The Max Sled Team likes the Arctic Cat Twin Spar chassis. It’s comfortable; it handles well on the trails and across the lake, and it’s got the smoothest ride in the industry. We also like POWER and the Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo delivers. So what could make this sled even better? Put it in theRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – No more Walker Air shocks on the Polaris RMK
The new shocks might be a pound or two heavier, but they are WAY more durable I give Polaris credit with the Dragon RMK from ’08-’10 with working hard to offer a competitive product. After all, trying to catch up with the XP on weight was a tough proposition. But the Walker Airs were just aRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Ski-Doo MXZ 800R E-TEC
Take the hot 2-stroke of 2010 and give it 200cc more power and torque and you have the new 800 E-Tec. Well, it’s not that simple, but all we flatlanders asked for it and it comes in the MXZ package making it a hot item for 2011. The Ski-Doo MXZ packaged with the 800R E-TECRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – HOT Polaris Retro Color Scheme
It is time again for the MaxSled.com annual “What’s Hot and Not”. Each year the MaxSled Team puts together their thoughts on what’s coming for the next season. We discuss features, models, engines, graphics, and concepts; anything snowmobiling for 2011 and compile a list. We write our thoughts and post them daily (in no particularRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Dan Canfield
West Yellowstone in March, a great place to be. Beautiful weather, bright and sunny, mild temperatures so you don’t have to dress like you are climbing Mt Everest and some of the worst snow conditions I’ve seen in years. Yeah, well that last part wasn’t so good. But walking in to the Snow Shoot stagingRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Randy Nemitz
Snow Shoot 2011 brought me to a place that I have never been, West Yellowstone, Montana. I was very impressed with the town and how much they cater to the snowmobiles. Their trail system and groomers were some of the best I have seen. The manufactures stepped up their game for 2011 so buckle upRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Shane Zeppelin
I know what you’re thinking. You want to know what the best sled out there is. Well, I’ll tell you, but you may not like the answer. You see, you may not like the answer because you don’t understand what the question is. It’s about life, the universe and everything. Quite simply, the best sledRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Jim Urquhart
I went out to the 2011 Snow Shot with Maximum Sled as the photographer. That usually means a lot of shooting photos and not so much riding, but I did sneak in a fair amount of seat time regardless. I’m new to MaxSled but not new to the industry – I’ve worked in the snowRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Steve Franta
We’re in West Yellowstone Montana with the worst snow conditions I’ve ever seen here. Regardless, the manufactures managed to come out with the best line-up of snowmobiles I’ve seen yet. Even though the snow conditions were a bit disappointing, this didn’t stop us from getting some excellent evaluations, pictures, and from having a great time!Read More
Max Sled 2009 Sled Weight Reprise
It’s important to some people, to others it’s not that big a deal, but how much sleds weigh seems to come up every year. Depending what manufacturer you are, it also comes up in its marketing campaigns. Even that has changed over the recent years, but things can be deceiving. Published dry weights can beRead More
