I am considering doing the 2 wheel mod to my M7 but was wondering if it makes much difference? Is sidehilling and carving easier? Do you loose any durability having one less wheel and less bearings on the axle? Please post your observations and opinions.
is 2 wheel mod any good?
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luv2sledmt
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Did it to my M7 and to be honest the chassis is so nimble to start I couldn't really tell the difference unless the snow was rock hard, but then again I'm a big guy and it dont take much for me to throw the sled around. Another problem is if a bearing goes out in one of the wheels you have no backup. Dont get me wrong I love it, just sharing some observations. IMO you cant beat the look and if your creative you can do it with the axle and spacers on it and a little machine work. Didn't pay a dime to do mine.
im only about 150# and i think that when ur in the trees it is easier to lay it over from a stop imo also the hi fax seemed to wear more more in the rear or anywhere u take wheels out
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AKboondocker
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More likely to break something if you jump compared to the 3 or 4 wheel setup. Ive seen 2 buddies hammer thier 2 wheel setups and had to limp the sleds home on two bent wheels with hollowed out bearings.
WOW that sucks, so I might have to carry one of the ones I took off as a spare!
Ya if you jump alot I wouldn't take any off the back.
first cat i've owned is my 09 which has the 2 inner wheels stock so i'm not sure how it was before but man that sled lays over nicely!
Yep. other than that Ive done it for thousands of miles with no issues. You cant tell a difference sidehilling, but you will be cooler
Just put mine on tonight. For $20 why not?
But it certainly looks better, i havent even riden this sled yet so i couldnt tell u what the difference is with or without it.
But it certainly looks better, i havent even riden this sled yet so i couldnt tell u what the difference is with or without it.
I love my 2 wheel conversion and now I'm going for the Fastlane 9" 2 wheel kit..
Anyone have a preference on which 2 wheel; kit to buy? Do larger wheels do anything other than add to the bling factor? I do not care to much about looks but I do care about performance.
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Klimbing Kitty
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bigger wheel rolls easier. I did notice today that on the new HCR there are four wheels on the inside. this made me think ....... why not on the M's???
I made my own 2whl kit on my 97` Summit and it helped on laying the sled over on hardpack, Now I did notice that if a sled runs a 2 whl kit on a skid that has rail extensions it will be more effective if the hyfax`s go all the way back.
I had 136-151 extensions that did not run the hyfax`s back to the rear wheels and when the nose was in the air when climbing it was very unstable and felt like a unicycle so I reinstalled the outer wheels and it got rid of this problem, This year I have changed skids and am running a full length rail and will reinstall the 2whl Kit again but I`m going to run 3 whls in the center for more support.
This probably isn`t something that every one would experience but is what I have ran into.
Wheel size helps on the rolling resistance, and especailly effective if the rear wheels are the same diameter as the drivers or bigger, but to big and you loose track length.
Good Luck.
I had 136-151 extensions that did not run the hyfax`s back to the rear wheels and when the nose was in the air when climbing it was very unstable and felt like a unicycle so I reinstalled the outer wheels and it got rid of this problem, This year I have changed skids and am running a full length rail and will reinstall the 2whl Kit again but I`m going to run 3 whls in the center for more support.
This probably isn`t something that every one would experience but is what I have ran into.
Wheel size helps on the rolling resistance, and especailly effective if the rear wheels are the same diameter as the drivers or bigger, but to big and you loose track length.
Good Luck.
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Arctic Thunder
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I have never heard of anyone having a track failure but I wonder how good it is to flex the track in the width direction?
I am wondering how hard it is on the track to flex the outer 4" over when sidehilling and such.
I plan to do the 2 wheel change on M1000. Just because I understand it helps a bit to keep the skid from filling up as much with snow.
Don't know for sure. Cheap to do and can go back if I want.
But again I wonder about the cross track supports (internal).
Thunder
I am wondering how hard it is on the track to flex the outer 4" over when sidehilling and such.
I plan to do the 2 wheel change on M1000. Just because I understand it helps a bit to keep the skid from filling up as much with snow.
Don't know for sure. Cheap to do and can go back if I want.
But again I wonder about the cross track supports (internal).
Thunder
installed the two wheel kit on my 07 M1000 snopro last season and found it definitely helped with side hilling and makes it a lot easier to throw on its side. Very cheap switch for looks and to drop a few pounds- have not had any problems after one season
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