Arctic Cat Catalyst 858

[Rob.G]

Yeah Matt makes great videos and it's cool to see him on all his various sleds. Anybody who can ride a 146 in the deep has my respect!

 

[Chewy22]

At the end of this video. I think it's great he mentions it in a 2025 Ski-Doo video....

 

[Rob.G]

Ohhh that one. I didn't actually finish that video. Guess I'll have to go do that now.

 

[M7sleddn]

At the end of the video about the 2025 ski doo sleds he said he would talk about what he ordered from arctic cat

 

[Krause09]

This last week we have been blessed with 4ft of good pnw snow. Having the ascender alpha and 600 catalyst I was skeptical on taking it thinking I’d want the power of the 800. I’m so glad that I did, this new chassis just amazes me every time! Feels so light and the 3” 154 track just floats, lean back and the skis go up.
I let my brother and a friend take it also, they came back just staring at it in disbelief!
I’m almost positive they will be checking one now! The 858 of course

 

[Rob.G]

Great news! I'm even more excited to get mine. If it's as good as I'm hearing, my Khaos may be going away.

 

[Krause09]

Great news! I'm even more excited to get mine. If it's as good as I'm hearing, my Khaos may be going away.

It rides so light compared to the ascender at least, I don’t have a lot of time on a khaos but some. I kept thinking all day what if it had the 858 power, going to be crazy good sled I’m sure! I also was pulling every line as my friends with the 800s and 850s, just slower track speed.
Also excited for mine

 

[Rob.G]

I was just thinking... I hadn't seen anything on this. Does the Catalyst have that center-mounted cooler setup like the Polaris sleds? My Khaos overheats very easily on hardpacked trails even with ice scratchers unless I can stay above 20 mph. If it's one of those badly-washboarded trails where you can't go very fast, it WILL hit 200 deg and shut off. Sometimes it's necessary to ride trails to get to the play areas.

 

[Hawkster]

Makes sense for an M series, also remember it's what the majority wants.

 

[Rob.G]

Let's just hope it gets more snow from the stiffer Power Claw track. That could make all the difference.

 

[Vern]

Let's just hope it gets more snow from the stiffer Power Claw track. That could make all the difference.

I can’t speak to the catalyst with its extra short tunnel, but cat has been running the short front mounted cooler since 2013 and it’s been fine as long as you run scratchers whenever in lower snow conditions. I’ve never had heat issues on my short cooler cats unless it was rock hard snow and every brand was having heat issues, and I don’t run a snow flap.

 

[Clark42]

I cut 3.5" off all my ascenders and they don't overheat with proper management

 

[kanedog]

I cut 3.5" off all my ascenders and they don't overheat with proper management

Where did you take 3.5” from?

 

[IDspud]

The paddles.

 

[kanedog]

Where did you take 3.5” from?

I was thinking you cut 3.5” from the heat exchanger but that’s unlikely. 3.5” off snow flap makes more sense. Plus, you called it heat management so that right there tells me your a tard

 

[IDspud]

Dammit.
Now you tell me.

 

[goridedoo]

I was thinking you cut 3.5” from the heat exchanger but that’s unlikely. 3.5” off snow flap makes more sense. Plus, you called it heat management so that right there tells me your a tard

3.5” from the tunnel ya tard

 

[kanedog]

3.5” from the tunnel ya tard

weird. Dude can’t ride worth a smit. No need for a tunnel cut

 

[Clark42]

weird. Dude can’t ride worth a smit. No need for a tunnel cut

Come ride with me

 

[Clark42]

Not to go all chadly on you haha. I think you’d be a lot of fun to ride and barter with