best utility sled?

ster1 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008

Hello,

Here's a good one for the group:
I'm not what ya call a sled enthusiast; in fact, I really dislike sleds. I'm more of a dirtbike person. But - I have to ride em for my job. I'm a radio guy, and I do my thing in Colorado. A big part of my job is going to tower sites, and doing so in winter, which means snow which means sled. I have a pair of Arctic Cat 580's which are constantly breaking down. They're old, and just need to be pitched. My question is, what do yall think is the best utility sled? Now, I do have to ride in powder, so a trail sled isn't going to work, but I don't need an M10 or a summit 900 or anything like that. The sled will have to pull my fat a$$ and usually a trailer full of gear, so the trans / belt has to be robust too. Whaddya think?

atomicsaladbowl · #2 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008

maybe a ski doo 1000 tourer i dont know if that is actually the model name, I really don't know much about sleds, just figured i would give you a thought

merc440tt · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008

Should get something like a skidoo scandic type sled. http://www.ski-doo.com/en-US/Snowmob...c/Packages.htm

Skidoo or yamaha is the better half of sleds.

rm250dude · #4 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008

get an arctic cat mountaincat 1000 with witha big paddle track on it u ought to skoot through the snow pretty good and they are really reliable and it will have all the power ull ever need

MX86 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008

Get a Polaris RMK 600. enough power to get from point A to Point B and light enough to not break a huge sweat getting unstuck.

the_hog · #6 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008

Dont listen to MX he doesnt know what he is talking about.

MX86 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008

are you following me from forum to forum now? LOL

the_hog · #8 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008

Pretty sure I signed up first on the other two forums we share. Actually I know for a fact I did.

MX86 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-13-2008

LOL fair enough.

fastR of puppets · #10 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

i have a ski doo expidition wihta 600ho sdi motor in it, its got a huge track on it with massive skis, so its got plenty of float, and its pretty torquey too, and its able to just float on top of snow instead of using a huge paddle track to jsut throw snow around when you pin it though on something like a mountain sled

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