I have seen reference here to people wanting to allow spin in their track. This came about when I was inquiring about a new track for my Phazer and was told that it should have a softer compound.

I am confused as to why I would want my track to spin. I would have though I would want it to hook up fast. Can anyone fill me in?

Thank for any help.

I like the fact that my track spins sometimes. I like goosing it around corners & throwing the back end around. I also enjoy how it fishtails when I take off. I'll be studding soon, but only 96, so I should still be able to throw it around when I want to. It's just a riding preference thing. I think I've said that before!

Originally posted by zr580cat@Dec 15 2003, 12:54 AM
I like goosing it around corners & throwing the back end around. I also enjoy how it fishtails when I take off.
Not to be a jerk, but it's the guys that do this on the trails that cause the turns to be icy or rather, exposes the ice that's under the snow in the turns. I see it all the time. A guy with no studs gooses it out of a turn and throws all of the snow off the trail. Everybody that rides the trails should have studs IMO.

Originally posted by kowalcs@Dec 15 2003, 11:53 AM
Not to be a jerk, but it's the guys that do this on the trails that cause the turns to be icy or rather, exposes the ice that's under the snow in the turns. I see it all the time. A guy with no studs gooses it out of a turn and throws all of the snow off the trail. Everybody that rides the trails should have studs IMO.
Sorry Kowalcs, it's just how I ride. I pretty much have to if I want to make the corners, and I'm not speeding excessively on the trails like a lot of others.

I'll be studding soon, so maybe it won't be thrown around as much. However, everyone I ride with is studded & they do the same thing. At higher speeds, I don't know if the studs will really stop this.

In Minnesota, studded tracks are not allowed on paved public trails. This doesn't account for a lot of trails, but we do run into it once in a while. We've had to find other trails to get where we were going because we have studded machines with.

I don't see any good in studs. I used to have studs on my track, and now I don't. They chew up your tunnel reck your track, and damage roads. Studs only work in grass and peole chew up lawns that way. It is funner to whip your back end around anyway.

I don't run studs only because all mine have paddle tracks. Studs offer great control on polished trails you just need to match them to your skags so you still have steering.

As far as spinning your track............. if your NOT cracking the throttle and spinning your track............Why are you even riding?! :sly:

Thanks for the replies everyone. What you guys are saying makes sense. I personally do not use studs for some of the reason listed here. The main reason I ask is that my old track is pretty much toast and it spins a lot, way to much so I just wanted to hear some opinions on the topic of track slippage before I go out and put a deeper lug track on it. I agree that I do tend to slid a little in the corners but I make an effort not to rut them out too bad. I especially hate it when someone has stopped on the trial and leaves a huge pile of snow in the middle of it when they take off, those can be dangerous if the freeze there.

Thanks for the help.

i run 96 pics cause i like the feeling of control, accelerating ,cornering, and especially stopping.rode a sled once ,yamaha, that had none and i couldnt get it going and when it did it was all over the place.just my opinion,and u no what they say about those.

I've got studs and I can spin the track around corners very easily. That's the best part about riding. I don't see how studs help in anything but ice, grass and pavement. I took my sled out in the back yard once over the summer and I could get it up to 60 with the skis off the ground most of the way. Now that there's snow, the skis stay on the ground and I can only get to about 45. They did keep me straight when riding on the roads.