Ride a 13 Pro Turbo, thinking a Cat M9000 for a 2nd sled. thoughts?

[Hillside]

I'm not sure about the Arctic cat m9000 or even 13 M1100. but I like that from factory it is a turbo out of the box and would serve good purpose for days I'm just going out for a little adventure or checking out new terrain. Plus I like to snowboard and that would be a beast pulling us up the mountain.

My turbo pro is a 155, I'd get the 162 cat. I just don't know much about them other then I want a 2nd sled. I would love to get a 163 pro turbo but I spent way too much money on mine last year at Vohk, I'm not doing that again. Plus the 4strokes are way more reliable.

I guess what I'm trying to get at is what will it be like from my pro turbo to this tank? is it worth buying for a long haul and a good alternative from my pro turbo?

I have also thought about getting a m8 or pro 155 stocker. I rode a 163 stock pro as a secondary last year and it sucked. not enough power.

 

[skibumsd]

I have spent a fair amount of time on the arctic cat turbos. My buddy is the arctic cat dealer here. I can tell you for sure that i would not go with anything less than the 163 or it is heavy in the deep stuff. You will also need to upgrade the skis as they suck. The long track with some floaty skis though is pretty dam fun. I ride a proclimb m8 for my sled and its not like that or a pro but it will get around just fine in the deep stuff and it loves to go up high with the turbo as i am sure you know with yours. This years model was supposed to be even better with the turbo getting rid of alot of the lag. And on top of it all with some easy mods the cat turbo can put out some serious horsepower. I will try and report back when we get this years demos out hopefully sooner than later.