Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Well I have about a hundred miles on the MTX now. Right from the get go I bolted up a pair of SlyDog PH's. The sled is very slow to respond to direction changes. "pushes". I have increased the rear springs to High tension along with cranking up the front skid shock to help in the bumps. I also increased the front ski shock springs. I'm pretty happy with the ride but still need to make some adjustments for steering. I noticed that the front limiter straps are let out to max. Has anyone sucked up the limiters yet? I'll play with this tomorrow... just wondering if anyone found a better set-up yet. I plan on trying out the Stock Mountain skis as well. From my past experience on my Attak the PH's spray less snow in your face then the Yami Mnt's do. I realize that increasing spring load on the center shock reduces ski pressure, but it helped the bottoming out a bunch. Oh yea.. I've been testing in about 18" of fresh, with lack of a good base. If I toss the sled it carves nicley. Just a bugger to turn on slight sidehill terrain.
Nikolai
TY 4 Stroke God
Try the stock skis, they really are a good ski. I had Slydogs on my rev and sold them after only 20 miles for that exact reason. You have to run a ton of ski pressure to get them to turn anywhere on the trail. But I prefer a sled with light ski pressure which others might not.
Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
I reinstalled the OEM Mnt skis, and it turned much better...but we have an crust of ice about 4 inches below the surface, and the Mnt skis want to break through at the heals and wobble back and forth, scary to say the least. So here is what I've done.... put the PowderHounds back on and spaced them to their widest postion.(about 1.25 wider than the stock c to c). Instaledl a set of Shaper bars, pulled the front straps up 2-holes and set the transfer in the middle area. The steering in the snow is much better with very little darting on the hardpack, ski lift is minimal, and I'm able to let loose of the death grip in that crusted condition. I know that widing the front will hinder the sidehilling and carving in the POW but we are fresh snow challanged at this time. When we do get dumped on, I'll just do a ski change to the OEM's if needed. Most of my riding is below 1000', off-trail and Boonedocking are my favorites. Just trying to make this MTX somewhat of a better cross-over sled for what I do with it.
skidooboy
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
bodi, the wifes did the exact thing you are talking about with the powderhounds, we softened the front shock spring on the rear skid, increased the front ski shock spring preload, it helped ALOT!
what color are your dogs? if you dont want em i might be interested. i loved my wifes after making those changes. they float great, just need some fine tuning like any mods. ski
what color are your dogs? if you dont want em i might be interested. i loved my wifes after making those changes. they float great, just need some fine tuning like any mods. ski
Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
skidooboy said:
I always just buy black skis....The trendy colors don't do much for an old geezer like me. I'm waiting to put the Hounds thru the paces with the Shapers in place, raining today, so I'm waiting for the storm the weather guy is talking about, for monday. Snow is looking grim, we've had over 12 good grooms until this hit.......... hope we can retain some of the base. Ended up spending the day helping a buddy replace piston and rings in his SDI. Things will get better
Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
I turned my track around a couple of days ago, and increased the secondary preload by using the 6/3 holes. We only got about a foot of fresh last night, but I have to say after a 70 miles scoot today that the sled feels much stronger, and pulls harder, longer! 
For what it's worth, I seen 89 on the speedo on a flat 3/8 mile pull. The feild had a few tracks on it, but was not packed hard by anymeans. Going to try out the Shapers-PowderHouds combo tomorrow to see if it will turn better in the fresh stuff. I love everything about the PowderHounds except the pushing in deeper loose snow,( If those things just had a a bit more side profile to them , they would be awesome).
For what it's worth, I seen 89 on the speedo on a flat 3/8 mile pull. The feild had a few tracks on it, but was not packed hard by anymeans. Going to try out the Shapers-PowderHouds combo tomorrow to see if it will turn better in the fresh stuff. I love everything about the PowderHounds except the pushing in deeper loose snow,( If those things just had a a bit more side profile to them , they would be awesome).
skidooboy
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
need a couple riding partners for monday? LOL!
back from high elevation, ready to tune our low alt stuff. ski
back from high elevation, ready to tune our low alt stuff. ski
Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Sorry but.....I drew the short straw at work.....I'm on call for Monday.skidooboy said:
otis
Expert
Use the bergstrom ski savers. They add 3/4" to the bottom keel for better bite in both powder and on trail. I would also suggest going with a stud boy shaper 8" carbide to make them perfect. I got my ski savers from Allen Ulmer for $10. I am using the roentin 8" and wish it stuck out a bit more for better bite. I might shim my carbides down from the ski savers an 1/8 or 1/4 inch to add more bite. There is a recess in the ski saver so only the carbide sticks out and none of the actual bar.
Otis
Otis