my dealer studded my track when i bought it brand new 3 years ago.now i'm missing studs,which left nice rips in my track.when i buy a new track next year,why should i stud it again.is it worth replacing every 3 years? :angry:

I don't do enough hard pack riding to need studs. they are good for running on lakes and good hardpack. they serve no purpose in soft snow.

Without knowing where you live, I can't answer your question. In losts of areas NO ONE studs, and they don't miss them except for maybe once or twice a year. In other areas it's a really good idea, and everyone should do it.

It depends on how you ride and where. I'm not as aggressive a rider as most on this forum. I haven't ridden a studded sled since the early 90's. And no... I don't spend alot of time in the rhubarb!

if u ride on lots of snow all the time, than there is no reason why u should have studs. however, were i ride, i do like playing on the lake/ice early in the season, also you just never know when u may hit a wash out that is froozen or a icy corner. Studs have keep me going striaght and on the trial many times. if u are ripping studs out of your track you are obviously running some conditions where there isnt a lot of snow, and that ussually means ice as well.

some people think studs are only for dragracing on the lake. where i live (maine) i find them a must for two reasons. i tend to be a little over confident sometimes riding the trails and studs are a nice saftey feature for keeping me out of the trees and slowing me down when other sleds are approaching. they aslo get me up icy hills nicely. i would suggest if you have problems with them ripping out, you might just put them 'up the middle' my experience is that most of my stud ripouts are the ones outside the rails. also keep in mind that a spinning track in marginal conditions=torn out studs.

I have mostly hard pack and ice where I am. I have them mostly for the safety in braking. ;)

What kind of sled are you buyin? what track does it have? how will you be riding your sled? How agressive? Trail, lake, powder?

I stud mine for safety, mostly for braking. I can really tell the difference from a non studded sled/vs a studded sled. Icy turns on the trail are a breeze when studded. They can be a slippery disaster if not if you're goin too fast.

It all depends on your riding style and where you ride.

It takes a little getting useto driving a sled that is not studded
after driving one that is.On our trails cause of how hard we drive
i would not go out unless I was studded.
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I say that 3-4 years life expectancy on a studded track is good. 6-7 on a non studded. So you got your moneys worth.

Studding makes sledding safer. It holds you from spinning out in icy corners, Gives you more consistant stopping distances. And more top speed on ice. Not to mention awsome accel.

My main concern for having them is saftey. I like to sled, Not tobaggon.

I dont have them on my sled now. But I will put them on soon.

I think that the trick to making studs last is have short ones and lots of them. IMO there isnt a liquid cooled sled on the market today that should have 96 studs on it. IMO thats two little. 144 is a good number for anything 500 and up. 192 for 700+ machines.