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trailfire runner
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trailfire cutter

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thinking of making a cutter for my trailfire for next winters snowmobile season.
Any ideas? :think: :think:

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Something based on a older jd 300 hood as the front would be interesting, maybe a little odd towed by a fire series but food for thought...
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Cutter with a LF on ebay right now.

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Found this last night http://snowridermag.com/encyclopedia/20 ... le-cutter/
This is what I think i going to build a though i don't have a trailfire hood might have to make do with a spitfire hood for a wile

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1 1980 Trailfire 340 = Less than five hundred orginal miles
1 1980 Trailfire 440 = My Test Dummy
1 1980 Liquifire = Future race sled
1 1978 Spitfire
1 1979 Spitfire
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trailfire runner wrote:Found thish last night http://snowridermag.com/encyclopedia/20 ... le-cutter/
This is what I think i going to build a though i don't have a trailfire hood might have to make do with a spitfire hood for a wile

Trailfire Runner :think: :think:
It might get a little chilly on the feet with the engine hole in the Spitfire hood..... :think:
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Trailfire runner if you can make it out this way i will give you a trailfire hood !!! :) lmk jdrob
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Don't think i can make it out that way for awhile but i might be able to talk with a guy that makes hog barns for us he might be able to pick it up for me thanks

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1 1980 Trailfire 440 = My Test Dummy
1 1980 Liquifire = Future race sled
1 1978 Spitfire
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That fine tf runner just lmk. Pm me your address and i will see if i come out that way i will drop it off for you !! I am goin to be goin to columbus to bs with my buddies and check out his sleds !!! If your in the 100 mile vicinity of coming back or going out i will road trip ! I don't think i can fit any sleds in my car yet but i am thinking about doing a little hacking and making myself a " cavalier truck" !! Inside joke.. but yeah just pm me. :sled:
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Cavalino.....
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Neat :lol22: :roll:

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My Sleds
1 1980 Trailfire 340 = Less than five hundred orginal miles
1 1980 Trailfire 440 = My Test Dummy
1 1980 Liquifire = Future race sled
1 1978 Spitfire
1 1979 Spitfire
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Here's one I made out of a much abused Sportfire. The kids were pretty little then & they thought they were really big stuff on that.

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Holy Tongue Weight Batman!

How did the L-fire ride with that load on the bumper?
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more pictures ...please
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JDT wrote:Holy Tongue Weight Batman!

How did the L-fire ride with that load on the bumper?
That was my first "go round" with that thing. The axle was way too far back. The Liquifire did OK with it. I pulled it with a F/A el Tigre once. That didn't go well; cost me a piston.

Not sure if I have any more pictures. It went when I sold my Deere sleds & stuff years ago. I do currently have the Liquifire back in the barn.
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