What are others experience riding the Timbersled product? Looking for comments on handling and in relation to snowmobiling in powder/boondocking. Thanks.
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I have a timbersled rear skid under my 07 ski doo. it dropped some weight, well made and any question I had Allen answered right away, good guys to deal with. the handling is great for me and has quiet a bit of adjustment. if you like a real soft ride I would just stay stock but if you like to run the bumps hard and then hit the hills and trees then this is a good setup. can go back and forth easily with a few adjustments
love my timbersled on my m8...i find it plenty tough enough (I HAVE HIT SOME HARD NUBS AT HIGH SPEEDS)as its one with the 2010` upgrades...it carves better and seems to hold a great side hill..but limiter strap and air pressure and shim set up is all part of it...one thing for certain...GREAT GREAT customer support..lighter..holds less snow...i have the frt barkbuster kit on the way with evol shocks that Timbersled has taken the time to shim...i am really excited about it showing up..
thank you.
how about the mountain horse snow bike conversions. anybody ridden these?
how about the mountain horse snow bike conversions. anybody ridden these?
I have the '10 Timbersled skid on an 09' TM8 ...
I have mixed feelings about this skid.
I messed with it most of last year, and I never got it set up to where I thought it transferred weight the way it should for boondocking ... primarily ease of tipping the sled up on its side and carving in flat ground in less than 3' of snow ... it just seemed like no matter where I set the shims, limiter straps, shock mounts, air pressure, etc it just ran way too much ski pressure.
I will say however, that it did perform as advertising as far as keeping the nose down on hill climbs, and on a sidehill I thought it behaved pretty well ... It was mainly just boondocking through the trees that I thought it left something to be desired.
But, I will say that I think the single biggest issue I have is with the Fox Floats. They are about the cheapest crappiest shock on the planet, aftermarket spec or not.
I have a pretty good feeling that if I would have sprung for the Exit shocks I'd probably have had a lot better luck with this skid. If I thought I could sell the floats to somone else I would then just upgrade to the exit shocks after that, but the floats are a custom length for this skid, so I can't do that ..
Overall I'd just say that if you are gonna buy this skid, go with the Exit shocks, you'll thank yourself later I think.
I have mixed feelings about this skid.
I messed with it most of last year, and I never got it set up to where I thought it transferred weight the way it should for boondocking ... primarily ease of tipping the sled up on its side and carving in flat ground in less than 3' of snow ... it just seemed like no matter where I set the shims, limiter straps, shock mounts, air pressure, etc it just ran way too much ski pressure.
I will say however, that it did perform as advertising as far as keeping the nose down on hill climbs, and on a sidehill I thought it behaved pretty well ... It was mainly just boondocking through the trees that I thought it left something to be desired.
But, I will say that I think the single biggest issue I have is with the Fox Floats. They are about the cheapest crappiest shock on the planet, aftermarket spec or not.
I have a pretty good feeling that if I would have sprung for the Exit shocks I'd probably have had a lot better luck with this skid. If I thought I could sell the floats to somone else I would then just upgrade to the exit shocks after that, but the floats are a custom length for this skid, so I can't do that ..
Overall I'd just say that if you are gonna buy this skid, go with the Exit shocks, you'll thank yourself later I think.
I had to add a Evol-R rear shock to get transfer to work and to get skid to stop bucking,
What did that run you? Did they offer you any real sort of trade-in on the stock shock?
I was thinking about adding the extended air bladder like I did on my front shocks and seeing if that helped ..
It helped on the front, slightly, but Floats still basically totally suck IMO.
The older skid: I haven't owned one for one reason, I did everything and more with my stock AC skid with the shocks reworked. From my experience of being around them there not worth it.
But the new skid looks better and should work for most, still has some things I question but for the buyers sake I hope it works.
If your on boost get a kmod.
Even the difference between the AC under a boosted yami compared to the t-sled skid is night and day, the t-skid was a little better than the yami one most thought but the AC skid just flat worked better.
But the new skid looks better and should work for most, still has some things I question but for the buyers sake I hope it works.
If your on boost get a kmod.
Even the difference between the AC under a boosted yami compared to the t-sled skid is night and day, the t-skid was a little better than the yami one most thought but the AC skid just flat worked better.
had Tom,s snowmobile build the shock. It changed the skid completely. Super plush up top and rebounds all the way up, Bottom resistance with E vol chamber, Dont recall the cost.
Hmmm, I have a TS skid on a boosted sled and have been happy with it's performance... I did step into the new one this season too though and I think i will be even happier with it... I don't have any seat time on it but once I set the older skid to the coupled position it worked GREAT and I had a few people hop on it and say how 'planted' they thought it felt (just straight up comments, unsolicited by me so I would think I can trust them!) i did notice I lost some boondocking with the skid coupled so i jumped at the new skid as I think that will allow me my tree riding for 90% of the season and then can be adjusted to take me up the chutes when I want to!!
