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"there are cracks 100% from the impact,\nand again, the issue is not what you see now, but what you cannot see, stress cracks from a  very hard impact can make all sorts of weakness in steel throughout the whole atv\nso just welding the cracks you found NOW< doesn't mean the atv is a solid machine afterwards  could be a ticking time bomb that can fail at any point\nNOT trying to scare anyone here, just stating facts and giving OP something to think about, before making a decision!\n\nIF this atv went to an insurance claim, they would total it, due to the condition of the frame right now, due to they wouldn;'t take the liability of letting it be drive again !\n\nthere again is a big difference in a  small HIT/ impact,  and a BIG  hit/impact\n\nand if this atv went 30 ft in the air and then landed, that's a BIG impact and again can have many unknown issues that will come to surface if atv is used again, and could be dangerous when they do!\n\nyes read above the machine slid 15ft and the OP flew 30 feet..."
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