Fro
New member
My ghetto sled is running tip top. When I launch hard on ice/hardpack the skis are a few inches off the ground for as long as I keep it pinned. I keep having to get off the gas so I can bump steer it back to center. There may be some informal ice drags this weekend & I don't want to let off at all. It will pull to the right. My straps are the same each side. Is it motor tourqe causing it? Can it be adjusted. I throw my weight to the left side as much as possible but it's not enough to overcome it.
bluewho
Active member
Line up pointed to the left a little.Never tryed pulling down the left strap or dropping the right transfer rod a little but used to have the same problem.
Your skid is a little out of alignment or Something is bent or you line up on some un even spot. Point sled in opposite direction of the pull.
extreme4max4rules
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u need to blue print the chassi then u pull straight Al Larson
sounds like you have skid and or traction problem. if you trail ride your sled, you may have wore your studs a little more on one side or the other at some point. imagine if you spun you sled half over tar and the rest in snow like on the side of a road. that little bit of loss will cause a pull under load..
my guess is that your skid is shot and will not put even preasure down on the ground. if one rail has 50lbs more load on it than the other, those studs will hook better and try to bend the track in the opposite direction. this will also cause the side effect of jambing the track to one side causing drag againse slides, wheels, drive cogs.
pull your skid, shim everything tight, make sure the rails are on plane and that the warm and rear sissor are not twisted in any way. if all of these are flat planes, your bushings are tight, and your studs are even, the sled will go straight.
a good way to see what the track is doing under load is to take a marker or paint and cover several clips on each side as well as the sides of the slides. do this where your going to take off from so turning wont clean it off. then do some power launches. now you can see where your track is moving. if everything is tight it should stay centered.
my guess is that your skid is shot and will not put even preasure down on the ground. if one rail has 50lbs more load on it than the other, those studs will hook better and try to bend the track in the opposite direction. this will also cause the side effect of jambing the track to one side causing drag againse slides, wheels, drive cogs.
pull your skid, shim everything tight, make sure the rails are on plane and that the warm and rear sissor are not twisted in any way. if all of these are flat planes, your bushings are tight, and your studs are even, the sled will go straight.
a good way to see what the track is doing under load is to take a marker or paint and cover several clips on each side as well as the sides of the slides. do this where your going to take off from so turning wont clean it off. then do some power launches. now you can see where your track is moving. if everything is tight it should stay centered.
Fro
New member
Wasn't expecting that^^^. I'll pull the skid after the season. For now I may try to play with the suspension to keep the skis planted...at least shortly after take off. I'm not hanging them 1'-2' in the air, only a few inches. Maybe I can get them down after 100' or so.
I just fix that problem on mine. It was also pulling to the right and what I did was adjust the right transfer rod to transfer a little less then my left one. It fixed it.
800
New member
Yep, adjust the right T rod till it goes straight, if you do not have adjustable ones, get a coupl of the thin rod washers and cut a slot in them with a side cutter so you can snap them in over the rod. Most likely your suspension is sloppy and causing this issue but this will get you by for now.
You sure your skis are off the ground? If they are touching you can tighten the right front ski spring a little, that will push it back to the left also.
You sure your skis are off the ground? If they are touching you can tighten the right front ski spring a little, that will push it back to the left also.
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Fro
New member
800 said:
Yes, but only a few inches for a few hundred feet...they'll skim a little, but for the most part not much control.
I was out yesterday on some good hardpack...making 1000'+ runs. Not as noticeable as on ice, but still drifts slowly & always to the right. I'll try the rod adjustments for now. Raining here so no ice play today. Thanks.
Dave M
New member
You could just eat a few double whoppers before the race....the extra weight whn leaning might work. 