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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7463941
01/17/22 08:14 PM
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Thanks guys, a four stroke seems to make way more sense for what I want to do with it. Not many used ones but it seems like you can pick up a new for 10-12k. I’m honestly surprised they make many two strokes anymore. I don’t think they make a 2 stroke ATV anymore.

Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7515873
03/03/22 11:52 AM
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Fairbanks AK
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I took the boys for a ride a few days ago. I was on the 09 VK, they were on a Bravo and a real Tundra, so we did a bit of comparing.



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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7515910
03/03/22 12:37 PM
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If you are going to drive off trail in snow deeper than a foot, I'd not operate with those huge boxes in the backracks in the Tundra and Bravo. There are multiple reasons. Personally I prefer the jack shaft set up of Bravo. For two reasons.


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: Oh Snap] #7516011
03/03/22 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Oh Snap
The summer of 2007 I bought an Arctic Cat Bearcat 4 stroke. It was stored in my cold storage shop and went to get ready to do a check on it for trapping and battery was dead. I looked all over for a way to use the pull start and. There wasn’t one, what the heck. Back to dealer and found out there wasn’t one, I know didn’t do my research. I just rode it in the spring and liked the quiet and ride!
I have a problem with walking out over 10 miles so I fixed the problem. I put a gel battery in my trapping box on extended cables and had a command start installed. That way if I spent the night it would start on a temperature drop in the engine temperature and 20 minutes from the trail head on the trailer I could start it while still driving. Even with the 2 strokes I would stop and start them 1/2 way to trail head when it was colder than -20. Nothing worse getting to trail head and the sleds won’t start!
I preferred the 2 strokes and the simplicity of them up until I quit trapping. My last sled is a 2015 570 Bearcat. I have a friend that has several and all of them have over 20,000 miles and have never seen a wrench. He makes trips from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay visiting Villages all the way as well as Fairbanks to Whitehorse and back.


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The 2005 Bearcat

So you are recommending the 2005 or the 2015 Bearcat?


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7516053
03/03/22 02:55 PM
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With all the snow that we have this year and occasional in the past and where I trapped the only sled I would own would be a Super Wide. Even with that said it can still be a struggle when it gets waist deep and more.

The person trapping my line has a superwide and still struggled this winter. There is a lot of the trail that climbs into higher elevations and out of tree line which can have deeper snow and large wind blown areas.

The Bearcat is a lot better ride on a old back and on broken trail. Keeping trails open all winter with the Bearcat works OK. BUT with the dump of over 50 inches over Christmas made conditions difficult and you have to run your line the superwide is what it takes to get the job done!


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: Dirt] #7516716
03/04/22 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirt
If you are going to drive off trail in snow deeper than a foot, I'd not operate with those huge boxes in the backracks in the Tundra and Bravo. There are multiple reasons. Personally I prefer the jack shaft set up of Bravo. For two reasons.



Never had boxes on'em as a kid, now that I have I like'em! It would be interesting try it both ways myself same day same snow. What are the two reasons you prefer the Bravo jackshaft? I like'em both, they smell and sound like my childhood, and I'm dang happy to have'em for my brats.


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7516948
03/04/22 10:46 AM
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The older Tundras, if I remember right, just like the Tundra IIs had that little push bolt on the driven pully that kept it from pulling the motor and driven pully (clutch) towards each other. I have had those break and also the bearing in them spin the shaft of the driven clutch. Because of that unit and two directions the belt has to go for belt change it was kind of a pain in the butt to change belts. I have only have had one bearing ever go out on the jackshaft. Not the sealed one. The one in the chaincase and I was really pulling a too heavy load that day. I never have changed a sealed one, so they are all over 25 years old. I have no idea why they never die.


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7519087
03/06/22 09:20 AM
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I have a 2004 RMK 600 144" 2" paddle track Polaris,the 600's are bullet proof,I agree get something newer if you can.Mine has worked well for me trapping,ice fishing and it's fun in the powder fairly low miles for it's age under 5K just went threw it last summer hope it's has another 3K in it or more.

Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7519561
03/06/22 05:23 PM
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Tundra long track


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Re: Snow machine reccomendations [Re: RockCrick] #7573120
04/29/22 11:26 PM
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My 1997 tundra II still going strong. Ugly as sin but use it for trapping and hauling firewood. Great for breaking trail also



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