Maggot snowmobile thread

[whipski]

Hero snow in the central sawatch right now. One of the kids rode up to me and said, dad it feels like I'm floating.

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Bandimere Speedway!

[d542east]

Cooke City is worth the drive.



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[Timberridge]

[Cruiser]

Loving the conditions in the central sawatch right now

[tundrabustin]

What are the kids running for handlebar setups these days? Flat snowcross-style bars feel tiring on the wrists after a day of riding, maybe something with some sweep ala mountain bike bars?

[whipski]

[pano-dude]

In the 35+years I've been sledding never had to pre heat a sled.

Top no start issue is poor fuel. Always add gas line antifreeze especially is you keep your sled in a heated space. Cold sled with empty tank parked in heated space is inviting condensation in the tank.



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[Ville]

Finally my new sled arrived! 600efi Tundra with 51mm track. It's been snowing for two days, gonna be fun times next week.

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[Cruiser]

My youngest son getting after it on a bluebird bottomless day in the central sawatch

[m2711c]

Finally my new sled arrived! 600efi Tundra with 51mm track. It's been snowing for two days, gonna be fun times next week.

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nice!

[Cruiser]

Geoff popped a hudge wheelie, found an alligator lurking, and almost lost his shit but he kept it together at the last second despite the full superman

[NBABUCKS1]

I have absolutely nothing to add but I took my sled (beat 2009 RMK trail) yesterday to the monte cristo area in Utah and I think i'm hooked. Rode the road and did a tiny little bit of trail riding and ripping around in some untracked flats to get the hang of it. Honestly given it was my first time I'm glad the snow was junk as my sled is not made for that. I hope to get a pow sled at some point in the next few years and do some riding near Jackson.

[shafty85]

With what people are asking for sleds these days that thing is worth an easy $3k. I do love his negotiation style, though.

[CHAIR_97]

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[simple]

New 2023 skidoo and lynx may be ugly but they are the best yet!

[skibrd]

New 2023 skidoo and lynx may be ugly but they are the best yet!

Green is my favorite color and I need a new sled…


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[The Reverend Floater]

So I haven't really ridden a sled in about 15 years when I used to help my roommate at the time with avalanche forecasting. He had two FS sleds that were big, powerful and heavy as fuck. I was never great but we'd get up into some alpine basins and I only rolled mine every other time and got my ass kicked everytime. We'd go for a skin tour, get back to the sleds and I'd make the same mistake on the way out.

Fast forward to today. I'm thinking of buying a sled for everything from trail cruising with my six year old to exploring some back country. I don't think I need a brand new mega long track hot rod but I dont want to break down, either.

The problem is, I don't know anything about them. My friends all ride rocket ships with giant tracks. Not sure that makes sense when there would be a lot of flats riding with the family. I've read they can actually overheat from going too slow or being on trail for too long.

I also hear that the trail sleds will be the suck off trail. They're heavy and prone to getting stuck. So it seems like there's no such thing as a jack of all trades.

Any of you have any recommendations? I am leaning towards something used to make sure we actually use it than trying to find a new, $15k kick in the dick that sits idle. Is there a 2015 Tundra of snowmobiles?

Any help would be appreciated.

[Micol]

^ check ye pr thread

[skibrd]

So I haven't really ridden a sled in about 15 years when I used to help my roommate at the time with avalanche forecasting. He had two FS sleds that were big, powerful and heavy as fuck. I was never great but we'd get up into some alpine basins and I only rolled mine every other time and got my ass kicked everytime. We'd go for a skin tour, get back to the sleds and I'd make the same mistake on the way out.

Fast forward to today. I'm thinking of buying a sled for everything from trail cruising with my six year old to exploring some back country. I don't think I need a brand new mega long track hot rod but I dont want to break down, either.

The problem is, I don't know anything about them. My friends all ride rocket ships with giant tracks. Not sure that makes sense when there would be a lot of flats riding with the family. I've read they can actually overheat from going too slow or being on trail for too long.

I also hear that the trail sleds will be the suck off trail. They're heavy and prone to getting stuck. So it seems like there's no such thing as a jack of all trades.

Any of you have any recommendations? I am leaning towards something used to make sure we actually use it than trying to find a new, $15k kick in the dick that sits idle. Is there a 2015 Tundra of snowmobiles?

Any help would be appreciated.

Trail sleds suck off trail.

Ice scratchers help keep mountain sleds from over heating.

It took me three years to finally pull the trigger on a sled cause I was having a lot of the same debate. You sort of just have to get what your friends have if you want to ride with them. If you don’t, you’ll be stuck all day holding everything back, then won’t get invited back.

