What does your 137" kit weigh?

[Robster]

Just weighted my 137" Tedesled kit without ski and ski mount. Including the brake handle that I have mounted on the kit it weighted 88 lbs complete (jsut shy of 40 kilo). Kit has a Challenger extreme track on it btw.
How much does your 137" kits weigh? I can imagine that the Yeti 137 kit should really light. But anyone got a number and also of course for the TS, Snowtechs, Maxtrax, CMX, Camso and other kits?

Sorry about the crappy Snowbike shed that I have.

 

[Honky Tonk]

My Timbersled LT 137" kit is about 120 lbs... I need a helper to install it (or an overhead chain hoist, as I've done before..)

 

[heliwrench]

88lbs is light! Thats pretty impressive, I think thats lighter than the yeti kits advertise for a 137.

 

[Robster]

My Timbersled LT 137" kit is about 120 lbs... I need a helper to install it (or an overhead chain hoist, as I've done before..)

Yeah. I have had 3 old MH ST kits (-11, -14, -15) and they weight A LOT more than this Tedesled longtrack kit. The track length that touches the snow on my kit is only 1,5" shorter than on a 155" Pro RMK sled... so the Tedesleds have a big footprint considering the track length. =) But it still feels very shorter than an ST kit (without TSS) in how it handles, so really happy with how it feels.

Hopefully more owners can put in some more info on the weight of their kits.

 

[eric82930]

Dang that's light! My custom 380 kit is already at 100 pounds and will probably gain at least 5 more in bracing. It is a 10"wide 141 power claw. The track weighs 30lbs.

Are the tedesleds a big secret? I still have not seen any details or close up pictures. Has anyone used one in the US or fluffy Utah powder?

 

[madmax]

"Tedesled"? What is that? There were a number of weight threads on here a year ago. All weighed complete kits though. The 16' TS 137 was real easy to remember since it was 137lbs.

 

[Robster]

Dang that's light! My custom 380 kit is already at 100 pounds and will probably gain at least 5 more in bracing. It is a 10"wide 141 power claw. The track weighs 30lbs.

Are the tedesleds a big secret? I still have not seen any details or close up pictures. Has anyone used one in the US or fluffy Utah powder?

Tedesleds are no big secret. Made in Sweden by a friend of mine. I will attach a few pictures of the kits. The pic with the complete front ski and mount is in Kilo, so you will have to convert it to about 15 Ibs. In total for a 137" kit you end up with 88+15= 103 Ibs which is really light if not the lightest kit. Note that the 88 Ibs rear part has a 1,5 ft longer snowflap than on the white pic here.

No one in the US or Canada has bought one yet, but there are copies made over there. Cannot say how good the copies work, but have tried several ones here and the copies are not as good as the original ones. The Tedesleds are brilliant in all its simplicity though and works fantastic.

 

[heliwrench]

Is the 88 lbs including the rear shock from the bike that looks like it is used with the tedesled kit? That would make a bit of a difference I guess.

 

[eric82930]

They look awesome and simple is there any down side to the design? Do they keep track tension without robbing power from having to run tight? I'm assuming it should l feel light from not having a shock on the back of the rails.

 

[Robster]

Is the 88 lbs including the rear shock from the bike that looks like it is used with the tedesled kit? That would make a bit of a difference I guess.

The rear shock is not included in the 88 lbs no. So a little more weight there.

The track tension can be really loose on the Tedesled. No ratcheting what so ever. The Gixxer Tedesled has extrovert drives though...

The only downside that I could come up with thinking about the Tedesled design, was that I was afraid that the "bike like feel" would make it roll over backwards when climbing steep hills. When I tried it that is fixed within 10 seconds by turning a knob in the kit two turns and then it feels like a long fixed kit (Timbersled without TSS so to speak) and same to adjust it back if you want to wheelie and have maximum "playability". Actually a completelly brilliant design and one that I did not realize that could be built in so easily. By far the most fun kit I have tried. Since the rear kit weights like the swingarm and wheel during summer, you have the same balance when jumping it and handling it. Not so by any means on a TS. Compared the two it feels like you have some 200 lbs guy sitting behind you on the bike when riding the TS kit. So heavy and you really need to have weight forward when jumping and no bike like feel when landing at all. That is the absolute killer feel of the Tedesled. Feels so agile and flickable to handle. Just like the bike during summer.

Only downside that I have found is that for my liking I needed to extend the rear snow flap to keep the powder from flying into the back and irritating. No big deal and quite easy to fix, but still that was a must for me. Have no picture with the long flap on when mounted on the bike though.

A couple of other brilliant solutions with the Tedesleds are that the stock KTM repair kit has all the tools needed to break the kit apart 100% and back together again. To change primary bearings you just have to loosen one 27mm bolt and then lift of the two chains and then you have it ready for exchange. Chain tension you do within 5 seconds before fastening the bolt again and then you are set to go. Takes a liiiitle longer on a TS... (or possibly the other brands too?)