Daranello
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Ok I'm getting tired of this....so far this year I've towed a F7 and 2 Ski Doo 800 home...today tow 30miles....other than changing my belts what else should I double check on my sled??
towing a Ski-Doo
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LazyBastard
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Hmm... nothing. You're fine.
2008 Nytro RTX
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Thats annoying if nothing else,You should make them pay for your belts. =)
stewartb
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Belts? How many belts do you change?
Seriously, unless you visibly smoked the belt there's no reason to change it. Other than that there's nothing to worry about. Believe it or not some of us actually tow sleds around regularly.
When towing make sure to pull the belt off the towed sled. And get one of these kits for about $12.00. This strap kit makes towing easy. No rider on the towed sled and you can haul #*$&@. Let somebody else ride double and you'll have the easier of the tasks.
http://snobunje.com/store.php?crn=70&rn ... how_detail
SB
Seriously, unless you visibly smoked the belt there's no reason to change it. Other than that there's nothing to worry about. Believe it or not some of us actually tow sleds around regularly.
When towing make sure to pull the belt off the towed sled. And get one of these kits for about $12.00. This strap kit makes towing easy. No rider on the towed sled and you can haul #*$&@. Let somebody else ride double and you'll have the easier of the tasks.
http://snobunje.com/store.php?crn=70&rn ... how_detail
SB
Daranello
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stewartb said:
First I need storage to carry this one my sled...seriously looks cool how does it work??
As for belts, yes I was pulling a sled and rider with belt remouved but in some of those bunny trails with step hills I could smeal the belts burning as they slip
Turk
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My rear bumper broke off on my 08 nytro last year from towing a few doo,s home
Daranello
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I was worried about that when to toe rope broke and it me in the back of my head!
Turk said:
stewartb
Expert
Daranello said:
Belt. Singular. One belt is all you have.
As for the tow strap kit? It's about as big as a can of skoal. Pretty easy to stow. You pull a strap through each ski tip and short straps with buckles on each side of the pull sled's bumper. Feed the ski tip straps through the buckles and pull tight. The ski tips stay under the bumper and on either side of the track. You go, the pulled sled follows. You stop, it stops. Nobody needs to steer the pulled sled. It works great. You'll stop looking back after a mile or two.
Stewart
2008 Nytro RTX
TY 4 Stroke God
Are you really correcting him because he said belts instead of belt? wow 
stewartb
Expert
Yes, I was. Some guys aren't as familiar with the workings of sleds as you. There's nothing wrong with that, but there's nothing wrong with learning rather than perpetuating incorrect information and assumptions. I was not condescending or critical in the correction, or at least I didn't intend to be. I fully believe that more guys need to learn some repair skills if they're going to ride these contraptions. But an average day for me finds me 150 miles or more from the nearest road and 50 miles from the nearest person. Being able to fix a sled is way better than walking. Or being towed, which is the topic here, right?
Stewart
Stewart
2008 Nytro RTX
TY 4 Stroke God
I don't understand why you corrected him because he said belts instead of belt,But ok!
stewartb
Expert
Daranello,
The reason I keep those kits in my sleds is because a few years ago I had a friend blow a chaincase on a Polaris about 25 miles from the road. We were in a couple of feet of new snow in the Caribou Hills on the southern Kenai Peninsula. There were three of us with running sleds so after we disassembled the chaincase and cleared a jammed chain one sled tied onto the dead sled with a regular rope, I rode the stranded rider since he couldn't sit on his sled because it was too draggy in the deep snow, and the third running sled ended up sacrificing his front bumper and nosed into the rear of the dead sled to push as the lead sled pulled. 25 miles of uphill, downhill, through the trees, and around natural obstacles. No choice. There was no other way out. With the Snowbunje kit we'd have had two machines break the path and the pull sled would have been fine bringing up the rear. Lessons learned in real life.
SB
The reason I keep those kits in my sleds is because a few years ago I had a friend blow a chaincase on a Polaris about 25 miles from the road. We were in a couple of feet of new snow in the Caribou Hills on the southern Kenai Peninsula. There were three of us with running sleds so after we disassembled the chaincase and cleared a jammed chain one sled tied onto the dead sled with a regular rope, I rode the stranded rider since he couldn't sit on his sled because it was too draggy in the deep snow, and the third running sled ended up sacrificing his front bumper and nosed into the rear of the dead sled to push as the lead sled pulled. 25 miles of uphill, downhill, through the trees, and around natural obstacles. No choice. There was no other way out. With the Snowbunje kit we'd have had two machines break the path and the pull sled would have been fine bringing up the rear. Lessons learned in real life.
SB
Daranello
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Very cool wonder if I can find them in Canada.....
As for belts I should have said swapping out the belts....my spare belt is not a tow belt...good belt always comes off first....
Interesting when towing a sled, the handwarmers actually come alive
As for belts I should have said swapping out the belts....my spare belt is not a tow belt...good belt always comes off first....
Interesting when towing a sled, the handwarmers actually come alive
Blue 4's Rule
Expert
I seen them @ my dealer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan!!
snobunjie
Stewart,
I ordered the Snowbunjie tow strap...thanks for the tip.
Darenello,
My guess as to why your handwarmers worked while towing is that you are likely riding a lot slower than normal, less wind chill. I am going to try the Dumbo ears on my next trip,
LeeKo
Stewart,
I ordered the Snowbunjie tow strap...thanks for the tip.
Darenello,
My guess as to why your handwarmers worked while towing is that you are likely riding a lot slower than normal, less wind chill. I am going to try the Dumbo ears on my next trip,
LeeKo
