that is great info, for my new design. I am still
waiting on Yerf to send my new spindles for the
purpose of measurements, but I have wasted too many
good weekends waiting so I think I will try without.

However, since you gave this great info, it allows me
to rethink the upper design. Thanks again....



--- keyturbocars <keyturbocars@...> wrote:
> Welcome Azraptoraz,
>
> Sounds like you had a fun weekend duning. There are
> also supposed
> to be some fun dunes around here in Colorado. I've
> just got to find
> out exactly where they are and then get my trailier.
> I've had a
> trailer on back order for several weeks now.
> Hopefully it shows up
> some time soon!
>
> Good to know about the new spindle design weakness.
> Sounds like
> Yerf is heading in the right direction, but they
> need to keep
> working on the spindle design. Be sure to contact
> Yerf Dog and let
> them know what happened. Offer to send them some
> digital pictures
> of the bent spindles so they can see first hand
> where they are
> failing. I've already sent them a few different
> pictures on stuff
> after talking with customer service to help them
> pass the info along
> to those in Yerf Dog that can make things better.
>
> If you have some, please post some pictures from
> your duning this
> weekend. Also, could you also re-post your picture
> of the 3rd
> spindle design here so we have it as reference?
> Thanks.
>
> Edward
> Yerf Dog 3206
> http://www.key-ideas.com/Yerf-Dog-3206-3209.htm
>
>
> --- In yerfdoggx150@yahoogroups.com, "azraptoraz"
> <vanceracing@c...>
> wrote:
> > Well guys after some great duning this weekend, my
> 3206's only
> > casualties are the new 3rd design spindles. I bent
> one the first
> > day. Which I straightened. And then my wife bent
> both, badly, on a
> > good G-Out on the third day. The new spindles bend
> on the top now
> > instead of the bottom. They bend up, sending the
> tie rod over into
> > the tire. After some gussetting on these, I think
> bent spindles
> will
> > be a thing of the past. On a better note, my 3206
> went through the
> > dunes great. I put 20-11-10 8 paddle Sand Sharks
> on it and dropped
> > the front tires down to 2 psi. It went pretty much
> anywhere my
> wife
> > wanted to take it. My extra 100 pounds limited its
> hill shooting
> > ability though. Also, my buddies new Dazon 150R1
> wasn't as
> > fortunate. Without paddles, it couldn't keep up
> with my Yerf. Even
> > though mine was stock and his Dazon had a pipe and
> filter. It also
> > broke the reverse stay bolt causing it to get hung
> up between
> > reverse and forward, which basically left it in
> neutral. Good
> thing
> > we brought a tow strap. He also broke the steering
> shaft bolt.
> Which
> > caused the steering shaft to pull out and have a
> toal loss of
> > steering. So overall my Yerf had a great weekend.
>
>


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