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For my trapping and coyote hunting I’d really like to get a sled to take into some of the great areas I find in the summer/fall. Most of the riding would be forest circus roads and old logging roads but none get plowed so I’m wanting a sled that can haul some gear, maybe tow the little trailers, can break trail, fan cooled(right?) and would be nice if I could fit it into the back of my truck. The early 2000s ski doo tundra looks perfect! My price range is low so I’m looking used and older but I’m just looking for suggestions on what I should be looking to get.
Which track width are you thinking Fred?
Quote from: Tracker0721 on June 30, 2019, 01:11:04 PMFor my trapping and coyote hunting I’d really like to get a sled to take into some of the great areas I find in the summer/fall. Most of the riding would be forest circus roads and old logging roads but none get plowed so I’m wanting a sled that can haul some gear, maybe tow the little trailers, can break trail, fan cooled(right?) and would be nice if I could fit it into the back of my truck. The early 2000s ski doo tundra looks perfect! My price range is low so I’m looking used and older but I’m just looking for suggestions on what I should be looking to get. https://lewiston.craigslist.org/snw/d/grangeville-skidoo-tundra/6910904075.html
Quote from: bearpaw on June 30, 2019, 10:00:58 PMWhich track width are you thinking Fred?I'll go with the WTWhich engine do you all recommend:ROTAX 550FROTAX 600 H.O. E-TECROTAX 600 ACE
Sounds like the 600 ace is exactly what I want/need! Thanks guys!!
I wouldn't put a Polaris anything on tracks honestly, if its going to be a tracked vehicle its going to be a Yamaha.
My dad just got a new RZR and has his older one sitting under blankets... maybe I should cut him a deal then haha. Except I’ve seen the tracks on those things. Sounds like it’s revving out and gonna blow just to get to 10-15mph. I’m waiting to hear back on the skandic but that tundra sure looks good too, price is a wee bit high. Still haven’t proven my need of a sled yet haha
For a very long time I was going to get tracks for my Kodiak. Then more and more hound guys and trappers on several FaceBook pages were selling their tracks and going back to snowmobiles. Lots of them said after using both for a while they were going back, go further quicker and a lot less gas. So I started to reconsider. I think I'd like to try a sled designed for what I want to do instead of using a sled that is not designed to trap or haul dogs.
I wonder if a guy had double ended skis on a hound trailer (or any trailer for snowmobiles) and a tongue that flipped over, so you could tow from either end. Stop, unhook trailer, toss tongue to the other side, go turn around your sled, drive past your trailer, pull trailer to your sled hitch or back sled up, take off back the way you came. I know wet or crunchy snow its hard to turn them skis if you had to drag the trailer around to aim it back the way you just came. I use a toboggan, but I don't have any need to have a trailer on suspension for dogs. The toboggan is easy to spin around.
Well. I think I’ve made my mind up. See if I’m making a 4 hour journey to get a sled this weekend!
Maybe I will get really soft and put in a heater this year maybe even a radio!
Quote from: idaho guy on July 03, 2019, 09:05:11 PMMaybe I will get really soft and put in a heater this year maybe even a radio!there's a guy up here running around with a tracked rzr, I was sure glad when he couldn't go no further, the snow was a lot nicer to ride on without those huge trenches those tracks make snowmobiling in tire or track ruts sucks just a bit
Great discussion!! Really enjoy threads like this!!