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Have you asked the District Office through your clubs trail Director if they will cover your excessive fuel costs ffor trail work if you provide a log of mileage and fuel receipts? I would be asking for that large an amount.

I am finding it getting harder to also volunteer my time and money towards the sport. Being retired I need to watch what I spend. In the past I would pay for the odd items out of pocket for our club and not other submitting the receipt. A trip to our shop is 60km round trip and diesel is creeping higher and higher weekly. This BS in the US needs to stop so all can go back to normal.

I dont notice much difference from a 129 to a 137 but I sure like the fact that the 137 has another set of Linq clips. That alone is reason for me to go with the longer track.

And pull start a 2 stroke if equipped with pull cord

2 stroke or 4 stroke? Front end weight makes a difference. FWIW. Had a 146 Pantera 7000 and the "flickability" between it and a 137 ZR9000/7000 are marginal. Ride was good with both, probably a bit better with the Pantera. The Pantera did push more in the corners tho, even with the 2up seat and bags off. Added note, my wife preferred driving the Pantera than the ZR7000iACT she has now. Can't compare to a newer 2 stroke as I have no experience on them. I still miss my old Sabercat 700. Worked great everywhere. Bonus is you can actually pick up a 2 stroke if it gets stuck.😉

If anything I would tip toe into at 137 - think 129 to 146 may be too much and could prove to not be to my liking. I am a guy who likes very little change - and usually am quite comfortable sticking with what I know works and what I know I like. Going to a 137 would be a huge thing for me mentally

OTB This goes for volunteers as well. Personally, I spent more than $1200 in fuel in my truck hauling my ATV and sled doing trail work last season (plus fuel/repairs in my atv/sled/chainsaw). Yes, it was extreme due to the 2025 ice storm. Would be well over $1600 with today's gas prices. (How about a free trail permit!😉) These costs don't show up in the OFSC budget ledger. I imagine we may see a decrease in volunteer activity this year due to fuel costs. Many of our volunteers aren't high end people(me included) but do it for the love of sledding. The juice may not be worth the squeeze anymore to some people. Hope not. Time will tell. JMO. Also OTB, this will again limit the amount of new or younger people that will join the sledding utopia.

Assault 144 or 146 has tipped rails. Rides like a shorter track machine. That’s been the strength of the Polaris Assault.

The question now is 137 or 146. You won’t notice much difference going to a 137. If you’re going to a newer chassis chances are it will handle better with a 137 than your old 129 did. 137 is today’s trail sled. They work well.

Just curious if anything interesting was brought forward or decided this year?

It’s basically a license to print money

They have it - we need it. They win

$2.59/litre today for diesel in Milton and Canada has the 4th largest oil reserves in Canada! when will people realize how bad we are being screwed!

Fuel costs have run away completely. They did not stop us from enjoying our summer, but they did not go unnoticed either.

it may drop temporarily, but gas has always made higher lows and higher highs, not much different than anything else these days. I’d love to go to QB because I’ve never been, but there’s still ALOT of places I’ve never been in Ontario. Besides, the past 2 winters have been awesome opening up the garage door and just going. It’s very easy on the wallet

I just had a buddy call me and say that he is probably out for sledding in Quebec this winter because of the costs. He isn’t poor by any means but has some kids at home and just said he can’t afford dropping $1500 to go away for a long weekend this year. I guarantee he won’t be the only guy saying this if fuel stays up. My gut tells me that it’s going higher before it drops.

Mostly trail riding 137 VR1 with Dynamix suspension. some playing on lakes then possibly 146 Assault. Still a very capable trail sled was suspension set up correctly.

137 forsure, as much as I loved my 129 for its “short track” feel and playfulness, the 137 has a better ride imo

137 Assault

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Go Poo, Cat likely won't be around that long.

Poo or Cat. No Doo for this guy

Cat, DOO or Poo?

Ya, I thought the reports were the dealers ended off the season on a good note with the winter we had and sold many of the non currents. New iron either have or will arrive soon and if the season starts off slow, anything that is still left over, dealers would like to be gone......so a bit of gamble to wait or pull the trigger I guess. @scottyr was saying his dealer has reported that some of their Spring check sleds have already had their owners walk away.....