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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291359
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Were't they two strokes?


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291368
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the current snow dogs are 4 stroke air cooled nearly identical to what would be on a large walk behind snow blower.

I don't have one , I have looked at them

here is a video of one being used as a moose mover



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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291475
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Or Skidoo Skandic and only cry once.

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291478
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Those snowdogs would likely be ok on a packed trail or before the snow gets too deep.
They cant break trail in deep snow.
The place that was selling them here went belly up.


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291502
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I appreciate all the suggestions, I'm going to look for a bravo, tundra or similar. Had a close call with a skidoo today, guy was putting a free sign on a good looking sled at the end of the drive, I stopped and looked and the motor was in pieces, thought I was gonna get lucky

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291578
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Reliability of.a.used sled boils down to who the original owner is

You wouldn't want to buy a sled from me. They get used.


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291733
12/23/24 10:27 PM
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A decent BR250 long track Trapper was listed and sold in Elk River, MN for $1000 this past week.

There is currently a nice clean Bravo short track for $1200 in Brainerd, MN.

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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291747
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Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
I appreciate all the suggestions, I'm going to look for a bravo, tundra or similar. Had a close call with a skidoo today, guy was putting a free sign on a good looking sled at the end of the drive, I stopped and looked and the motor was in pieces, thought I was gonna get lucky

Free is a good price if you know how to rebuild them.


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Dirt] #8291900
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Originally Posted by Dirt
Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
I appreciate all the suggestions, I'm going to look for a bravo, tundra or similar. Had a close call with a skidoo today, guy was putting a free sign on a good looking sled at the end of the drive, I stopped and looked and the motor was in pieces, thought I was gonna get lucky

Free is a good price if you know how to rebuild them.


This one looked like the motor was pulled apart 10 years ago and left in pieces. There's so many cheap decent sleds around its not worth trying to fix that mess.

If anyone in MN sees a deal on a bravo or tundra send it to me please, the bravo long track for $1,000 would of been ideal

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291906
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If it was the same model as the one you eventually buy it would be good to have a free one for parts


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: 8117 Steve R] #8291923
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Originally Posted by 8117 Steve R
If it was the same model as the one you eventually buy it would be good to have a free one for parts


If it'd been a bravo, tundra or similar I would of scooped it up, it was just a run of the mill 90s skidoo trail sled. I missed a running elan for $300, missed a running bravo for 600, both looked good from pics and videos but sold really fast. I set an alert for Facebook marketplace so anytime someone post a bravo I'll get a notification, after reading about the bravo I kind of have my heart set on one.

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291958
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[Linked Image]

Anyone have an opinion on this sled? I think it's a 136" track, looks to be in good shape, he says in the add it starts then dies, been in storage 2 years. Hoping this may qualify as a discount tundra?

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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8291996
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It is basically a skandic 380 . It is a heavier tundra, when tundras were singles.


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8292000
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Get that stuck once and you will pay the neighbor kid to take it off your hands. That is if you survive the heart attack !


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: 2poor] #8292012
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Originally Posted by 2poor
Get that stuck once and you will pay the neighbor kid to take it off your hands. That is if you survive the heart attack !


Thanks. My snowmobile knowledge is basically zero. I have dreams of running a "huge" marten line (and getting all 2 of the allowable marten) on a snowmobile. Also have 3 lakes 2 miles away that I can fish. I'll keep searching for the bravo.

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: 2poor] #8292017
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Originally Posted by 2poor
Get that stuck once and you will pay the neighbor kid to take it off your hands. That is if you survive the heart attack !

LOL!!! Any of those snow machines you get stuck I would leave them right there till July. I never been around a snowmobile that isn't heavy and awkward to maneuver in butt deep snow by hand.


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8292020
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You get overflow on those lakes?


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Dirt] #8292029
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Originally Posted by Dirt
You get overflow on those lakes?


Not really, certainly in the spring but not in the winter.

Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8292040
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I have been manhandling small machines out deep snow for over 30 years. Todays machines get buried, big trouble!


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Re: Inexpensive, reliable snowmobile [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8292086
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Nice to get off the beaten path in MN Marten season.

With the season change most Forest Road travel became impossible to access any other way.

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