I’d look for a 2014 or newer Ski-Doo Summit 800 (or 850 if 2017 or newer) with a 165in track. That seems to be the best bang for the buck these days. You can get by with a 154in track if you find a good deal. I’d avoid a non-turbo 175, they just don’t have enough power.

Now if you want to have a lot of fun sledding everywhere, get a turbo mountain sled [emoji6]



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[nortonwhis]

Yeah def a mountain sled if you want to ride with your friends with mountain sleds. You do have to be careful on hardpack roads, but slush and powder or anytime enough snow is hitting the tunnel it will cool. As mentioned above scratchers help.
Theres lots you can do to cool a sled, theres nothing you can do about an underpowered sled

[shafty85]

Read back through this thread - plenty of advice from even this seasons posts.

Trail sleds suck off trail.

Ice scratchers help keep mountain sleds from over heating.

It took me three years to finally pull the trigger on a sled cause I was having a lot of the same debate. You sort of just have to get what your friends have if you want to ride with them. If you don’t, you’ll be stuck all day holding everything back, then won’t get invited back.

I’d look for a 2014 or newer Ski-Doo Summit 850 with a 165in track. That seems to be the best bang for the buck these days. You can get by with a 154in track if you find a good deal. I’d avoid a non-turbo 175, they just don’t have enough power.

Now if you want to have a lot of fun sledding everywhere, get a turbo mountain sled [emoji6]



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Doo 850s came out in 2017. 2014 800s (XM platform) and newer will do you fine as a first sled getting back into it. Naturally asperated (non turbos) 175s have plenty of power - they just have less track torque and track speed than the modern shorter track (154/165/etc) sleds with the same motor but they are still light years ahead of older sleds in what they can do. 154/165/175 track length doesn't matter - most peoples' skills are the limiting factor in their sledding, not the machine. I think skibrd is referencing having the 'same' sled in terms of having a mountain sled. Doesn't matter if they ride Doos and you ride a Poo - long as you are all on mountain sleds. Benefit to having the same brand is that you can scrape together repairs from everyones' kits more easily.

[skibrd]

Read back through this thread - plenty of advice from even this seasons posts.



Doo 850s came out in 2017. 2014 800s (XM platform) and newer will do you fine as a first sled getting back into it. Naturally asperated (non turbos) 175s have plenty of power - they just have less track torque and track speed than the modern shorter track (154/165/etc) sleds with the same motor but they are still light years ahead of older sleds in what they can do. 154/165/175 track length doesn't matter - most peoples' skills are the limiting factor in their sledding, not the machine. I think skibrd is referencing having the 'same' sled in terms of having a mountain sled. Doesn't matter if they ride Doos and you ride a Poo - long as you are all on mountain sleds. Benefit to having the same brand is that you can scrape together repairs from everyones' kits more easily.

I edited my post to correct for 800s being 2014-2017 and 850s 2017 and newer.

Skill is definitely the limiting factor in riding, but the 850 175in turbo was a LOT easier to ride then the non turbo 850 175. Felt smaller, a lot easier to get around on, being able to get the track speed up almost instantly made everything easier. Granted I had both and the turbo after the non-turbo, so I was a much better rider.

Yep, just get a mountain sled if your buddies have mountain sleds. My group all rides Ski-Doo, there was a dealer down there street from my old place, and most of the sleds in town seem to be Ski-Doos. So for me the decision was easy. We do have one buddy on a Polaris and he rips just fine. But, having the collective knowledge on how to fix things, and be able to crowd source parts is nice. A buddy and I did both do A Arms at the start of last season a day apart so it was nice to be able to change them together, with guidance from others in our group, with one set of tools.


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[BCMtnHound]

FWIW, my experience between doo’s and poo’s, the doo’s are way better at cooling on hard pack(scratchers mandatory for both), and a bit less responsive to get on track edge, which is nice if just starting to get back into a Mtn sled. The poo’s are lighter (smaller coolant capacity, plus a few other weight shavings, including belt drive instead of doo chain drive) and a far more responsive track pivot, which can be frustrating for a newbie. Personally not a fan of the 175 tractors, but never ridden a turbo either.

[Micol]

cool pics everybody... especially cruiser's kid ..... brrrrraapppp!!

[The Reverend Floater]

Thanks all. Basically confirming what I had heard. I'll keep y'all updated if I do pull the trigger.

The point about riding the same brands as your buddies is a good one that I hadn't thought of.