Man, they build those Cats tough.

[Ancient Sledder]

Finally got some snow around the house and decided to do a ditch ride. Not something I do a lot of. Headed east out of town towards Calahoo and had a great time busting through the drifts and climbing the little hills. On the way back home after a couple of hours, I come to what looks like a culvert on a fairly steep bank of the Sturgeon river. So i sidehill up and hit an Armco barrier hidden under the snowplow windrow. Instant stop. I go over the bars, hit the hood and then hit the steel barrier with my ribs. This is at about 40 km. The impact bent the A-arm back and snapped the lower suspension at the rear of the arm. I had to ride it back with the ski at about a 30 degree angle. Just goes to show that even old guys get caught ever once in a while. Sure glad I had my shovel with me.

 

[Puba]

Finally got some snow around the house and decided to do a ditch ride. Not something I do a lot of. Headed east out of town towards Calahoo and had a great time busting through the drifts and climbing the little hills. On the way back home after a couple of hours, I come to what looks like a culvert on a fairly steep bank of the Sturgeon river. So i sidehill up and hit an Armco barrier hidden under the snowplow windrow. Instant stop. I go over the bars, hit the hood and then hit the steel barrier with my ribs. This is at about 40 km. The impact bent the A-arm back and snapped the lower suspension at the rear of the arm. I had to ride it back with the ski at about a 30 degree angle. Just goes to show that even old guys get caught ever once in a while. Sure glad I had my shovel with me.

Ooouch...

 

[TROLLCAT]

X2X2X2 wow

 

[shoppingcart111]

Hows the ribs?



Got Tek Vest?

 

[Ancient Sledder]

Hows the ribs?



Got Tek Vest?

No vest. Ribs are sore,both elbows and wrists and my left shin. Bet I'm really going to hurt tomorrow, LOL. I'm not as young as I used to be.

 

[jeffg463]

Glad yer okay Gotta hate it when that happens
Sounds like you're as tough as that 'Cat you're riding. Ya the worst part is knowing what you're gonna feel like in the morning. Sometimes it makes an old feller scared to go to sleep:d

 

[heavy d]

I feel for ya man, last ride of the year, last year ( not by choice), I came out of a creek bed doing a tail walk, and came down on a stump. Tore my right peck off the breatbone with the hadle bar hook, 4 cracks in the breast bone, and 3 breaks in 2 ribs.........still feel it, although it's much better now....lol

 

[imdoo'n]

ditch riding can be dangerous, nailed a culvert with a ski a few years back, instant stop for sled, feeling your pain, hope nothing broken. always wondered about the telus boxes and sign posts just under the snow pointing in every direction, a deadly spear waiting to happen.



friggin ditches

 

[Uturn]

Hit a AGT box years ago, ripped the outside of the track.

 

[Ancient Sledder]

Feeling a lot better now. Have not had a chance to check out the damage to the sled. No garage and it's really cold here now. Might only be a broken lower A-arm bolt if I'm really lucky.

 

[jeremy]

where were you riding?

 

[summ-it-up]

had it when i was about 12, riding around the ditch on my 77 olypique 300, dropped of a drift to the bottom of the ditch, right on top of some loose barbed wire just under the snow. it wrapped up in the track and stopped me dead. there i was, kissing the bumper wondering what the smack had happened.
must have looked pretty funny tho.

 

[trench]

Being an old guy myself I won't ride anymore without protection. Already needed it this year in Blue River when an instant stop put me into the bars. Hope your OK, sleds are easier to fix than broken bones!!

Trench

 

[jeffg463]

Being an old guy myself I won't ride anymore without protection. Already needed it this year in Blue River when an instant stop put me into the bars. Hope your OK, sleds are easier to fix than broken bones!!

Trench

x2 Bones don't heal like they used to. I a moment of weakness last year I laid out cash for a chest protector. Not three weeks later I rolled my sled on the river in a freakish accident and ended up bouncing through a pile of head sized rocks. Broke my pelvis in 2 places but I swear to god that tekvest (and helmet) saved my life. Probably would have broken my back as well.

 

[Ancient Sledder]

Yeah, I think I'm going to invest in a vest. I had one save my ribs about 15 years ago on a dirt bike when I nailed a broken off tree trunk coming around a corner. That cleaned me right off the old Kawi.