Seller Said This $500 Sled Wouldn't Run Right...I Fixed It In 10 Minutes 

3 cylinder 2 stroke,what a thing of beauty.

With all the Lemon's you have had to deal with over the years, you deserve an easy one. Thanks for bringing me along today, I enjoyed it.

A couple of tips from an old sledder. Instead of killing your back trying to drag a sled off of a trailer simply tie a rope to the back bumper and to the nearest solid object (tree etc). Then SLOWLY pull forward with your truck and the sled will roll right off. I also don't like checking for spark with the plug right over top of the open spark plug hole. If it's flooded fuel comes out and plug can ignite the mixture causing a fireball outside of the engine which can go bad in a hurry. With a painted cylinder head you can still find a decent ground on the cylinder head bolts to check for spark. Love the channel. As some extra content you could show us what you do with all of this stuff after you fix it. I assume you flip them to buy more.

That Bombardier is my favorite machine you have. I had no doubt about it pulling your truck out. I could use that for a lot of things around here.

That Polaris 600 triple is a beast! Somebody mentioned above that they would go fast in a straight line? Well, yeah, but if you learned to ride in the old days, where you learned to ride with your whole body, instead of just the the handlebars, they would go fast no matter where you rode them. I miss those days when it wasnt a lazy mans sport! Great pickup, man!

Some you lose, some you win 100%. Anyone going out and buying these machines in the freezing cold deserves a break now and again. Well done!

Those sleds use staggered carb jetting to compensate for uneven cooling. I don’t recall exactly which end was hotter. But it’s in the manual. When people take the carbs apart to clean them they don’t realize this and mix things up. You could end up with a hot cylinder (lean) and one cold (rich). So it’s best to verify used sleds. Also those 600 triples can feel a touch slow or weak just after the clutch engages. They really benefit from aftermarket clutching. But just as important is carb sync. It can be roughly done with a few old school tricks. But best done with proper syncing equipment but it’s more difficult using 4 stroke manometers on a 2 stroke. But for $500 it’s a good score. You could triple that money by parting it out with the engine running and good compression.

Checking spark on a flooded cylinder on the hole like that surprised it didn't shoot a flame, been there lol

Heck for $500 i would have picked it up. Even though it’s a Polaris. Lol.. God bless brother Joe 🙏

I would always try replacing plugs before I deemed my project a no-fix. Can you imagine finding out that you gave a 600-dollar discount for a set of bad plugs?

ive watched every single video from the last 2 and a half years i love your content so much! im picking up a 1987 kdx 80 today for $200 it needs exhaust, throttle and clutch cable and plastics along with a piston.

I used to have this same sled. That old triple was fast in a straight line, for sure!

Good looking sled took a little tinkering. Thanks for the learning moment. Pulling off the trailer was backbreaking. Need a dolly. Keep up the hard work

BTW, when stuck don’t unhook the trailer unless you have to. Put the sled on the trailer as far forward as you can. That weight over the truck axle can be huge.

That Bombardier is my new favorite machine here on U-Tube. Its a BEAST! Thnx for putting out learning and inspirational videos. :)

So glad to see you get a win with this snowmobile. Enjoy your video's and your great talent with all the different machines.

This sled absolutely rips! You got a smoking good deal on this one for sure! Also love the sound of a 2-stroke triple with expansion chambers, even though this machine runs exhaust through a large muffler to keep the noise down(?). Excellent video, glad you got to get some seat time on it. Thanks Joe!

Nice find and fix. Get a spark plug socket with the rubber sleeve inside of it. I notice you struggling with spark plugs falling out when removing them 👍

I can't be the only one that laughed at this - all of the weirdness to unload the sled onto the snow off the driveway - and then literally the first place that it goes.... is across the driveway! haha 🤣

NICE FIND JOE, THOSE TRIPLE CYL TRIPLE PIPE SKEDS ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY GUYS THAT LOVE THEM AND WANT TO GO FAST, THEY WERE THE BEST SKEDS, THE OLE TRIPLE TRIPLE

Fantastic find!! Wow! At the end even the pup was dancing over such a great deal.

