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Originally Posted by Big pete
Great advice thanks ford
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Stopped in and talked with my buddies today at the Cat shop. Son of the owner was an engineer for Cat for 10 or so years and was pretty instrumental in the M chassis development before his departure. Anyways his Alpha is currently torn apart. The water pump spun a shaft and the sled was overheating. It sounds like they are having hard time getting it fixed and keep having to dig deeper into the engine. We were having a deep philosophical discussion on why it happened as the Cat 800 is a tried/true power plant. Jason's had a few issues with the Alpha rental tracks loosening up but they are all over 2200 miles by now. They still love the Alpha despite the issues. Another rental company in town has had to truck out parts and fix tracks on the side of the trails from their rental Alpha's. Operator error? High mileage? who knows it's just the common issues I hear from people that deal more with sleds than 99% of the general population.
It pretty much all comes down to the Ford GM Dodge discussion. They all make a good product these days. Find what fits you best but like anything I always recommend people to avoid 1st year production runs. Give them a chance to get the bugs worked out. I've owned Cats, currently own 2 Polaris and have a Skidoo for work. Personally I'd love to try the new Cat but I love riding my Skidoo, it is just so easy to ride.
On a side note, Snow Shoot is coming up and the 2020 sleds will be seen around town for the next 3 weeks or so. I hear the Summit X Expert has been sighted on the trails and its a pretty sweet ride! Very anxious to see what the 3 debut this year!