Busted Tunnel

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Start date Mar 25, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

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Big A

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The wonderful Folks at BRP didn't take long to decide that my sled is not eligible for warranty, hopefully insurance comes through, its $4k in parts alone plus labour.

No racers edge does not have a tunnel length brace kit available for the G4 yet.

I sent Darryl some pictures and he is still trying to figure it out, makes no sense where it broke, no broken rivets or drop brackets cracking.

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Mar 29, 2017

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team dirt

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Big A said:
The wonderful Folks at BRP didn't take long to decide that my sled is not eligible for warranty, hopefully insurance comes through, its $4k in parts alone plus labour.

No racers edge does not have a tunnel length brace kit available for the G4 yet.

I sent Darryl some pictures and he is still trying to figure it out, makes no sense where it broke, no broken rivets or drop brackets cracking.

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i wouldn't warranty that if I was them. Hopefully Racers edge helps out. Looks like a defect in their product.

Mar 29, 2017

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fredw

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Any better pictures of broken parts??

Mar 29, 2017

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lilduke

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Look kind of like you rolled the sled down a hill. Endo' ed once or twice?

Strange break forsure...

Mar 29, 2017

#30

fredw

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Defiantly looks like full tunnel stiffness were in order there, maybe some on outside as well

hope this is a one only for him..but I hope he has stiffners in the making now

Mar 29, 2017

#31

maxwell

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was your fuel can on the furthest back mount?

wondering if the stiffer skid with the fuel caddy too far back would bend it. its happened on the previous models

Mar 30, 2017

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snochuk

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maxwell said:
was your fuel can on the furthest back mount?
I always used to put on the HD towing rear bumper and never had an issue and alway carried two BRP fuel cans on the tunnel and some time saddle bags also with two gallons on each side for Dore and Kakwa trips.
Never an issue, maybe get the HD bumper if mods or extra weight added. It does stiffen the the tunnel.

Mar 30, 2017

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Big A

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It wasn't rolled at all, nothin but tight tree riding the day it happened.

Jerry can was tight to the seat with a BRP bag that had an extra belt and a hoodie in it behind that.

I used to carry 2 jerry's on my Xm all the time with no bracing and had no issues.

I've run several other aftermarket skids, kmod, tom's, etc, and never added bracing, I honestly think the material used for new tunnels and the way they are stamped is an issue.

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Mar 30, 2017

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kanedog

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Should buff out.

Mar 30, 2017

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Big A

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Hey Kanedouche, go poach somebody else's thread, I hear there's a positive 850 thread on doo talk, maybe hop over there and be a complete POS to them for a while and leave S&M alone. You're the last kid at the orphanage on adoption day bud, nobody wants you around. BEAT IT.

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Mar 31, 2017

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kanedog

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I will post wherever I want. Free speech and the internet is pretty cool.
I am sorry that your season has ended. Now Go buy a tunnel. Hopefully you can find someone to blame and to pay for your incompetence. Good luck. On another note, I have a few friends that had a similar experience except no aftermarket suspension. The situations are the same as yours. Normal riding, no stumps, rocks etc. They were able to save some money when buying a new tunnel tho.
In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your season.

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Apr 3, 2017

#37

fredw

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Dam mm. So other sleds have seen the same thing.. Has this been rectified Dave on the 18s.. Maybe a little thicker or wider drop down brackets

Apr 4, 2017

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Big A said:
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Off topic question - what's the story on the Linq bracket above your license plate?

Apr 4, 2017

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sick1

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Kinda looks like whoops i backed my truck with my sled on it into a pole or the house backing up...

Apr 4, 2017

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Big A

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Haha, does look I backed into it now that you mention it, probably just too fat for it, oh well, insurance is gonna fix it anyways, just got the word.

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