New Fan cooled sled

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Eagle River Mike

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I am looking a purchasing a new non-current fan cooled sled mainly for my daughter and guests to ride. I'll use it occasionally when there is not enough snow cover to provide adequately cooling for my regular ride. There are very few fan cooled sleds being made anymore so I am limited to the Arctic Cat Lynx (570) or Polaris Indy (550). Several places have really good deals on the 2017 Arctic Cat. The 2018 Polaris is about $500 more. Anybody have any direct experience with these 2 sleds. I'm leaning towards the Polaris based on looks and my perceptions of the 2. Never owned a Cat before and my last Polaris was back in 1990.
 
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snowchief

Member
Ride with a couple that has 2- 2015 adventure 550s they seem to be nice sleds no problems for them 3 years of riding, another guy I know his wife runs a 550 Indy seems to be just fine as well, when we gonon that trip it's 5 couples and I always second guess I spend x amount of dollars for my sled I could buy 2 550s for that lol
 
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Magnumb

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i'd get a couple Scorpion 440 Whips:) or some old Ski-Doo Elans:)
The new fan powered sleds seem like they would be boring to ride after awhile. chassis are too good and feel slow??
 
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1fujifilm

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snowchief said:
Ride with a couple that has 2- 2015 adventure 550s they seem to be nice sleds no problems for them 3 years of riding, another guy I know his wife runs a 550 Indy seems to be just fine as well, when we gonon that trip it's 5 couples and I always second guess I spend x amount of dollars for my sled I could buy 2 550s for that lol
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I believe I have seen the 2- 2015 adventure 550s (2-up with 144 track) with 600 miles plus a trailer for sale on craigslist in Cottage Grove, WI; each sled had 600 miles and is priced at $5,000 for each sled.

One word of info, if depreciation is a consideration a 19 Doo 600 liquid is only $6,500 plus tax and reg (at the right dealer) and holds its value well.

Bear out

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Eagle River Mike said:
I am looking a purchasing a new non-current fan cooled sled mainly for my daughter and guests to ride. I'll use it occasionally when there is not enough snow cover to provide adequately cooling for my regular ride. There are very few fan cooled sleds being made anymore so I am limited to the Arctic Cat Lynx (570) or Polaris Indy (550). Several places have really good deals on the 2017 Arctic Cat. The 2018 Polaris is about $500 more. Anybody have any direct experience with these 2 sleds. I'm leaning towards the Polaris based on looks and my perceptions of the 2. Never owned a Cat before and my last Polaris was back in 1990.
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Super deal and a Dealer you can trust..

http://forum.johndee.com/vbulletin/...6-Ski-Doo-MXZ-Sport-600-Very-Low-Miles!!-4995

Bear
 
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towtruck

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not a cat guy but have owned the cat 570 fans and they are indestructible. well u know. cat turns up the oil pump at the factory to about 25 to 1 so bring oil but the 570 will probably run 10,000 miles - sea and snow is good inexpensive oil for the 570- there may be better options out there but if the price is right ......
 
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Ride with a guy that just buys 550 Pols. He has had about 10 of them. About ten years ago one of them went BOOM. But since then he has had no troubles. He runs them about 3000 miles and then trades them off. It will run about 75 in perfect conditions. He runs the shortys. Light as a feather compared to just about anything else out there. Cheap entertainment.
 
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Dirty70Firebird

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I just purchased a 15 Indy 550 for my daughter. My only complaint about it is the throttle lever. I must be a puss, cause my hand is sore from a 10 mile ride on that thing. I must have gotten used to the newer machine throttle efforts...
 
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zimmer1310

Member
have an 05 550 Doo and both boys, 15 and 12 love it. got it three years ago from retired couple with 1100 miles on it and just went over 3k. plenty of power for kids.
 
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srt20

Active member
Just to add,

A dealer down here has brand new doo 600 carbs for $5487 right now. That probably as cheap or cheaper than the fanners.
 
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Deleted member 10829

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That is a great deal and liquid cooled is the way to go.
 
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whitedust

Well-known member
Living and sleddin from Phelps I get the appeal of a fanner air cooled toy in the stable. Plenty of trail days here when not much lube on trails and a fanner would be superior to liquid cooled. I get where the OP is coming from and agree with his specific need.
 
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indy_500

Well-known member
Not even just low snow conditions but im guessing his daughter would ride at a rather slow pace where a liquid might overheat... just sayin... the guy asked about 2 specific sleds BOTH fan cooled let alone the title is about fan cooled sleds and now you guys are trying to convince him to get a different brand AND a liquid...
 
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Woodtic

Active member
Fans give off a lot of heat to the rider. You can also leave them running when it’s real cold ,when you stop on the trail to bs, look at maps ect.
 
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skiroule

Well-known member
As a Polaris 550 owner, I figured I would chime in.

Four years ago, I ordered an Indy Voyageur 550, specifically because it was air cooled. In my case, I use it a lot for ice fishing under marginal snow conditions but it’s also great weaving through the heavy brush at low speed without overheating.

With the 155” track, it's no rocket but it's my wife’s favorite sled. She loves the comfort of the ride and the fact that she always feels in control of the sled. The 550 will run all day long on the trail at a respectable speed but it will never keep up with the bigger, faster CC liquids when they’re haulin’, if that’s an objective.

So far, I’ve had zero issues. Hit the starter, it fires up and runs like a champ. I’ve always used Polaris Blue in it and don’t see any reason to change. If you can find one, I’d recommend the electric start – makes life so much easier. Even though it’s only a 550, it can be a handful to pull over at very cold temps.
 
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indy_500

Well-known member
1fujifilm said:
They still use more oil than liquid, put out more burnt exhaust stink and are less fuel efficient; oops almost forgot they are noisier too.

Bear
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Not saying you're wrong but theres comes a time and a place where theres a need for a fanner, and the OP thinks it would be beneficial to own one for his situation... for example towing the little dude around on a sled on my 03 pro x 600 i cant go for more than 10 min before the temp light comes on.
 
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lt250rfd

Member
Have a 09 550 that the wife and daughter use for exact reason, keeping it cool. Plenty of fun and power for the trails. Maybe I'm lucky but ours sips the gas and oil. Our daughter is new to riding solo and has enough to worry about learning to ride and paying attention to the trail so less of an issue in marginal or icy conditions. Imo hyfax and carbides are cheap compared to a rebuild. If none the less it's a great backup sled, I rip around our property and the fire roads with it time to time
 
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