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snow trackers not so good?

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#1 ·
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
 
#2 ·
I use there Everlaster carbides and really like them as they have good bite new used the rest of there stuff.
 
#3 ·
You must have the Aggressive Snow trackers, i always install semi aggressive to illuminate those problems and never had any problems with the Semi .On my 2017 Enduro i am running Semi Aggressive snow trackers and they are easy to turn on freshly groomed trail.With the Aggressive model you must readjust your centre shock with more pressure approximately 3/4" more pressure on Center shock spring.
 
#4 ·
Like you stated, they are great trail runners, but like you, if you run fields and low snow conditions you are going to have issues and yes single runners would be best. Thanks for the info.
 
#6 ·
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
I love my snow trackers but wait till everything under the snow is covered and the ice/trails are froze before I take the stock skis off and install the trackers. When the trails get a bit better I am sure you will love the trackers. The trackers are a super deep runner and need more trail base than most others
 
#11 ·
I installed bergstroms tripple point carbides with ski savers. They eliminate darting without having to worry about perfect coditions for the snowtrackers. Plus, they last much much longer than other carbides but at a premium cost.
 
#12 ·
If everyone used trackers on groomed trails, how much snow would be left on the trail after a weekend.
 
#16 ·
I love semi aggressive trackers so much that I didn't take the TS skis that came with my 2016 MXZ X so that I could run trackers. Now with a few other carbides tried- last year we had to get cobras on my husbands Renny X cause his semi aggressive snowtrackers literally broke off on ice and that was all the dealer had, and trying his 2017 TS ski with the longer carbide this year, I have to say, it really depends on the conditions of the day which carbide will suit you best. While I wasn't a believer in the TS ski before, i think I'll go that way for my next sled for the simple reason that you can actually change your carbide based on where ou're riding and what crap you're riding through. I think we've all cursed going over rocks and other nasty objects in the trails while thinking oh no, my poor sled!