Pulling the back end up on the Mountain Horse

[DieselTwitch]

I've heard a few times that you can make for a more nimble ride if you pull the back end of the Mountain horse up. Im guessing this is done by re shimming the mtn tamer slide in the back. Has anyone doe this? did it work? was it worth it?

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

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If your thinking of raising the back of the track up, so if on the garage floor the back of the track would not be touching.......yes ? the issue is you are then putting pressure on the very front of your suspension and your track will want to dig and not climb on top of the snow.

on our home made bikes we have:

adjustable strut
lots of room to play on our M8 suspension

testing and making adjustments a month ago in deep tough to go snow, pressure in the front of the skid, noticeable loss of ability to climb on the snow
stiffer rear suspension choppy ride and loss of going through the snow ability

adjust strut shorter, pressure in front raising rear of skid, again very poor ability to go through loose snow and climb up on snow.

You could mod your rails and raise the back wheels up .750 or so, been done on sleds, idea is it acts like a short track still goes through the snow ?
All the sled mfg have ditched that idea and all have come with sleds with that built in...............testing must show that its no so good.

 

[DieselTwitch]

If your thinking of raising the back of the track up, so if on the garage floor the back of the track would not be touching.......yes ? the issue is you are then putting pressure on the very front of your suspension and your track will want to dig and not climb on top of the snow.

on our home made bikes we have:

adjustable strut
lots of room to play on our M8 suspension

testing and making adjustments a month ago in deep tough to go snow, pressure in the front of the skid, noticeable loss of ability to climb on the snow
stiffer rear suspension choppy ride and loss of going through the snow ability

adjust strut shorter, pressure in front raising rear of skid, again very poor ability to go through loose snow and climb up on snow.

You could mod your rails and raise the back wheels up .750 or so, been done on sleds, idea is it acts like a short track still goes through the snow ?
All the sled mfg have ditched that idea and all have come with sleds with that built in...............testing must show that its no so good.

Thanks for the detailed reply. Yeah I wasn't sure what it would do. I was thinking that it would help pull some of the weight off the front ski but I guess your right. I'm just always looking to find to ways to make it better. Suspension is a complex topic forsure

 

[Hawkster]

You could mod your rails and raise the back wheels up .750 or so, been done on sleds, idea is it acts like a short track still goes through the snow ?
All the sled mfg have ditched that idea and all have come with sleds with that built in...............testing must show that its no so good.

Possible , they might have also ditched it account of expense , and some models weight over rides reliability and than theirs the model specialty . Riding styles aren't all the same so in a way I'm surprised the horse hasn't done it yet ?

 

[Adobe-Al]

I've heard a few times that you can make for a more nimble ride if you pull the back end of the Mountain horse up. Im guessing this is done by re shimming the mtn tamer slide in the back. Has anyone doe this? did it work? was it worth it?

Thanks for info on Pitkin- have you let your limiter strap out (longest hole) yet? We played with that this weekend and loved how much lighter the front ski felt. We are also thinking that if you increase the front preload and decrease the rear it might help. That is are next test.

 

[DieselTwitch]

Thanks for info on Pitkin- have you let your limiter strap out (longest hole) yet? We played with that this weekend and loved how much lighter the front ski felt. We are also thinking that if you increase the front preload and decrease the rear it might help. That is are next test.

You're welcome. I would love to ride with you if you come to town.

This is what im talking about. I love the way the bike is setup now but im not against try to make it even better. I know that TS set the kits up for a balance between deep snow and trail. I'm looking to make it better for deep snow and less for trail. I ride trail for about 5 min, if that.