can't just take it off until you know what the story is. run vin find out the story, then decide what to do. we do it all the time with sleds that are left behind. if you pull it before you know and the guy comes back for it 2 months later and it is in town you have to give it to him. we have been there before as well.
Anyone recognize this sled? Hoping to find the owner
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rsaint
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Get the number off turbo and work backwards with it, have done it with a aerocharger and found who it went to.
snopro
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Not that easy if the VIN has been ground off like they said? Its obviously a stolen sled? No?
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does Skidoo not stamp the Vin somewhere other than the tunnel?
snopro
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Just a sticker on the tunnel as well Tyler but most likely peeled off by now looking at the age of the sled.
Phat Cat
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I would say so. Why else would the Vin be ground off. Definitely Hot
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Shredder
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Send in Maxwell the "Doo Whisperer". He can likely get it to fire up and drive itself down.
Mike270412
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Yes sticker is gone. And some grinder marks where vin was stamped.
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Here was a picture of the vin
And a few more of the sled
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And a few more of the sled
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takethebounce
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Its possible if it was stolen no one will admit it was theirs as they were potentially paid through insurance for it and now don't want to be on the hook for recovery costs if it leads back to them.
But as mentioned, if its the original motor the motor VIN can be traced back by a dealer to the original purchaser. I know people who have recovered their sleds by doing this. Find the sled, tunnel VIN ground off, motor VIN intact and traced back.
But as mentioned, if its the original motor the motor VIN can be traced back by a dealer to the original purchaser. I know people who have recovered their sleds by doing this. Find the sled, tunnel VIN ground off, motor VIN intact and traced back.
Captjacksparrow
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If they were payed through insurance, they no longer own the sled, the insurance company does. Thus, the insurance company would be on the hook for any costs incurred.
HotShotHarry
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Its a bit of a dilemma I'd say. If it was left on the hill, there is a chance parts will be stripped off it vs trying to recover the cost of getting it off the mountain. Hopefully it is in a spot where it can be taken out with a sled and toboggan vs a chopper charge. Either way, there should be a means of getting the local clubs expense back, either through the insurance company or future sale of the sled. Good Luck.
takethebounce
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Not all agencies share info. If it was paid out then the owner would just have to provide proof of such. That is sometimes a hassle.
I had a truck stolen. Never turned up. Deemed missing and paid. It turned up several months after the fact and had been found a few hours away towed to another town impound. I got a call from the RCMP saying my truck was in the impound and was expected to pay towing and storage fees. Took months to clear it up through the insurance company.
As far as the RCMP were concerned I held the title. The insurance company wrote it off as a theft but in the registry it remained in my name. Then to get city police reports sent to rcmp and letters from insurance. What a pain.
This is all hypothetical anyways. It was just a possibility of many. Could be other reasons the vin was removed.
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Mike270412
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Really surprised it's still all there. It's been there at least 5 weeks.
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pipes
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bait sled
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There are other identifiers on the chasis at different locations, unfortunately you have to pull it apart to get to then, the manufacturer is able to release locations to police for ident purposes. As a metallurgist, unless the area has been obliterated it can be identified using mild etching and watching for the stress from the stamping come out.
Mike270412
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That's what we were thinking. That's why we hadn't started parting it out yet.
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whisper creek log home
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good thing you didn't drive that home to it had pink pepper spray in the pipe and a dildo under the seat that would of pop up.lol
Mike270412
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How did you find out about the dildo?
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