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1.5 track equals no studs. Anything over 1.25 and they fold over. You get none of the benefits of studs and all of the non-benefits like tear outs.
To stud or not to stud?
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tilltheend
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I would have to agree with this one, I run studs on any 1.25 track but then from there I go right to a 2"+ paddle and skip the "tweener" tracks. I still think the best overall set up for the UP was an old RMK with a studded 1.25 camo track.
yamadooed
Active member
Not sure if its what,when, how or where I ride butt I tore up my track and I noticed this when friends were riding almost the same year identical sleds with studs and me without having to replace the track on both my sleds...
Quality studs correctly installed I've found the benefits will far out way any negatives I've had on a trail sled.
Quality studs correctly installed I've found the benefits will far out way any negatives I've had on a trail sled.
Chris,
Don't do it. If your gonna play in the POW, its a waste, not to mention extra weight. If your gonna curise the trails, you shoulda got the 1.25 with studs. Since you now play in the trees, forget it .
Looking FWD to the snow. I am thinking of going 1.75 on my gade, buy like Jean says, that will make everything easy
1flatlander2
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we run on the lakes. studs are a must
cobalt_502
Active member
We have a group of about 10 and we all have the Ice ripper XT tracks and love them, they hold up amazing and just enough bite to make icy corners a little safer. If your a powder rider I would think studs would be a waste of time but the Ice ripper XT might be just enough for the trail riding you do to get to the powder?
I have studded all my trail sleds for more than 15 yrs. and have never had 1 pull thru. Make sure they are installed correctly and check them regularly and things will be fine. I've even changed out my trail studs to a mixture of ice picks & chisels go lake racing and put the trail studs back in and have never had a problem.
nytro
nytro
kamikaze_bros
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I've owned my own snowmobiles for 30 years and been riding them since the late 60's and I've never owned a sled with studs. In the early days I wanted them but couldn't afford them, by the middle 90's I was installing a 1 1/2" track when ever I got a new sled. By the mid 2000's most new sleds came with various versions of a 1 1/4" to 1 3/4" sneaker. It is now 2010 and for the first time in my life I'm going to be studding up and I doing it for one simple reason......I want to be able to stop a lot faster than I am able to now.