I got 119 hours in 2747 miles....how about you?....flyin'
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Hours vs miles
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Interesting numbers, daily sled miles ridden, divided by the number of engine hours of running time. Thought I'd check the numbers for my last ride, which was a two-day ride this week from Cataract, Wis. (Wednesday) to Fountain City, Wis., back to the truck yesterday (Thursday, yeah it was COLD). 185 miles, 10.7 hours of engine running time = 17.3 mph. My riding companions have often commented about what our ACTUAL MPH AVERAGES would really be on many of our rides--we do like to go fast sometimes. One thing we always found was that the numbers would almost always come back much lower than what we thought they would be; but then when you think about using the actual engine hours for the "time" part of the equation, and then factor in that there were no trails way, way back, and trail conditions were often rough, little if any grooming, etc. etc. it should be no surprise. Another thing we noted of course was that riding in the U.P. pretty much always had higher mph numbers than Wisconsin riding. Using figures from some of my past daily log sheets (I have them going back 55 years to when I started snowmobiling in 1965--wife says I am a 79-year-old snowmobiler obsessed by my record keeping...right on!): for the current winter, 953 miles so far, 49.0 hours = 19.4 mph. Going back 25 years to 2/14/95, 40,193 miles in 2,973.2 hours = 13.5 mph; then going all the way back to 1965, the numbers were 115,675 lifetime miles, in 6,797.2 hours = 17.0 mph.). We almost always find that the daily mph averages are consistently in the 20's to low 30's. Of course snowmobiles didn't have hour meters when riding first started, but I added them to my early snowmobiles over the years.
snobuilder
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Warm up time bites into the avg.....really don't matter, plenty a different ways to have fun on a sled
I think my best fun was way before such meters was invented
I think my best fun was way before such meters was invented
Also would depend on if idling waiting for others to catch up stuck, behind slow groups, etc.. last time went we were behind people doing 15 mph felt like was going to tip over in corners cus going so slow on angles lol and they wouldn’t stop for like 6 miles lol but any hr on a sled is a good hour but on the grade is higher average then in twisty’s of northern wi like Vilas county.
Sleds gone so no pics.
By the way, please speak in complete sentences.
Easy to get these averages in the high 30's on an 850 E-tec.
Warm-up light goes out at about 62 degrees (3 minutes) and is ready to go. I shut-down when I stop and trails are 30% railroad grade.
10 hours to ride 360 miles plus a few gas stops and lunch.
I am sure other guys are faster but it is hard on the body.
Bear
X2! Besides, I say so what!
It's nice to think that but it's not happening....360 in 10 hours...yes....but that also would mean you would have to do 640 more in another 14 hours....ain't gonna happen....and then youse guys alarm clocks rang....lol
snobuilder
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You got me curious...turns out I aint having much fun. ..only 1500÷60
My average since I bought my used sled last year is 38mph. I ride with large groups let my sled warm up fully, and drive within my limits. I could easily be in the forties without much effort. Ive pulled off many 400 + days and countless 300+ days. 200 mi. Is the lunch stop.
snobuilder
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Even more curious now.
Do some of the new meters like the Poo PIDD keep track of your moving mph?
Vs. Run time divided into total odo?
Do some of the new meters like the Poo PIDD keep track of your moving mph?
Vs. Run time divided into total odo?
haba to teba tava ani gazi na tokin a qwendo....thats swahili for whatcha talkin bout willis....take a run and let us know dude....post a pic of yer gauge for gods sake....everyones always has these fantastical numbers to tell us ll but nary any proof or pudding....typical....lol
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