oler1234
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Just for those who dont know and are wondering what the diffrence really is.
Old design... full 16" wide paddles
New Deisgn... 14 and change wide paddles
Old design outter drive lugs
New design outter drive lugs. You can use the old style drivers or arctic cat style. if using the old stlye you will need to trim every second as mention in previous threads.
Review...
i find there is a clear diffrence between new and old. in the fluff the new design does perform better as the paddles are most definately a softer durometer. With the new design there is alot more snow build up in the tunnel, which is great for cooling, horible for the extra weight of ice/snow/water build up.
The old design performans better in heavy snow or hard pack conditions as it is a harder durometer. Tunnel stays clean and free of ice/snow/water, but cooling can be a issue if your not running scratchers on the trail.
my personal preference for now is still the old design for all around conditions as i ride form december to end of may.
Old design... full 16" wide paddles
New Deisgn... 14 and change wide paddles
Old design outter drive lugs
New design outter drive lugs. You can use the old style drivers or arctic cat style. if using the old stlye you will need to trim every second as mention in previous threads.
Review...
i find there is a clear diffrence between new and old. in the fluff the new design does perform better as the paddles are most definately a softer durometer. With the new design there is alot more snow build up in the tunnel, which is great for cooling, horible for the extra weight of ice/snow/water build up.
The old design performans better in heavy snow or hard pack conditions as it is a harder durometer. Tunnel stays clean and free of ice/snow/water, but cooling can be a issue if your not running scratchers on the trail.
my personal preference for now is still the old design for all around conditions as i ride form december to end of may.