155" if you jump.
At least a 163" If you are not jumping, but man up and get a 174"
At least a 163" If you are not jumping, but man up and get a 174"
track length what is the best?
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Depends strongly on your riding style and snow conditions your area gets. If you ride deep fluff for most of the year i'd go with the 162. If you have moderate snow that sets up really well 153. I ride a 155 myself and only one ride this year did i wish i had a 162 and it was bottomless fluff. the more you jump the more you'll enjoy a shorter track. Boondocking its nice to be a little shorter but once again it depends on your snow condition. So guys can handle a 162 like a 146 haha i mean it really depends on your riding skill and snow conditions. the 153 is a great all around track size. Good luck
HAHAHA!!!
It's not manning up when you switch to the option that removes the requirement of skill.
If you're a beginner, or you don't want to have to work hard, go longer. If you're a better rider & you want a more interesting day, go shorter. (whether shorter is 162 from 174, or 141 from 153... whatever... same deal.)
174" Is just an equalizer for the gravitationally challenged ( fat people)
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minet
Well-known member
BCIL has a point ,, it is more work to ride a shorter track.
there comes a time though when a person has to take a good look at who they really are.. and not what they imagine themselves to be.
this is an athletic endeavor.. just holding a line can make me breath hard.. and digging out a stuck ,, we all know how yoru breathing after that.
i have been a fan of short and still am ,, but i just need a little easier ,, so im going longer this season.. im not and never was the athlete i thought i was on my 144/6.. im no slouch either,, but just need to man up and go longer,, drop my ego and be stuck less..
156 this year , was on a 162 for a season and was board board .. poor year for snow ,, but still
there comes a time though when a person has to take a good look at who they really are.. and not what they imagine themselves to be.
this is an athletic endeavor.. just holding a line can make me breath hard.. and digging out a stuck ,, we all know how yoru breathing after that.
i have been a fan of short and still am ,, but i just need a little easier ,, so im going longer this season.. im not and never was the athlete i thought i was on my 144/6.. im no slouch either,, but just need to man up and go longer,, drop my ego and be stuck less..
156 this year , was on a 162 for a season and was board board .. poor year for snow ,, but still
Hey... I went from 141x15 to 146x16, which has more float than a 155, so I can't disagree with that!!
It's less fun factor but it's a decent ways easier for sure.
I did not read all the post's, but why no 121". Dont be a hater! Haha
need a new listing on the poll options, 163xp track 163x16.2.5 now that's a pretty big track which is what my sled is going to end up with.
My Rev Summit currently has a 162x15x2 1/4 and its the best so far for me.
every sled I have owned I have improved the track in some way and have pretty much went longer from my first sled to Now on all my sleds
stock cat 136 on my 96` Powderspecial a lot of fun but exhausting swapped out to a Challenger 136x1.75 big difference then purchased a 97 Summit 670ho and immediately swapped the stock 136 to a Cat Challenger 153x15x2 and Huge difference this started me on long tracks could not believe the difference on how I could stop on deep snow and get off the sled sink to my waist and then get on the sled and hit throttle and took right off, Could not even closely do that on the 136 so 150+ Sold!! few years later purchased my Rev Summit 144 and again never rode it with the 144 swapped to 159x15x2 1/8 series 4 Great track and light took me anywhere my experience wanted to go sure I got stuck buy was mostly from learning different maneuvers.
last season after a D&R installed which was intended for an even bigger track I never could afford to get the one I want instead swapped out to a 154 Tmotion side slid back to the previouse 159 position and narrow front end, Completely different sled. Finaly got a bigger track for Cheap and went to my Current Challenger (which to me is the best lug design you can buy) 162x15x2 1/4 and man what Huge difference again. this thing just seems non stoppable. but by next season I Will have the xp 163x16x2.5 and for me can`t think of anything that can be better than that for traction and floatation.
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My Rev Summit currently has a 162x15x2 1/4 and its the best so far for me.
every sled I have owned I have improved the track in some way and have pretty much went longer from my first sled to Now on all my sleds
stock cat 136 on my 96` Powderspecial a lot of fun but exhausting swapped out to a Challenger 136x1.75 big difference then purchased a 97 Summit 670ho and immediately swapped the stock 136 to a Cat Challenger 153x15x2 and Huge difference this started me on long tracks could not believe the difference on how I could stop on deep snow and get off the sled sink to my waist and then get on the sled and hit throttle and took right off, Could not even closely do that on the 136 so 150+ Sold!! few years later purchased my Rev Summit 144 and again never rode it with the 144 swapped to 159x15x2 1/8 series 4 Great track and light took me anywhere my experience wanted to go sure I got stuck buy was mostly from learning different maneuvers.
last season after a D&R installed which was intended for an even bigger track I never could afford to get the one I want instead swapped out to a 154 Tmotion side slid back to the previouse 159 position and narrow front end, Completely different sled. Finaly got a bigger track for Cheap and went to my Current Challenger (which to me is the best lug design you can buy) 162x15x2 1/4 and man what Huge difference again. this thing just seems non stoppable. but by next season I Will have the xp 163x16x2.5 and for me can`t think of anything that can be better than that for traction and floatation.
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I'm not fat, I'm big boned.
Oh wait, I just got off the scale, I'm definitely fat.
If you like to wheelie like Donnie Dumphy, try a 146" ski boo.
I dont agree. For years we have been building faster longer track sleds, to take us into areas that a 800 155 just can't go. Pick the track for where you do most of your riding. If you live in a area with deep bottomless fluff, big hills and want to ride early season, you need lots of power and lots of track. If you ride later in the season smaller climbs or lower annual snowfall you can have a blast on a 136 600.HAHAHA!!!
It's not manning up when you switch to the option that removes the requirement of skill.
If you're a beginner, or you don't want to have to work hard, go longer. If you're a better rider & you want a more interesting day, go shorter. (whether shorter is 162 from 174, or 141 from 153... whatever... same deal.)
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mwgiant
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Bigger is better everyone said work a little harder on a smaller track well work just as hard on a longer track and go farther. Everyone I ride with went from 150s to 160s and love them I went to 174/16/3 and it's great. Good luck keeping up on your short tracks. But it would make a difference if not riding in the deep maby would ride shorties.
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