Who started in Mountains on a Fancooled Sled

[tundra twin track]

As title states was curious how many started sledding in the mountains on a fancooled sled.

 

[ferniesnow]

I did, as I wasn’t really confident of the water cooled process. A Polaris Trail (two-up, big windshield, with a whopping 1 and a quarter by 144” track) 550 cc.

 

[Teth-Air]

Most of us over 50 years old.

 

[snopro]

I started on a Blizzard 9500 LC. One new belt on the clutch, one on the clutch cover and one around the steering post. Good for the weekend! Thinking back a Blizzard 5500 FC would have been a cheaper alternative

 

[Clode]

Most of us over 50 years old.

or close to 50

 

[snopro]

or close to 50

If be happy to be close to 50 again. Lol

 

[NoBrakes!]

I got my wife up to a couple cabins on her 2005 Venture 500 fan cooled two years ago... She's excited to be on a newer mountain sled this season and explore much further than the cabins.

hook... line.... and sinker!

 

[maxwell]

yep, fan cooled 380 mxz!

 

[vodoo103]

1978 Arctic Cat Jag Free Air with my Dad, Uncle and cousins from Tete Jaune

 

[NoBrakes!]

lotsa free air and fan cooled sleds will be in Mcbride this weekend! see you boys there!

 

[RXN]

Yep. Old phazer

 

[Cableguy]

dad had couple 70/72 panther or cheeta
rode the where the kannanaskis glacier top speed up top was 10-15 mph
skiers got it all closed down to us sledders mid 70s so dad moved us to BC
rode phazers all over bc in the alpine

 

[vodoo103]

1978 Arctic Cat Jag Free Air with my Dad, Uncle and cousins in Tete Jaune

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Guess I didn't read the question very well. Air cooled, but wasn't fan cooled.

 

[bobsledder]

40 some years ago on a Yamaha 540 SRV and wife on a 300 enticer. We would sometimes spend the better part of a day getting over the middle kootenay pass hill. On todays machines that is not a hill

 

[papajake]

polaris trail 488 133x1 track didn't have enough power for a 121 10year old son started on it then mom took over put at least 2 sets of pistons in it

 

[ferniesnow]

If be happy to be close to 50 again. Lol

Me too! But then again, I’d still be teaching and that wouldn’t be a good thing.

 

[oler1234]

Yea bud… right here!

Yamaha 440SS fan cooled. Had me some 1.25 bolt on plastic paddles. They were neon pink!

 

[tundra twin track]

A lot of reply’s that great,I ran fancooled from 1986-2007 first one was a 82 Polaris TX-C 121“ 1/2”lug then long track 136” with plastic paddles.In 93 got a Indy Lite with a transplant full mod 488 that I rode till 2002 when built custom Indy Lite with chain case rolled forward and 144”.
Had epic trips with those sleds and the Indy Lites seen 16 different mountains in the Valemount local,those were the days

 

[S.W.A.T.]

Polaris trail, indy lite 340 and indy 440. All work horses lol

 

[Mountainman52]

As title states was curious how many started sledding in the mountains on a fancooled sled.

That would be revealing your AGE...............