HCR with Powerclaw track.....

[IdahoPowderHound]

Arctic Cats new HCR with the Powerclaw seems pretty sick. Was at the snow show and talked to a rep from cats engineering dep. and he showed me the powerclaw. Have a chance to get an HCR in Mountain Home end of November.....Looks to be the coolest track on the snow this year. any one ride a '09 last year and whats your take on the new track and the HCR? Thanks

 

[ice biker]

If you ride the trails and like harder conditions and jumping the HCR should be great. It has a harder compound track then the other M-series and a wider stance on the ski's. It would be a great sled for jumping and racing hillcross but if you like cutting thru the tree's in deep powder that is not what it was built for. I like the graphics they look better then the others but i like powder and mountain riding.

 

[ice biker]

And if the guy you talked to was Rob lewis he isn't from the engineering dept. he is a sales rep. The other guys in there where from dealerships. If you talked to Bret a skinny guy with a beard he does know what the Arctic cats are all about especially the way they are engineered and what the purpose is behind the powerclaw track.

 

[JHG]

Be careful with the track on the HCR, the harder compound will make in trench worse in the powder, it wasn't built for powder.

 

[dmkhnr]

That powerclaw is a stiffer track than the powerclaw that comes on the snopro/standard M-sled. It will be interesting to see how they compare to each other.

HCR has the rear float susp with Ti torsion springs which will make it a dream through the whoops/washed out trail/jumping.

I use the 39" front, so the 43" stance wouldn't work for me.

Does it come premix or with an oil pump? Tighter head than the stocker?

 

[madmax]

"HCR has the rear float susp with Ti torsion springs "

that doesnt make any sense, torsion spring and a float in the rear? It has Ti clutch springs no torsion springs.

 

[dmkhnr]

Your right, for some reason I thought I saw torsoion springs on it as well, but it was the stabilizer bar that comes down under the float.

 

[SuperCat]

I have one comming from Cat should be here in a month or so I will let you all know how she rides. Im a powder rider and a tree rider but comming off a Rev I think I will like the wider stance but Im not sure of the track. If the harder track makes it trench Im getting rid of it and going with a 150 2.5. It should be interesting we plan to put some more hp on it as well. If its to wide I guess I will be putting a standard M8 front end on it. Pray 4 snow

 

[iluv2fly]

By the time you put the different front end on it and a different track you will be where the standard M8 is so I hope you like the setup or your going to be out a lot of extra cash.

 

[dmkhnr]

You'd be better off just picking up a snopro if your going to ride powder. The hcr is made for a course. It will see more dirt/rock/hardpack/ice then it will powder.

 

[SuperCat]

Sleds are bottom less money pits! Im not to worried about the cost of a track and a front end. Anyways if I go 150x2.5 im still not running a 153. As far as being out a bunch of extra cash I would have to disagree seeing as I will have 2 set ups 1 for winter 1 for spring.