Anyone got a Sabercat?

[mountaincat 800]

Just bought an '05 Sabercat 700 EXT. Couldn't figure what subcatagory to post in. Anyway, what do I need to know about this sled. Any tricks? Or do I need to do anything special to make this thing run? Looks like a great sled for mostly trail riding. Thanks.

 

[alaskastyle828]

The Sabercat was designed as a luxury trail sled that was derived out of the Firecat chassis. They are very fast just lacking the suspension of the Firecat and the Firecat SnoPro. They had a model that came stock with an auto start, reverse, mirrors and a removable trunk box. The EXT was an attempt to make a mountain sled out of that chassis and it works o.k., I would put in the 136x15 wide class, the narrow track kept it from really becoming any thing serious in the powdr. If you really want to try, go to small drivers and put a 2" paddle under it and some wider skies. Most of us in AK used it stock as a crossover before the term was coined. Good Luck.

 

[mountaincat 800]

Thanks alaskastyle.
Ya this sled is going to be operated by my father in law. Its got the remote start and everything on it. It will stay around 8000 to 9000 feet for the most part. I thought about getting some M skis for it but probably leave the track alone unless justified. Any clutching changes for that elevation? Thanks.

 

[alaskastyle828]

Skis are a great idea for one of those, anything to help it float better. Your clutching for 8000-9000 feet is caught between the charts, 5000-9000 and 9000-over.

For the non EXT at 5-9 is 63 gram cam arms (0746-694), 22tooth/13wide sprocket (0602-455), 40tooth sprocket (0702-393), 51' Helix (0148-222). 9-over is 57.5 gram cam arms (0746-702), everything else is the same.

For the EXT skip the gearing changes and use the cam arm and helix changes.

If your father-n-law is like mine you might go with the lighter cam arms and let it engage earlier for him, he probably won't over rev it anyway. Gearing it down is also something you might consider regardless of the EXT or not. I gear down all my stuff, and the 04' F6SP that my 15 year old son rides is geared down to help him get up and over stuff easier with out as much speed. Good luck...

 

[mountaincat 800]

Thanks. Some things to think about there. Lighter cam arms would increase the ingagement right? That 63 gram to 57.5 gram is a huge jump. Maybe there is something more in the middle like 60 grams.
It's got a 53 degree helix in it now, I too thought the 51 would be better. It has the green spring in it too which I am not a fan of. Thinking maybe red with the 51 would be better.
So maybe 20/42 on the gearing?