02/19/2007 01:01 PM
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2006OZARKer
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has anyone ever thaught of bringing a snowmobile to he dunes? i think they could probably get around pretty good.
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camo seat cover, spotlight, gps
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02/19/2007 07:44 PM
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ZillaRider87
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well if someone can make a snowmobile liquid cooled then maybe it would last a few runs.
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02/19/2007 08:13 PM
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hammertyme
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i was going to post the same thing. thats what i was wondering
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02/19/2007 10:46 PM
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Originally posted by: ZillaRider87
well if someone can make a snowmobile liquid cooled then maybe it would last a few runs.
There are liquid cooled sleds. I've not seen them at the dunes, but I've heard stories and seen pictures. I have seen a sled at Bull Gap hill in Michigan, just a small sand hill in the middle of federal/state riding land. He scooted along quite well.
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02/19/2007 10:57 PM
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95wolv
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The problems with running a sled in sand are the slides on the track,they depend on snow for melting and lubing the plastic to track,otherwise it will melt and stick.You could remove it and put more bogey wheels on to keep the track from touching. The other thing is liquid cooled sleds don't have a real radiator,they have a heat exchanger under the tunnel or footboards,and rely on snow and water splashing up on them to cool the motor. If you hooked up an auxiliary radiator, and protected the slides, and rejetted for warm weather, it should run fine, I've watched grass drags in Minnesota, they get pretty wild, very fast machines when set up right.
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02/22/2007 12:24 AM
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I saw a guy ridding an artic cat sled in St.A's last year. He had an small rad with a fan mounted behind the seat. I think i remember him telling me that the front sprockets would wear out very fast in the sand. He had a set of front sand tires in place of the skies.
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04/18/2007 08:19 PM
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NVMYZ28
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I dont see why you couldnt do it. Up here in Utah, they take sleds out to the local 1/4 mile drag strip (a car drag strip) and run em. Its amazing how fast they go.....
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04/18/2007 09:51 PM
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caperinmuskoka
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Originally posted by: NVMYZ28
I dont see why you couldnt do it. Up here in Utah, they take sleds out to the local 1/4 mile drag strip (a car drag strip) and run em. Its amazing how fast they go.....
If you been to a snowmobile grass drag race most of the bigger teams have a quick connect hose sticking out of the rear seat (above the heat exchanger) after each pass(race) they will disconnect the hoses and have a large cooler there full of ice and pump the coolant throught this to cool the anti-freeze!! The anti-freeze don't actually mix with the melting ice though......There is two hoses drilled and tapped into the cooler so it passes right through!!!!! boy does that ice ever melt fast!!!!!!!!!.....They just use a 12 dc pump hooked on a car battery for the power!!!!!! This is a very quick and easy way to cool the sled and ready for the next pass.....This works well in the final day of racing when riders either win that heat or go home......Turn around for this type of racing can only be minutes between races!!!!!!!!!!.........Good topic.......Caper.......(Canadian EH!!!) Please don't get me talking about sleds..I can go on all night!!>>LOL>>LOL
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04/19/2007 11:27 PM
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northmxzrider
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here ya go. the site is under construction right now. heres the link though for when it is working again.
http://www.sand-x.com/index.php?section=home
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04/20/2007 10:13 AM
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Trx440
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I saw a guy from Minnesota on a ThunderCat that was punched out to like 1200cc half hill most everything at Glamis about 5 years ago. He ran it @ 5 times over the 2 hours I was there at Olds. It's the only day I saw him run. I have seen people bring out fanily type sleds, like say a Yamaha 440 Enticer and they are faster than your average stock sport quad up the hill.
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04/29/2007 06:35 PM
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northmxzrider
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some of the sand-x website works now and you can look at the pics by clicking on impressions.
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06/02/2007 07:08 AM
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jetmotoracer
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I don't see why you couldn't do it. Up here in Utah, they take sleds out to the local 1/4 mile drag strip (a car drag strip) and run em. Its amazing how fast they go.....
yea they do that on the show.....(PINKS)..they race them on a drag strip.....i guess they had little wheels o the skids....they also race in water!!!!!!!! they start on land then
they do wheelies into the water and stay like that and float!!!!!!!!!...while moving.
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06/02/2007 08:57 AM
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caperinmuskoka
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They have the wheels inside the small skis........As for the track....It is a a flat rubber slick just like what is on a drag car.........Makes it "sticky".........As for the water .......They can go for miles and miles.......paddle tracks are the best for water.........Caper.........
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06/29/2007 08:40 PM
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bigned1904
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maybe like 2 years ago at glamis i seen 2 guys riding them. pretty trippy, they rode them al the way out to the hill.
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09/04/2007 10:30 PM
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toofastmikey
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I saw a video of a snowmobile racing a jetski on water. in a circle track!!!
The snowmobile started on land to get speed, then hauled ass.
the jet ski was faster in the turns, but the sled was faster in the straights because of all of the "traction" due to the big track.
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09/05/2007 07:26 AM
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caperinmuskoka
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Sleds can go for miles and miles on water with the right set-up!!!...
Look up the world record you will be surprised!!!!!..........Caper.................
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Sportsman 450 4x4 (blue)mine winch installed
Sportsman 450 4x4 (yellow) hers winch still in box!!
2007 PowerMax 150cc Auto/reverse Blue (daughter)
2008 Arctic Cat TRV 400 Auto...............(in-laws)
Lowrance H2OC....R.A.M mount...Topo SD card...
Drive it like you own it!.......Not like you stole it!
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11/18/2007 06:16 PM
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hondalowlow
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the sand will wear the slides out quicker then shit. waste of $ and not a good idea. keep your selds for winter. dont tear them up on the dunes trying to impress your buddies.
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12/30/2007 10:19 PM
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DGKarales
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kTracks makes a kit which has no sliders. Fit to a banshee this thing work 10X better than paddle tires in sand!!!!!!
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12/30/2007 10:48 PM
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Some one had one doing some tricks and sand drags for Dunefest in 06' it was cool to watch but sled are expensive and I wouldn't want to ruin it.
Now if the dunes are full of snow heck yeah that would be a blast. I know some of St. A's is open in the winter time and would be a blast to take a sled up to. And it is all open until Jan. 1st until April sometime.
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2004 YZ450F my dirt machine
2006 Raptor R1. Very nice (wifes) ( for sale )
2008 Raptor 250 SE (Cy's)
2001 XR50 (Cy's)
2000 LT80 DG Pipe (Nick's)
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12/31/2007 04:48 PM
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MIwolvy
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There is a kit that allows you to put atv tires on the front and rear of a sled, I know there is a video on youtube of the SilverLake sand dunes in Michingan that shows a guy on a sled with this setup, I will try to find it.
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12/31/2007 04:51 PM
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MIwolvy
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Watch this video, 1:02 into it the sled shows up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2CkEnlrbQ
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