Proud American right there take advantage of the guy instead of taking 5 minutes to help him out

Looked like a lot of fun. Pro tip……4 low is for torque and 4 HI is for wheel spin. 4 HI is what you want in deep snow

love these old girls, i got two 97' XCR 600's and i got a 97 ultra 680. Helps tuning these old sleds when they come with the owners manual lol. good score as well, id for sure hang on to that one. Those aggressive chassis polaris sleds are becoming one of the hardest to find and they one made them for 3 years and plus the rarity of the hoods, extremely hard to find in good shape especially the white hood aggressive chassis. primary clutch should engage around 4700 rpm with a stock almond/white spring and it should have a 1066 polaris drive belt. they're some rippers sleds, just had mine doing 105 2 weekends ago.

I knew it was running on 2 cylinders I know that triple triple sound. Love it actually nothing compares.

Just started watching your channel it's awesome love that you have Vinny in them. Thanks for the entertainment. God bless and have a great day. 👍

Nice sled Joe! Might want to keep that one! Its in really nice shape for the year. Don't see them like that to often... And what a deal!

I’ve been watching a lot of these videos. I moved to Jacksonville Florida in 1990 from Holton Michigan. Moving back next month so I need to find another way to hustle some cash. Thanx for posting! Enjoy your videos too brother

I love the sound of a TRIPLE !! They run so smooth.

Another great video. Totally enjoyed it. Re: getting stuck, get better tires… and buy a Jeep 😉 just busting on ya, I am a Jeep man, but love Yota’s too.

“Wish this thing had reverse”. Too bad you didn’t have a quad or something to pull it off with. 😂

You should build a race track with the snow machine for your sleds😂

All multiple cylinder engines must have the carburetors synchronized so they are all pulling the same vacuum and metering the air and fuel equally , you don't want to lean out a cylinder. Have fun and great video 👍

Careful jerking the sled bsck like that. I hurt my back doing that and it hasnt ever been the ssme since :/

for an old tripple it sounds crispy! Definitely a clean sled!!!! Miss the old sled days!

Sold both my sleds a couple years ago. We never get any good amounts of snow anymore, here it is the end of January and basically none to speak of. Sucks though they are probably my favorite machine, a good sled is a rocket ship

Great video as usual, and what an awesome deal! But cylinder 2 and 3 are still running way too lean. The clutch side plug looks about right, that's how all of them should look like, not the other way around. I bet you have an intake leak on 2 and 3.

Love watching your work cheers. From Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Imagine the neighbors love this guy..

Good buy for an old machine, and you'd know what you were looking at. Fun sledding, and you can't beat fun on a winter day

We always like you taking us along on your rides.

Once again love the content. Just wanted to let you know something on your Honda Forman you pulled the sled out with. going from reverse to neutral you don’t have to pull the lockout, You only need that to shift it down into reverse. Just wanted to let you know, may make it easier when plowing!

Joe, I've said it before& I'll say it again.... Get a decent spark plug tester or make one. Far better way to ensure the spark is decent and can properly earth it and see the distance the spark jumps... Should be a Must for working on any spark ignition engine. 👍

I picked up a 97 XCR Ultra at the beginning of the season this year. These sleds are sought after and can fetch a couple of grand if it is in nice and runs good. Cool performance sled of the 90s. Also those factory triple pipes are getting harder and harder to come by. You should hold on to this one, it's a collectable sled.

Love this kinda content. Keep them coming please!

Nothing like those triples, sound great. The skidoo rotax engines had the rotary valve and pumped out a lot of power too.

I remember the days when I could pull a sled off a trailer, man that looks painful. At least the wheeler helped!

That's good that it was an easy fix. Looks it still needs a little carb adjustment. That Bombardier is awesome. I would never get rid of that thing. It's your workhorse. Now you just need a good track loader. A poll building on the property would be a great addition too. Thanks for sharing.

Nice Tripple! 20 yrs ago had a 97 XCR 600 chassis w an Ultra 680 SP engine . Sled was an animal for the time & being the first tripple i had EVER owned . It scared the Bibs off me many times ...lol. Love the content . Curently own an 08 REV XP MXZ TNT , 00 FORMULA DLX 500 & 97 ARCTIC CAT EXT DLX 580 . ENJOY THEM ALL .

