Let's hear some thoughts from those of you that have put some miles on your new Pro RMK this season. Anything and everything about how they act on the snow! Let's keep this clean, if you haven't been on one, don't voice your opinion.
To kick things off the two that I have ridden with personally are both in agreement that the chassis handles very much like the IQ chassis (08-10). They are very responsive to rider input and it takes little effort to work the sled on either side.
The engine makes good power and is smooth throughout the rpm range. Low and mid rpm range is very snappy and has good grunt when on/off the throttle. The sled gets on top of the snow and goes! In many situations where the older IQ's would lose momentum and stick, this new Pro just keeps going!
The suspension on the Pro-Rmk is good, rear skid transfers very well and this can be directly related to the new design and loss in weight in my opinion. Front shocks are addequate and definetly an upgrade from the WE from previous years. On my Assault 155 the needles are unreal. They absord everything from small stutter bumps to large hits and everything in-between.
One thing I have definetly noticed is the narrowed body. The track doesn't tend to wash out as in the IQ chassis.
The Pro-Tapers as always, a big hit! Re-designed running boards work well clearing snow but when it's deep, still and in my opinion will always be an issue. Powdercoating may be a very good option if you want to customize your sled as well. The carbon fiber bumper looks trick, but it's impossible to hang onto when covered in snow, which is always.
Smaller coolers lost weight, but in the end sacrificed ability to cool when not in the deep. The open area in front of bulkhead and the small 1 inch hole, do not allow much if any snow to accumulate in belly pan. Open area on pto side foot well not a problem with clutching. The belt is hard to take off but I've not seen a 115 grenade to my knowledge, field replacement when in a bind shouldn't be an issue for most.
The hood comes off in under 3 mins, but found out the hard way that the clasp holding the main wiring harness can break when cold, will see if Polaris will sell the individual out plastic piece or supply me with one on Monday. Stock grippers (same as past years) still a hit with me and compareable to Powder Pros.
A skid plate is cheap insurance (found that out as well, nice gash running down it...)
The sled uses a small amount of oil. 120 miles and the oil level was just below add level on a ride from Casper. Could be wrong but I believed he said it had around 9 hours on it at the time.
155 Assault TRACK...I recently purchased a stock Polaris 2.4 2011 take off for my Assault as I thought when the snow got deep the comp hillclimb track wouldn't work well at all. We were in 2+ ft fluff no moisture content snow this afternoon will a base and I was very surprised. The 2.4 is still going on somtime in the future but for those of you with Assault's, depending on the amount of time you spend in bottomless snow, the stock comp hillclimb track may be just fine.
Oh, and the ported snow flap is a guaranteed 10hp gain.
To kick things off the two that I have ridden with personally are both in agreement that the chassis handles very much like the IQ chassis (08-10). They are very responsive to rider input and it takes little effort to work the sled on either side.
The engine makes good power and is smooth throughout the rpm range. Low and mid rpm range is very snappy and has good grunt when on/off the throttle. The sled gets on top of the snow and goes! In many situations where the older IQ's would lose momentum and stick, this new Pro just keeps going!
The suspension on the Pro-Rmk is good, rear skid transfers very well and this can be directly related to the new design and loss in weight in my opinion. Front shocks are addequate and definetly an upgrade from the WE from previous years. On my Assault 155 the needles are unreal. They absord everything from small stutter bumps to large hits and everything in-between.
One thing I have definetly noticed is the narrowed body. The track doesn't tend to wash out as in the IQ chassis.
The Pro-Tapers as always, a big hit! Re-designed running boards work well clearing snow but when it's deep, still and in my opinion will always be an issue. Powdercoating may be a very good option if you want to customize your sled as well. The carbon fiber bumper looks trick, but it's impossible to hang onto when covered in snow, which is always.
Smaller coolers lost weight, but in the end sacrificed ability to cool when not in the deep. The open area in front of bulkhead and the small 1 inch hole, do not allow much if any snow to accumulate in belly pan. Open area on pto side foot well not a problem with clutching. The belt is hard to take off but I've not seen a 115 grenade to my knowledge, field replacement when in a bind shouldn't be an issue for most.
The hood comes off in under 3 mins, but found out the hard way that the clasp holding the main wiring harness can break when cold, will see if Polaris will sell the individual out plastic piece or supply me with one on Monday. Stock grippers (same as past years) still a hit with me and compareable to Powder Pros.
A skid plate is cheap insurance (found that out as well, nice gash running down it...)
The sled uses a small amount of oil. 120 miles and the oil level was just below add level on a ride from Casper. Could be wrong but I believed he said it had around 9 hours on it at the time.
155 Assault TRACK...I recently purchased a stock Polaris 2.4 2011 take off for my Assault as I thought when the snow got deep the comp hillclimb track wouldn't work well at all. We were in 2+ ft fluff no moisture content snow this afternoon will a base and I was very surprised. The 2.4 is still going on somtime in the future but for those of you with Assault's, depending on the amount of time you spend in bottomless snow, the stock comp hillclimb track may be just fine.
Oh, and the ported snow flap is a guaranteed 10hp gain.
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