Recent content by NFLD-Nytro

The Bearcat is ridiculously expensive, especially the Pantera version. Really, Cat should be selling themselves as a budget discount brand, not charging a premium. I wouldn't want to pay that kind of money to be part of Cat's test fleet. Been there, done that, and I'll never buy another first...

Well, I decided I couldn't wait for 2016, I needed a sled this spring, so I just bought an Expedition 900. But if not for that I'd have picked up a VK, the Swiss watch of snowmobiles.

Yes we do.

If you get a chance, please let me know your impressions. I know that I won't see one this spring, and I'm planning on spring ordering something, either a Skandic or a Viking. I think the Skandic would be a little better in the snow, and the Viking more reliable. I found the Skandic more...

I wonder why they stopped making them? I noticed that today when looking at parts for the 2016, but I assumed that they just hadn't made one for the new cab yet.

I'm kind of tempted.

Depends on what you want it for. I know a plain jane Renegade 1200 absolutely sucks in the snow, but a Nytro with a 1.25 Ripsaw is not that impressive either. For me the advantages of the 'gade are the full sized gas tank and real gauges, as well as decent storage options.

Over 17,000 kms on mine, and I can always count on it to get me home, but the chassis is getting pretty worn out. All the linkages in the skid are pretty sloppy, it needs a new front shock, I've already replaces the rear shock, and the front end is worn out even though I've put in oillite...

Rubber boots are the answer.

That's too bad about the exhaust clearance issues. I still haven't gotten around to doing an under tunnel conversion, despite having the stuff to do it for a couple of years, but the Nytro has officially been delegated the komatik pulling, wood hauling duties, so I'd really like to open up the...

That's a shame. I don't know why people recommend doing that, as it's completely unnecessary, and means that if you, or the person you eventually sell the sled to, ever wants to stud it it will be a much more expensive and complicated procedure. I don't think it would've been necessary to do...

More versatile? There's nothing the Vector can do that a Nytro can't, other than go further than 160kms on a tank of gas. But there's a ton of things the Nytro can do that you won't be doing on a Vector. It's an incredibly versatile machine, and really the Nytro's strength is that it is such a...

Anything BUT those cable ones that mount on the a-arms. What a waste of money those were.

That's what I was going to suggest. Get rid of it, it doesn't seem to do anything anyway.

That must be unique to the Vectors? My Nytro has never done that. My nytro will occasionally flash the oil light on start up when really cold, but that's it.