2019 Ascender Engine Fail

[summ8rmk]

Should be enough snow eh?

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[d1100t]

First u need to buy the Alpha clips.
Not sure if they are available yet?

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Really?
You'd think they'd have some on hand in case some got ripped/fell off??

 

[sno*jet]

maybe these would get ya by https://www.ebay.com/itm/SLP-Starti...h=item418898a38a:g:pN4AAOSw6EhUOCsj:rk:4:pf:0
id clip it tho. less chance of derailing.

 

[summ8rmk]

maybe these would get ya by https://www.ebay.com/itm/SLP-Starti...h=item418898a38a:g:pN4AAOSw6EhUOCsj:rk:4:pf:0

id clip it tho. less chance of derailing.

There is a paddle on the other side of the track.

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[kanedog]

When i leave the truck with 3in of new snow, i still drag my feet to get enough snow in the track, track still smells.
I have never ever smelled the hifax while riding, never ever, is that clear?
Again, i have never ever smelled the hifax while i was riding.
My buddies behind me tell me that every time we leave the truck it smells almost instantly.
My sled has never over heated.

Riding the same trails i have ridden for 27yrs.
8,000+ miles on powerclaw tracks.
All of which have shown no wear at all inside the track.

My 09 and 18 rarely used ice scratchers on the trails. Just drag a foot every so often.

My 14 an 19 both have scratchers down on all trails almost all the time.

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3" track in 3" of snow=no snow available to the hyfax. It's not rocket science. The scratchers are in the wrong spot. Come on now. All those 27 years of sledding and you haven't got this figured out?

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[MTN_VIPER]

My Aplha will see a lot of trial miles so I'm thinking I'll clip mine.
What will it take to clip the track using cats clips?
Can it be done with the track still in the sled?
Remove rear suspension and clip from inside?
I've never clipped a track so looking for some advice.

You clip it from the inside. Could probably be done with the track in sled, but the skid will need to come out. Most likely would be easiest with the sled on it's side.
If you got the back of the tunnel high enough and ran a strap through the track and around tunnel to hold the track up, it could probably be done that way as well.

 

[summ8rmk]

3" track in 3" of snow=no snow available to the hyfax. It's not rocket science. The scratchers are in the wrong spot. Come on now. All those 27 years of sledding and you haven't got this figured out?

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Only 2in of snow on the trail

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[kiliki]

Can we rename this thread all things Ascender except for engine fail

 

[summ8rmk]

My last ride,
Oil ratio 70:1
Is my engine gonna blow?

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[1Mike900]

Just a regular flat track clip will work, maybe just half the width will suffice? The 7" spacing will create wear on the front of the skid and along the bottom if running on irregular ground, which it always is! There needs to be something made that is not clipped on and is durable/lightweight? Maybe porcelaine coated substrate of some sort?

 

[summ8rmk]

Can we rename this thread all things Ascender except for engine fail

This is the only way we can get more than 10 posts in one thread......[emoji16][emoji6][emoji16]

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[zl5600]

My last ride,
Oil ratio 70:1
Is my engine gonna blow?

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No. My 600 is around 80:1 on most rides.

 

[turboless terry]

Mine doesn't use any oil because our snow sucks.

 

[bcsnowdog]

I have 670kms on my alpha and have not seen any of these track problems. As far as I can tell, it cools better in low snow than my 18 Cat. There is no unusual wear on my track or sliders. So far this year I've been trail riding a lot more than normal. This past weekend was on plowed logging roads with little snow and I thought for sure I would see wear but everything looks great.

 

[Boondockingak]

All is well so far so far. I’m wondering how hard the guys cracking rails are hitting it with their sleds. People break all kinds of mountain rails every day, so it may not be fair to say the alpha is problematic just yet.

 

[BBP]

The clips look good, the hifax look fine.
Fully clipping the track will solve the issue.
Load bearing rods have all been clipped on previous powerclaw tracks. Not sure who's idea it was to skip all of the right lugs?

Go do that to any other powerclaw and see what the results are....

Gonna test my engine again today. Hope she holds together.....

[emoji12]

I don't know if they interchange with the Alpha track, but I have the tools & a bunch of different skidoo clips if you want to do some experimenting.

 

[Fish10782]

Ready for some serious arm pump if you be crimping clips on a track. Be cool with a little enerpac attachment...

 

[summ8rmk]

I don't know if they interchange with the Alpha track, but I have the tools & a bunch of different skidoo clips if you want to do some experimenting.

I appreciate the offer and i may end up doing something like that.
For now, I'm gonna let Cat tell me what there plan is before i do anything to the track myself.

Engine is still running.
Rail hasn't broke yet.
Skis are cats best to date, still thinking about throwing the grippers on just to compare.
Handling is awesome.


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[Boondockingak]

I appreciate the offer and i may end up doing something like that.
For now, I'm gonna let Cat tell me what there plan is before i do anything to the track myself.

Engine is still running.
Rail hasn't broke yet.
Skis are cats best to date, still thinking about throwing the grippers on just to compare.
Handling is awesome.


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What a pile, better give it away and get an 850 poo before it’s too late.

 

[Tewstroke]

It can be done without removing skid with the Woody’s type of tool.