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You don't really need handles. Take a 100 ft. rope, tie the middle to the sled with two 50ft. tails. Just use your poles for handles. Either tie loops or just wrap the rope over itself on the pole, if your not going a long way.Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
If your towing a long way, like 10 miles, using an MTB tube with a munter hitch will save your arms and lower back.
Trigger=pulled on the Rev.
I realize there is a strong possibility of you all pointing, laughing and saying "I told you so" later in the year.
For now...stoked. (and a bit scared)
Looking at possibly picking up a 03.5' Cat 900 1m 159 track. Any opinions? Looks like a pretty solid sled, although the chassis is a bit dated. Can this be fixed with a riser bar/seat? I'm a total snowmobile jong, but am mechanically inclined, just never worked on a sled before. Rebuilt many Supra motors back in the day :nonono2: :eek:.
There's also the possibility that you have many great ski days you never could have accomplished otherwise, just like bizillions of others out there with that machine.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffreyJim
Be ready for that outcome too..........just in case :D
All the pointing and laughing was thanks to a RMK, not a rev.Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
Miles ?Quote:
Originally Posted by JTrue
Efi or carbed ? Carbs doesnt get as good as MPG and cats EFI is bomb . I rode with a guy who had a carbed M7 and we got 2 x the MPG on EFI. Might not have had it dialed but why fiddle when you can pull and go.
M sleds went to a more forward chassis but the K sleds have A arms which are superior to trailing arms. 03 sled from the others mostly have trailing arms . The rev came out then maybe .
If you can rebuild, top ends take guys not much time if you are wrenchy .
900 KK should have all the HP you need for a while.
Beware of the Attak 20 track (dont know if its on that ) . Worst all around track ever . Best powder track , worst everthing else track. Unless you flip it and bend the paddles back using a heat gun and a jig . Even then its not that good .Guys have succeeded , I think all those threads vanished with old Snowest 2 years ago.
A riser only goes so far on Cats unless you want to extend cables on a cat.
A seat there is better spent $300 than a seat ,aftermarket skis = better.
1700 miles, 3k asking price, carb'dQuote:
Originally Posted by Jong 3:16
[ame="http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=222"]All you ever need to know about the 1M[/ame]
Good price. 2" riser, Boss seat, run it.
Seems like a good deal if you have 3k cash . should be cheaper with hundreds in your hand .(offer $2700 on the spot cash but have backup) If your not going high mileage the carbs shouldnt be a deal . It might be dialed in I dunno , it seems is EFI gets a couple MPG better .
I would rather get SLP powder pros than a Boss seat .
Thanks for the replies, appreciate the info. Might try to find an efi model, any pros/cons between efi and carbd other then the obvious mpg savings/start and go and cost of repair if something does go horribly wrong with the efi version?
Edit: Also I understand tuning with carbs can be accomplished a bit easier. Has anyone here run the boondocker fuel controller for efi? It's just a piggyback, correct? Do most people run a wideband o2 sensor when tuning? What kind of gains have people seen from bolt on mods and tuning with a fuel controller?
http://sledmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=827
raffle/win a Cheetah Factory Racing rack on sledmods.com - CO based sled forum, buncha good guys.
Iain
Time to turn up the stoke in this thread...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ie7HlJ_Zn0"]YouTube- Slednecks 12 - Chris Burandt[/ame]
How are Doo XRS skids? My mechanic is trying to talk me into putting one of those on my Nytro to save money over a Timbersled. He said it should perform pretty well and save almost as much weight.
NICE! just watched that 3 times! Stoked! Here's a few pics from the first ride of the season about three weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlpenChronicHabitual
Holy shitballs of deepness! Sick fuckin' segment.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlpenChronicHabitual
Make sure to checkout the linked Dan Treadway clips...
Fantastic stoke.
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by SIXOHFOUR
I see three rev's without blown motors...
Or did two of them get towed out? :fm:
All seem to be running well...could use some fresh snow though! Just watched the Geoff Kyle clip again this morning, damn I want some POW!Quote:
Originally Posted by AlpenChronicHabitual
Do many of you guys really still tow? I guess for places like Vail pass I can see it, but if you're towing that just means you need more friends with sleds!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
We stopped towing years ago, you can lap MUCH faster when it's a 2:1 ratio & you ride both up. I do ride much more aggressive terrain than most (getting to the top anyhow), so we've adapted to this differently I suppose.
Hey Highangle how is the the firehouse trail so far this season?
the trail up sucks a little less than normal, this weekend should bring back the whoopdedoos
snow's not too bad up to the cabin and Fun Hill, except for a little dry crustyness
up above treeline, it's crusted and slabby on southern and northern aspects, lots of good deep pow above 2500 on all other aspects
lots of hoar has built up over the last week
it's several inches deep in a lot of places, and it looks -22 here, instead of +22
unless we get a good warmup before the next dump, this hoar will cause lots of instability when it gets buried
Bah, one big 960mb low will flush out that dirty hoar.
Was up riding today, lots of fun, blue skies and great friends.
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I think you'd be happy with that over a T-sled skid, the t-sled is a bit weak, and most stock skids can get close to the t-sled with a comparable amount of jumk pulled from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfinn
The best cheap skid you will find that comes close to the T-sled in weight is the 08 & newer cat skid, you can buy it as a kit for a reasonable price & it comes with a float in the rear.
Sled jumping / freestyle does nothing for me. The guys got balls though, gotta give 'em that.
