The garmin rino has been around for like 15 years with radio based buddy tracking. and no phone. what are these companies doing lol.
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Acrtic cats website. I suspect you have to remove it outside of the US because the radio frequencies aren't allowed to be used in Canada/Europe.
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That looks like the phone is required for Canada only to me.
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G8 is the gauge name that cat calls it. Garmin is the navigation provider.
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Looks to me like Only the US gets the radio based buddy tracking on the G8 Cat Garmin gauge.
Likley do to radio frequency laws in Canada... Canada stuck with phone app for buddy tracking?
I've never been able to feel the difference of one.
What I do like is that you get rid of fluid, a cover, typically a tensioner, and a bunch of hardware. I like the simplicity of 2 sprockets, 2 bolts, and a belt. Sure makes pulling a track much easier if you ever have to. As long as you have correct tension and don't get hardware or ice under the belt they seem to be very reliable. Polaris has too small of a gap between the belt and belly pan on the Matryx.
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to the best of my "limited" knowledge, that was THE REASON it was pulled last year.
BRP didn't want to release a Geographic specific version that was good for the USA ONLY.
Interesting. Could explain why it was only seen on the usa site and not brp Canada for up here...
Its weird, Garmin use to use GMRS frequencies on the Rino
They changed to MURS frequencies for the Tread. ( why I don't know, technically you are supposed to pay for a GMRS license in the US but no one does. MURS doesn't need a license. )
GMRS frequencies I think is what Polaris/Trail Tech use.
"MURS is not approved in Canada."
Hell, Canadia won't even let you uses two Campbells soup cans and a length of string.
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Won’t have to remove it to use it in Canada, higher watt US Rino radios are imported to Canada and sold but garmin will send a Canadian unit back if the US unit is sent in for a repair. I know someone that had that happen to them.
As far as the group ride for the doo gauge, Unless a miracle happens I doubt it will ever move past a cell phone for buddy tracking, not enough mountain guys wanting it.
Better chance at seeing embedded maps which I hope happens this year.
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They want to arm the criminals here and take away our black rifles![emoji35]
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What I meant was it looks like you can't buy the G8 with radio buddy tracking in Canada. At least on artic cats website.
Maybe you could cross the border and buy one in the states
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What I meant was it looks like you can't buy the G8 with radio buddy tracking in Canada. At least on artic cats website.
Maybe you could cross the border and buy one in the states
And get it to work in my doo.
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Looks like SKI DOO is introducing
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING…
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING…
That sounds dumb until your shoulders hurt like mine do.
Yamaha did that nearly a decade and a half ago...
Yamaha Unveils 2012 Snowmobile Line-Up Electric Power Steering now standard on all trail models | SnoWest Magazine
This week marks the official release of Yamaha
www.snowest.com
Trail models only though, right?
Yamaha has had EPS for years...they needed it with the extra weight tho
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