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If your season is about trail performance, you might consider going with one of Arctic Cat’s ZR models. While the trail ride is great, and anything up to around 90 mph is achieved on the Cross Country Limited, the speed on the top end just isn’t there thanks to the previously mentioned gearing change. But that is a bigger benefit off-trail.
If you find you’re spending more time on the trail with this sled, you’ll want to upgrade to a bigger windshield. We swapped the 5.5-inch race height stock shield for a mid-height shield from Cat’s accessories catalog. It turned this sled into an even nicer trail ride.
The 1.75-inch track lug is a little much on the trail. Those behind you best not mind being constantly pelted with snow grenades. This sled throws some pretty good size bombs in its roost! The lugs are stiff, too. Make a habit of inspecting your track if you’re on the trails a lot, as we wore off more lugs than we’ve seen in a while.