Another year, another let down...

[greenspeed]

Was really excited about the new pro-Rmk and all the hype I was hearing, cruise on over to Polaris's website to find out they don't offer the pro in a 144 600.

Must be the only one out there that likes that set up

Waiting to see the Summit SP in person and may go that route...

Anyone else like the 600's with 144's?


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[bdoe22]

155

The 600 in the 155 is a great sled and shouldn't be overlooked. It will do everything better than a 144 including the ride down the trail. I have alot of seat time on 600 144's in the IQ chassis and ~500 miles on a 155 600 pro, and can assure you the 155 is better in every way.
~brock

 

[AndrettiDog]

Damn Polaris for hiding this link from you...

Polaris RMK 600 144" track

 

[bdoe22]

yep

http://www.polaris.com/en-us/snowmobiles/mountain/600-rmk-144/pages/overview.aspx

 

[greenspeed]

The 600 in the 155 is a great sled and shouldn't be overlooked. It will do everything better than a 144 including the ride down the trail. I have alot of seat time on 600 144's in the IQ chassis and ~500 miles on a 155 600 pro, and can assure you the 155 is better in every way.
~brock

Kinda what I was wondering, I liked the IQ 600 144" but I had be waiting on a non base 144" 600 to roll out with some nice hop ups like walkers, or the new technology.

Damn Polaris for hiding this link from you...

Polaris RMK 600 144" track

I think you missed the part saying Pro RMK...I know there is the base model but I want the quickdrive and coil over rear skid. You can get the 155" with either a 600 or 800 in the pro, but no 144" option is my scuff

 

[judger101]

well with the pro being the mountain and boondocking special, i can see why they didnt make the 144, most people will go with the longer tracks as a 144 is more of a crossover these days.

 

[greenspeed]

well with the pro being the mountain and boondocking special, i can see why they didnt make the 144, most people will go with the longer tracks as a 144 is more of a crossover these days.

True, may need to ride a 155" and see how it does with my riding style...They claim "flickable" all over the place on the pro 155" and my biggest concern was maneuvering between trees with a 155.

 

[judger101]

i would think the 155 would be perfect for that. i know alot of guys claim the 160 inch class tracks are as nimble as the 150s, i like my 153 nytro it is perfect.

 

[volcano buster]

Try a Pro 155 first. I used to be in the 144" class as well thinking that the longer ones weren't as fun. I am on a 600 IQ 155 and it is a kick in the pants. Quite a bit more forgiving in deeper snow, steeper terrain, backing up, etc. Mine has the Assault front end (wider) so it doesn't lay over as easy as a stock IQ, but the Pro's are night and day better.

 

[freak485]

i have no problem going into the tight tree areas with my 163, the 155 will do you just right! This sled is so easy to move around it feels like your on a shorter track then you really are.

 

[polaris dude]

me and my dad have 600s from 09, mine 155 his 144 and honestly I think the two ride darn near about the same.

 

[scrfce]

True, may need to ride a 155" and see how it does with my riding style...They claim "flickable" all over the place on the pro 155" and my biggest concern was maneuvering between trees with a 155.

ive ridden nothing but 162 cats and just ordered a 163 pro, and all i ride is trees,,,,they are just as easy to manouver in my books but give u more floatation and climbin ability,,,,u would never be disappointed with the longer track unless ur area doesnt get tons of pow or u jump and drop lots,, my 2 cennies

 

[greenspeed]

I live in Alaska, so the snow thing isn't really an issue, regardless of where I ride I have to put in some miles driving to get to a good spot anyways.

I had a little bit of time behind a few different machines, but haven't owned a sled in Alaska yet, sold my 99 mxz 600 136" I had for 10 years when I moved up here.

Feeling like anything will be an improvement over that, I mainly boondocked in the UP before the move.

Good thing is there is a rental shop near by I can rent a 155" and try it out this winter before dropping 12k

 

[Matte Murder]

Why do you like the 600 over the 800?

 

[MORSNO]

but haven't owned a sled in Alaska yet,

Our snow in Alaska is very dry, so the more track the better. 90% of the riding up here is open back country where a long track is king. The short tracks are good for trail riding (which there are very little) and for extreme jumping down by Turnagain and Whittier in the spring after the snow settles in the spring. A RMK 600 155" is great for a beginner up here, they get up on top of the snow without digging a massive trench, and are very easy to throw around.

 

[AndrettiDog]

Kinda what I was wondering, I liked the IQ 600 144" but I had be waiting on a non base 144" 600 to roll out with some nice hop ups like walkers, or the new technology.

I think you missed the part saying Pro RMK...I know there is the base model but I want the quickdrive and coil over rear skid. You can get the 155" with either a 600 or 800 in the pro, but no 144" option is my scuff

Sorry, it's confusing to talk about the Pro model vs. Pro chassis sometimes (and you did say "pro"). I thought you were simply referring to the Pro chassis. I think it was mountainhorse who mentioned that the rear skid in the 144 is the older IQ style and the 155" is the new Pro (chassis) style suspension that is modeled after the Holz Alpha suspension. Perhaps Polaris just doesn't want to tool a 144" suspension so they leave that as a base model RMK - which means no belt drive. Like others have said, I think you might be surprised how agile the 155" is. Physically, there is not that much more track on the ground. A 155" Pro is comparable to a 178" IQ (not really but you get my drift).

 

[greenspeed]

I like a 600 over an 800 because I spend nearly 80% of my riding at little to mid throttle and prefer boondocking where there isn't trails so usually I'm just putting along busting my own trail where I go, plus in theory a 600 will cost less on fuel and cheaper to buy.

I'm seriously leaning towards a 155" after all this discussion simple for the fact that it seems with all the advances in the technologies that lugging around a 155 is going to be like a 144 was 5-6 years back.

As for where up here I'll be riding, mostly out of my yard near Hatchers pass, Eureka, and petersville, not really the jumping type. Rather spend the day digging out my sled than going 20 ft in the air.

 

[AndrettiDog]

I too looked into a 600 Pro for my wife last year. I talked to a dealer about the pricing. He told me that there just isn't much cost savings in buying a 600. The manufacturer doesn't save much money making the 600 over the 800 so not much in savings is passed along to the consumer. I decided to keep my 2011 Pro 800 for my wife and bought a new '13 Pro 800 for me. At least this way I can swap some parts if I need to.

 

[greenspeed]

Price jumps from 10.8 to 12.2 to get an 800 over a 600. So $1400. And that's if you find a dealer willing to actually sell at MSRP, typically they charge over MSRP :unamused:

I don't know what fuel runs in domesticated America, but AK it's running $4.25 ish in the winter, and $6 if I run across the boarder on a trip. Not like you buy a sled for fuel efficiency, but a factor in my mind none the less.

 

[bdoe22]

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