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02-16-2007, 12:58 PM
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Master Embalmer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Mileage: 911.7
Primary Sled: 2007 Arctic Cat Z570 LX
Where I sled: Mackinac/Gaylord area of Michigan
Posts: 1,232
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Has anyone ever replaced their skis with wheels and ran your snowmobile in the summer? Not sure what it would do to the track or other components.
Living in Florida I sure hate to let my machine sit for 50 weeks out of the year but wuld never do anything that would hurt it. I've discussed putting a set of wheels on it and running it on the beach but very concerned the sand would really tear it up. I know Elvis loved snowmobiles and owned one and he put a set of wheels on his and used it in his yard.
Thoughts?
Richard
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02-16-2007, 02:48 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toledo
Mileage: 305 Miles
Primary Sled: 98 Formula Z 670
Posts: 4
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I can only imagine what the sand would do to the slides and what would happen if sand got in the intake 
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02-16-2007, 03:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Primary Sled: 05 Ski-Doo 600HO SDI Adrenaline
Where I sled: Barrie ON
Posts: 211
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Kay. Did this once with an 85 plus.
we had small utility wheels on the front in the place of skis to move it around in the garage easier. When the snow hit, I drove up and down the road a bit.
It was pretty funny to see the looks on peoples faces....
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02-16-2007, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Somewhere, where I don't know where I am.
Mileage: who has snow?
Primary Sled: MXZ Renegade X 600 SDI
Where I sled: Parry Sound-Magnetawan Area
Posts: 1,327
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It would probably last about 10 min before overheating!
If it lasted that long
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02-16-2007, 04:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Plainfield Il.
Mileage: 325 mi.
Primary Sled: 2006 mxz550x
Where I sled: Northwoods of Wisconsin
Posts: 395
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Forget about summer use, just invent a sled that is still fun, that could be ridden on far from perfect trails, you'd be rich.
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02-16-2007, 06:15 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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Quote:
It would probably last about 10 min before overheating!
If it lasted that long[/b]
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20 minutes till complete scrap after the first repair.
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02-16-2007, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northwest Ohio
Mileage: 1500++++
Primary Sled: 2003 firecat f7
Where I sled: Newberry, Grayling, Home, anywhere there is snow
Posts: 10,043
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I have seen them in parades where they actually run the heat exchangers through a bucket of ice,,,,
I also always questioned whether a fan cooled model would do well or not,,,, I know we ran them all around the pond and then through the pond a few years ago with no problems at all,,,
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