Personally we run around 9s or 10s. I ride upstate new york and it gets icy up there. Studs and sharp carbide are an utter MUST! Ppl say oh well this is enough or that is or I will be fine without studs. I had a friend who had sharp carbides and no studs. He came around a corner his end washed out and just bucked him off. He landed on a rock and busted a couple ribs and punctured a lung. We personally prefer to lean on the side of safety when it comes to machines capable of doing 100MPH on ice.
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I run 6" carbides on my sled with out studs on a 1" track. I know I would problably like the extra traction from studs, but to me they are just high maintenance and just wreck your track.
I wouldn't ever go with out my 6" carbides and I may even go longer. To me saftey is not pushing the limit on a machine. Just because it will go a 100mph doesn't mean that you have to, much less around other peaple.
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I wouldn't ever go with out my 6" carbides and I may even go longer. To me saftey is not pushing the limit on a machine. Just because it will go a 100mph doesn't mean that you have to, much less around other peaple.
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Who needs either when you have no snow.
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1100 miles is all? 
i'm at 3000 and it's finally time for new carbides.
When in doubt- Throttle out!
'99 XC SP 500
i'm at 3000 and it's finally time for new carbides.When in doubt- Throttle out!
'99 XC SP 500
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by xltman:
hey sled_dog, you have a valuable point. i was riding last season on a sled with no picks and 4" carbide, hit a patch of ice while turning, and well sent me spinning, tried to muscle it out, but no luck. hit a patch of dry pavement and off i went. rolled the sled twice, as for myself... i had a sore hip for about 2 weeks. picks and carbides go hand in hand, and ive always been told with 96 picks in back, 6" up front is a good place to start.
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Yeah I was riding my sled adnw as on extremely slick surface a few weeks back and was heading for a bunch of poles tried to turn but coudnt so tried to break and that wasnt workin either so I tried my best to get it out of way which worked but sent me into a spin and once I got it under control I hit a small patch of snow at 5mph sideways then flipped it one and a half times it landd on me took me forever to get it off my leg (on top of that glad it kicked off cause it was the track that landed on my leg) and then had to pay $200 for windshield headlight cover and handlebars. I think i mighta been goin a bit faster when I hit it but thought I was just gonna stop and was ready to get off then I hit it. So also dont expect something to ahppen until it happens or else it will bite ya in the ass
God gave us a thumb.. He also gave the snowmachine a throttle
hey sled_dog, you have a valuable point. i was riding last season on a sled with no picks and 4" carbide, hit a patch of ice while turning, and well sent me spinning, tried to muscle it out, but no luck. hit a patch of dry pavement and off i went. rolled the sled twice, as for myself... i had a sore hip for about 2 weeks. picks and carbides go hand in hand, and ive always been told with 96 picks in back, 6" up front is a good place to start.
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Yeah I was riding my sled adnw as on extremely slick surface a few weeks back and was heading for a bunch of poles tried to turn but coudnt so tried to break and that wasnt workin either so I tried my best to get it out of way which worked but sent me into a spin and once I got it under control I hit a small patch of snow at 5mph sideways then flipped it one and a half times it landd on me took me forever to get it off my leg (on top of that glad it kicked off cause it was the track that landed on my leg) and then had to pay $200 for windshield headlight cover and handlebars. I think i mighta been goin a bit faster when I hit it but thought I was just gonna stop and was ready to get off then I hit it. So also dont expect something to ahppen until it happens or else it will bite ya in the ass
God gave us a thumb.. He also gave the snowmachine a throttle
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by xc racer:
1100 miles is all? i'm at 3000 and it's finally time for new carbides.
When in doubt- Throttle out!
'99 XC SP 500
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Were we ride most of the time the trails are only covered with margonal snow and there is alot of roads that we have to cross. Also alot of the county trails are also used by the loggers in the winter. My dad only runs wear bars on his 90 indy trail and he has to replace them at least twice in a season.
1100 miles is all?
i'm at 3000 and it's finally time for new carbides.When in doubt- Throttle out!
'99 XC SP 500
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Were we ride most of the time the trails are only covered with margonal snow and there is alot of roads that we have to cross. Also alot of the county trails are also used by the loggers in the winter. My dad only runs wear bars on his 90 indy trail and he has to replace them at least twice in a season.
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