side hilling assault

[Aussie Niko]

Coming off my old 900 that was nose heavy my new assault wants to turn up hill on a side hill even with my foot right forward on the running board. Any one else have this prob? I find myself having to counter steer heaps to keep it heading across the hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfWB7sJWWE&feature=share

 

[k_newman66]

i was having the same problem with my pro on a real steep sidehill. i did the carls cut on the skis. i have the ca pro III skis which are alot wider than stock, and it helped out quite a bit. if you do a search for carls cut theres lots of pics of cut skis

 

[rmk2112]

Counter steer more and pull the sled a little deeper into the hill.

 

[akgiauque]

Coming off my old 900 that was nose heavy my new assault wants to turn up hill on a side hill even with my foot right forward on the running board. Any one else have this prob? I find myself having to counter steer heaps to keep it heading across the hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfWB7sJWWE&feature=share

I have learned that I need to shift my weight and my feet. Not the same as the 08-10 IQ, it wanted to dive down hill.
Going left to right on a hill I ride Left foot forward Right foot back, but the toes even with the heel of the forward foot. This also helps me counter steer, puts a twist in my body and my arms pull the skis to a natural counter position. If I slide my left foot back the rear washes out and I point up hill. I use this to bleed of speed but keep the RPM's up. If I head up hill I shift my hips to the right and this levels me out.
Yesterday I tried side hilling in the sitting position on a small hill that was fairly steep. I went about 100 feet without moving my butt, the sled wanted to turn up hill and I had to shift my weight to keep the line.

 

[MCIVER]

k heres the deal with the assault.

I have a 2012 and had the same problem as you. the assault in stock form wheelies to much and has to much ski lift, so when side hilling yes the nose is always being lifted up the hill, making near impossible to hold your line with confidence ( was ready to sell it).

The biggest improvement i made was to move the front skid arm to the rmk position, this changed the sled from good to awesome for boondocking. I've also put on ice age rmk rails and a camo ex 155 track.

next was adjusting the the suspension to my liking. I loosened off the clickers on the skis and played with preload on the springs all the way around the sled.

Now this sled is awesome!! I dont ride anything except steep thick trees and this sled gets me in and out of some of the worse places I can put it with ease.

 

[jakey-boy]

Hard to tell what you have going without seeing your foot placement. From the video it definitely looks like you need to counter steer more and get the sled further over.

I like to stand with my foot sideways on the outside of the running board. With the inside of my foot all the way against the front of the sled. This turns my body and gets the weight as far forward as I can get it. The further your weight is forward the less counter steer you can get away with and still hold your lines. This is why I love the lower narrower bars on the RMK.

Having not tried an assault I'm not sure so It could definitely be a sled setup problem as mentioned above as well.

 

[MCIVER]

the only issue I have ran into with setup is because the assault sits higher in the front than the rmk, this means that even after what I have done the track does not sit flat on the ground. I dont think this is causing me any problems tho

 

[Aussie Niko]

I'll try a few things tomorrow like loosing the front track shock and tightening the rear a little. This should give me more ski pressure and more steering input.

 

[ryan_625]

Counter-Steer, foot position, and throttle. thats all you need on a PRO.
I actually adjusted my skid to let my sled wheelie more, I find that when boon docking I can get through trees fast/sketchier influencing my sled more with my body weight than the skis. In side hills I find throttle is key once you are laid into the hill. Everything on my sled it stock too other than adjusting the shocks and putting a wrap on.

 

[mud99]

Niko, I have the same problem. Coming off the nose heavy apex, you need to steer downhill a lot more. If the skis are pointed straight ahead and the running boards are flat across the hill you will be going uphill.