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01-05-2006, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Primary Sled: 1999 Polaris 700sks
Where I sled: NorthwestTerritories Canada
Posts: 177
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I just finished reading an interesting article in the winter 2005 Snow Goer Canada on mileage tests. I thought I would share the results.
They compared 4 machines, all 2005's over 76.4 miles using the recommended fuel.
I calculated the following data to compare the machines.
MPG and Cost per mile (including 2 stroke oil)
Arctic Cat 600 EFI Sabrecat 10.5 mpg $0.505
Ski Doo MXZ 600 SDI Renegade 17.4 mpg $0.309
Ski Doo GTX 600 SDI 17.7 mpg $0.318
Yamaha Venture RS 120 Genesis 17.1 mpg $0.243
I wish they would have compated a Polaris as well, instead of 2 Ski Doo's.
I have considered a new Ski Doo 600 SDI, but I am also interested in the new Yamaha's!
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1999 700SKS
2005 GSX Sport 600 ho SDI
Fort Smith NT
1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159
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01-05-2006, 05:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Edgerton/St Germain, Wisconsin
Mileage: 900 miles
Primary Sled: '01 Polaris 600 EDGE X
Where I sled: St Germain, WI
Posts: 526
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17 mpg for the Vector? Im calling BS on that one. Everyone I know with a Vector is getting 20+.
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01-05-2006, 05:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Mooretown, SW-Ontario.
Mileage: 0 km
Primary Sled: 2008 Renegade 800R
Where I sled: Ride wherever there is snow.
Posts: 3,328
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one of the main reasons I got rid of my old cat and went to doo was because it was such a fuel pig. I would have thought things may have improved since my 95' but I guess not.
do you know if that was Imperial gallon or US gallon. Thats in the range I get /USG with my renegade, but I can do better IMP, depending on riding style.
FishHog
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01-05-2006, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Primary Sled: 1999 Polaris 700sks
Where I sled: NorthwestTerritories Canada
Posts: 177
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This is using imperial gallons.
They filled all four machines and went for a trail ride, changing riders every twenty minutes in an attempt to remove any differences from drivers.
My Polaris 700SKS is a pig on gas, but I seldon trail ride and if I can I try to ride the powder beside the trail.
When I looked at the Vector it did have a small tank and I didn't think the range would be all that impressive. The Cat must have been below a 1/4 of a tank when they refueled!
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1999 700SKS
2005 GSX Sport 600 ho SDI
Fort Smith NT
1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159
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01-05-2006, 06:21 PM
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oldslowsledder
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Parry Sound,Ontario
Primary Sled: 2010 GSX, wife 08 Vector
Where I sled: North of Parry Sound
Posts: 6,488
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My question is why did they fill the Doo's with premium when the experts on this site inform me that all that is required in a SDI is regular?
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The Cat must have been below a 1/4 of a tank when they refueled!
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They were careful to be accurate, treating all the sleds the same.
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Wife 08 Vector
Son 2012 Nytro XTX
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01-05-2006, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: North of Oshawa, Ont
Mileage: 360 kms
Primary Sled: 05 GSX 600HO SDI
Where I sled: twin mountain, paudash, buckhorn, in ontario.
Posts: 876
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Thats not too good a mileage for imperial gallons on the 600SDI. I get 21 MPG imperial on my 600SDI all the time.
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01-05-2006, 06:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Labrador City
Where I sled: God's Country (Labrador)
Posts: 173
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Was thinking hard on a Sabrecat for my wife, maybe the 500. If it's as hard on the juice as the 600 I may have to rethink things.
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01-05-2006, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: L7 C2 oakland twp 44 King St N RR 4 Scotland N0E 1R0, southwest of brantford, southern ontario
Mileage: 2487 miles
Primary Sled: 2007 blizzard 600
Where I sled: southern ontario and wisconsin.
Posts: 11,656
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do you know if that was Imperial gallon or US gallon. FishHog
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i wouldn't get too concerned because from any of my readings of "all" the sled publications those people don't know the size of the fuel tanks.
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01-05-2006, 08:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Primary Sled: '02 ZR-900 cce
Where I sled: Ontario
Posts: 3,008
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Arctic Cat 600 EFI Sabrecat 10.5 mpg $0.505
I call MAJOR BS on the SabreCat mileage. My ZR800 averages in the 12+ range but has managed over 16mpg and I know for a fact that the lay down engines are a fair bit better on fuel.............perhaps they measured mpg when towing a competitiors sled into the gas station.
The should change the name of the mag from "SNOW BLOWER" to "PROPAGANDA CENTRAL"!!!!
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01-05-2006, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Interlake Manitoba Canada
Mileage: kms 3,530
Primary Sled: 09 Nytro XTX/ 08 Nytro 40th RTX FX/ 07/Phazer FX
Where I sled: Manitoba
Posts: 2,604
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Thanks Northern for posting that...was looking at a new tundra today they have the new look...
Rick
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