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12-28-2008, 10:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central South Dakota
Primary Sled: 1998 Polaris RMK 600
Where I sled: Central South Dakota
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Long Track vs. Short Track
I know that you pretty much have to have a LT to go mountain sledding of any type....but are there any disadvantages to a long track? The riding will mostly be in pastures and ditches......
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1981 Arctic Cat El Tigre 6000
1994 Ford Mustang GT
1992 Ford F-150
1948 Willys CJ2A
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12-28-2008, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Connecticut
Mileage: 735
Primary Sled: 1996 Skidoo Formula SLS
Where I sled: New Hampshire
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They probably aren't as maneuverable on the trails but I'm pretty sure the real use for long tracks is in deep snow (which happens to be in the mountains) because it gives you more surface area and more track to push you along. I don't think it'll mater in fields and ditches. Probably just on tight trials.
-Dave
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Ya I'd say its official now, winter in Connecticut sucks. Rain/sleet/freezing rain in winter?? 
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
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1996 Formula SLS
1989 Jag 440 AFS
1986 Citation LS
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12-28-2008, 11:11 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central South Dakota
Primary Sled: 1998 Polaris RMK 600
Where I sled: Central South Dakota
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The only reason I ask is because a neighbor is looking to get rid of his 01 RMK 700 144"
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1998 Polaris XCF
1981 Arctic Cat El Tigre 6000
1994 Ford Mustang GT
1992 Ford F-150
1948 Willys CJ2A
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12-29-2008, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Fraser, CO
Mileage: 2450
Primary Sled: 04 King Cat 900
Where I sled: Winterpark, Colorado
Posts: 185
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anything 136 or bigger, my king was shorted to 136 from 153 for better handling and I can go anywhere a 162 can go and prolly more lol in some places and we ride at 10000ft and up. I definatly kick all there buts on trails as with the 136 I can turn way better.
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12-29-2008, 11:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Connecticut
Mileage: 735
Primary Sled: 1996 Skidoo Formula SLS
Where I sled: New Hampshire
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How much is he selling it for? How many miles are on it? And how much snow is usually on the ground where you live? And do you go off jumps very often?
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Ya I'd say its official now, winter in Connecticut sucks. Rain/sleet/freezing rain in winter??
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Current Sleds:
1996 Formula SLS
1989 Jag 440 AFS
1986 Citation LS
Previous Sleds:
1972 Olympique
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12-29-2008, 08:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central South Dakota
Primary Sled: 1998 Polaris RMK 600
Where I sled: Central South Dakota
Posts: 156
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When he told me he wanted to sell it, I looked it up on KBB and it said a little over 2500 and he said 2500-3000 would sound about right.....We have a pretty crappy snowfall here in central SD. Hopefully we will get a couple more snowfalls before spring. Before it all melted here we were riding on i'm guessin a foot or less.....I'll jump approaches in the ditches but everything else is pretty flat ground. If we got alot of snow I might have some drifts to jump.....but its been pretty bleak around here....
I spose a long track could be tough to turn around in a ditch....(i dunno if it has carbides or not) I literally just put some woody carbides on the XCF so i'm hopin that will improve the steering drastically.....the XCF has been pretty tough to steer in low snow spots....
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1998 Polaris XCF
1981 Arctic Cat El Tigre 6000
1994 Ford Mustang GT
1992 Ford F-150
1948 Willys CJ2A
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12-30-2008, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: wisconsin Beaver dam
Mileage: 1500++
Primary Sled: 1998 Summit 670 600zl cat
Where I sled: WIS Beaver Dam Or a snow coverd lake
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I have a long track and like it a lot , when we have deep snow and big drifts I go first or we dig out the other sleds a lot
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12-30-2008, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Pontiac Lk Mi/Gaylord Mi
Mileage: 3200
Primary Sled: 07 ApexRTX, 06 IQ600 HO
Where I sled: Pontiac Lake (SE Lower)/Northern Lower Michigan
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The RMK will feel like a bus when compared to an XCF....
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Originally Posted by j_lutter31
When he told me he wanted to sell it, I looked it up on KBB and it said a little over 2500 and he said 2500-3000 would sound about right.....We have a pretty crappy snowfall here in central SD. Hopefully we will get a couple more snowfalls before spring. Before it all melted here we were riding on i'm guessin a foot or less.....I'll jump approaches in the ditches but everything else is pretty flat ground. If we got alot of snow I might have some drifts to jump.....but its been pretty bleak around here....
I spose a long track could be tough to turn around in a ditch....(i dunno if it has carbides or not) I literally just put some woody carbides on the XCF so i'm hopin that will improve the steering drastically.....the XCF has been pretty tough to steer in low snow spots....
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12-30-2008, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Twin Cities MN
Primary Sled: 08 Renegade 600, 87 El Tigre
Where I sled: MN, MT
Posts: 488
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The biggest thing to watch out for is burning up your hyfax if you are riding a large-lug track in low-snow conditions. A friend of mine burned up a brand-new set of hyfax in about 80 miles by riding his mountain sled (I think 2" paddle track) on icy trails.
Also mountain sleds are usually narrower and the suspension is intentionally make less stable so it is easier to tip from side to side when maneuvering through deep powder. They don't handle as well when riding on trails.
If you are usually riding ditches this may work pretty well for you. The 144 isn't insanely long so you should be able to turn it pretty well. I have a 136" and I love it on the trails. I will never go back to a 121" sled.
dave
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Waiting for snow again...
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12-30-2008, 07:36 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1
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Long Track
Agree with Dave. Long track, (137" vs 121) on trails, is the way to go. The shorter tracks get tail happy (loose) in my experience.
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