That doesn't surprise me considering the stock AC skid is essentially a clone of the original Holz skid with some minor exceptions.
The Holz skid is the best skid I've ever run.
I guess in hind sight I would have ordered a set of Exit shocks for the stock skid then moved my scissor back 1/2" and probably been perfectly happy.
Fox offers a EVOL R upgrade for 350.
You aren't a 300 pound dude though. That plays a huge part in shock behavior.
I'm not that damned fat .... yet. Lol.
But yeah, it does make it tough to set a sled up for somone whose ride weight (fully geared up w/ pack) is 310-320 lbs or so
Don't get me wrong I think for some it may work fine, but overall if you put a little into the AC skid it works pretty well. Ride a kmod and you will be amazed
fixed it for ya
I am not sponsored, your just jealous your famous t-skid got its feet knocked out from underneath itself by kmod. I'm starting to think t-sled sponsors you.
If you want to know ask Amber Holt why she switched from t-sled to kmod. T-sled will still have there market, but why would you go that route when you get more with a kmod.
If you want to know ask Amber Holt why she switched from t-sled to kmod. T-sled will still have there market, but why would you go that route when you get more with a kmod.
hahaha...feet knocked out from under.....from an ankle biter...ring ring..your sleeping in..the alarm clock just went off...ps...Skandi has Timber..
I've had the Timbersled Mt Tamer in my last 3 sleds. And I'll have a new one in my sled this season.
For me it has given me great ride quality and control... Especially in deep snow and while climbing.
In the last few years I have had strength issues because of some medical problems. I was able to conserve energy and keep the sled under control which gave me the ability to enjoy riding with my friends longer.
You can "muscle" any sled to get it to do what you want.. but you will last longer if you are not fighting the machine. The Mt. Tamer did just that for me.
On the turbo sleds (not mine) that I've installed Mt. Tamers on... I was able to get ski lift under control and still maintain great ride quality and the ability to absorb impacts while climbing. Made the machine much more fun to ride.
I've found the Mt. Tamer to give me everything that I want in a skid...Control, comfort and quality of construction that is tolerant of abuse and hard use.
I had the pleasure of hanging out for the Puyallup and SLC shows with Allen from Timbersled.... great family and great work environment that provides full time employment for 6 people in his well organized shop. The customer service when I've called was outstanding and they were able to help me throughout the years...back to when Budd Holt was the cust service rep a couple of years back.
Wyoboy... anytime anyone mentions Timbersled... you seem to feel the need to promote Kmod in that thread... I think that is why you are catching the critique here. Sincere question, how much actual seat time have you actually spent on top of a properly setup up Timbersled Mt Tamer for the comparison?
For me it has given me great ride quality and control... Especially in deep snow and while climbing.
In the last few years I have had strength issues because of some medical problems. I was able to conserve energy and keep the sled under control which gave me the ability to enjoy riding with my friends longer.
You can "muscle" any sled to get it to do what you want.. but you will last longer if you are not fighting the machine. The Mt. Tamer did just that for me.
On the turbo sleds (not mine) that I've installed Mt. Tamers on... I was able to get ski lift under control and still maintain great ride quality and the ability to absorb impacts while climbing. Made the machine much more fun to ride.
I've found the Mt. Tamer to give me everything that I want in a skid...Control, comfort and quality of construction that is tolerant of abuse and hard use.
I had the pleasure of hanging out for the Puyallup and SLC shows with Allen from Timbersled.... great family and great work environment that provides full time employment for 6 people in his well organized shop. The customer service when I've called was outstanding and they were able to help me throughout the years...back to when Budd Holt was the cust service rep a couple of years back.
Wyoboy... anytime anyone mentions Timbersled... you seem to feel the need to promote Kmod in that thread... I think that is why you are catching the critique here. Sincere question, how much actual seat time have you actually spent on top of a properly setup up Timbersled Mt Tamer for the comparison?
yep.i admit i love trying to get wyoboys goat as he often gets mine...and i imagine the others have some outstanding credentials and fine traits as well..but this thread topic is specific..and i have said my piece about what i like about the Timbersled product and when the barkbuster arrives with the evols.(and new Mod Skis)..i will have more to say at seasons end...but cheers for now...
I am planning on a T skid for a Turboed Pro. I really like the ease of adjustability with the knob on the T skid. I have heard so many bad stories about Fox shocks I think I am going to go with the Exit's even though they are heavier. I think the new Raptor adjustable shock with the triple rate springs are going to be pretty amazing. The one thing that has me looking at the Kmod too.