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The “washes out in steep terrain” rings very true to me. I had a 19’ alpha and a 20’ twin rail the same year and rode them both a lot. The alpha rear just was not as predictable in the super steep side hill through the tree terrain.
the alpha's traction is another one-up over the old 3 pitch powerclaw/twin rail in the traction department. skid or larger pitch but probably both coming into play. Polaris guys seem ok with replacing tracks every couple years? I wouldnt be enthuised about that either tho. Id give the heavier 2.6 with all its extra rods some serious consideration. I bet it will hold up a lot better. Cut the extra fingers off maybe for weight and deep snow impovement.There it is. That's what I'm saying. What's the gain with the Alpha? Traction? My last Axys sled had a Power Claw on it because that track is freakin' awesome. Tons of traction. Maybe the traction has more to do with the track, and not the skid...
I'm also not on board with the comments about tracks being a wear item, like tires on a truck. I don't want to have to replace a $1200 track every couple of years because all of the rods are broken from lack of rail support. They seem to elude to that in the video. What's been everyone's experience with this?
This was my experience, i ride 154s so maybe it was exaggerated compared to a 165. The alpha was fun but i went back to polaris the next season. I would however like to ride the new catThe “washes out in steep terrain” rings very true to me. I had a 19’ alpha and a 20’ twin rail the same year and rode them both a lot. The alpha rear just was not as predictable in the super steep side hill through the tree terrain. You had to be very careful with the throttle when you pushed it had to not wash out. The twin rail acted very similar and predictable to my matryx sleds. I’m hoping with the changes to the chassis on the catalyst the wash out tendency is less. The cat still has the best backcountry 3” of any manufacturer. I’ll definitely have a catalyst 858 next year.