Best Mountain Sled --- Not what you Think! - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

polarchief · 03-25-2003, 04:08 PM

The best mountain sled is .......................... A Skandic SWT ........ 24" wide track by 156" long. These things will go where no other "mountain" will touch.

dano · 03-30-2003, 07:42 PM

True, but does a 500 have the balls to climb the really steep?

dano

strokez · 04-06-2003, 01:41 PM

yeah, they can go anywheres in the powder, but i dont think it could climb a mountain like an 800 RMK can

Snow Freak · 11-12-2003, 05:33 PM

im thinking exactly what strokez and dano are

01MXZ800 · 11-26-2003, 07:01 PM

WITH THEIR HI-LO GEAR BOX THEY WILL GO VERTICAL

Maverick · 12-01-2003, 01:48 PM

LOL, that I would like to see!!! im going to say the AC 1M just because im green, but other than that I agree with the above, those RMK800s are out of control!

2w171 · 12-08-2003, 05:45 PM

The new ski-doo REV summit 800 should give them all a run for there money

SkiDooDude503 · 12-29-2003, 08:18 AM

Ya the summits are really nice i own 3 of them and when i've raced Hillcross i havent made 1st 3 times out of 30 races..... The Moutain Cats around here never keep up and the RMK's are a good sled but havent won when i'm racing

G-ForceJunkie · 12-30-2003, 05:50 PM

24" wide track? that'd be really uncomfortable...

what about the King Cat?

skidoo_magoo · 01-07-2004, 05:14 PM

the polaris will beat the skandic 500. the summit is horrible unless it's on a mountain. on a regular trail, the skis come up too easily.

and for those wondering what i mean when i say VIC trip, i mean Very Important Customer. Skidoo puts it on. certain dealers select like 3 of their important riders to go on a free trip up in lansing, Michigan. you get to test out the '04's...last year! that's how i know about the summit.

skidoo_magoo · 01-07-2004, 05:15 PM

i mean the new summit-rev...dont know about the old ones. they probably are supior.

01MXZ800 · 01-09-2004, 10:02 PM

SURE THE REV SUMMIT AND THR RMX IS GOING TO KICK THE SCANDIC'S A$$ UP THE THE HILL, BUT THE SCANDIC WILL BE THE ONE BRINGING THEM HOME WHEN THEY SHIT, SCANDIC WASN'T BUILT FOR SPEED, WAS BUILT FOR FLOATATION, WILL GO ANY WHERE THOSE OTHER SLEDS WILL GO JUST A LITTLE SLOWER.

Vertical 800 · 01-17-2004, 04:13 PM

maybe they can go up the mountain and be great all around work horses too but hey they have too be fun and also the skandics have a style to them similar to my grandpas old SCORPION!

jimmyv13 · 03-15-2004, 02:07 PM

Are RMK's good on the trail as well as the deep powder?

rmk00700 · 03-25-2004, 12:22 AM

I have noticed that RMK's, just as any other mountain sled, are getting lighter every year. I have a 99 700 RMK and a 01 700 RMK. My older one is definitely more comfortable on the trail. My newer one is more stable, but I feel each and every bump on the trail. It climbs way better than my old one though...

skidoo_magoo · 04-19-2004, 04:37 PM

the skandics are work horses. theyre cheap, light and powerful. they just dont have the looks. but i dont think there will be a skandic-rev for awhile... and im fine with that.

rmk00700 · 04-20-2004, 12:36 AM

I've got a '99 700 rmk and a '01 700 rmk. I think that the '99 model is much better for trail riding...the newer the model, the lighter the sled...the bumpier the ride for ya. The '01 model is definitely better for climbing mountains though...but for long trail rides, I ride my '99 rmk.

skidoo_magoo · 04-20-2004, 03:46 PM

thats what i dont get... the new mountain sleds are almost JUST FOR mountain riding. youd think wed be able to get a great sled on trails and uphill.well, ok theres the renegade, btu it catn climb like a summit can it?

switchback600 · 05-17-2004, 11:45 AM

i hav a switchback and it is a pretty good trail sled except for a little push in the corner. i dont know about how a 2" lug track is as a trail sled.