Skandic_600HO

You're my HEEEROOO!!   Sounds like a little jealousy to me...

I didn't want to jump into this post, but have been sucked in now.  Just to comment I agree with the previous post, and must say that jealousy will get you know where.

Ok Some of us guys do buy expensive sleds, and we do mod the heck out oh them, but that's not to say that we haven't made huge sacrifices to get there, as well some of us are not rich guys who do that, we are just so passionate about sledding that we put all our cash into it.  

This year I have bought my first brand new sled, it a more modest Summit 600 Sport, it's no fancy etec 800, but then again I am riding closer to sea level (in Tundra LT territory) so I should be ok with the power that I have.  Anyways not to get off track too much here but the point I am trying to make is that I don't like the term parking lot hero's it sounds offensive, and I agree that it does make you sound arrogant.

You should keep in mind that everyone lives in different situations and whether you get to ride for 10 minutes a year or everyday, what's important in this website is that we all have a huge passion for riding.  I use this website to learn from other riders with different experiences, as well to make contributions where I can. I'm not coming hear to make fun of guys who have more money than me, nor to put down the riders who have inferior sleds. Thus like my dad always said, if you have nothing good to say, then save your energy until you do.

Cheers,

Ray

Owners manual says NOTICE use Synthetic blend oil, and tag on handle bars says use Synthetic.Even mailer card with synthetic oil discount for my sled. Dealer is new to Ski-Doo and didn't have answer on what to use. I have blown motors every year and type of oil was always asked for warrenty isues.
Help, before I plunk down $$$$$ for a case of oil.

The best is to go with the recommendation of the owners manual, that way your warrenty cannot be disputed, just check that you are reading it properly and not looking at another model as sometimes these manuals cover more than one model.

I have just bought a new Summit Sport with the 500SS engine which is liquid cooled but without all the fancy ETEC systems, with that machine I have made a full research and am going to use the BRP Synthetic Blend which is also known as Semi-Synthetic BRP oil.

Now in your case I've noticed that the new 800ETEC runs on very little oil, so even though the full synthetic will cost much more, if there are benifits then it will be worth the extra cost incured and considerring you are only going to be using small amounts it won't dent your pocket book that much.

I've also noticed for the new 800ETEC that you will need to run higher octane fuel in that machine, perhaps you can also check that in your owners manual.

I started a topic about injection oil a few weeks ago, I'll try to find the link for you and get back, there was some good info about injection oil information contributed and it's worth readng.

Cheers,

Ray

Anyways sounds like you will have an awsome machine, so good luck with it.

Off trail, lots of guys run with out them, on trail, make sure you are the guy going last cause it sucks being behind someone with out one...okay thats a little extreme.

2" shorter shouldn't make a difference.  DO you run scratchers on hard pack trails?  If so, you will be alright.

The draw back to a short flap is it might not deflect as much snow up onto the track to reach the cooler.  We have always run ours shorter and never run into issues for cooling even on long rides into backcountry spots until we went back to running non-ported tracks.

Gentlemen,

I've just bought a 2010 summit sport and haven’t ridden it yet.  I previously had a Skandic wide track so don't know much yet about the Rev XP series.

Does a ported track actually help to throw more snow onto the cooling system?  I'd like to know from riders who have tried both types of tracks on the same machines.

Also I am considering to install a snow flap from the 2010 Tundra, it is less long, so should be better in deep snow, but I am concerned about it on hard pack. Has anyone else tried the new Tundra snow lap on the Rev XP series?  Would this really reduce the amount of snow reaching the cooling system on hard pack areas where loose snow is scarce?

Thanks,

Ray

the purpose is to seat the rings.  I have a KLR and that was a common problem.  I rode the bike one mile, then five, up to probably 50 miles.  I have about 7,000 on it now and it hasn't burned any oil.  The theory is that heat, then cold, helps seat the rings.  I could do the same thing in the snow, which i try to do, but the thought here is to help the process ahead of time.

Hello Gentlemen,

Well we can all come up with our own theories for the best ways to break in a new engine.  However your best bet is to read your owners manual and carefully follow the suggestions in there.  I have read the break in instructions for my new 2010 Summit Sport, and have the same owners manual that is used for the other Summit models and can say that the procedure is clear and well written. As a bare min I would do that.  If you want to take extra measures then be certain that you are not doing more harm than good.  For example do not let a new engine idle more than 10 minutes, and do not run at continous speeds or RPM's.  While breaking in rev your engine through the full range, just do it in short spurts, do not hold the gas wide open for long, but it's better to bring up the revs periodically rather than only riding up to mid range all the time.  Also take not that as mentioned in the user manual, the new drive belt takes 50km's to break in, I never new that before.  The manual says to avoid over loading the drive belt for the first 50.

Cheers,

Ray

I wouldn't put my girl friend on a 600....

just sayin...

  



In all seriousness, a 600 is a good sled, but for the West, if you ride the mountains, and any other backcountry terrain, the 800 is what you should be looking at.

A brand new 2010 Summit Everest 146 will run you $9800 at some local dealers right now.  There are better deals to be had as well.  Last week I saw a 2010 Summit Sport for $6500 (brand new left over) I almost bought it for the girl friend.  But she said, she ain't ridin no 600!  

Hey at least you've got your humour as do I.  Mind you I'm riding in Tundra territory where everyone else is on a Tundra 550 Fan with just 57HP.  Thus my firends are already shrugging me with my 600, so if I bought the 800 I would be riding solo this winter.  We have a lot of tight wooded trails as well often requiring a lot of stop and go with the chainsaw out.  I guess if I could ride the mountains I'd want the 800 too.  

You've got to be exagerating greatly on what you said about $6500 for a brand new 2010 Summit Sport (if they are really that cheap out there, just put on the sea level cal kit and ship them out here and you'll make a good profit.  

Anyways maybe for a slightly used, but for new, that's just too low to be true:)  well to conclude, I can see the need for a full sized man weighing in at 200 pounds needing a 800, thus I guess your girfriend is a hefty woman ah:, touché  (Just kidding ah, anyways it's not your fault that ALberta beef tastes so good)