Recent content by Fiftyisnifty

Hi all. My wife and I are new to snowmobiling. I have a few years but only trail riding. She is brand new to it. We have Yamaha 4 stroke machines, no av training or packs. We have a trailer year round on the castle river at the Lions club campground and frequent the place all winter. We went...

Btw, the owner now says all he does is flat land trails and ice fishing. Only 1500 miles on it

It’s a Yamaha viper max 153. No idea about pitch. Thanks

I’m looking at a great deal on a sled. It has 153”track and 3” lugs. We are trail riders, mostly soft packed Can I shave the lugs down a 1/2”?? Will that do any damage? I’m all over the place with my potential purchase. Bought the mrs a perfect trail sled but having a hard time finding the...

Thanks for that. I’m 200lbs and everything I’m told says it’s just too long and big.

Need some advice please. I’ve got lots of experience but not with a 162”. My wife and will be riding mostly trails around south and central Alberta. Is the 162” x 2.5” too big for the trails, even with scratchers? Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. We as in my wife and I. The owner of the summit now has used it for 2000 km on trails and some powder with no issues. Even towed around a light sled and it has a 2 up seat. So hard to find a decent crossover or backcountry. I guess I need to be a little more patient and...

Thanks.

Soooo… We plan on mostly trail, some powder and not much mountains. I’m leaning towards a sled with a 154” track and 2.5” lugs. My ski doo tech buddy says I’m going to rip the lugs off! I’m told you can do a couple things to avoid this: -Add scratchers ( the previous owner did and never...

Hi all! The mrs and I are new again to snowmobiling after years away from the sport. So new we haven’t bought sleds yet. That’s about to change as I’m hoping for an end of season deal. We live in calgary, ab and plan on trail riding central and southern ab. I’m an avid hunter and fisherman and...