I went for the first ride of the season shakedown run yesterday. Everything worked and i had zero problems so i was able to do some skiing. We sledded to the wilderness boundary then skinned/shoed up Ball Butte. We have about 4" of new on top of a base that had gotten very warm and refrozen crusty. Great riding on leeward slopes but sketchy everywhere else.
It was the first time i've tried hauling skis and I thought i might have to make some major mods. I Was very pleased to have my skis securely attached within 5 minutes and using only 2 bungee cords and a little bit of pipe insulation.
My custom seat setup i think may be the best way yet that i've seen to carry boards or skis. In fact, this time i carried my skis and my GF's board. If i were to have a custom molded gas tank, I could probably stuff the board/skis all the way up to the sled's airbox and steering column. That wouldn't leave much hanging off the back!
Also first ride on my new 08/09 Anti Pistes. Couldn't say if it was maaaybe just the conditions, but they seem to do exactly what i wanted: float better and initiate turns a lot better (than my G3 Tickets).
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Oh, also it was my first time sledding in ski boots. I just picked up a pair of Scarpa Matrix for $75 on craigslist. THey have a full length vibram sole and in walk-mode they worked great for sledding, i barely even thought about them. I was super stoked about that!
Is this you skinning and humping your girls board? Awww, how cute.Quote:
Originally Posted by TroySmith80
Yup, what a guy eh? :-)
There was a stretch where i was actually skiing down with the board still on my back... that seemed odd, lol.
She had a bit of a rough day. I have a bad habit of thinking she'll be ok, and dragging her into stuff way beyond her experience level. Then she gets tired, hits the wall, gets very grumpy, tears, etc.. I gotta quit doing that!
I've been wondering about a seat like that - a lot of the "slednecks" have similar setups; tube frame with a motorcycle seat plopped on top of it, seemed to me like that'd work well.
Seems like it DOES work well. Might have to get on that.
Iain
Even though that pic is of an aftermarket seat,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mannix
they come stock that way on newer sleds so that they can have the gas tank more centered back on the sled to allow it to ride better. (or so I've been told)
I'm guessing most are doing that mod just to look like a newer sled, even if having your ass higher does have benefits. (like ski storage)
The reason skiers have sleds. Vail North yesterday. Winter is coming.
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Got out for the first time this weekend. CB/Kebler/Irwin area. New snow ranged from 3-6 feet. (no joke). I'd have some picts but all you'd see was white out conditions and the top of a helmet or an awesome hole my sled dug.
Learning to ride the last few days would be akin to teaching somebody to ski on a 60+" day. Except everytime you fell they had to pick you up...and you were a sumo wrestler. (I owe my friends countless beers)
After reading a bunch of previous posts I figured the best thing to do was to leave the skis in the truck...which worked out okay because the guys I am learning from are sled guys only. (when in Rome right?)
That being said, it was VERY hard to do so...when you are struggling on a sled and you see deep snow all around you just want to ditch the sled and grab your skis...(like I said, had I been with skiers I'm sure I would have done just that...so from a "learning" standpoint, I'm glad it worked out this way)
A few thoughts: All the stuff you hear about sledding being hard to learn is true. All the stuff you hear about "giving it more throttle" also true. The more upright your stance and over the front of the sled the easier it is to actually control said sled (for me anyway).
^^^ from another learning sled jong, Amen brudda
Someone wise once told me "eventually, everyone digs." Ain't that the truth!
Learning to ride in 3-6 feet?
Jesus dood. How's your back today? :D
Yeah...I'm pretty sore.
It was seriously bottomless pow (you could never find a hard layer until you got to the bottom). It would have been all-time skiing it but avi danger was pretty high.
The first day I was pissed. I hated seeing all this snow and feeling sooo out of my element. Especially while my friends were doing pretty well in it. (2 out of 3 of them are also pretty new to sledding...but had experience from when they were younger, the other guy is in sledneck vids and shit)
I'd say the idea of being "okay" on a sled in 5 days is about right. I progressed a ton from day one to day two. I need to learn a bit more throttle control (when to pin it and when to back off) and obviously weighting/unweighting the sled is a big part of it.
To become totally proficient I'd say 10-20 days is more realistic...and I'm only talking for ski access not total slednecking...getting really good on one of these would take quite sometime and a lot of dedication...(as in anything)
Oh, and yes, I was on a 144 track. It did just fine in all that snow (I could have used more power though!). I only say this because I watched my buddy take off in my snow and have zero problems.
I told you that zone would be titties. Glad you got out and got some driving time in. A day of sledding is definitely harder than a day of skinning. I was worked after riding Friday and Saturday. It's not an aerobic exercise like skinning, but a lot of anaerobic and isometric work, especially in deep snow or when you get stuck. Keep taking the sled out while ski conditions are still somewhat poor. Practice, practice, practice, and don't get lazy on that thing. Don't let the machine own you, you gotta own it. Weight distribution and speed are key in deep pow. Don't spike your throttle or else you are fucked. Riding deep pow in an open meadow is somewhat easy, good for practicing. Deep pow on a narrow trail or uphill through dense trees is a workout and a skill. Just like skiing trees you gotta keep your eyes 20'+ in front of you to prepare for the next turn. Don't let off that throttle either.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffreyJim
I guess I'll know soon enough. Shop weighed my stock skid vs the XRS skid and I'm only saving 11 pounds ( 20 will be saved total since I'm also getting TS drop brackets) but I decided to still give it a try. It's way cheaper than a TS and I'm not really paying any more in labor since I was planning on changing the track anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by backcountryislife