How many of you flatland ride your mountain sled?

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If you do, do you change clutching / gearing to match the altitude locally? Are you riding around with the ear bleeder cans or high elevation pipes? I ask this question as there seems to be a lot more long tracks riding locally. Along with over revving the engine, running too "tight" of a pipe for the altitude, belt life is significantly reduced, hyfax wear is increased, etc. Just curious...
 

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use to change the weights but stopped a couple years ago and leave them set up for the mountains. We just watch the rpm's, rarely are we running full out anyways.
 

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Have done it for years. Back to the days when I kept a plastic paddled track and small driver driveshaft and would change out.. Ugh! Now I just change clickers to be "close enough" to ride here and go!! Did it yesterday actually!!
 

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I do. Turn down the boost to adjust for clutching. Good to go.
 

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If you do, do you change clutching / gearing to match the altitude locally? Are you riding around with the ear bleeder cans or high elevation pipes? I ask this question as there seems to be a lot more long tracks riding locally. Along with over revving the engine, running too "tight" of a pipe for the altitude, belt life is significantly reduced, hyfax wear is increased, etc. Just curious...

It doesn't seem as though your curious, as much as it does sound like your trying to randomly give people ****.

If your curious, you could explain your statements...er... questions a little better. It would be easier for a long track flatlander to explain.
 

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Have done it for years. Back to the days when I kept a plastic paddled track and small driver driveshaft and would change out.. Ugh! Now I just change clickers to be "close enough" to ride here and go!! Did it yesterday actually!!
x2............clicker 1 at home......3-4 at elevation.................like riding to much to only ride the hills...can't make it every weekend. Me and my family/friends have been flatlanding mountain sleds for years. It always makes me laugh when guys stay home on the weekend cause they have a "mountain only" sled when theres 2+ ft of snow in the river valley.
 

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Find most people buy mountain sleds just to flat land ride then wonder why they are constantly wondering why they are blowing up. Then resort to blaming the manufacturer and the dealer then get ticked off for lack of compassion from others. My 2 cents
 

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It doesn't seem as though your curious, as much as it does sound like your trying to randomly give people ****.

If your curious, you could explain your statements...er... questions a little better. It would be easier for a long track flatlander to explain.
Not giving any **** - usually I try to help others on this forum, and have for years. I have a friend who lives in northern SK, but used to ride BC with an 08 Summit X. Being that he is trail riding now, he asked me for advice whether to get a Renegade, or if he could adapt his Summit at little cost. The kicker is, the sled has been heavily modified for the steep & deep, runs a 154" x 2.5" track, narrow stance, etc, etc. Considering that our sport has enough bad press, I was thinking at bare minimum that the sled should have a quiet exhaust for the riding he does now in populated areas, but ultimately he should look at a x-over, considering he rides out west once a year in spring conditions. As for me, I personally don't ride locally, as the local municipality isn't very hospitable anymore, and if I were to ride locally, I would simply buy a trail sled
 

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Not giving any **** - usually I try to help others on this forum, and have for years. I have a friend who lives in northern SK, but used to ride BC with an 08 Summit X. Being that he is trail riding now, he asked me for advice whether to get a Renegade, or if he could adapt his Summit at little cost. The kicker is, the sled has been heavily modified for the steep & deep, runs a 154" x 2.5" track, narrow stance, etc, etc. Considering that our sport has enough bad press, I was thinking at bare minimum that the sled should have a quiet exhaust for the riding he does now in populated areas, but ultimately he should look at a x-over, considering he rides out west once a year in spring conditions. As for me, I personally don't ride locally, as the local municipality isn't very hospitable anymore, and if I were to ride locally, I would simply buy a trail sled
It seems pretty cut and dry what your friend should do. On a side note.....flatlanding doesn't mean the terrain is flat or that you even ride on a "trail". Where we go in the hills off the lake/river is not real accomadating to a trail sled.
 

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have since 09. I ride fields and ditches and the length is not an issue. change the clutching as per manual and ride it. Im not sure how much fun i would have in the trees with a cross over, found my iq 155 not that great last couple years with the guys on pros and xms going deeper and deeper into the trees, was a fine sled in 09-11 when we hit up meadows and watched the big bores hill climb. When you only go for 1-2 5 days trips a year got to make it worth it.
 

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had two sleds going to try on a rmk 155 add idler wheels and maybe change weights . Sled is stock
 

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Thx, will suggest he gets a low altitude clutch kit, bolt stock head on, & ride it.
 

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I have an IQR and it is parked ever since I bought my XM 163. Its on clicker 1 here and 4 at elevation.
 

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some of my most fun rides were flatland riding last winter. Oh and these pics were all at work!!
 

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I ride every where. Flats, mountains, seismic lines, never really at WOT. Also running stock.
 

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Pretty much need a Mountain sled for running the lines here in deep powder. 163" on clicker 1 works perfect. #3 for the mountains.
 

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I run my mountain sled only a few times a year on flat land. But I do clutch it for the lower elevation. And I never hold it wide open across a lake or big field! But would love to have an MXZ XRS 800 to fly across the lakes and fields but can't afford one! And would much rather have along track sled around here them a short track in the hills.
 

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Just wondering why you guys are saying that you never hold a mountain sled wide open when you're riding around home?
 
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