Awesome find n you got all the different varieties of toys that a fella needs especially that track machine!!!

Just picked up the same model of sled same year as well, things are wicked for a 600cc

Mighty be smart to clean and time your carbs and check boots for any cracks

Hey Joe, if you plan on keeping this id highly suggest putting a temp gauge on it. Also let it warm up for a bit before taking of, that way, you dont cold seize it

Great deal!! Your video makes me miss my 97 Polaris Storm 800 Tripple more and more!! The suspension was great but my back wasn't. Lol

I'm not a Polaris fan, but that hood flipping open for engine access is pretty sweet.

Joe besides your excellent mechanical skill(with Vinny's help), you also are a good businessman as well! What a bargain!

Awesome video keep them coming great start to 2024👍

Man, the very first thing you check on any sled is the damn spark plugs. Even an inexperienced mechanic knows that.. I absolutely do not understand why this person didn't check those.. Oh well, their loss is your gain because those 600's are fairly quick. I doubt 100, but probably a good 90.. Maybe, though, if a few mods were put in and some studs and a pipe. Those older speedos are unreliable usually. I have radar run quite a few old pooplaris's and found them to usually be off.. I'm not sure if it's from years of riding or calibration, but it is what it is. Great content bud, always a pleasure.

Had the exact same one. Check the carb boot, they tend to crack 🤘🤘 After getting stuck 5-10 times in deep snow you’ll want to sell it 😂😂 (heavy, no reverse)

40:44 there is a ladder leaning up against a tree? Fun and informative video. Always like the triples.

Frickin Love the Sled content. More more sleds please. That sled is an instrument and it makes beautiful music. Love the triples.

These old school triples fly great find Joe.

Keep up the good work fella, I'm learning loads watching your videos, it's like having a personal mechanics school at home. 👍 Ps here in the UK, RU-vidrs like yourself have started to raffle off the bikes after finishing them. You could be missing out on more revenew from your work/videos. Your followers would gain by winning a bike quad or vehicle for very little money. 🇬🇧👍🔧 🛠 🔧

I had the exact same issue with my sled a couple of years ago -- knew exactly what was wrong as soon as I heard the description of what was going on.... in my case, I had to replace a couple of the spark plug connectors - I was only getting 2 plugs working, and one of them was intermittent. After checking the plug connectors - one of them was black from arc'ing... replaced everything, new plugs - and viola! she runs good now.

Aww little lucky for that quick fix, awesome

Joe you should think about doing a giveaway. But hold onto that plow. It seams to be a little work horse

That Bombardier is The Secret Sauce! Man, good thing you had that at the land. 😊

I guessed the right cylinder by the color of the exhaust pipe. Nice fix!

Nice ! You deserve these deals now and again

I TOTALLY ENJOY ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS. 👍👍👍👍👍

Can't believe how clean that thing is the previous owner obviously really took good care of it, definitely a score on that one even if it needed a top end or whatever that thing is crazy clean I don't remember seeing one that clean even when only just a year or two old

After your first run when you lifted the hood you could see the 3rd cylinder exhaust was different to the other 2 and not running as hot.. after you did the plugs and the ground and run it the pipes were all the same colour… Nice job and a sweet deal for you…

I have started watching your channel and it’s awsome ! My only question is, do you purchase these ? Or are you fixing them for the owners? Or do you buy them then sell them?

