Arctic Cat Catalyst 858

[caper11]

I don’t think that works that way. Take a GPS and try it in a vehicle.

It’s two measurements, gps speed, and vertical gain. Your distance travelled will be far more than the vertical gain in elevation. Depending on the length of the climb vs the actual elevation change, the error in the speed would be minimal. Without knowing the actual numbers to do the math the error would be well below .5% range for a snowmobile, therefore GPS speed is still pretty accurate.


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[farmboy84]

It's not quite that simple. 25mph vertically and 25mph horizontally don't equal 50mph at a 45 deg angle. Pythagorean theorem needed...... it's 35mph horizontally.

 

[Teth-Air]

It's not quite that simple. 25mph vertically and 25mph horizontally don't equal 50mph at a 45 deg angle. Pythagorean theorem needed...... it's 35mph horizontally.

I'm not sure. If you climb 90 degrees straight up your horizontal ground speed is zero even if you are going 50 mph straight up. Now at 45 degrees you will be moving 1/2 the distance horizontally and half vertically. 1/2 of 50 is 25 mph in both directions. The question really is: Does a gps record speed in verticle directions? I know it can because it knows altitude but does the programmer of the software record it this way? Maybe some and maybe not others??

 

[farmboy84]

I was being a smart a$$. I don't know how GPS handles it but, all I'm saying is 50mph at a 45 deg angle is NOT 25 mph in both primary directions.

 

[IDspud]

Sometimes there is no winner.

 

[spoon]

Sometimes there is no winner.

Clearly in this case

 

[Teth-Air]

Sometimes there is no winner.

We win if we learn, Even if we don't learn its good for the brain to try.

 

[IDspud]

What have you learned from guessing track speed and throttle position and snow resistance and incline?
I agree with learning,
Y’all are guessing.

 

[Vern]

Sometimes there is no winner.

I thought everyone was a winner nowadays

 

[IDspud]

Not anymore,
All the winners by gift are now removing their wieners.

 

[Vern]

Sad but true.

 

[tenacious84]

there is this thing they call the internet, you can look up things like this....

Per said quick search:

GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit signal information to earth. GPS receivers take this information and use triangulation to calculate the user's exact location. Essentially, the GPS receiver compares the time a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was received. The time difference tells the GPS receiver how far away the satellite is. Now, with distance measurements from a few more satellites, the receiver can determine the user's position and display it on the unit's electronic map. A receiver must be locked on to the signal of at least three satellites to calculate a 2D position (latitude and longitude) and track movement. With four or more satellites in view, the receiver can determine the user's 3D position (latitude, longitude and altitude). Once the user's position has been determined, the GPS unit can calculate other information, such as speed, bearing, track, trip distance, distance to destination, sunrise and sunset time and more.

 

[IDspud]

That’s a very broad description that forgets many systems function differently.
We use a repeater for our tractor gps for example that will hit a mark dead on.
My son’s phone tracker can say he’s in the shop when he’s in the house.
If he goes five miles south it shows he’s 75 as it switches into NV towers.
Some systems can calculate elevation into speed most don’t need to.

 

[Pinchecharlie]

 

[Teth-Air]

If $26,9949 is a USA price that is crazy for a NA. My 24 Boost was about $27,000 CDN OTD.

 

[tenacious84]

If $26,9949 is a USA price that is crazy for a NA. My 24 Boost was about $27,000 CDN OTD.

The top of the image says Ghostrider Motorsports, British Columbia.

 

[Teth-Air]

The top of the image says Ghostrider Motorsports, British Columbia.

Sorry missed that. My 23 NA snowcheck Polaris 165 was $21K CDN OTD with basic gauge so for new tech it is probably in the ball park only when I ordered my 23 we were experiencing Covid pricing and low interest rate. Now, I am not sure a lot of guys would spend that much for a first year motor and buddy tracking that won't work in Canada for some time?? Time will tell.

 

[Calvin42]

OUCH!!!

 

[Pinchecharlie]

Yeah sorry it was on fb and I thought it was high so I posted it here. Canadians are paying! It’s open to order now so have at it!

 

[Pinchecharlie]

Holly crap I just called my dealer and he’s ordered 28 different sleds today!
The cheap black sled is only 154x2.6 and I wanted a 165 so I didn’t check that price!
Sno pro 165x3 elect start with cat three position shicks 18293
With gauge 19500
Said they told him he’d get everything he ordered this week. So I guess if you want one….better call Saul! Maybe a 154x2.6 wouldn’t be to bad lol. Only blacked out sled is 154 (sure you k re that)