Real weight of the '09 M8 and M1000?
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OK here is what we found.....
These were taken out of the crate and set on our scale. It is a pallet scale.
09' M-8 162" Sno Pro = 487lbs
09' M-1000 162" Sno Pro = 513lbs
Like I said we took them out of the crate so there would be antifreeze in them. We weighed them first to see what they came in at before we convert them to Pro-Lite Sleds.
Mike
BDX
These were taken out of the crate and set on our scale. It is a pallet scale.
09' M-8 162" Sno Pro = 487lbs
09' M-1000 162" Sno Pro = 513lbs
Like I said we took them out of the crate so there would be antifreeze in them. We weighed them first to see what they came in at before we convert them to Pro-Lite Sleds.
Mike
BDX
That sounds a little heavy to me, what was the crated weight supposed to be. Don't you get 500 back from cat if they are 5lbs over the claimed weight. The claimed weight for the sno pro is 463 and that is with a 162 so 487 sounds real high even with antifreeze which won't add much weight. One guy on the forum weighed his new 09 M8 and it was 495 with full oil, coolant, and 2 gallons of gas.
gonna be a lot of 500 dollar rebates if those weights are true
I am unable to read the "fine print" listed weights.
"If our sleds gain 5 pounds over the summer, we`ll give you $500"
Does that mean you had to order the sled last spring to qualify ?
My new 09 m8 162 feels heavier than my 06 m7 162 le...
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ACMtnCat
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This can't be right.... My '08 153" weighed 485-487# out of the create. This picture shows 495# and that was with 2 gallons of gas in it.
'09s should be 460-465# or less!
this will be a thread to remember.........i didnt weigh mine. How are we going to contest this? Directly with the dealer or call Cat?
i doubt this will pan out.
i doubt this will pan out.
I guess I dont see the problem, they are within 5 pounds of what cat said.
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Desperado
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At the Boise snow show they had an 09 M8 153 sp on the scale and it weighed 455 with the boss seat on it. Add the 7.5lbs for the stock seat and you are at 462.5lb which I believe was the listed dry weight of that sled, crated weight will be more due to fluids added from the factory. Add 2 gal of coolant (16lb's) 1 quart of oil for chain case(1lb) 1 gal of oil in the mixing res (10lb) and 11 gal of fuel (88lb) and the total weight of the sled wet is 580.5. Without fuel the weight would be (492.5) Not bad in my view, but hey I'm coming from an 03 Poo escape
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ACMtnCat
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580#!!! I had my '08 on a scale topped off with everything as full as I could be and had two spare belts and a heavy tool kit, it was 563#.
If I was one of you guys with the '09 I'd be weighing it very accurately, you could be passing up your $500 rebate!
The '09 153" should be at least 25# lighter then 495#
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Arctic Thunder
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Don't forget fuel is only 6.216lbs/gal so 11 gallons would be 68lbs not 88lbs so their is 20lbs right there.
Thunder
Read it and WEEP
About 96 when every body around here had the custom sled bug the subject of honest weight and just how to position 4 cheapo bathroom scales to get true weight was a hot topic of discussion. So.......an acurate high dollar hanging certified scale was purchased and we began weighing sleds.
Twas quite sobering. None of our custom light weight sleds were as light as we envisioned them in our own minds. Some of the guys with other than cats, showed up, blew up... knowing we had screwed with the scale to show their sleds as being heavier than they knew them to be. While weighing some new dealer sleds, the dealer had me drop the scale down and go home.
They are what they are. If you have ever ridden a true 400 lb sled then you don't have to weigh stock sleds anymore, or most custom jobs. A short ride and you know no one is building any 400 lb sleds yet or close.
Every winter I fire up one of my favorite sub 400 lb mtn sleds for a toot around the woods while at the cabin. It says Yamaha ET250 on what's left of the hood.......a long track mountain sled I built for my 8 year old son the winter of 1988. It reminds me that sleds have gotton too heavy, that ski stance is too wide for carving in the trees, what real foot print in deep powder can do...............ok and the short comings of a 250 motor and 2" of suspension.
About 96 when every body around here had the custom sled bug the subject of honest weight and just how to position 4 cheapo bathroom scales to get true weight was a hot topic of discussion. So.......an acurate high dollar hanging certified scale was purchased and we began weighing sleds.
Twas quite sobering. None of our custom light weight sleds were as light as we envisioned them in our own minds. Some of the guys with other than cats, showed up, blew up... knowing we had screwed with the scale to show their sleds as being heavier than they knew them to be. While weighing some new dealer sleds, the dealer had me drop the scale down and go home.
They are what they are. If you have ever ridden a true 400 lb sled then you don't have to weigh stock sleds anymore, or most custom jobs. A short ride and you know no one is building any 400 lb sleds yet or close.
Every winter I fire up one of my favorite sub 400 lb mtn sleds for a toot around the woods while at the cabin. It says Yamaha ET250 on what's left of the hood.......a long track mountain sled I built for my 8 year old son the winter of 1988. It reminds me that sleds have gotton too heavy, that ski stance is too wide for carving in the trees, what real foot print in deep powder can do...............ok and the short comings of a 250 motor and 2" of suspension.
I have my 09 m8 153 , recieved a letter from cat saying it weighed 478.
This may help clear some things up..
Found this info in another thred. I think the term people were questioning was "crated" and exactly what it entailed in relation to weight.
Found this info in another thred. I think the term people were questioning was "crated" and exactly what it entailed in relation to weight.
