2010 M8 trenching in the deep stuff

[mmsports]

Wished I could find enoug snow to trench

Rode Island park yesterday not bad but rocks and stumps every were. I tried to get mine to trench but I could not keep the front end down to see if it would trench. I even turned the boost down and that did not help so I turned it back up.

 

[Clayton]

Try limiter out all the way, mid shock almost all the way loose, rear shock 145-150psi and front shocks around 50/53 (2-3 more psi on clutch side). Make sure you set the pressures with no load on the shocks.

I did this to mine and it feals way better in the pow.

Tried this set up and got ROASTED all day by two XPs (146" and 154"). They were both getting on top and climbing better and I was digging for China. These were short steep climbs where you don't get much opportunity to fool with momentum or track speed. Pretty much hit it and climb. I did have better luck once I started feathering the gas to get going, but the XP's were pretty much grabbing the bar and going. There were several hills I just couldn't climb that the XP went right to the top.

I'm going to pull the limiter in a notch the next ride and drop the rear shock back down to 120psi or so. 145psi rides like tank. I'd also like to find a spring to bring the engagement down some...at 4200 RPM, I'm spinning my track before I even start moving.

I can say one good thing...I plowed down some alders with my M that would have broken a XP in half.

 

[Alaskan_awd]

Tried this set up and got ROASTED all day by two XPs (146" and 154"). They were both getting on top and climbing better and I was digging for China. These were short steep climbs where you don't get much opportunity to fool with momentum or track speed. Pretty much hit it and climb. I did have better luck once I started feathering the gas to get going, but the XP's were pretty much grabbing the bar and going. There were several hills I just couldn't climb that the XP went right to the top.

I'm going to pull the limiter in a notch the next ride and drop the rear shock back down to 120psi or so. 145psi rides like tank. I'd also like to find a spring to bring the engagement down some...at 4200 RPM, I'm spinning my track before I even start moving.

I can say one good thing...I plowed down some alders with my M that would have broken a XP in half.

Weird, it seemed to work for me pretty well, I tried it around 110 or so but it was sagging like crazy after the tunnel got some snow in it. It does ride like a bucking bronco though

Will have to do some more tuning I guess, I'm not really used to what these sleds can do, half time time I jump off and start stomping snow thinking I'm going to be stuck but some how the damn thing pulls it's self out of holes. I guess I'm just used to my last sled.

 

[jorgy]

I solved my trenching problem. I bought a backhoe instead.

Seriously though, I've got a yellow/white AC spring that I'm going to try in the primary. I also let out most of the spring pressure in the front of the skid. We're heading to the Snowies this weekend but I bet there'll be no deep powder like last time, so nothing to compare to.

 

[azzkicker]

track

I feel that the power claw has a harder time getting goin comp.to the camo very happy w/sled though

 

[Clayton]

Weird, it seemed to work for me pretty well, I tried it around 110 or so but it was sagging like crazy after the tunnel got some snow in it. It does ride like a bucking bronco though

Will have to do some more tuning I guess, I'm not really used to what these sleds can do, half time time I jump off and start stomping snow thinking I'm going to be stuck but some how the damn thing pulls it's self out of holes. I guess I'm just used to my last sled.

I guess to me it would seem like a stiffer rear shock would tend to drive the rear of the track into the snow when you try to accelerate instead of letting the suspension compress a little to soak up some of that downward pressure.

Be interested to head what Jorgy says about the yellow/white spring. Seems like a lower engagement would help with the trenching.

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

010 stock

stock the 010 is not as snow sensitive as some would like, or some are used to. The old story carefull what you ask for ......more power / more acceleration / quicker sled requires more careful throttle control. I don't own one........wish I did. But for several of the 010 owners I have ridden with, they were going to try and get the power to the ground a little more successfully with some clutching experiments........same as the previous M8's.

 

[Dam Dave]

stock the 010 is not as snow sensitive as some would like, or some are used to. The old story carefull what you ask for ......more power / more acceleration / quicker sled requires more careful throttle control. I don't own one........wish I did. But for several of the 010 owners I have ridden with, they were going to try and get the power to the ground a little more successfully with some clutching experiments........same as the previous M8's.

I agree, the softer power and softer clutching of older M series was easier for more folks to handle, 2010 sled requires more throttle control to work in the deep, so far I like the harder hit and have been able to use to my advantage, but time will tell I guess, I was think about slipping in a Yellow/white and trying that.