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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.

Trying to find the happy medium for most conditions.

This is correct, by shortening the limiter strap, you do increase ski pressure / bite..... or removing spring pressure from the front skid shock has similar affect, just a more subtle affect. You are essentially adding more weight to the other two points of snow contact, skis and rear skid. Limiter strap should be the last adjustment when tuning your suspension though. For sure adjusting and playing with things are good, but I highly recommend you keep a log of your changes so you know what you did and do one at a time to know what worked or didn’t work.

For the most part, my scratchers are always down, unless I reverse or loading sled into trailer. Left one always wears faster than the right one. I have always used the spring type that mount to the skid......have worked very well for me and those that follow will say there is a quite the snow storm and snow chunks coming off the back of the sled.

Because it is an overpriced accessory that people are buying...... Should be interesting, but doubtful anything really new. The 2-stroke motors are rock solid for sure.....just need to up the power so they can dominate the other two 850's.....

My buddy that needed the conair each morning, sank his sled in Dorset I think that same year or the year before and never got all the water out of the fuel pump apparently.....from that point on, all cold mornings needed a little heat to get her started!

By the sounds of the reviews, they are set up a wee bit on the stiff side, even on the softest setting.....might lose a tooth or two... Have you considered or tried the Klim Arctic Balaclava?

Kijiji. Only one person fishing from overseas somewhere....all other inquires were pretty sane/sensible. But it was only on there for a day and half. Wishing you luck with your sled......I remember a trip where the Conair hair dryer came in handy almost every morning for one of the Doo riders!

I think it might be worth a try.....you might be surprised, or not.

lol...that would makes sense, but they are all using the same base engine, other parts that are different. I can see why some would be upset that they cannot get the 900T in the other chassis' though, seems short sighted for sure.

LOL.....what are you trying to say about trail 3, Snowcrest not looking after things.... And it is not quite as far ahead as the bumper, the engines now sit behind the front suspension, still there, but I think better balanced.

The 130 is a Turbo with no intercooler. Then the 900T-R @ 180hp. And the old 900T @ 150hp. I believe the old 900T at 150hp is only offered in the expedition now,

The weight diff between a 900T-R and an 850 in the Renegade is not that much, could be the difference between a heavier person or a lighter person riding , full tank of fuel vs. near empty tank......not as big a diff as they used to be, plus they seem to have balanced the extra weight much better. 486 to 524 = 38 lbs

Sounds like you might have some competition now that the Mrs is on a performance sled!

The names they picked, do not sound fitting....maybe they will grow on ya though. I knew the Poo gauge has been very highly spoken of, did not know about the buddy system, that seems cool.....but I do not think it is new. Very nice looking line up, colour options are once again excellent. Imagine what it will be like when they finally offer a great 4 stroke!