So I went up north for a few days, I just got home and northern Maine is awesome! A buddy of mine on his f7 and me on my 440 fan went boondocking, yes I said boondocking on the 440 haha. Well first off I noticed that after sidehilling I got black streaks on my hifax, is that ok or not? The other thing is that I figured that I needed a bigger track because I could only get so far before digging in and almost getting stuck with my 121, and the bumps on the trail killed me. I sold a sled with a 133 inch track on it, it was a 1990 would that supension fit on my sled? I was thinking maybe a 1 inch track and a drop bracket to have a meaner looking stance. Now I know that that suspension isn't that great, but I dont care, I just want something to bridge bumps in the trail and and maybe go a little better in the deeper snow. I also want to drop in a 500 or 550 fan motor, how hard is it and what gears should I run in it?


Thanks, Ryan

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well if i was u i would drop in a 600 for that size track

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Yeah im not sure about throwning that on a 440 fan.. But something with a motor such as a 600cc would work pretty well.

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That motor would have a good chance of blowin up on ya bro. If you want a long track you might just be better of tradin up IMO

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heres my sons 440,but it has more hp than your fanner.you could do a 136 by 1" lug with your fanner and be ok IMO. i mean C'mon they have longtracks on bravos,and 340 touring sleds and they pull the longer tracks fine.

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Its not all if they can pull the track along or not, I think you could make it happen just fine with say a gearing drop to get your torque back to really spin that track well enough, but in general a 440 fan won't make a great long track sled and its always cheaper to buy the larger engine sled and get your money out of the sled you have.

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yeah, you guys are right about getting a bigger sled and it being easier. I just dotn have that kind of money, I would just be able to have enough money to get a 500 or 550 fan to drop in and be good with it. I think it would cost a lot more to drop in a liquid cooled 600 in a fan chassis than a fan in a fan chassis.

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alright, here is a bit of am update, I just emailed a guy with a 500 fan, would I have to change my gearing or could I leave it seeing as how im putting a bigger motor in it?

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