Track porting

[Charged RTX]

Has anyone ported there track and run it on the lake for any significant amount of time. I may do my hacksaw but I am worried about losing the track. One thought I had is that if 300 hp mountain sleds use them why not 150 hp.

 

[Shivesy]

A couple things I've noticed is that the porting of a track on a mountain sled probably is not being studded. If you live in the northeast and have studs I doubt you could port the track also. If you are not studded then porting might be an option if you wanted to lose some weight. I choose to be studded.

Can a track be ported and studded?

 

[GTBlack]

i blew the track on myne when i ported it

 

[iasledder]

When you state porting, are you referring to cutting out the closed windows?

 

[Shivesy]

When you state porting, are you referring to cutting out the closed windows?

No he is not. Porting of a track is when they position holes (1 1/2"?) in several places in the track to lighten it up. Check below.


http://www.trackpunch.com/

 

[iasledder]

Thank you. I have the same fear of blowing the track since I cut out the closed windows. I did take a hot soldering iron with a round probe and went to all four corners of each opening and burned in a radius, hopefully this works.

 

[Shivesy]

Thank you. I have the same fear of blowing the track since I cut out the closed windows. I did take a hot soldering iron with a round probe and went to all four corners of each opening and burned in a radius, hopefully this works.

From what I have read on this forum in the past, what you have already done seems to be a practice other folks do. I really don't think you'll have any problems and you might get a longer slide life do to the increase in snow lubrication. Some tracks come with the windows fully opened from the factory. I was thinking of doing the same method as you but I chose to install the SLP wear pads. They both have their pros and cons and to me it comes down to personal preference.

 

[**sj**]

dont port it if you stud or run anything other than deep powder...unless you want to be replacing a track very soon.
if you're concerned about weight and want more top speed...cut the lug height down...where's dirkdiggler when you need him...lol

 

[iasledder]

From what I have read on this forum in the past, what you have already done seems to be a practice other folks do. I really don't think you'll have any problems and you might get a longer slide life do to the increase in snow lubrication. Some tracks come with the windows fully opened from the factory. I was thinking of doing the same method as you but I chose to install the SLP wear pads. They both have their pros and cons and to me it comes down to personal preference.

I wasn't thinking clearly a the time, or would have gone with the SLP wear pads. Easier than cutting out the closed windows and the rubber between is still trying to run on the HY-Fax. I used the SLP's on my 800 Poo, but watch them, as they wear thin the will curl up and slice the heck out of your sliders.

 

[Shivesy]

iasledder: I was thinking "what type of sreen name is that" untill I thought about it for a second.

Thanks for the heads-up on the pads. How many miles do you think I will get out of them.

 

[iasledder]

Well it started out when I lived in Iowa, but continues on as IaSledder, so's my wife. Truck plates, MN are "We Sled". See my trailer on 128" extension thread---Jim