Gas can mount location

[bobback]

Which position should I mount it?

Does it matter being a little closer to the seat? I put on the backwoods rear bumper, so tunnel is sturdier if that matters.

 

[meathooker]

mounted mine close to the seat to take pressure off of the tunnel.

 

[bobback]

mounted mine close to the seat to take pressure off of the tunnel.

Do you have the stock rear bumper?

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

As close to seat as possible. It drastically affects how the sled performs. In steep terrain when packing gas. My 155 khaos is really hard to ride with my 3.3 mtn addiction can full and it's about 6" behind seat due to the rmk essentials bag. Dumping it into my sled majorly affects the weight bias.

 

[gtwitch]

For about 3 years I carried a 2.5 gal spare fuel fuel on my 2018 AXYS 800 and finally poured that treated fuel into my car and took the 2.5 container and left it full of treated fuel in the trailer. I have many times run the sled over 80 miles and only had used just over 1/2 tank fuel upon running back to the truck/trailer. This is my train of thought, just ride and don't take extra fuel, if you get low on fuel at about 120 miles, time to head for the truck and hopefully the truck is still within 50 miles or so as you will make that!! Besides, someone in my group also caries some extra fuel if needed, please loan me a gallon or so!! Yes, on my 11 PRO 800 and prior , the 07 700 Dragon , I needed extra fuel but on the AXYS and the newer Matryx , not so on less than 100 mile days. my thoughts only here and take that for what it is worth!
gtwitch in wyoming

 

[jrusher]

I always run it as far forward as possible for the trail up . Bent a few tunnels back in the day running them further back

 

[meathooker]

For about 3 years I carried a 2.5 gal spare fuel fuel on my 2018 AXYS 800 and finally poured that treated fuel into my car and took the 2.5 container and left it full of treated fuel in the trailer. I have many times run the sled over 80 miles and only had used just over 1/2 tank fuel upon running back to the truck/trailer. This is my train of thought, just ride and don't take extra fuel, if you get low on fuel at about 120 miles, time to head for the truck and hopefully the truck is still within 50 miles or so as you will make that!! Besides, someone in my group also caries some extra fuel if needed, please loan me a gallon or so!! Yes, on my 11 PRO 800 and prior , the 07 700 Dragon , I needed extra fuel but on the AXYS and the newer Matryx , not so on less than 100 mile days. my thoughts only here and take that for what it is worth!
gtwitch in wyoming

That is impressive milage!

typically use my spare gas every ride, and sometimes I’ll use my buddies gas as well.

 

[gtwitch]

Yes I agree, most of our riding after we get about 10 or so miles from the truck is in the trees and steep and deep if that snow is there, many times we will only get as the crow flys no more that 12 to 17 miles from the truck all day when that kind of snow is in front of us!! So if you do more than 50 or so miles in that day , your arms are tired and your butt is dragging, but the gas gauge still will be at 1/2 or about.. We still have not enough snow here in SE Wyoming and our Club ( Snowy Range Snowmobile Club) is working on getting the third Safety Shelter ready to go to the mountain. That should be in place at Lake Marie about the time the Wy DOT shuts HYW 130 down for the season.
gtwitch in wyoming

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

My boost is good for maybe 45 miles when it's not deep out ans I'm dry. I've run thru over 17 gallons one day last winter and only reason I went home was I was out of peoples gas to siphon

 

[bobback]

Yes I agree, most of our riding after we get about 10 or so miles from the truck is in the trees and steep and deep if that snow is there, many times we will only get as the crow flys no more that 12 to 17 miles from the truck all day when that kind of snow is in front of us!! So if you do more than 50 or so miles in that day , your arms are tired and your butt is dragging, but the gas gauge still will be at 1/2 or about.. We still have not enough snow here in SE Wyoming and our Club ( Snowy Range Snowmobile Club) is working on getting the third Safety Shelter ready to go to the mountain. That should be in place at Lake Marie about the time the Wy DOT shuts HYW 130 down for the season.
gtwitch in wyoming

I've been sledding for about 15 years. Anymore, most of the time if I have 40/50/60 miles on the sled when I get back, it was a good ride. Especially when the trail ride is about 12 miles one way. At 50 miles, my gas is below 1/2 a tank. But I'm heavy on the throttle in the powder. Buddies make fun of me saying they know which tracks are mine. lol

But - on the few really deep days we have, I like taking advantage of it and I need to pack gas. I just picked up a 9r, I'm thinking that will suck down a little more gas than my previous 850.

 

[bobback]

I always run it as far forward as possible for the trail up . Bent a few tunnels back in the day running them further back

What mounting system are you using?

 

[TRS]

We have been using the Armadillo bag lately. It mounts on top of your tunnel bag and rolls up for storage.

 

[kylant]

We have been using the Armadillo bag lately. It mounts on top of your tunnel bag and rolls up for storage.
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how are you mounting them?

 

[Chadly]

For about 3 years I carried a 2.5 gal spare fuel fuel on my 2018 AXYS 800 and finally poured that treated fuel into my car and took the 2.5 container and left it full of treated fuel in the trailer. I have many times run the sled over 80 miles and only had used just over 1/2 tank fuel upon running back to the truck/trailer. This is my train of thought, just ride and don't take extra fuel, if you get low on fuel at about 120 miles, time to head for the truck and hopefully the truck is still within 50 miles or so as you will make that!! Besides, someone in my group also caries some extra fuel if needed, please loan me a gallon or so!! Yes, on my 11 PRO 800 and prior , the 07 700 Dragon , I needed extra fuel but on the AXYS and the newer Matryx , not so on less than 100 mile days. my thoughts only here and take that for what it is worth!
gtwitch in wyoming

You ride like a Karen... I have run out completely at 29 miles on my Boost. 37 miles on my 9R. But I agree with packing fuel. I never do it. I go home when I run out of fuel.

 

[bobback]

You ride like a Karen... I have run out completely at 29 miles on my Boost. 37 miles on my 9R. But I agree with packing fuel. I never do it. I go home when I run out of fuel.

You must not have to ride very much trail to get to the good riding. I have to where I live.

Try riding 25 miles trail, round trip; to get to the riding. Then add whoops on top of that to the trail, and let us know how you feel. ha

 

[jrusher]

What mounting system are you using?

Doo linq brackets with adapters. Cant remember the name of the adapter brackets but lots of different companies make them

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Yeah full tank of fuel and a mountain addiction 3.3 gets me 40-50 miles usually.

I can usually dump in the 3.3 about an hour into the day.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

That is impressive milage!

typically use my spare gas every ride, and sometimes I’ll use my buddies gas as well.

My boost is good for maybe 45 miles when it's not deep out ans I'm dry. I've run thru over 17 gallons one day last winter and only reason I went home was I was out of peoples gas to siphon

^^^^^^these are just nice ways of saying……

You ride like a Karen... I have run out completely at 29 miles on my Boost. 37 miles on my 9R.

This. ^^^^


Chaddilac is obviously wrong about packing gas but that’s to be expected.

 

[TRS]

how are you mounting them?

We strap it to the top of the Polaris tunnel bag. There are loops on the tunnel bag as well as the Armadillo bag.

 

[Chadly]

^^^^^^these are just nice ways of saying……


This. ^^^^


Chaddilac is obviously wrong about packing gas but that’s to be expected.

We just don't ride hard like you Alaskan boys