my baby is in tough shape :(

[xc_rider08]

was riding and jumped a drift.. landed on the bumper and then this happend


gonna need a big hammer to fix this one

[Ollie]

looks like a good excuse to get a new tunnel.
That or else you can support the sled off the ground by the bumper.
Drill out the rivets around the "crinkled" area. Pound the wrinkles out then put an aluminum plate on the inside and re-install new rivets long enough to grap the new re-inforcing plate and call it a day.

[Rob1334]

Still trying to figure out what you could have hit today when we were riding??

Not sure why the crease would be in front of the drop bracket, almost as if the back is bent down... Mqybe weight of the gas jugs on a tunnel not designed for "luggage"???

[Ollie]

Originally Posted by Rob1334

Still trying to figure out what you could have hit today when we were riding??

Not sure why the crease would be in front of the drop bracket, almost as if the back is bent down... Mqybe weight of the gas jugs on a tunnel not designed for "luggage"???

Actually, that is a darn good theory.
That is a LOT of weight hanging out there.

[xc_rider08]

Originally Posted by Ollie

Actually, that is a darn good theory.
That is a LOT of weight hanging out there.

it was a tracks usa extension. seen all the other sleds that have extension put a gas rack on...

the gas cans where 1.25 each and were not full.. probably 1 gal in each



just sick to my stomach right now... spent all summer extending it and wreck it in 10 minutes

[Ollie]

wow, only 2 gals of gas.
that is weird to have the back end callapse "down" like that.
Usually they fold up if the bumper hits first.
If that is an extension that you put on, simply solution would be to just replace the extension.

[Rob1334]

Problem is it is bent on the tunnel before the extension, you can see the rivets farther back from the crease.

I like the idea of small holes cut into the top of the crease to stop the tension, bend it back flat, and reinforce the hell out of it from the backside. Maybe integrate the drop bracket into a piece of aluminum to build the strength up, trace the drop bracket over a longer peice or something, and then maybe a longer angle on the bottom that runs under the running boards, maybe out just 1/2 at most? A simple bend should give it a lot more strength..

[Blk88GT]

Looks like a good time for an upgrade. Keep that as a backup sled. Pick up a used tunnel and patch it up. Tail first landings are hard on stuff. You must have been pointed at the moon.

[Bump]

My guess was the weight of the cans on the extension pushing down combined with a hard landing pushing up on the rear mount. Teeter-totter effect and it found the weakest point. Like I said last night, pull it back into place with the mounts while releaving stress on the aluminum with a hammer. re-enforce it with plate aluminum on the inside and it will be better and stronger than new.
Touch up paint and good to roll.
This kind of repair happens all the time in auto body work! We'll get her fixed Kyle

[Guest]

in the pics you can see the back is bent down. not woth putting on a new tunnel