moll672

Well made it thru 1st winter of sledding. Was no fan of winter previous years but now we are looking forward to it. No major surprises or hitches last season. 1st trip was a little nervy not knowing what to expect. Felt a lot better after drilling a hole and finding 15" of ice. Planning a lot more visits this year and buying a trail pass for local area if we get enough snow here. Bought each other FXR FAST floatation snowmobile suits for Xmas, so now we almost look like we know what we are doing!! Had the sled up to 63mph at one point and thought my wife was tapping me on the back to go faster. NOOOO just the opposite!! For anyone in Sudbury South area, how is the ice doing there? No -30 degree nights yet but no doubt they are on the way. Having a hook up for visor heaters installed next week and hopefully that solves the problem. Thanks to everyone for the advice. Hope to see you on the trails.

Thank you.

Made first trip into cottage at the weekend. Neighbour had been out weekend before and confirmed ice was safe. Lots of tracks out there including a truck. Snow was slushy with the warmer temps but sled had no problems. Ice was 12" in front of cottage. Trail was not officially open and only 6-8" of snow. Forecast predicts lots of cold this week so should be good by next weekend. What should I expect from a tank of gas? Realise that is a hard question because of condition variables but a ballpark would at least be a start for me. Other problem we are having is visors fogging up. Any suggestions to deal with this would be welcome. Thanks and stay safe.

Thank you. So far so good but I will check if that is happening.

Thanks everyone for info. Had a sheet of plywood that I cut and screwed down for now but will consider your ideas as a more permanent solution. Got my sled this afternoon and snow yesterday and forecast again for tomorrow. Hopefully out to a friends farm for us to try it out Sunday. So far so good, went onto trl fine, hope it comes off the same!! Will check Costco next week.

Picking up 1st sled this weekend if all goes well. Bought a 5 x 10 aluminum trailer from Home Depot for multi use but primarily for snowmobile and son's ATV. Any suggestions on how to install runners for skis? Plywood, rubber? Can probably figure something out myself but would like to avoid the learning curve of not doing it the best way first time. Thanks.

Thank you everyone, lots of advice here that I never even considered and that is what I was after. Put my money down and bought a Polaris Indy 550 LXT. Have a sled too but will take all advice into consideration for using it. Cottage is on Lake Nepewassi near Sudbury and OFSC trail runs within 300 yards of cottage. Can access trail at government dock at what used to be Vacationland ( long gone, though sign advertising it is still up on 69). Now looking for a trailer for snowmobile. Hope to get up there early Feb as neighbor tells me things are looking good. Will be waiting until trails are open though. Again, thank you for the comments.

Been in Canada nearly 40 years and am almost ashamed to admit I have never been on a snowmobile, so basically know very little about them. At our age we are not interested in speed just comfort, reliability and safety. We have been fortunate enough to acquire a cottage up north that is water access only and need a sled to get to it in the winter. Most likely buying a Polaris Indy 550. What advice do you knowledgeable folks out there have for my wife and I? Will have about a 2 mile run on the lake ( OFSC trail goes right by the place so if trail is open I assume it is safe to ride) pulling a sled. Not, at this time, planning on doing any trails, though that might change quickly if we find we really like snowmobiling. Thanks.