Snowmobile Guru's

[KFhunter]

Any opinions on the SkiDoo Skandic?

Good in brush and tight trails, not so good on long bumpy rides - a general weakness of pogo suspensions, which also tend to be tippy.

[Jingles]

Looking at it to pull a sled for checking trapline through 2+ feet of snow mostly powder.

[bearpaw]

Any opinions on the SkiDoo Skandic?

Good in brush and tight trails, not so good on long bumpy rides - a general weakness of pogo suspensions, which also tend to be tippy.

I have an older scandic 800 etec, it is a powerhouse for pulling heavy sleds or broken down snowmobiles but actually does not go as well in deep snow as our tundras with narrower tracks but they are much lighter weight and more agile. However the tundras are real tippy due to narrow track and narrow ski stance. My next new sled is going to be an Expedition, (but can't find one in stock) the Expedition is sort of a crossover of utility sled and trail sled, similar track and chassis as a tundra and scandic, but wider ski stance like trail sleds.

[bearpaw]

Looking at it to pull a sled for checking trapline through 2+ feet of snow mostly powder.

I've read that quite a few northern trappers are going to the Expedition rather than the scandics and tundras.

[Jingles]

Thank you for the info, won't be pulling anything heavy just an otter sled with some traps and or captures. When you say does not do well in deep snow are we talking 2 to 3 feet of powdery fluff?
Other option is just putting tracks on the S x S. As it is more or less just going to be used for running back country trap line to get me farther back away from guys like yesterday.

[bearpaw]

Thank you for the info, won't be pulling anything heavy just an otter sled with some traps and or captures. When you say does not do well in deep snow are we talking 2 to 3 feet of powdery fluff?
Other option is just putting tracks on the S x S. As it is more or less just going to be used for running back country trap line to get me farther back away from guys like yesterday.

The scandic I have will not do as well in 2 feet of powder as my tundras. My scandic is a 2008, the new scandics are probably better, but I can compare an old tundra we have too, to the old scandic, and the tundra outdoes the scandic, I think if I bought a new scandic it would be a similar comparison to our new tundras, I think the new tundras would be better in deep powder than a new scandic. I am also fairly convinced from reading other comments about expeditions that an expedition would likely be better in deep powder than a scandic. The scandics shine brightest when you start dealing with heavy loads.

[bearpaw]

If you just have one trapline to run, the tracks on the UTV might be the best option. I have tracks on a yamaha viking, it won't climb a steep hill in 4 feet of powder, but it will go in most forest roads with 3 to 4 feet of fresh powder.

I don't use the tracked utv for cat hunting because it's not fast enough, I can cover more miles with a snowmobile, more miles equals more cougar tracks found. But if you aren't in a hurry (UTV's probably run about 40% of normal speed with tracks) a tracked UTV would probably work great, and it's easy to take a companion with you in the UTV.

[KFhunter]

It uses a lot of fuel too huh, the tracked viking in deep snow.


But it would be sweet, haul a lot of stuff too, and comfy with a heated cab

[bearpaw]

It uses a lot of fuel too huh, the tracked viking in deep snow.


But it would be sweet, haul a lot of stuff too, and comfy with a heated cab

I don't have a heated cab, I haven't decided if I want to part with that many benjamins! 

I have the tracks on a Viking VI, I use it more often for cow elk hunting into deep snow areas I can't access with my truck even when chained up, and we use it in the late winter for specific access purposes. I can run all day on a few gallons when on tires, the tracks do double fuel consumption, but those vikings are amazing fuel mizers.

A few times I've had 4 or 5 hunters and a whole elk in the viking on tracks, that's a pretty good load!

[KFhunter]

It would be pretty tough to talk me out of a Yamaha sxs or atv


 

[Boss .300 winmag]

It would be pretty tough to talk me out of a Yamaha sxs or atv


 

Do you have tracks on yours?

[Boss .300 winmag]

It uses a lot of fuel too huh, the tracked viking in deep snow.


But it would be sweet, haul a lot of stuff too, and comfy with a heated cab

I don't have a heated cab, I haven't decided if I want to part with that many benjamins! 

I have the tracks on a Viking VI, I use it more often for cow elk hunting into deep snow areas I can't access with my truck even when chained up, and we use it in the late winter for specific access purposes. I can run all day on a few gallons when on tires, the tracks do double fuel consumption, but those vikings are amazing fuel mizers.

A few times I've had 4 or 5 hunters and a whole elk in the viking on tracks, that's a pretty good load!

Whats the deepest snow you’ve been in?

[KFhunter]

It would be pretty tough to talk me out of a Yamaha sxs or atv


 

Do you have tracks on yours?

Not yet, I want to get a new grizz first

[Ridgeratt]

here you go.

https://spokane.craigslist.org/snw/d/careywood-2019-hisun-550/7426544507.html

[bearpaw]

It uses a lot of fuel too huh, the tracked viking in deep snow.


But it would be sweet, haul a lot of stuff too, and comfy with a heated cab

I don't have a heated cab, I haven't decided if I want to part with that many benjamins! 

I have the tracks on a Viking VI, I use it more often for cow elk hunting into deep snow areas I can't access with my truck even when chained up, and we use it in the late winter for specific access purposes. I can run all day on a few gallons when on tires, the tracks do double fuel consumption, but those vikings are amazing fuel mizers.

A few times I've had 4 or 5 hunters and a whole elk in the viking on tracks, that's a pretty good load!

Whats the deepest snow you’ve been in?

Probably 6 feet, but it wasn't sinking 6 feet, it was riding up on top of most of that snow.