vk pro vrs venture tf

[cameron]

Hi all
thinking about get a new sled in the future.I'm thinking about either vk or venture tf.Can you give me some pros and cons of both.
Thks
Cameron

PS I have venture tf now so i'm either going to buy another one or a vk pro.

 

[Jack_Shaft]

I want to know about your usage first.

What is making you consider the VK Pro right now? Is the Venture TF struggling with Utility tasks?

 

[wayne]

I have owned both the tf and vk pro and for pulling heavy loads and trail grooming the vk is the sled of choice for me . If you are a trail rider then the venture is the sled to have. I do a lot of back country riding and i was pleased with the way the tf performed but it hasn't the pulling power of the vk. The tf has a better ride with or without a passenger.

 

[cameron]

Hi
The reason i was looking at the vk was mostly rack space.On my tf their is none.Unless you remove the passager seat then you got a little bit.So if you can get the same speed,comfort and gane alot more storage.I may have to buy a vk,,if i got to loose speed ,comfort then i will stick with what i know. Towing is just a bit of wood and item's to the cabin,but i have already gone threw a cluch,,uper and lower.
Any suggestion would help

thks
Cameron

 

[Jack_Shaft]

If you want just rack space the Venture Utility has a ton and has awesome fuel economy stats to go with it.

 

[cameron]

Hi
My wife just got a venture lite great sled but i need a bit more speed

 

[Jack_Shaft]

VK Pro is not going to go much faster than a Venture Lite/ MP unless were talking fully loaded... but, the VK Pro is a great sled for towing loads and taking the abue of loads and rough terrain (now that the rear skid torque arms are gusseted and reinforced).

If you are pulling the kinds of loads that are wearing out clutches, yes, it's time to consider something like a VK Pro. Try it first, make sure you like the sled.

 

[Old Coyote]

Got to ask. What's a Venture TF? Is it something just available in Canada like the Bravo?

 

[Jack_Shaft]

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/index.php?group=S

Up until this year where the 2009 model got the Deltabox II chassis and the detuned Nytro 1050 motor, it's essentially just a regular RS Venture with a 151" track, rear flip-up section of the skidframe (like the Utility models), larger windshield and the VK-style wide skis.

 

[Old Coyote]

Yup, Canada only. Not available in the U.S. along with the VK 540, Bravo or the Venture Multi-purpose.

 

[Old Coyote]

By the way, I see one of your complaints about last year's VK Pro is rectified. Hi-lo-Rev tranny now.

 

[Jack_Shaft]

That has been addressed since MY2007.

 

[Old Coyote]

I must have misunderstood from comments on a different forum.