09-10-2010, 03:23 PM | #1 |
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He did it on an American Sled too.
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09-10-2010, 03:33 PM | #2 |
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Whoa. 8O
I must say, it never occurred to me to ride a sled on water.
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09-10-2010, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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that was cool, but seeing a atv or dirtbike do it is crazier
even if i had a sled i wouldnt do it, water and engines do not mix well |
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09-10-2010, 07:18 PM | #6 |
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how can that be ? in a car if you suck water up into the intake you hydro lock the engine.. just happened 2 days ago to my gf's moms lexus during our 19hr non stop down pour from the tropical storm that blew in off the gulf
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09-10-2010, 07:41 PM | #7 |
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Well, if you are water skipping on a snowmobile you will know if you are not going to make it. Kill the engine before the water reaches the intake and only alittle water will make it in. If the piston are not moving no real damage occurs.
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09-10-2010, 07:43 PM | #8 |
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that makes sense
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09-10-2010, 10:56 PM | #10 |
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I did something like that in the seventies on an old Polaris race sled, but not on purpose.
Balls to wall on the Fox River, in January, between Silver Lake and Wilmot, WI. Found open water and didn't realize what I was seeing until I was on top of it and then I was across it. Couldn't have been more than 25' across but looked like a mile. Got off the river ASAP. I was wet, but not from the water I crossed. :oops:
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Pilots say you can make a brick fly, if you attach a big enough engine to it. These modern sleds are so powerful, it doesn't surprise me they can "walk on water." Thanks for posting another interesting video, Allen. Spud
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