Butta
Extreme
First off, let me just say that I absolutely love this sled! It isn't the fastest, isn't the one to climb the deepest steepest hills, nor the lightest out there, but it is by far my favorite.
We rolled into Togwotee Monday about noonish with: 06 Summit 600 SDI 144, 07 Summit X 800 159, 08 XP 800 146, and my Nytro. We put in about 18 miles that afternoon (it was a loooong drive and late day), and I was surprised to have used 2.4 gallons....only about 8 ish mpg. However, the 600 SDI used 3.2, so I felt better. The next morning we awoke to 8 inches of fresh new snow and it was still coming down. We headed off to find some real powder, and Togwotee is just the place to find it. After hittin the trail we found a small, but steep hill to ascend. The nytro did well, but it can't compete with the 800 X or XP in the hill climb. I got stuck, along with the others, but a little bit of track poaching will pay dividends on the Nytro.
Off to the deep (and I mean DEEP) powder hills. Carving through powder on the Nytro is almost effortless. Foot pressure is all it takes to change direction and you are almost surfing through the snow rather than plowing. Truly an enjoyable characteristic! We all got stuck as much as the others, so it really can't be said that either sled is better/worse in the deep stuff, but when it comes to deep and steep, the Nytro needs a little help here. RPM's were pulling around 7900-8100 on the hills, but I only have 160 miles, so we'll see where that ends up after a couple hundred more. Maybe more track would help, but I'm not sure. You can feel a little of the weight during the climb, but maybe that's just the track trenching a bit.....more experience will tell. I still have the rear suspension in the stock position in the drop down bracket...might move it up.
Anyway, we headed back to the lodge after successfully tracking up everything in sight. I hit the low fuel light with 45 miles on the trip meter. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it back to the lodge before running out, but my buddies had extra gas so I pushed it to see. Turns out, I made it and put 6.8 gallons in with 55 miles. The 800 X had to add his extra fuel to make it back, the 600 SDI used 7.2 gallons, and the XP was sitting a lot of the day (new rider, not in shape for it yet) so it still had 3 bars.
Overall, very happy with this machine. I think a turbo or a SC down the road will make this almost unstoppable, and maybe a track change (lengthen or just different?).....I did find that over the three days we rode I wasn't sore at all. I was a little stiff, but the machine works so well with the rider inputs that I could have gone another few days (as long as I didn't have to pull anyone else out....that gets tiring!) The trip was awesome, and I'll be back there at some point.
Handwarmers: I definitely noticed that if you weren't really "on" the throttle, the warmers didn't seem to be noticeable....but they did warm up quite a bit when the engine is singing.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON EXHAUST TURNOUT- I have an exhaust turn out and the luggage rack. I also have put my old ski-doo bag on the rack for carrying my sno-bunje's. Even with the turnout, the exhaust was hot enough to melt the outer cover of my bunje to the inner lining of the bag. I will be searching for a tunnel exiting exhaust for the next big trip. I won't be putting fuel back there anytime soon....that's for sure!!!!
We rolled into Togwotee Monday about noonish with: 06 Summit 600 SDI 144, 07 Summit X 800 159, 08 XP 800 146, and my Nytro. We put in about 18 miles that afternoon (it was a loooong drive and late day), and I was surprised to have used 2.4 gallons....only about 8 ish mpg. However, the 600 SDI used 3.2, so I felt better. The next morning we awoke to 8 inches of fresh new snow and it was still coming down. We headed off to find some real powder, and Togwotee is just the place to find it. After hittin the trail we found a small, but steep hill to ascend. The nytro did well, but it can't compete with the 800 X or XP in the hill climb. I got stuck, along with the others, but a little bit of track poaching will pay dividends on the Nytro.
Off to the deep (and I mean DEEP) powder hills. Carving through powder on the Nytro is almost effortless. Foot pressure is all it takes to change direction and you are almost surfing through the snow rather than plowing. Truly an enjoyable characteristic! We all got stuck as much as the others, so it really can't be said that either sled is better/worse in the deep stuff, but when it comes to deep and steep, the Nytro needs a little help here. RPM's were pulling around 7900-8100 on the hills, but I only have 160 miles, so we'll see where that ends up after a couple hundred more. Maybe more track would help, but I'm not sure. You can feel a little of the weight during the climb, but maybe that's just the track trenching a bit.....more experience will tell. I still have the rear suspension in the stock position in the drop down bracket...might move it up.
Anyway, we headed back to the lodge after successfully tracking up everything in sight. I hit the low fuel light with 45 miles on the trip meter. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it back to the lodge before running out, but my buddies had extra gas so I pushed it to see. Turns out, I made it and put 6.8 gallons in with 55 miles. The 800 X had to add his extra fuel to make it back, the 600 SDI used 7.2 gallons, and the XP was sitting a lot of the day (new rider, not in shape for it yet) so it still had 3 bars.
Overall, very happy with this machine. I think a turbo or a SC down the road will make this almost unstoppable, and maybe a track change (lengthen or just different?).....I did find that over the three days we rode I wasn't sore at all. I was a little stiff, but the machine works so well with the rider inputs that I could have gone another few days (as long as I didn't have to pull anyone else out....that gets tiring!) The trip was awesome, and I'll be back there at some point.
Handwarmers: I definitely noticed that if you weren't really "on" the throttle, the warmers didn't seem to be noticeable....but they did warm up quite a bit when the engine is singing.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON EXHAUST TURNOUT- I have an exhaust turn out and the luggage rack. I also have put my old ski-doo bag on the rack for carrying my sno-bunje's. Even with the turnout, the exhaust was hot enough to melt the outer cover of my bunje to the inner lining of the bag. I will be searching for a tunnel exiting exhaust for the next big trip. I won't be putting fuel back there anytime soon....that's for sure!!!!
DITCHBANGER
Expert
i havent done any climbing yet,but on flatland breaking trail i get 8100-8300 rpms..so it needs some clutching big time,i agree on the handleing,so easy to lay on its side.
