Differences between Venture Lite and Multipurpose

[OffGridAKdude]

It's a kind of float plate. It goes along with the front protector 8GR-77555-00-00

Thanks for the reply Mooseman, was that part not on the 2011-2012 MP's? Or VL's? My machine isnt around to crawl under and peek at it.

I'm trying to turn my '11 VL "snow plow" into a "snow machine" (fyi, that's Alaskan for snowmobile) ya, know one of those things that goes OVER the snow, not through it! ;-)

Definitely going with some floatation skis and looking into a wider/taller/better track too. Hoping a lower gear helps with the higher revs that cause my track to drop out from under me if the snow has any depth to it when starting out.
Thanks!

 

[YukonMP]

There is a thread in this section with pictures posted by Stan Zuray. His MP has 16 inch wide skis that he builds himself. Basically he bolts a shaped strip of UHMW plastic to either side of the stock ski. If I was looking for the final answer on keeping an MP up AND level that is what I'd be doing. Yamaha has 11 inch skins which I am putting on my VK PRO.

 

[Mooseman]

I wouldn't put too much money on that "float plate". I wouldn't even bother with the bumper. IMHO, that bigger bumper just adds more more weight, albeit probably not all that much. As @YukonMP said, skis are the ticket.