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Teach Me, O' great 2 Smoke Sledders.. (Gas Consumption & Fuel Tanks)

I hate carrying extra weight/fuel on the tunnel, but using the extra fuel about 40% of the time it becomes a must have. With the linq system it becomes real easy to dump the caddy in the tank part way through the day... every day/ride is different... better be safe than walking:face-icon-small-win
 
live to ride said:
I hate carrying extra weight/fuel on the tunnel, but using the extra fuel about 40% of the time it becomes a must have. With the linq system it becomes real easy to dump the caddy in the tank part way through the day... every day/ride is different... better be safe than walking:face-icon-small-win
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Agreed!..... I'm expecting trail tank will have a larger capacity fuel tank for next year, hopefully 11.5-12 gallons.
 
christopher said:
Sure enough, she came through and can deliver at a discount.
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The dealer that you are getting your sleds from wasn't willing to give you an accessory % off? All the dealers I've bought from have offered it before i even asked for it, and that is after working them over for a good deal (not paying anywhere near msrp) on a sled, motorcycle, or whatever.
 
every 2 stroke i've ever had went around 40 miles in deep snow on a tank of gas. i have a set up from mountain addiction that carry's 2.5 gallons and never used it so i stopped bringing it. how far did you go on your yamaha turbo
 
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mtncat1 said:
every 2 stroke i've ever had around 40 miles in deep snow on a tank of gas. i have a set up from mountain addiction that carry's 2.5 gallons and never used it so i stopped bringing it. how far did you go on your yamaha turbo
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The Yamaha's just got great mileage, its not fair to compare 4s to 2s.
Never carried spare fuel.
Never ran out of fuel.
Only ONCE saw the yellow Low-Fuel light go off, and I ran a Supercharger, not a turbo on mine which ate even more gas.

BUT, they had LARGE tanks on them as we burned a LOT of gas getting to the playgrounds and then back again.
 
we ride in around 7 miles, play all day and by that time we're ready to get out i'm beat. so it really doesn't matter how much gas i have i'm beat and the sky is starting to get gray. we are low on fuel but you can really go far on a gallon when your on the trail or lake bed :face-icon-small-hap
 
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i learned the answer to this question many years ago.

1. does every other rider in the group have extra gas?
2. if yes, then you need extra gas as well. if no, then you dont. it doesnt pay to be the only sucker wasting money on the fuel tank and dragging the extra cargo around......
 
Bocephus said:
i learned the answer to this question many years ago.

1. does every other rider in the group have extra gas?
2. if yes, then you need extra gas as well. if no, then you dont. it doesnt pay to be the only sucker wasting money on the fuel tank and dragging the extra cargo around......
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My "group" are all life long 4 stroke riders.
Sold the yamahas, bought three new 850s.
Right now everyone in the group has no extra gas.
 
well if the others have the same sleds with extra fuel, i think you answered your own question.


most of my riding is done where i put less than 50 miles on per day. 3 miles from the cabin i am off trail and having fun. other times, like in togwotee, where i dont know the area as well, and maybe i am searching for good snow.....then yes, extra fuel would be handy. but if im the only poor sap lugging extra fuel around, it doesnt do the group much good.
 
In my experience if you are doing a 80 mile trip then bring the extra gas.

40-50 miles you probably wont need it.

On the 800 E-Tec when you first see the low fuel warning light the sled can be driven on flat ground for about 30 miles.

You have to keep your speed hovering at about 20 mph and follow a set of previously packed tracks back.

This is slow but it can be done if needed.
 
spacehog21 said:
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On the 800 E-Tec when you first see the low fuel warning light the sled can be driven on flat ground for about 30 miles.

You have to keep your speed hovering at about 20 mph and follow a set of previously packed tracks back...
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Time will tell on the 850 and new gas tank and gas gauge setup, but one should use caution and/or experimentation before applying XM sled stats to the Gen4. Some of the mags are reporting the gas gauge to be set up differently and more accurate, meaning empty is empty not "I have a ways to go" like the XM. Not sure how that will translate to the low fuel warning light. It might give the same careful 30 miles of riding that Spacehog describes or it might be 10 miles more....or 10 miles less.

Experimenting (running the sled until it quits) is hard on a fuel pump, but once or twice shouldn't hurt too much. But have extra gas and be aware that some report that running them dry can make them hard to prime and/or have air in the line so until you get them restarted and run slow and easy for a while to get all hints of air out of the lines, be careful running them hard and risking a momentary lean condition.
 
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