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Arctic
Cat ATV / UTV Engine Facility Tour
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Once the engine is completely assembled, it is
tested twice to ensure that there aren’t
any leaks or tolerance issues with a Cold Spin
Test and Dyno Test. The Cold Spin Test performs
a total of 53 separate test over a two-minute
evaluation while the engine cranks through the
cycle without any fluids or combustion, which
test for oil pressure, magneto, oil pump, compression,
electronics, valve timing, air leaks, and more.
Once the engine passes the CST, it moves onto
dyno testing, and the engine is filled with fluids
and run for six-minutes over various RPM ranges
to determine if the engine is ready for shipment.
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Once the engine
assembly is complete, the engine is run
though a Cold Spin Test (above left),
which performs 53 different test on the
engine to ensure it is ready for fluids
& combustion, so once it passes the
CST, the engine moves onto the dyno testing
room (above right) for its final test
with all fluids before being shipped to
the Thief River Falls, MN facility for
assembly in an ATV or UTV model
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hundred completed ATV / UTV engines are
stacked and ready to ship in a first in
first out flow |
The completed engines are palletized for shipment
to Thief River Falls, MN for placement in one of
Arctic Cat’s ATV or UTV models, and to keep
inventories low, Arctic Cat produces engines on
a just in time basis, and several different engine
displacements can be produced on the same day with
very little changes to the assembly line because
all four of their current engines utilize very similar
components.
While the economy has dramatically slowed down
the total production of ATVs & UTVs from all
the manufacturers, Arctic Cat has been able to
maintain a strong presence with exciting new models,
which includes the new Mud Pro 1000 released in
2010 along with expanding their 550 lineup for
more price sensitive buyers.
If a big bore Utility ATV or UTV is on your shopping
list in the near future, be sure to visit you
local Arctic Cat dealer because they have plenty
of different models to fit nearly everyone’s
need.
www.arcticcat.com
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