2023 cat. Where is it?

[Devilmanak]

Ha. 97 mtn max took me from 110 mph to 0 in about ten seconds on Cascade lake in 1998.
Rental. Lake had cracked and lifted about 6” and game over quickly.
One abrupt slam and Slide!!!
Good thing I was only 23.

My mom won that drag race cuz she missed the lake shift luckily.

Cascade has sketchy pressure ridges on it now. Two years ago also, last ride of the year (because of covid, we were scared to death that we were all going to die, parking lots were closed, so bud's wife dropped him at Tam Falls and I met him there from house), we were going to complete the loop from Tam Falls to Anderson and back to house. Got to Anderson, lake was coming apart. I don't have a problem with a little water skippage, but I do when there are pressure ridges and you cannot slow down to figure them out, lol. We called his wife to come get us, it was one STRESSFUL ride to my house. This was at start of covid, and we were seriously freaked. Hard not to cough in a bud's vehicle when you are thinking about not coughing. Pretty pixxed that I spent two years in fear and in the end, it was 2 days of being slightly sick. Anyway, that is another thread.

 

[IDspud]

Been almost 20 years since I rode there, Tamarack being built pushed sale of cabin we used.
Learned to ride there.

 

[sno*jet]

Had a 60s vintage 2 stroke gulf cart that reversed by reversing the engine, just push a different button on the floor for direction, everything old is new again....................

Yep!
like roller bearing clutches. theres one on my 70s snojet. Im sure they were used on many other makes. where did they go? I think we could be finding out, history repeats.

 

[frozenfarmer]

Yep!
like roller bearing clutches. theres one on my 70s snojet. Im sure they were used on many other makes. where did they go? I think we could be finding out, history repeats.

Former boss generally said most ideas have been tried. They may have been well ahead of there time, and new technology allows it now.

 

[IDspud]

Burned out roller bearing on my otherwise good shape clutch this past week nearing 3k.

 

[summ8rmk]

Burned out roller bearing on my otherwise good shape clutch this past week nearing 3k.

They should be replaceable/ rebuildable. No reason they can't make the outer sheaves a replaceable part also.



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[Devilmanak]

Been almost 20 years since I rode there, Tamarack being built pushed sale of cabin we used.
Learned to ride there.

Yah, it has gotten crazy in the last 2 years. Our last rental got sold out from under us 3 years ago, we were able to somehow trip and fall into the house that I bought right around the corner. And it's value has doubled in the last 2.5 years. We are very grateful to be able to live a quarter mile from Tam across the lake, considering that we don't exactly fit in with most of the people here, lol. Fun place though, bet it was super fun when you were here.

 

[IDspud]

Ya, most days We’d go entire day without seeing anybody else on the mtn unless it was up at the lookout or briefly.

 

[Old & slow]

Former boss generally said most ideas have been tried. They may have been well ahead of there time, and new technology allows it now.

Good example is common rail fuel injection. Originally invented in the early 1900's took 70 ish years for the technology to catch up.

 

[Super 8]

 

[CO 2.0]

Aren't you just posting the 22s? Have the 60th anniversary tags on the hood

 

[Super 8]

Could be? Out of the 2023 Catalog;

Arctic Cat Gear Store

Our goal is to create a place where current or future snowmobile owners can learn about our products and share their love for family, adventure, and snowmobiling.

arcticcatstore.com

 

[zl5600]

Every sled that has been shown is a 2022. That is the online Catalog and they are not going to show you the 23's. arcticinsider.com said there is no gray on any of the 2023 sleds. He has seen them and they have already done the photo shoot.

 

[Jerry2star]

Anyone notice the last 3 patents Arctic cat aquired?

US Patent for Snowmobile Patent (Patent # 11,225,302 issued January 18, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including a chassis, a tunnel, an engine, a drive track and a drivetrain. The tunnel is attached to the chassis and includes running boards located on either side of the tunnel. The engine is attached to the chassis and within an engine...

patents.justia.com

"FIG. 3 illustrates a side view 300 of a snowmobile with the seat removed to show the exhaust system, according to some embodiments."

 

[Firecatman]

Anyone notice the last 3 patents Arctic cat aquired?

US Patent for Snowmobile Patent (Patent # 11,225,302 issued January 18, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including a chassis, a tunnel, an engine, a drive track and a drivetrain. The tunnel is attached to the chassis and includes running boards located on either side of the tunnel. The engine is attached to the chassis and within an engine...

patents.justia.com

"FIG. 3 illustrates a side view 300 of a snowmobile with the seat removed to show the exhaust system, according to some embodiments."

Think I saw this floating around a couple of years ago. Not sure, but maybe just a renewal?

US11225302B2 - Snowmobile - Google Patents

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including a chassis, a tunnel, an engine, a drive track and a drivetrain. The tunnel is attached to the chassis and includes running boards located on either side of the tunnel. The engine is attached to the chassis and within an engine...

patents.google.com

 

[Jerry2star]

Think I saw this floating around a couple of years ago. Not sure, but maybe just a renewal?

US11225302B2 - Snowmobile - Google Patents

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including a chassis, a tunnel, an engine, a drive track and a drivetrain. The tunnel is attached to the chassis and includes running boards located on either side of the tunnel. The engine is attached to the chassis and within an engine...

patents.google.com

Ya i do remember seeing that, no pictures were included that i seen, weird how the dates on the website show it with a date of patent being January 2022, must have been the original concept for the blast.

 

[Ace Freely]

Question for the Cat faithful...IF Cat doesn't Introduce a Turbo Mtn sled, OR a new chassis, OR an 850+ N/A, are you still loyal to Cat?

... I'm hoping they come out with Turbo that is 190 hp on a new chassis, because we ALL win with 3 viable sled companies!

Ace

 

[Vern]

Question for the Cat faithful...IF Cat doesn't Introduce a Turbo Mtn sled, OR a new chassis, OR an 850+ N/A, are you still loyal to Cat?

... I'm hoping they come out with Turbo that is 190 hp on a new chassis, because we ALL win with 3 viable sled companies!

Ace

Yup, I’m willing to give them a pass this year with the economy and supply issues. Plus I don’t think the chassis is any worse than anything else on the snow and I don’t get the need for 50 more ccs just because the other brands have it, especially when the current 800 is on par with the 850s power wise. In other words I don’t need new just for the sake of being new as long as the current sled is still competitive. Yes, they will need to add boost soon to compete there, but na to na they give up nothing. All that aside the number one reason I’ll stand behind cat is I’ve had the best luck with their sleds vs the competition.

 

[Clark42]

Question for the Cat faithful...IF Cat doesn't Introduce a Turbo Mtn sled, OR a new chassis, OR an 850+ N/A, are you still loyal to Cat?

... I'm hoping they come out with Turbo that is 190 hp on a new chassis, because we ALL win with 3 viable sled companies!

Ace

I will be. I have 900 miles this season on my 2021 hardcore and I love this machine. It's not perfect but it has been a great snowmobile for me

 

[F_ast]

Personally for me, it is well beyond time for some alterations. Ya I love my hardcore, but I'm not about to "invest" in almost of the same product again at an annual increase for virtually the same thing over and over. It's time to add some tech. Fix the typical issues that make them now seem and feel archaic in comparison. Running boards and rear bumper design for instance. Not a difficult change to make, but a substantial one that has dramatically over looked.

I never found myself actively searching for details on poo and doo like I do now.