My Fusion's track is on its last legs, and I was looking on tracksusa's website for prices to extend it. Looking into 136 or 144. The 144 kit has a tipped up rail. With a new track, it costs about $100 more for the 144 plus it looks like I would need to buy an RMK bumper for my Fusion if I go with the 144, while I would use the stock bumper for the 136. I guessing I can find a used bumper cheap somewhere, but that is some additional cost.
I'm thinking the 144 would end up with about an extra 4" of track on the ground (perhaps less with the tipped up rail). Would this be enough to notice the difference and make it worth spending the extra cash? I'm not sure what track I would go with. If I found a good used one (seems like there are a lot of used 136's out there), I might go with one track for WIS/UP and a different one for heading West. My riding for the rest of the time I own this sled (probably 3-4 more years) will be about 2/3 Wisconsin/UP (mostly on trail) and about 1/3 going West (mostly off-trail).
I also thought about just selling the sled and getting a Switchback or Crossfire, but my sled needs a new track anyway, and it has a fairly recent rebuilt motor, so it's probably worth more to me than what I would get for it. And I probably don't have the money for a sled upgrade. Plus, most of the Switchbacks/Crossfires have 1.25" tracks, which I think I would probably would want to upgrade that track anyway.
This is probably a Fall project, but thought I'd start digging for info now...been on my mind since I got back from the snowies a month ago.
I'm thinking the 144 would end up with about an extra 4" of track on the ground (perhaps less with the tipped up rail). Would this be enough to notice the difference and make it worth spending the extra cash? I'm not sure what track I would go with. If I found a good used one (seems like there are a lot of used 136's out there), I might go with one track for WIS/UP and a different one for heading West. My riding for the rest of the time I own this sled (probably 3-4 more years) will be about 2/3 Wisconsin/UP (mostly on trail) and about 1/3 going West (mostly off-trail).
I also thought about just selling the sled and getting a Switchback or Crossfire, but my sled needs a new track anyway, and it has a fairly recent rebuilt motor, so it's probably worth more to me than what I would get for it. And I probably don't have the money for a sled upgrade. Plus, most of the Switchbacks/Crossfires have 1.25" tracks, which I think I would probably would want to upgrade that track anyway.
This is probably a Fall project, but thought I'd start digging for info now...been on my mind since I got back from the snowies a month ago.