From bad to worse
Went out for ride. Sled was running terrible again. Drove out about 5km before I got fed up and switched CDI box. Started right up no issue but again as soon as I aproched 6000rpm started acting up badly. So running a 600 triple cdi does work fine. But it's not the solution to my hesitation problem.
The weather was nice, so I just kept cruising at 30mph. Keeping the revs under 6k and on stretches I'd open her up. T'ill about 14kms out my ski just caught the edge on the very narrow trail and pulled the sled in.
So I was stuck! No problem! I thought. I've been stuck like this 20 times before, I always get out!
Dug it out, gave it gas, smoked my belt. Raised the hood, moved the belt a bit, closed hood, and tried again. Sled moved forward about 4ft but then burnt the belt again. Atleast I was out of the hole I was stuck in. Changed belts, cleaned around the sled again and I was sure this time I was getting back on the trail! Here we go! Just as I apply throttle and gave it a shot of gas, my steering broke off! WTF! Broke off just below the weld!
It took two more attempts and burnt my spare belt but I managed to get my sled back on the trail with no steering!
From that point on I started walking home. Trail was very soft and slushy. I still had phone reception so I tried calling my buddy every 10min. After 1.5 hours of walking, still 7km from home I eventually did get a hold of him and he came and picked me up 1/2 hr after.
I was very wet and tired at this point. But went back to my sled, turned it around, tied slings (thank God I had them) from my skies to his rear hitch, and he towed me for 12km. My buddy was worried about overheating his sled and having traction problems in all the slush. So I actually drove my sled under its own power the entire time, while he basically steered me all the way home.
Me and my snowmobile are home safe. I'm soar, tired and fed up. Goodnight.