Love how he tested for spark on the third cylinder. What a surprise there'd have been with "unburned fuel" and a tickle more spark! Definitely OSHA approved👍

i bought a 2000 or 2001 Arctic Cat ZR 440 sno-pro (we call the sled type for Cross-Skoter in Sweden, its a word copy from "DirtBike" in combo with Snowmobile ) With a engine swap to a Arctic Cat 600cc EFI. Seller said first it did not run anymore, and the last time it did run he was experience throttle being stuck wide open. that was a easy fix, i started with cleaning all the CDI box pins for the electric cables. and after that i replaced the really short thorttle wire. that was why it was stuck wide open then he did right side turns. after that it worked pretty good. i did fix bad things on it. replaced skiees from original to boondock skii´s. and other small changes and i made my own version of a "Cross-over" snowmobile it ws pretty nice off-trail. still a very short track. but it was agile AF. no reverse ger bit short and light so i could lift and spin it. track was changed for a used track but with much bitter kam´s for better off-trail snow grip. still not like the boondok sleed but still much more than orginal. the only part i did not fix properly was the frankenstein airbox.. it worked good for 3 winters. cuz we usually dont get this much powder snow as we got this winter. this was a relly nice start on my Swedish winter. usually we get snow and enought snow to ride properly in the woods and trail´s and on frozen lakes. but not "Canadian deep". any how i managed to suck in powder snow to the airbox and I cracked the top cover on the engine, from the spark plug hole all the way out to the edge, visible from the outside, didn't even have to unscrew it for them to crack. so sometimes "dead" snowmobiles are not dead at all. mine i bought for about 600$ USD and did put in another 300-350$ to fixx it. i did ride that sled properly for 3 years :D now tho i have a Lynx Xterrain from 2020 that i replaced my Frankenstein Cat with.

Great luck on this buy and fixing it so fast! I think the plug was cracked and not firing. Normally 2 stroke sledders always carry a spare set of plugs in the toolkit when they ride. I also noticed you had no spare belt when you opened the shroud - that is another must have spare part. I think the previous owner was riding on the cheap and taking chances not carrying spares.

I got a 97 classic 600 xlt wedge I love these sleds mine is now a 136 1 1/2 with a 00 seat and tank can't beat the sound of a triple with a pipe

Man you made out on this one 👍 I love it when you take em out to the land. The only thing; you have those cool implements out there pretty much unsecured including the boat you restored. I don’t want you to get ripped off. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Now that's a good days work Joe!!😂

sweet deal! maybe look into better tires for the truck, but awesome job with that biest pulling you out when you were stuck! maybe before you go in next time use that big babby and plow a nice route in, and a better place to turn arround. great job!

Man that thing is smoking fast! Thanks, Joe!

I don’t care for them triples because sometimes that center cylinder gets too much heat. That may be your problem center cylinder not firing right.

Clean sled! Looks like it was well taken care of. That was a very popular sled, they were everywhere back in the day. I don't care if it's old. This goes to show you that all it takes is to give your sled attention and it will last. My sleds are 22 & 25 yrs old and I still love them. With the price of the new ones as high as they are you're gonna see and are seeing people hang on to their old one's. Can't believe it.....just a bad spark plug!!!

That was awesome Joe! Great deal man for 500$, id bet that guy u bought it from is sick...lol. I can't wait to see this yamaha running!

That bomb is awesome ! I think the fan belt needs tightening ? New tires for tundra ? 😊

Had that exact sled in 99' Loved it!

its atripple make sure to hold her to the bar every now and agian to stop it from loading up n fouling plugs out love the content man uve helped me fix numerous of my machines ive had

I love your pooch! Vinnie is a perfect name. Goldendoodle? We had one until recently, but he passed. He was 15 and the best dog ever!

What a BEAUTIFUL machine...

What was the red dash light that came on when idling down from high revs? Great vid!!

Hi, got to talk to Paul at Fab Rats about some lockers for the Tundra lol

reverse is usually on thr backside of the handlebars it just pulls up not like the buttons on the newer sleds or lever like on the wedge chassis

I would buy 2stroke smelling cologne if they made it. Good job!

You have all of the cool toys and you have earned them.

Yeah buddy! Smoken deal. I could feel the acceleration from here! I was leaning towards a "bad ground" / "weak ground". idk.

Great find, quick flip or adding to the collection? And some 2Vinny time

Great find

Pretty impressive little Bombardier. :D

Sounds great but still has some bog issues, clean carbs and check clutches, should be way more violent from way back days 😮

Im guessing you have all season tires on your truck. I put some goodyear duratrac's on my Tacoma.. work so good.