Question about reverse & trenching

[JHG]

hey chubby are you serious? you through it into reverse going down a hill

I've used it like this quite a bit, at least for the last 2000 miles or so. I pulled my Diamond Drive apart again this summer and it still looks great. I don't throw in reverse at 5000 RPMs or anything but either at the top just before going over the edge or after I'm stopped if I need to stay on the hillside for some reason.

 

[Good to Go]

Reverse works great when your coming down a steep icey hill, and you start getting out of control. Grab the break, and hit the reverse button. Give it a little gas, and it will slow you down real quick. Might not be the best on your sled, but it sure helps out in those panic situations.

hey chubby are you serious? you through it into reverse going down a hill

He's serious... gotta watch it on ice. I think it works better on soft fast pack. On ice, it can start to skid sideways, catch and flip (don't ask me how I know). Works great on controlled free fall...

I've used it like this quite a bit, at least for the last 2000 miles or so. I pulled my Diamond Drive apart again this summer and it still looks great. I don't throw in reverse at 5000 RPMs or anything but either at the top just before going over the edge or after I'm stopped if I need to stay on the hillside for some reason.

I think most sleds limit the reverse RPM's anyhow.. I've got one 800 w/almost 3000 miles, and it's been stopped downhill with PERC more than a few dozen times Still going strong.

 

[BackCountryBob]

I had an 02 HMX-800 with RER which, if prepared right can get unstuck in poweder. First, once you start to trench stop. Hook a bungie to your snow flap and slowly inch back. Stop, go forward a few inches. Keep doing this until you have enough space to ride the sled out forward.

One way to help is to have a parachutte cord S hooked to your throttle and a snowbungie hooked to the ski. Simultaneously pull the bungie and the cord increasing your engine speed until the sled jumps out of the hole. Caution, you might get run over by the sled.

You can heat up the tails of your skis and bend the tails up. This really helps getting the sled to move in reverse. With the snow flap up and the skis bent I have backed out of the path of the trees that somehow jump in front of me.

BCB

 

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I've used it like this quite a bit, at least for the last 2000 miles or so. I pulled my Diamond Drive apart again this summer and it still looks great. I don't throw in reverse at 5000 RPMs or anything but either at the top just before going over the edge or after I'm stopped if I need to stay on the hillside for some reason.

Yup, been doing the same thing for a few yrs. Put it in reverse before heading down and you can dig in and stop or slow your descent if it's powder. I have used it before when I'm trenched in pointing up-especially in tight trees. Get the back end back up and kick some snow under it. Clear a path behind both skis and then lay on the hood with your feet in the ski loops so you can push them down and keep the backs up. Give it a little gas and slowly back down to an area where you can drag it around.