getting unstuck

[rightsideup]

It has absolutely nothing to do with a 174 3" track.......

that and practise

 

[norona]

If I tried this method is would have two sleds stuck instead of one ! Lol how does he trench it out and then just drive forward again? Anyway I also love using my sled any time I can vs hand bombing sleds! The snow Bungee with a hook on both ends is worth it's weight in diamonds! That thing saves so much labour it's not even funny. Even a sled trenched facing up hill, I've come along side it facing down hill, hooked up the bungee, then I go, they stay on what will be the uphill side as it comes around and punch the throttle and it will come right around, and viola! No more stuck sled! I LOVE my sno bungee! ( and any method that saves time and/or energy)

Using the sled to dig it out, make sure you are going down hill then when it digs down you crawl down out of the hole, like in the video, I made it...super easy way of getting sleds out. And yes like the previous person said, just a little practise on where to start, how far away and once you do it once how much to move forward to do it again. something fun to practice.

 

[jhurkot]

I have pulled out a lot of stuck sleds and usually have to find a way to get unstuck myself.

When a sled is stuck nosed into a tree the easiest way to get it out is to stomp the snow behind the track a little bit and clear about a foot behind the back of the track. Grab the track by the windows and pull it back by hand. This will usually get you the 6 inches or foot that will allow you to pull the sleds front end around the tree trunk. Please don't cut the tree down unless you have to. If someone cuts down a tree everytime they are near one with a snowmobile British Columbia will start to look like Alaska not to mention the frustration of wrecking parts because some jerk cut down a tree needlessly.

If you're stuck on a flat (which happens a lot on a polaris) just get under the front of the sled and kick it up with your legs. Break the sled up with 2 legs and hold with 1 leg while the other kicks snow under the track. Do this until the sled is near straight up and down. When it is straight up take this time to stomp all the snow were the skis will land down real good. Pull the sled down flat. Wiggle the sled a little bit before you take off and just wring its neck, it will usually go. Wedge (teth-air) invented and showed me this technique and I use it quite a lot because it is the only way I know of to get a sled unstuck quickly, by myself, and without digging.

If you are uphill and have any kind of angle just roll it. I use my legs to push the sled down hill because my back is terrible. Once you have the sled upside down grab the ski loop closest to the uphill and slowly roll it the rest of the way while keeping a good firm grip on the uphill ski to control the roll. This is important because when you are by yourself on a steep hill there is usually some really ****ty trees underneath you that you don't want your sled to roll into. If you are rolling a skidoo with electric start unplug the tether so the thing doesn't turn on when it's upside down.

Also if you have even the slightest doubt that you're not going to make it after you spent time working at it, take the extra 5 minutes and stomp down or dig because there is nothing worse than getting stuck twice in a row.

Once I think I'm out I will wiggle it a little bit to compact the snow under the track. If the sled does not shake it is not usually coming out. The running boards are probably hung up still or just enough to get you stuck again in the same spot. Make sure it can shake both ways. Also stomp a section underneath your exhaust so the thing doesn't bog and get you stuck a second time (this one really pisses me off). Once it will shake on a polaris I will stand with one foot touching the running board but all my weight on the snow. Grab a hand full and push with my foot and jump on once it gets moving. On a skidoo you can usually just feather it a little and get it to move forward and reverse a few times and compact a little section before you romp on it. Reverse also seems to work well on skidoo for just getting it moving a little bit but you gotta be careful not to let it sink. Don't even think about trying to back up a polaris in deep snow it doesn't work.

If your friends don't see you stuck it doesn't count.
If they do see you stuck you need a good excuse to help motivate them, something other than you made a mental error. Always blame your machine, foggy goggles, snow (too deep, too icy, tree well, hidden object under the snow), flat light, and whoever is leading the group for getting you to the spot where you got stuck.

 

[adamg]

Post of the month!

I have pulled out a lot of stuck sleds and usually have to find a way to get unstuck myself.

When a sled is stuck nosed into a tree the easiest way to get it out is to stomp the snow behind the track a little bit and clear about a foot behind the back of the track. Grab the track by the windows and pull it back by hand. This will usually get you the 6 inches or foot that will allow you to pull the sleds front end around the tree trunk. Please don't cut the tree down unless you have to. If someone cuts down a tree everytime they are near one with a snowmobile British Columbia will start to look like Alaska not to mention the frustration of wrecking parts because some jerk cut down a tree needlessly.

If you're stuck on a flat (which happens a lot on a polaris) just get under the front of the sled and kick it up with your legs. Break the sled up with 2 legs and hold with 1 leg while the other kicks snow under the track. Do this until the sled is near straight up and down. When it is straight up take this time to stomp all the snow were the skis will land down real good. Pull the sled down flat. Wiggle the sled a little bit before you take off and just wring its neck, it will usually go. Wedge (teth-air) invented and showed me this technique and I use it quite a lot because it is the only way I know of to get a sled unstuck quickly, by myself, and without digging.

