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purepolaris · 11-05-2006, 06:02 PM

i am looking to buy a sled in the 1999-2003 and was wondering which would be the best buy. i will be riding mostly on private land. i m looking at a 2000 700 rmk right now.

brown435 · 11-05-2006, 10:48 PM

Welcome to the forum !

What is the amount of snow and what is the terrain of the land and altitude?

purepolaris · 11-06-2006, 11:54 AM

i am from saskatchewan canada and mostly ride in fields. i am not sure about the altitude

IndianRvrShiver · 11-06-2006, 01:13 PM

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purepolaris · 11-06-2006, 01:15 PM

ya sorry about that

brown435 · 11-06-2006, 11:21 PM

I think the 700 RMK would be a nice sled.

The reason I ask altitude is the intake system. Carburator is simpler but needs to be modified at various elevations to keep the fuel/air mixture correct.

A EFI . electornic fuel injected cpompensate for it automatically.

EFI costs more the carburators.

ztrain · 11-07-2006, 09:51 AM

I was in Cabri Sask. hunting birds this fall. What a cool place, we see some sandhill cranes in Washinton, but over there they are all over the place. Thank you all for allowing us to visit and hunt in your country.

The sled you are intersted in is a good sled but needs deep snow and some hills. If you are going to stay in the flat feilds I was looking at in the area I was in, it might be a little over kill if there is a big price range between a 500 and a 700. Mountain sleds are not built for speed, but made for float and to throw snow with the longer lugs. Longer tracks with longer lugs can slow sleds down out of the gate on hard pack. 500-600cc with a track under a 136 and 1 inch lugs, you would scream on the flat with hard pack

Wild child · 11-07-2006, 06:52 PM

If you're looking for a sled that is good on trails yet good enough for deep snow then you should look at getting a crossover sled like the Polaris Switchback

purepolaris · 11-07-2006, 10:19 PM

i don't have the money for a switchback but was wondering if the rmk would be fine for a little bit of everyting riding except i don't ride on groomed trails

Wild child · 11-08-2006, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by purepolaris

i don't have the money for a switchback but was wondering if the rmk would be fine for a little bit of everyting riding except i don't ride on groomed trails

My buddies have the SKS and the RMK. The SKS is a better all around sled for trail and mountain riding where as the RMK is more fo the deeper snow.