Posted: 12/26/2013 5:36:04 AM EDT
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Got an old used compound bow and a case as part of Christmas from one of my brothers. Somehow on the way home it managed to jump out of the back of the truck. Didn't realize it until I was home, 20 minutes away from the scene. Retraced and found it on 69 Highway.
Might not have found it had it not been for the sickening crunching sound I heard as a large truck ran over it while I was coming the opposite side of the shoulder. In a weird way I'm glad that wasn't the first pass over it, would have sucked to know I was that close to saving it. 
It actually looked repairable until I noticed both limbs were split up the middle. |
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At least you found it, so you don't always think that someone else got a freebie. Bummer that happened though; it will not buff out.  Exactly. Before I found it I would wish that I find it broken before letting someone else walk off with it. Now I wish someone at least could have enjoyed it a few more years, heh. |
| The riser doesn't look like its in bad shape from an up-close look of the pic. You may be able to get the limbs replaced, being as it's an older bow I can't say how available it is. I really don't know much about repairing a bow, but all might not be lost. If you don't mind, I would like to show this to a friend of mine who's family owns a pro shop and does repairs to see if there is any hope on saving it |
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Not at all.
No everything is just barely chipped or scuffed. Even the limbs looked fine until I noticed the slip in the middle of each. It runs from the hole to just past the middle of the limb on each. I looked on Hoyt's site and it must be older than a 2002. This is the before. 
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| She said if you are in the House Springs area you could bring it in, not sure where you are. Otherwise find a Hoyt dealer in your area and see if they can find limbs for it, that's gonna be the hardest part. Since it's an older bow Hoyt probably doesn't have any, but still worth a shot. Looks like otherwise it could be fixed, she did suggest the likes of eBay to maybe scout for the limbs if hoyt doesn't have any. Not much, but hope it helps a little bit. Good luck! |
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I worked for a Hoyt dealer for several years. If it's got a lot of sentimental value, it might be worth a call to Hoyt, or scouring fleaBay, but otherwise I would write it off (not trying to be a dick, just trying to save you the headache).
ETA, I would guess it's circa early 90's at the newest. If you do decide to pursue piecing it back together, check the steel cables that tied the two cams together. The string is only a $10 part, but if either of the steel cables are damaged it's pretty much totaled (unless you wanted to spend bookoo bucks). |
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Quoted: I worked for a Hoyt dealer for several years. If it's got a lot of sentimental value, it might be worth a call to Hoyt, or scouring fleaBay, but otherwise I would write it off (not trying to be a dick, just trying to save you the headache). ETA, I would guess it's circa early 90's at the newest. If you do decide to pursue piecing it back together, check the steel cables that tied the two cams together. The string is only a $10 part, but if either of the steel cables are damaged it's pretty much totaled (unless you wanted to spend bookoo bucks). I believe the word is beaucoup. Thou doeth need to brush up on his franchi talkin werds. |
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I believe the word is beaucoup. Thou doeth need to brush up on his franchi talkin werds. Quoted:
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I worked for a Hoyt dealer for several years. If it's got a lot of sentimental value, it might be worth a call to Hoyt, or scouring fleaBay, but otherwise I would write it off (not trying to be a dick, just trying to save you the headache). ETA, I would guess it's circa early 90's at the newest. If you do decide to pursue piecing it back together, check the steel cables that tied the two cams together. The string is only a $10 part, but if either of the steel cables are damaged it's pretty much totaled (unless you wanted to spend bookoo bucks). I believe the word is beaucoup. Thou doeth need to brush up on his franchi talkin werds. You talk purtier than a three dollar whore!! Seriously though, save it for your Mid 18th Century French Etiquette Class, hippy. |
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Cudos to your brother for a nice gesture. Having said that, that bow is ancient and probably not worth much. I'm sure it'll be awkward explaining what happened to the bow he's had for 20 years that you ffff'ed the first day you got it. Wow, aren't you nice. Here, let me pass you the salt. You want some lemon juice to go with it? 
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| Haha no insult taken. I knew it was a old bow and not worth much when I received it. I know he had it listed on craigslist for a while and even on consignment for a while somewhere. He even tried to sell it to me a while back for $50 but I wasn't really looking for a bow at the time. |
| I got an old bow that I bought stripped for cheap at the local Goodwill. I realize that wasn't a terribly good idea, but I did it anyway. The thing I ran into was the strings for that bow have to be special ordered now. Only one of the three distributors that the shop I took it to still stock them. The cheap set ran $80, so right there, I would've been better off buying a cheap Bookoo, RollaNet, or CraigsList bow. |
| One of the requirements for the Boy Scout Archery merit badge is, or was, to make your own string for a bow. That's for a recurve though. I don't think it would be all that simple for a compound, but shouldn't the bowshops or "pro"shops be able to do this for you? |
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One of the requirements for the Boy Scout Archery merit badge is, or was, to make your own string for a bow. That's for a recurve though. I don't think it would be all that simple for a compound, but shouldn't the bowshops or "pro"shops be able to do this for you? Some shops will make strings, but most of the time they can buy them cheaper than they can build them. Dacron strings that are used on recurves and the OP's bows are the exception. They are only about $10. Once you get into almost anything made in the last 25 years you're looking at $50 minimum in strings, then another $30+ for the installation. I install a lot of strings on the side in my home shop. The brand I buy are $60/set and usually around $90 installed, depending on what all needs tied onto the string. |
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I worked for a Hoyt dealer for several years. If it's got a lot of sentimental value, it might be worth a call to Hoyt, or scouring fleaBay, but otherwise I would write it off (not trying to be a dick, just trying to save you the headache). ETA, I would guess it's circa early 90's at the newest. If you do decide to pursue piecing it back together, check the steel cables that tied the two cams together. The string is only a $10 part, but if either of the steel cables are damaged it's pretty much totaled (unless you wanted to spend bookoo bucks). This. Check out archerytalk.com for a huge selection of used bows and setups. Many advances in archery have been made since that bow and they can be found for used prices there. |