If you are uphill and have any kind of angle just roll it. I use my legs to push the sled down hill because my back is terrible. Once you have the sled upside down grab the ski loop closest to the uphill and slowly roll it the rest of the way while keeping a good firm grip on the uphill ski to control the roll. This is important because when you are by yourself on a steep hill there is usually some really ****ty trees underneath you that you don't want your sled to roll into. If you are rolling a skidoo with electric start unplug the tether so the thing doesn't turn on when it's upside down.

Also if you have even the slightest doubt that you're not going to make it after you spent time working at it, take the extra 5 minutes and stomp down or dig because there is nothing worse than getting stuck twice in a row.

Once I think I'm out I will wiggle it a little bit to compact the snow under the track. If the sled does not shake it is not usually coming out. The running boards are probably hung up still or just enough to get you stuck again in the same spot. Make sure it can shake both ways. Also stomp a section underneath your exhaust so the thing doesn't bog and get you stuck a second time (this one really pisses me off). Once it will shake on a polaris I will stand with one foot touching the running board but all my weight on the snow. Grab a hand full and push with my foot and jump on once it gets moving. On a skidoo you can usually just feather it a little and get it to move forward and reverse a few times and compact a little section before you romp on it. Reverse also seems to work well on skidoo for just getting it moving a little bit but you gotta be careful not to let it sink. Don't even think about trying to back up a polaris in deep snow it doesn't work.

If your friends don't see you stuck it doesn't count.
If they do see you stuck you need a good excuse to help motivate them, something other than you made a mental error. Always blame your machine, foggy goggles, snow (too deep, too icy, tree well, hidden object under the snow), flat light, and whoever is leading the group for getting you to the spot where you got stuck.

 

[tex78]

I have pulled out a lot of stuck sleds and usually have to find a way to get unstuck myself.

When a sled is stuck nosed into a tree the easiest way to get it out is to stomp the snow behind the track a little bit and clear about a foot behind the back of the track. Grab the track by the windows and pull it back by hand. This will usually get you the 6 inches or foot that will allow you to pull the sleds front end around the tree trunk. Please don't cut the tree down unless you have to. If someone cuts down a tree everytime they are near one with a snowmobile British Columbia will start to look like Alaska not to mention the frustration of wrecking parts because some jerk cut down a tree needlessly.

If you're stuck on a flat (which happens a lot on a polaris) just get under the front of the sled and kick it up with your legs. Break the sled up with 2 legs and hold with 1 leg while the other kicks snow under the track. Do this until the sled is near straight up and down. When it is straight up take this time to stomp all the snow were the skis will land down real good. Pull the sled down flat. Wiggle the sled a little bit before you take off and just wring its neck, it will usually go. Wedge (teth-air) invented and showed me this technique and I use it quite a lot because it is the only way I know of to get a sled unstuck quickly, by myself, and without digging.

If you are uphill and have any kind of angle just roll it. I use my legs to push the sled down hill because my back is terrible. Once you have the sled upside down grab the ski loop closest to the uphill and slowly roll it the rest of the way while keeping a good firm grip on the uphill ski to control the roll. This is important because when you are by yourself on a steep hill there is usually some really ****ty trees underneath you that you don't want your sled to roll into. If you are rolling a skidoo with electric start unplug the tether so the thing doesn't turn on when it's upside down.

Also if you have even the slightest doubt that you're not going to make it after you spent time working at it, take the extra 5 minutes and stomp down or dig because there is nothing worse than getting stuck twice in a row.

Once I think I'm out I will wiggle it a little bit to compact the snow under the track. If the sled does not shake it is not usually coming out. The running boards are probably hung up still or just enough to get you stuck again in the same spot. Make sure it can shake both ways. Also stomp a section underneath your exhaust so the thing doesn't bog and get you stuck a second time (this one really pisses me off). Once it will shake on a polaris I will stand with one foot touching the running board but all my weight on the snow. Grab a hand full and push with my foot and jump on once it gets moving. On a skidoo you can usually just feather it a little and get it to move forward and reverse a few times and compact a little section before you romp on it. Reverse also seems to work well on skidoo for just getting it moving a little bit but you gotta be careful not to let it sink. Don't even think about trying to back up a polaris in deep snow it doesn't work.

If your friends don't see you stuck it doesn't count.
If they do see you stuck you need a good excuse to help motivate them, something other than you made a mental error. Always blame your machine, foggy goggles, snow (too deep, too icy, tree well, hidden object under the snow), flat light, and whoever is leading the group for getting you to the spot where you got stuck.

U own and road a polaris this year right, u saying it's a p.o.s??

 

[niner]

U own and road a polaris this year right, u saying it's a p.o.s??

How tex reads.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Polaris sucks blah blah blah blah blah blah blah doos are the best blah blah blah blah polaris sucks blah blah blah blah doos rule blah blah
sorry tex lol.

 

[LennyR]

How tex reads.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Polaris sucks blah blah blah blah blah blah blah doos are the best blah blah blah blah polaris sucks blah blah blah blah doos rule blah blah
sorry tex lol.

Close niner, but he would add that it's his Doo rules, in his secret areas where no man has ever been before , in trees you can't walk between, on a slope a goat would slip on, in snow that's powder all year long. Lol.

 

[ferniesnow]

I have pulled out a lot of stuck sleds and usually have to find a way to get unstuck myself.

