vic_junior
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Track Porting on Mountain sleds. Pro's and Con's anyone???
Track Porting
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coldsmokejr
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Track porting works really well in deep snow conditions, and wont shorten track life. One thing a buddy of mine found out is porting equals scary water crossing!
HIGHLANDER
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boy oh boy indy, hope frnash dont read your post LOL
indy_500
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haha i don't see anything wrong with it?? maybe it's just me!
i've heard of special track porting to keep snow in and reduce weight. weight thing makes sense but the keep snow in don't sound right to me but I'm proud to say "I've read it!" lol i just sit there and think about it and it don't make sense but i've read it before! someone please tell me i need help
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Or HIGHLANDER's either, eh? {wink}
Maybe this is what HIGHLANDER is referring to:
It gets RIDE of snow? {grin}
Well I do proofread my posts before clicking Submit Reply. Yes, I have been caught in a mistake, usually the result of fumble-fingering a too hasty post, then failing to re-read it! (Speed kills!
)Editing? Of course you can see that a post has been edited, so unless the author includes a credibly legitimate reason for the edit, you can call it suspicious!
indy_500
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Well I do proofread my posts before clicking Submit Reply. Yes, I have been caught in a mistake, usually the result of fumble-fingering a too hasty post, then failing to re-read it! (Speed kills!
Editing? Of course you can see that a post has been edited, so unless the author includes a credibly legitimate reason for the edit, you can call it suspicious!
i can't waste any time i only got 30 seconds between posts
HIGHLANDER
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from track porting to grammer, sorry
coldsmokejr
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Hey Indy, maybe you should wait til you know what your talking about...then post.
To each his own! There is allway a good and bad side of everything you do. It will work good in this snow but not in that snow there is alot of variables! This is Like my 8" wheels how much free weight help do they realy help? BUT they look kool! Somethings are just for style! If someone can find real hard testing on this I would love to read as I am allways looking for know how. BRAAAP BRAAAAAAAAP BRAAP <---(me on my 2011 800 etek 146X)
indy_500
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you ganging up with firecatguy or what? i have 1 week of excessive posting because polarisrider1 keeps emailing me telling me i'm never going to be the top poster and because of that 1 week i'm now the "don't listen to him" type of guy?
indy_500
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ok once i posted something i've "read before" and i get bashed? all i read is that it's possible to port a track to lose weight and still keep in snow
The more holes you have in a track the lighter it will be. More holes= more places for snow to be let out which= lesser weight.
Ported my 159" and have no regrets at all. Definitely helps get the snow out, especially after getting the sled buried. As everyone else has already pretty much stated lightens it up. I weighed the material, but don't remember off hand how much it was. Kept all the holes in the center. I have about 1600 miles on the track with no signs of damage or shortening of life, however it will likely never see the miles of a trail sled anyway.
Can't say I actually noticed a difference with water skipping. Might on a shorter track sled I suppose.
I took a hole saw and ground off all the teeth making a sharp knife edge. Seemed to melt the edges as I cut through it and created a real nice clean cut. I also took a plate and made a template to set between the lugs so the holes all line up on the whole track.
Can't say I actually noticed a difference with water skipping. Might on a shorter track sled I suppose.
I took a hole saw and ground off all the teeth making a sharp knife edge. Seemed to melt the edges as I cut through it and created a real nice clean cut. I also took a plate and made a template to set between the lugs so the holes all line up on the whole track.
vic_junior
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What size hole is a good size?