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last sunday i was riding my f-5 and was going across a field enjoying the day. half way across the field i hit a culvert/hole/dip of some sort and i knew i hit it pretty hard . when i started to ride again i noticed the handlebars were crooked , so i knew something was wrong in a big way . after calling the hardcoresledder man himself he directed me to what i should be looking for and there it was , a bent chassis and tunnel under the secoindary area .
so i called my insurance company(nationwide) and the adjuster will be here today to look at it and hopefully it will be a total loss in his eyes as well as everyone elses . i have called every dealer from pittsburg nh to cape cod massachusetts and nobody will give me a warranty on the work that may be performed . why? ill tell you. when cat puts the sled together they use blind rivets and install them with a hydraulic press system , when dealers "fix" the chassis they use pop rivets . the pop rivet system does not have the strength of the blind rivets , so nobody wants to accept the liability of the repair . everyone says they will fix it but im on my own after the repaires are completed . i called cat and they said the same thing . what really shocked me was how many dealers said they would fix it but sell it after i get it back, is that nuts or what ?? yeah, ill sell my sled someone could get killed on when the chassis fails...........geesh!
so today is the big day of me dealing with the adjuster , thankfully i deal with them on a daily basis due to the work im in so i know how to handle them, but if they dont total it then the battle begins !
i want to thank dan at the outdoor shop for his help and honesty on this matter, hes a stand up guy . i have all my papers in order for when the adjsuter gets here so wish me luck ! i hope to have a new sled by next week , i really like the f-6 but its not available in a sno-pro package so that leaves the 6 out. maybe ill get the 7 this time around? ill keep you all posted on how nationwide handles this claim.
so i called my insurance company(nationwide) and the adjuster will be here today to look at it and hopefully it will be a total loss in his eyes as well as everyone elses . i have called every dealer from pittsburg nh to cape cod massachusetts and nobody will give me a warranty on the work that may be performed . why? ill tell you. when cat puts the sled together they use blind rivets and install them with a hydraulic press system , when dealers "fix" the chassis they use pop rivets . the pop rivet system does not have the strength of the blind rivets , so nobody wants to accept the liability of the repair . everyone says they will fix it but im on my own after the repaires are completed . i called cat and they said the same thing . what really shocked me was how many dealers said they would fix it but sell it after i get it back, is that nuts or what ?? yeah, ill sell my sled someone could get killed on when the chassis fails...........geesh!
so today is the big day of me dealing with the adjuster , thankfully i deal with them on a daily basis due to the work im in so i know how to handle them, but if they dont total it then the battle begins !
i want to thank dan at the outdoor shop for his help and honesty on this matter, hes a stand up guy . i have all my papers in order for when the adjsuter gets here so wish me luck ! i hope to have a new sled by next week , i really like the f-6 but its not available in a sno-pro package so that leaves the 6 out. maybe ill get the 7 this time around? ill keep you all posted on how nationwide handles this claim.