Well iv'e found a couple of times where snow tracker carbides are not so good this past weekend. Sure on a groomed trail they are the cats meow. In 2 feet of powder on a cold day i hit some unfrozen water on a freshly broken trail, went thought the water , hit the powder and there i was with blocks of ice frozen to all that steel. I could just barely keep going and steering was all over the map.
The next problem was trying to turn around on the freshly broke trail with the trackers,( no studs on my track) backing up was impossible without my buddies pulling backwards on the sled, the trackers grab everything under them, any brush , lumps, rocks, ground??
Iv'e ordered some new 6.9 skis and will put my old woodies carbides on them and use them for early season riding or if im going cross country with my buds. If im going on a long groomed ride well the tracker will be back on with the 5.7s as they do take away the darting for sure.
Mixed feeling with the trackers for now, wish there was a one fits all but i know there isn't.
Ahh it only takes 15 minutes to change skis anyway??
Not a rant just want to let people know how i feel about the tracker right now. ray
The next problem was trying to turn around on the freshly broke trail with the trackers,( no studs on my track) backing up was impossible without my buddies pulling backwards on the sled, the trackers grab everything under them, any brush , lumps, rocks, ground??
Iv'e ordered some new 6.9 skis and will put my old woodies carbides on them and use them for early season riding or if im going cross country with my buds. If im going on a long groomed ride well the tracker will be back on with the 5.7s as they do take away the darting for sure.
Mixed feeling with the trackers for now, wish there was a one fits all but i know there isn't.
Ahh it only takes 15 minutes to change skis anyway??
Not a rant just want to let people know how i feel about the tracker right now. ray