100 Mile Snow Safari Forum

[QUOTE=CRZ;20941]the 10th pic down is lmt8,was groomed sat.night or early sunday morning[/QUOTE]

I was talking about LMT 2 and the grade from Carter going north. It's hard to get to LMT 8 or go North when I give my wife the option bumps or smooth trails. The trails in Townsend and Lakewood have been getting groomed at night and then when we hit the LMT 2 or grade to get up to Wabeno they have not been the greatest . I know it was warm and busy last weekend and most of the trails took a beating and it was hard to groom. This section seems to be missed often on Saturday night

[QUOTE=uprider1100;20945]Great pics as usual crz! Can't wait to get back up and ride again. The 100 miler looks excellent as usual. I'm curious how your xf 9000 has been for you? I have the same sled in orange and it's been excellent. Love the turbo power. Thanks for updating us with the pics.[/QUOTE]

i,ve got the xf7000,the 9000 was a little more than I wanted to spend...605 trouble free miles so far

that engine will run forever if I am not mistaken thats got the yamaha nytro engine. Honestly its probably a 100k mile engine before new rings will be needed. Its unfortunate that cat did most of the clutching and programing for the sleds, (both yamaha and cat) because the setup the nytro has rips engine and clutching performance wise. My uncle got the viper and was disappointed in its performance after coming from the vector with 20 less hp. Since it is the nytros replacment though I assume yamaha has something up their sleeves to get it up to par!

Apologies .. .the original thread seems like it's getting hijacked!

[QUOTE=SnoBird888;20959]...if I am not mistaken thats got the yamaha nytro engine. Honestly its probably a 100k mile engine before new rings will be needed. ... the setup the nytro has rips engine and clutching performance wise.[/QUOTE]

Just hit 5,000 miles on my '11 Nytro last weekend (I bought it new on clearance for the '12 season). It has NEVER let me down. (Yes, it can overheat in thin conditions - or so the light tells me - but it always keeps running.) I run it pretty hard, and it still looks, sounds and runs like new. I'm not a gearhead. I don't have my own shop, and have little interest in working on stuff - and I wanted bombproof reliability so I don have to (or as close as you can get in the sled world). I know Yami's generally seem to be the most unpopular choice amongst the 4 mfrs, but I've not had a moment of doubt or regret over getting mine (and don't see any reason to stray from the brand in the future.) And, YES, it rips plenty good enough for me!

snohawk

I tend to notice the same thing. We ride from our cabin on the T flowage and if we want to get up to Wabeno 100 miler etc it seems like the backway trails are never done any more. We did run across the groomer doing the lmt 2/4 loop that friday after new years and he said they couldnt do much with it with the little snow they had then. Major bumps in spots others were nice and smooth. I did notice that the trail going behind valley inn toward the carter/wabeno and windfall lake intersection (done by the 100 miler groomers) is also rarely done. More than likely because no other 100 mile trail connects directly to it from what I can see on the maps. Its those dead end or non connecting trails that a different group should take over in my opinion and trade trails that work better for others.

I can only imagine a groomer likes to do loops rather than having to find a spot to turn around a tucker in the woods were "thier" trails end and another begins. Hopefully one day I can spend more time in the northwoods and not behind a desk to help groom and such. Maybe 30 years from now! Until then I can give the thumbs up and help fill the donation jars!


skip28

Mine is on the cusp of 7000 miles. (2009 xtx model) and I have done some bushigns and small stuff like that to help keep the front end together and tight. Other than that she starts every time and have not had an overheating problem. I added a digital temp gauge to the radiator hose behind the gas tank and for the most part last weekend even on ice covered roads for miles i just hit the snow once in a while to keep stuff lubed. She never went over 190* unless idling. Anything over 45mph on trails she stayed below 180* until mid day temps rose from 10-30* and she stayed steady in the 185-190 range for the most part. I am a gear head so like to tinker with stuff! I also added the larger ski doo wheels to the skid to help with slide wear. My friends brand new 2013 we took out over new years on I would say plenty of snow covered trails was down to about 2mm of slide left right before the tip up location on the rear of the skid. they last 290 miles. We added the larger wheels and this past weekends 190 mile ride barely showing wear! I can send you link to the parts we use if your interested via PM.

Ill shut up now!

And this thread continues to go off into left field!

Woops - I forgot about slide wear! Yes, I did burn through 3 sets of standard slides in the first 2 seasons. (In fact, if you could dig back a few years to early 2013, you can find a pretty funny thread about the struggles I had removing one set that had gotten particularly gritty after some very rough early season riding. Despite my mechanical ineptitude, there ARE some things I will try to do myself!) Before the start of last season, I spent the dough for the DuPont high wear slides. All reports were pretty good, but I can be a bit of a cynic. None the less, I took a chance on them and could not be happier! Probably 2-2.5 K miles on them, and after a very modest amount of initial wear, they've settled in and have worn very little since. For my next upgrade, I'd like to get the dual keel Tuner skis ... the only problem is that I can't find any reliable information on carbide suggestions. All charts I see assume a non-studded track, but I run 144 up the middle. Even then, with the new skis, I don't know jack about adjusting my suspension (coincidentally, one of Snohawk's pet peeves!) I'll twist the front clickers a bit here and there - but I'm somewhat guessing, and I NEVER mess with anything in the rear end. I'm not complaining about my machine's handling - after 5K miles, I KNOW what it will and wont do, and I do just fine. But if I knew what I was doing with regards to suspension adjustment, I could certainly make some improvements...

with tuner skies you will prob have to loosen the front track shock some if turning is really difficult. TY4strokes.com is your best bet anything yamaha esp nytro. Also if your running say 6" carbide now youir going to need that in the middle probably and then 2-4" on the outside. The skies tip in turns like a cars front wheels so the outter carbide will start to really dig in while the center wont be doing as much. The center however takes most of the pressure while straight line riding etc. Since its dual keel it will prob be harder to turn like I said so might just be some trial and error with the front track spring and front spring preload

Im normally that guy at the itnersection messing with something on my suspension to make it better. Anyways before we get too far off subject happy riding and see ya on the trails!