When a sled is stuck nosed into a tree the easiest way to get it out is to stomp the snow behind the track a little bit and clear about a foot behind the back of the track. Grab the track by the windows and pull it back by hand. This will usually get you the 6 inches or foot that will allow you to pull the sleds front end around the tree trunk. Please don't cut the tree down unless you have to. If someone cuts down a tree everytime they are near one with a snowmobile British Columbia will start to look like Alaska not to mention the frustration of wrecking parts because some jerk cut down a tree needlessly.

If you're stuck on a flat (which happens a lot on a polaris) just get under the front of the sled and kick it up with your legs. Break the sled up with 2 legs and hold with 1 leg while the other kicks snow under the track. Do this until the sled is near straight up and down. When it is straight up take this time to stomp all the snow were the skis will land down real good. Pull the sled down flat. Wiggle the sled a little bit before you take off and just wring its neck, it will usually go. Wedge (teth-air) invented and showed me this technique and I use it quite a lot because it is the only way I know of to get a sled unstuck quickly, by myself, and without digging.

If you are uphill and have any kind of angle just roll it. I use my legs to push the sled down hill because my back is terrible. Once you have the sled upside down grab the ski loop closest to the uphill and slowly roll it the rest of the way while keeping a good firm grip on the uphill ski to control the roll. This is important because when you are by yourself on a steep hill there is usually some really ****ty trees underneath you that you don't want your sled to roll into. If you are rolling a skidoo with electric start unplug the tether so the thing doesn't turn on when it's upside down.

Also if you have even the slightest doubt that you're not going to make it after you spent time working at it, take the extra 5 minutes and stomp down or dig because there is nothing worse than getting stuck twice in a row.

Once I think I'm out I will wiggle it a little bit to compact the snow under the track. If the sled does not shake it is not usually coming out. The running boards are probably hung up still or just enough to get you stuck again in the same spot. Make sure it can shake both ways. Also stomp a section underneath your exhaust so the thing doesn't bog and get you stuck a second time (this one really pisses me off). Once it will shake on a polaris I will stand with one foot touching the running board but all my weight on the snow. Grab a hand full and push with my foot and jump on once it gets moving. On a skidoo you can usually just feather it a little and get it to move forward and reverse a few times and compact a little section before you romp on it. Reverse also seems to work well on skidoo for just getting it moving a little bit but you gotta be careful not to let it sink. Don't even think about trying to back up a polaris in deep snow it doesn't work.

If your friends don't see you stuck it doesn't count.
If they do see you stuck you need a good excuse to help motivate them, something other than you made a mental error. Always blame your machine, foggy goggles, snow (too deep, too icy, tree well, hidden object under the snow), flat light, and whoever is leading the group for getting you to the spot where you got stuck.

Post of the month!

Dam near needs a "book writing license". I agree with adamg.........

 

[Teth-Air]

Johnny, you must be talking about me because I always have an excuse, LOL. Anyway although nobody likes getting stuck, especially on purpose, we should make a video next season of all the tricks you use to get unstuck. This would cut into your real riding day and you would have to get stuck in the first place but it would help a lot of new riders.

 

[Teth-Air]

How tex reads.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Polaris sucks blah blah blah blah blah blah blah doos are the best blah blah blah blah polaris sucks blah blah blah blah doos rule blah blah
sorry tex lol.

He can read?

 

[honda mike]

Cool, going to have to try that next time

 

[X-it]

One more method to add, pull the sled as far on the side as you can get it and pack snow under the track, tip it on the opposite side and repeat the process. 2-3 times and drive right out.

 

[retiredpop]

There's way too much useful information in this thread.
I use a totally different method. I just yell as loud as I can that "SKIDOO SUCKS". Immediately there are countless S&M members around telling me I'm wrong and they are the greatest sled ever so I get them to give me a hand. Old guys are crafty!

 

[Bernoff]

Someone this weekend has to make a video of the pushing the sled up with your legs trick

 

[JMCX]

Someone this weekend has to make a video of the pushing the sled up with your legs trick

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure that one out. Lie on your back in front of the sled, squat the front bumper up with your feet and then use one foot to push snow under the track?

 

[Rbrduk]

Works great when stuck up hill.
Get under front of sled as much as you can, and lift up around the a-arms. Once up, position one foot in the middle and use other foot to kick snow.

 

[Bnorth]

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure that one out. Lie on your back in front of the sled, squat the front bumper up with your feet and then use one foot to push snow under the track?

You got it.

 

[Teth-Air]

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure that one out. Lie on your back in front of the sled, squat the front bumper up with your feet and then use one foot to push snow under the track?

Yes and once the snow is shoved under the front of the track, it will hold the sled up. Now move under farther and push the sled higher and repeat until the sled is straight up. At this point if you pull the sled down forward, the rear will pop up out of the snow. If you push back or to the side, it will be ready to roll out. With 2 guys it's even easier.

 

[towerrigger]

This technique works well. Learned it this December.

 

[SUMMIT TREE]

Maybe just me but the first picture where he is pushing the sled up looks exactly like a woman giving birth.......and someone beside her yelling PUSH!! LOL