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Have not used paper maps now in a bit, so have not noticed honestly either. I knew you could zoom in on the ITG to see if it is a road, but some trails are also on roads not maintained in the winter, so unless you knew the area, one would think it was a trail along a road. So thought that a trail on the ITG that is perhaps highlighted in Orange or something would quickly identify a road run......with the ever increasing trails that run along a road, figured it could be more valuable now than ever before.

I wonder if it has it ever been discussed to mark trails that run the roads with a highlight or something on the trail guide to identify as such? Too much extra work to do so with trail changing all the time perhaps.

Good,,,so the 4-stroke one is beefier considering the extra weight to be lifted - well thought out than .

How stout is the factory front bumper on the G4....can you pick up the sled with it? Not concerned about the hitting or collision scenario, more about using it to lift the sled or man handle it around.

Talking about these hard top LinQ bags, what do most do with them, remove them on saddle bag trips when you get to your destination or pack a soft carry bag inside of it with your stuff inside if it and leave the LinQ bag on the sled? I know they are expensive too, so I am guessing walking away overnight is a thought/concern, but I see they offer locks as well.

Great feed back and so very true on the adjustment department.

You sold it...... You have both the 850 Doo and Poo now, how do they compare?

No pictures of the ride....tisk, tisk

Good point on chain case, could potentially be an issue. Default shock mode being full stiff mode from what I recall seeing, which could make for a rough trip if it happens day 1 or 2 on a 5 day trip. But that is looking at glass half full, all will work out!

I can’t see Doo have an issue with much, TBH. 900 been pushing same power numbers through other channels for a few years, so should be good. New shocks and trans brake features could possibly be an issue being first year, but we’ll see.

They all have issues, just a matter of taking turn who is next and how big the issue is. Perfect world all manufacturers are running on all eight cylinders, good for the consumer (us). Hoping all changes are good and Cat comes with something really good for 2023..... or perhaps an early 2022 release.

Uh oh, adding more power down low.....might be some added stress on the Poo warranty program next year

That is always bad......could it possibly be worse than the norm......

Saw a posting on facebook for tall pines that all is good the other day. Agree with Steve F6. Raven parking lot and very minimal road run from there. Plus trails are Green for that area!

Sounding very normal’esk!

Lol.... In fairness isn’t it similar to Doo, boosted at higher elevation to maintain the power at altitude? So not really adding excess power, just keeping the usable power available at any elevation.

Perfect....that is how I read things.

I did not go with the quick adjust on my sled. From what I understand, the Pilot X is non carbide adjust and the Pilot TX is the carbide adjust option. I will likely rebuild by shocks and I understand the quick adjust for the skid causes skid removal to be more of a PITA. Plus I have never had it before on either the ski or skid and honestly never had issues. Once I set up my sleds, I do not change much, I just adjust my riding style based on trails conditions from morning to afternoon when the trail conditions change. Also sounds like most with the Pilot X move stock carbide to the outside and add their carbide of choice to the center.....which if that is true, will be something I will do no doubt. I assume I will need to make adjustment on the torsion spring when I have one of my kids in tow with me, but I will do that in garage when sled is all thawed out before I go riding again with them and skid is full of snow.

Agree 100%....last thing you change. My last sled needed it done, but it was the last thing to adjust before she was dialed in.

I have always managed to get my sleds to where I needed them to be and within my comfort level, all using your standard type of carbide, so not on my radar for now.....maybe something to consider though if I get to that point on a new ride.

I just looked at the snowtracker website and below is what they recommend you do after you install them......lengthen the straps to decrease ski pressure. So in theory, with the extra bite they provide, you can remove weight/ski pressure from the front of the sled that should decrease steering effort while not encouraging pushing in the corners......in theory that is of course! 3- Relieve all the weight from the snowmobile skis by diminishing the pressure of about 75 % on the front skis springs of your sled. After this, you will need to adjust the spring on the track rails to be harder, about 75 % in order to diminish the pressure on the skis. It is very important at this time to lengthen the track rail straps to their maximum and this should stay like this in any way that you will adjust. These straps are located inside the track (inside the track rails section). For the Aggressive Snowtracker, you do not need any weight on the skis. The less possible weight will be ideal in the calibration of your snowmobile. If you adjusted all the springs, (the pressure) this will reduce gasoline consumption, will smoothen the steering of your sled, keep good front traction and keep from darting; 4- After removing all the weight off of the skis and adjusting the springs situated inside the track rail section, you should now do trial tests to further adjust, accordingly, to the way that you would prefer; 5- If after doing a few trials, you find that there is a tendency that there is not enough traction at the skis, you might need to now add pressure on the skis. You will need to readjust and increase the pressure on the skis. It is possible that you will need to give less pressure on the springs inside the track rail and should adjust for comfort and to your preference;

I have only rode one a couple of times, but every time I did, I could believe the handling and comfort.....but could never bring myself to actually owning one....

Must be a 4-stroke I am sure with those miles. I think Zoso has his way up there in miles too!

I have not ran a torsion spring or coupled skid sled in a long time, should be good to get back to that. What is it about the snowtrackers that make them work? I have seen them online, never really paid much attention as I never felt the need for something like that, but seeing that many touch points in a carbide, never really sat well with me.....but maybe I am missing something?

The Barney, heavy slug with power like steering, it handled so well out of the box.