Summit 146 opinions

[Oly]

I just picked up a 2011 summit 800r p-tec 146" 2.25 lug. Question is this.. Not sure if this sled is for me or not as I got a good deal on it so I just bought it anyway. I came from an 05 renegade 600 & that's all I know & it was great for trail & off. I'm looking for any opinions from guys that run the 146". My riding is half on & half off trail, MN riding only. Any help would be great as to this sled being right for me or not.

Thanks

 

[MNBlizzard]

It's a lot longer and narrower than the Gade. If you're not in the mountains why??

 

[whitedust]

Should have stuck with the gade maybe a later gade for 50-50.

 

[momoney2123]

I just picked up a 2011 summit 800r p-tec 146" 2.25 lug. Question is this.. Not sure if this sled is for me or not as I got a good deal on it so I just bought it anyway. I came from an 05 renegade 600 & that's all I know & it was great for trail & off. I'm looking for any opinions from guys that run the 146". My riding is half on & half off trail, MN riding only. Any help would be great as to this sled being right for me or not.

Thanks

Check out Dootalk.com....lot of info on 137 vs 146. If your 05 gade was adequate for your offtrail use a new 137 will be as well. Basically the standard renegade is more on trail than off(wider front end), the renegade back country and the freeride 137 are like the 50/50 offtrail sled as they have the r motion for on trail but wider and deeper lug track with narrower front end. Then the 146s and up are more offtrail orientated. But lot of people say they have no problems with the 146 on trail.

 

[ezra]

do u want to spend that much time on the trail? or were u spending that time on the ribbon because the gade was only really ok at best for off trail.
I have a bud who rides a freeride more off trail than on pron 30 trail 70 off.
thing is u have to decide where u want to suffer in the woods or on the trail. there is no such thing as a true crossover they are all a compromise on every level .
what u have now imho is a great UP sled and will work for trails u will have to drive it to keep up with the 121 on the N MN tight twisty trails. but the real question is why would u want to spend any time on the tight twisty trails in N MN when hardly any one tracks op the power lines and u never see any one in the woods.
just slap some big carbides and scratchers on that thing and call it a day.

 

[eagle1]

Agree with Ezra, no perfect "crossover". it's just all about how your gonna use it.
If your riding trails to get to off trail, no problem. But if your planning 200 mile trail ride now and again not gonna be funnest or easiest sled to run.
I wouldn't worry about track length for trail, just 2.25 lug and narrow front end.

 

[indy_500]

Id set the ski bushings for the widest possible front end and some bigger carbides. May want to consider trimming lugs it truly depends on YOU and what YOU like to do as a rider.

 

[whitedust]

Id set the ski bushings for the widest possible front end and some bigger carbides. May want to consider trimming lugs it truly depends on YOU and what YOU like to do as a rider.

Ya 2.25" lug a lttle much for trail hardpak I can smell the hyfax already going to need scratchers for trail riding.

 

[indy_500]

Ya 2.25" lug a lttle much for trail hardpak I can smell the hyfax already going to need scratchers for trail riding.

Some people cringe but when you trim a paddle track, you get down to the "thick & solid" lugs which make for great traction on the trail and still decent length for off trail. I ran my 2" track about 1500 miles this year and got 3000 out of the original hyfax with the track oh so tight to keep it from ratcheting.

 

[ezra]

unless riding on crap iccy trail the 2,25 is just fine.
I have put on a lot of mi on 2.25 153 burn a set of scratchers a yr big deal.

 

[willey]

Ride it. I loved riding my Summit on the trails or in the woods. Stay home on the icy trail days or just stick to the woods.