MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
My Indy Trail Deluxe has the adjustable tension for the rear spring - soft, medium, and firm - that impact the ski-to-ground pressure in addition to allowing for more weight on the back end. Moving the tension from soft to firm will increase that ski pressure. If you've got a sled with the front torque arm limiter strap you can also increase ski pressure by adjusting them to the shorter length the strap holes provide.
What year is your trail deluxe? I believe that's what mine is. This is what I'm thinking I need to do. I just don't know exactly how or if every snowmobile is adjustable. I'll have to take a closer look. I know there are a couple big bolts that connect to the track, I'm wondering if those are the adjustment bolts.
Mine is a 1994 with the 488. The tension adjustment is done by positioning of a small block that holds the short leg of the rear spring.
That's the exact year, make and model as mine. Thank you much, that really helps!!
Glad to help. And if you don't have them already, I would recommend that you add a set of ice scratchers to keep your hyfax slides from overheating/melting when running with speed on bare ice for more than a few minutes.
I was told I wouldn't need those with it being fan cooled instead of liquid? Still worth putting them on?
The studded track on bare ice is probably not the best combo. Studs are great in a lot of other areas, but pure ice and they'll just send you straight. I just used my polaris 340 touring (no studs) on glare ice this weekend and could whip crapties pretty much by only shifting my body weight. She almost bucked me once too but I held on lol.
Are there any alternatives to scrapers that I could try to keep the track cool this weekend? I'll be getting scrapers but I won't be able to get them by this weekend. I'll only be going about 5 miles on the ice and I keep it around 20 mph. Should I be worried? Maybe stopping half way through, drilling a hole and throwing some slush on the track?