Re: Which year Yamaha Bravo
[Re: Family Trapper]
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02/05/12 12:49 PM
02/05/12 12:49 PM
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Dirt
trapper
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trapper
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Armpit, ak
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Good idea. Dirt how wide a skis are you running? Stock metal skis. Skins would be nice in the open, but make turns on my tight trails in the brush difficult. I opt for tighter turns. I only make the light modification occasionally, when I gotta travel at night to see the trail to be able to go.
Who is John Galt?
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Re: Which year Yamaha Bravo
[Re: On a Call]
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02/05/12 07:06 PM
02/05/12 07:06 PM
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Posts: 11,679 Armpit, ak
Dirt
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I don't think it is a ski problem that they plow. They are just front end heavy. You got a gas tank up front and the tub and frame are steel. My tundra is front end lite. Never plows, but can't steer climbing hills or pulling a heavy load. I'd never put skins on the tundra. I agree there would be advantages to putting a pair on the Bravo. You would have to run my ( for strategic purposes ) tight twisty trails through alder jungles to get a feel for whether the skins would be a pain. On the Super Jag I've run it with skins and without and there was a big difference in how well it turned. I run it with skins these days as it is my deep snow machine when the Bravo or Tundra won't cut it.
Got me thinking. I got plenty of extra skis lying around. Maybe I should rig a pair with skins; then I could swap out depending on snow conditions. Later in the trapping season deep snow is more of a problem than turning radius.
Last edited by Dirt; 02/05/12 07:38 PM.
Who is John Galt?
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Re: Which year Yamaha Bravo
[Re: On a Call]
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02/12/12 06:15 AM
02/12/12 06:15 AM
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Posts: 5,001 Nebraska
Trapset
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Nebraska
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Finally completed my "FT Mods" to the Enticer LT Trapper I know its not a Bravo but it has a lot of the same parts and the trapper model came stock with a low geared transmission, clutch and carb for better low end performance and this one came w/ reverse. It has the old Yamaha 340 in the engine room. I have: raised rear end 2", front end 1 1/2", raised handle bar 3", seat 5 1/2", widened ski stance around 3" added Lexan windshield extension. I wanted to keep the passenger handles so I made the seat oped rear to front instead of side to side. Lid of box holds seat lid open and makes a nice table top. An extra piece w/ notches cut to lock around hinges extends the table and fits in box. Here it is next to a "stock" Enticer Lt Chain saw scabbard on rear of box. Thinking about trying to winter in this old bus I found, do you think I'll be OK?
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Re: Which year Yamaha Bravo
[Re: white17]
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02/12/12 08:31 PM
02/12/12 08:31 PM
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Posts: 5,001 Nebraska
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trapper
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Nebraska
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Do you fellows deal with the TOR or do you delete it?? Delete it and mix fuel I cut the wires to the TOR "throttle over ride" (on my Enticers) and JB welded the button thats on the idle screw because it kept sticking and changing my idle by an 1/8" or so. I know I'll probably get a scolding from White, and/or a burnt motor, but I use the auto oil system in all 4 Enticers and have not had them fail, yet. I did cook a jug and piston once by knocking off an oil line when messing w/ the carb in the field. Mixed gas would have saved her.
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