system works if you are using your truck and deck and not just adding deck temporarily for pleasure .
Carry on .
Not sure about your comment about kms ?? Just saying this system works if you are using your truck and deck and not just adding deck temporarily for pleasure .
Carry on .
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The only time I’ve seen deck legs crack they were bolted down it was a problem in years past it’s actually the reason I use turnbuckles. We beat the snot out of these things down FSR only issue is turnbuckles backing off either loc tite or a jam nut fixes that. If bolting something down with a high top load made sense then ship masts and radio towers would not use guy wires.
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When it comes to bolting a deck town I bolt my marlon deck down. After seeing the damage to Brianh deck and truck from hitting a moose I would always bolt the deck to the truck.
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If you are placing your sled 20-100 feet above your pick up box, definitely use guy wires!
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