Building a kids 1-M

[high time]

I'm thinking that a 570 fan but a shorter Power Claw and some titanium from a King Cat, I could come up with a capable sled for a hundred pounder to ride.
I think the engine alone is at least 50lbs lighter and with a 144'' track that would be lighter, a can an stripping excess, I would guess 450lbs should be possible. A lightwieght kid should rip with that. I think I could build it for under $3,000, sled included.

Owen

 

[Idcatman3]

We've got a couple 570s built into mountain sleds (mostly for the wives to ride.) They are warm and light, and go surprisingly well.

 

[snowdingo]

For that price you could probably find a decent M5, which would be an easier chassis for a smaller person to maneuver and throw around.

 

[high time]

Wifes? From Ashton?

Too close to Utah. I feel for you Scott. Do you want to sell one? The sled that is.

Owen

 

[idacatman2]

Wives from Ashton

I hear ya on the too close to Utah, but these are the right breed

On the sleds they are great fun and are super warm, much warmer than an m sled, perfect for the child or woman in your life that has ice in their veins. Can easily be built for 3K. A 141 or 136 track is perfect for these little buggers, but we did have a 151 on one once and it pulled it ok. Love the leightweight of the fan, it is amazing how much the liquid cooling system adds on a sled. Good luck with your build should be a lot of fun!!

 

[Reeb]

I started with my 99 440 Fan Snopro and built my little bro a sweet sled.
'09 141" rails
141 CE
Hood, seat, a-arms, springs, drilled and milled, ceramic coated exhaust, 17-43 gearing SLP PP's, etc etc etc. The thing rips and is easily the most fun I have all day.
Stays pinned and it loves it. Built from a 440 leafblower. Pictures are around here somewhere....

 

[ccpowder]

They are warm and light, and go surprisingly well.

As long as you fix the damn hand warmers!!!

 

[Idcatman3]

Got a point there, but it applies to all the cats.

 

[MI1M600EFI]

My first sled was an '03 570 mountain cat. I was about 160lbs ready to ride, and that sled got me almost everywhere I wanted to go. It was light enough to get unstuck easily, and crawled around just fine on it's 136 x 1-3/8" track. If I was going to build one for a lightweight, I'd skip the longer track and just go to a deeper lug on the 136. Keeps the weight down, and with a 100lb rider, it'll still do better than bigger sleds with heavier riders.

The 570 has really good power for a fan, and the 1M chassis is pretty solid, especially for a newbie. It'll sidehill, climb, jump, and it's pretty comfortable. I'm almost 6' tall, and I wish the bars were higher, but someone with a few less inches would love it just the way it is!

C

 

[IDspud]

If you are looking for a good hundred pound kids sled, I have had better luck with the early 90's phazer.

I am die hard arctic cat, my daughter is around the 100 mark, so we tried her on a 570 and also an m-5. The 1m was too heavy in front and she always nose dived downhill. The m-5 was too tall and top heavy for her strength, always tipped it over. She rode a friends phazer and BEGGED to have one.

They are easy to find ready to ride for $1000 or less. I now have two for the kids. Put a deeper track on and they go anywhere with the light kids. She is only ten and hangs with the adults. She is close to moving up to an m-series, has spent a lot of time on the flats on an m-6, but still prefers the phazer in corners and on hills due to it's stability.

They are also extremely fast, my ten year old runs across ridges at 80 sometimes, but my 9 year old is a little less of a rider so I threaded an adjustment screw into the block to keep her under 30.

 

[Idcatman3]

Phazers are also very good kids sleds, a little hard to find anymore sometimes though. Especially one in decent shape.

 

[triedit]

phazer

my neighbor has a 85 phazer that needs a motor the thing is almost show room condition i think he would sell it realy cheap send me a pm if interested