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Just a little update. I just took apart my 2011 SnoPro M8 diamond drive that I upgraded last year to a double row SKF3203 bearing. Everything was clean and silky smooth after about a 800 mile season. I put new oil in and put her back together, now with a little more confidence that this...

hmmm. I put in a SKF 3203 in my 2011 Snopro M8 and did machine the bearing shoulder but after reading that thread on SnoWest I am concerned about the track drive shaft and also that bearing shield on the brake side (I can probably check to see if that part is missing without taking things...

Looks like Smithbrook is the best bet (and close)

I know most of you are in Canada and already have a 400 foot base or something, but having just rebuilt my wife's Yamaha Rage and fixing the diamond drive on my Arctic Cat, I am itching to get out and test them without a long drive up to BC. The only place I can think might have some inches of...

Yeah I thought about that but I had already mounted the Vortech rack and so the Mountain Addiction system would not fit. The positive of the rotopax are a) super rugged and leakproof tank, and b) very flat, low profile Both systems are good IMO though.

If you had a spring or air actuated snow probe on a backpack and were lucky enough to be oriented somewhat vertical with your head up, it would be interesting if the probe could punch up through the snow and unfurl an orange flag...maybe even act as a snorkel until you can be dug out. This is...

Just wanted to share my solution to carrying a bit of extra gas on the trail...for myself or to help some unlucky soul. Sled is a 2011 SnoPro M8 153 Rack is a 23 inch made by Vortech Gas can is a 1.75 gallon Rotopak (but actually holds about 2 gallons). The can fits perfectly inside the rack...

So...I am wondering why I bought a 300cm probe with my Tracker 2 beacon. It sounds like if you are buried more than a few feet you are as good as dead :-( I think we will stick to the groomed trails for a few years and away from steep hillsides...

They were at Cabelas. Called the Quick Fist. I got the small size at $8.99...fit the shovel perfect. I bought them in store but looks like they have them online too: Cabela's: Search Results

LOL. I rode my new 2011 sled all of four trips last year, never going more than about 50mph, only riding on groomed trails, put less than 250 miles on it. I opened my DD and it was pooched. You can see pictures in the long DD repair thread on here. I didn't say law suit...I meant if AC was...

Dang. I am tending to agree that it will get torn off....too bad because it is so easy and out of the way. The handle will mount there just fine without the blade, but the giant a** shovel blade is the annoying part, not the handle. Last season I just had it strapped to my tunnel, but it...

This is my 2nd shovel...the one I use for when sled is just stuck. I would rather not take off my backpack *just in case* SHTF.

I just put on the Vortech rack on my 2011 M8. I love the rack but wanted to try and make a place for my shovel (the one not in my backpack). I did a quick and dirty with some scrap angle aluminum and some rubber grips meant for holding round objects. I think it looks nice, but I am unsure of...

Ok, I am embarrassed. When I got the shovel I thought "Neat, a saw for cutting wood". LOL

Thanks for your extensive list Iron Horse, that will help and is nice to see some commonality. We do carry Duct Tape (it was on the list under whistle) and also carry a toilet kit (just a shovel, TP, and some hand wipes). I really hate to do more than make yellow snow if a composting outhouse...

The knife was part of a leatherman tool :-) Good point on the axe. My snow shovel does have a pull out pruning saw as part of the handle...maybe would be enough and save a few pounds. The winch line is new high tech stuff and is really light. My thinking was if a machine became disabled off...

Ah yes, I forgot we also do have snowshoes...I will add that to our list. I want to be able to self rescue in most situations. I don't want to be pressing the SPOT when all we have to do is walk 10 to 15 miles to the truck after camping overnight. That being said, a SPOT might be a decent...

Hi all, My wife and I just started snowmobiling last year. Our first trip out we had a rental unit breakdown about 25 miles from our truck but were able to double up on our Yamaha Rage and return. We then decided to get a second snowmobile (2011 Arctic Cat M8) and keep them well maintained...

I removed the seals because (as others mention) I didn't want whatever grease SKF used to contaminate the synthetic gear oil in my DD...and I think the thinner lighter 75-90 gear oil would be better for the bearing at high speed. It is extremely easy to remove the seals, then you need to use...

Yes, this is the way I do it too. It takes very little time and is so easy compared to my wife's Yamaha Rage (you have to somehow grab the rear of the secondary on the rage and rotate it CCW with about 100 pounds of force in a space that is about 0.5 inches for your fingers... But I am also...