Avid or Wahl 7 tooth drivers--rev shaft

03rev600mxzho · May 18, 2012

I am doing a 2.5 camo extreme under my rev this summer and need a set of nice used 7 tooth Wahl or 7 tooth avid anti-ratchet drivers...with or without the shaft. call me at 307-677-5230 or email me kleink9490@hotmail.com thanks

gman086 · May 19, 2012

I did the Wahl's on my Rev and they worn down fast - common with them from what I've read (unless they've corrected within the past few years to a more durable durometer plastic). I would only recommend Avid!

Have FUN!

G MAN

wildcard28 · May 19, 2012

I had wahl bros 7tooth 3.0 pitch driver on my 97 summit turning an arctic cat challenger 153 track and the driver vibrated pretty badly rode for a year or 2 with stock drivers that were worn before I extended from 136 the the 153 and had nics on them and stock driver were smooth ridin, everytime someone rode my sled they would always ask me, whats that bad vibration in your sled?, I changed replaced the track and driver to another set of stock ones No Vibration, If I had it to do again I would buy the Avid`s never heard any probs like this with them but have read alot of the others having same prob I did.

I know the Wahls aren`t inexpensive but they sure are cheap.. I didn`t like them
just my 02

Good Luck, Wildcard

byeatts · May 19, 2012

gman086 said:
I did the Wahl's on my Rev and they worn down fast - common with them from what I've read (unless they've corrected within the past few years to a more durable durometer plastic). I would only recommend Avid!

Have FUN!

G MAN

The Avids are not round and Wahls are and roll easier on the stand, Avids are very tough, I havent had the wahls out to test durability.Also the avids are 1/4 smaller than Wahls.BJ had indicated way back the earlier Wahls had the tooth hitting the clip causing an issue however that wasnt the case on a set I just installed on a Hawk,Must have corrected that issue.No doubt the Avids are stronger.G man did you notice any vibrations ?

gman086 · May 19, 2012

byeatts said:
The Avids are not round and Wahls are and roll easier on the stand, Avids are very tough, I havent had the wahls out to test durability.Also the avids are 1/4 smaller than Wahls.BJ had indicated way back the earlier Wahls had the tooth hitting the clip causing an issue however that wasnt the case on a set I just installed on a Hawk,Must have corrected that issue.No doubt the Avids are stronger.G man did you notice any vibrations ?

No vibrations; drive side of the external teeth wore down real fast tho!

byeatts · May 19, 2012

gman086 said:
No vibrations; drive side of the external teeth wore down real fast tho!

appears that there are differences how the two driver hit the clips. Avids hit clip and side lug all at same time and Wahls hit side lugs first and only the center if the track hikes up a bit.

Danzick · Jul 22, 2012

used to have whaul bros on my rev. put a bout 1400 miles on them with zero problems. well... i got the track too hot on a solid ice trail one day and the track clips acutally left melt spots on the the drivers, but other than that they worked great for me.

snowguthrie · Aug 10, 2012

I have the avid 7 tooth with 2.5 camo. worked great. till track ripped in half. Im going to try to pro track under the 07 rev this year and see how that works on the rev. so have to buy 2.86 pitch drivers now to.

sledsrock · Aug 10, 2012

snowguthrie said:
I have the avid 7 tooth with 2.5 camo. worked great. till track ripped in half. Im going to try to pro track under the 07 rev this year and see how that works on the rev. so have to buy 2.86 pitch drivers now to.

How did your track rip in half?

byeatts · Aug 10, 2012

sledsrock said:
How did your track rip in half?

No Chit! the 2.5 is the toughest track ever made. its a full 2 ply.

snowguthrie · Aug 14, 2012

the guy I bought the track from over ported it. had 4 holes across the middle. (FYI it is a little tight with the track around the drivers 3 times)

byeatts · Aug 15, 2012

snowguthrie said:
the guy I bought the track from over ported it. had 4 holes across the middle. (FYI it is a little tight with the track around the drivers 3 times)

Do you have any idea how the 4 hole will effect that track?if you plan to run it for the powder you it will fall short from a stock 2.3 track

snowguthrie · Aug 19, 2012

ya it would fall a little short. but i only give 250 for the avids and the track so i ran it till she came apart. and now decided to try the polaris track and see how that does.

byeatts · Aug 19, 2012

snowguthrie said:
ya it would fall a little short. but i only give 250 for the avids and the track so i ran it till she came apart. and now decided to try the polaris track and see how that does.

The Poo track is so soft the paddles bend over easily, You can forget about getting the front in the air, it will just spin

gman086 · Aug 19, 2012

byeatts said:
The Poo track is so soft the paddles bend over easily, You can forget about getting the front in the air, it will just spin

True so what you do is the F-bomb track mod where you just cut the nubs off the lugs (so you take a 2.4" track down to 2.25"). Then it becomes like a faster version of the Camo Xtrme. BEST track I've ever run and highly recommended for everything except really light Utah type powder.

Have FUN!

G MAN

byeatts · Aug 19, 2012

gman086 said:
True so what you do is the F-bomb track mod where you just cut the nubs off the lugs (so you take a 2.4" track down to 2.25"). Then it becomes like a faster version of the Camo Xtrme. BEST track I've ever run and highly recommended for everything except really light Utah type powder.

Have FUN!

G MAN

Yes your Mod will hook up nicely in Oregon, Washington cement .,but not so much in powder

sledsrock · Aug 19, 2012

byeatts said:
Yes your Mod will hook up nicely in Oregon, Washington cement .,but not so much in powder

COLORADO pow!

gman086 · Aug 20, 2012

byeatts said:
Yes your Mod will hook up nicely in Oregon, Washington cement .,but not so much in powder

You'd be surprised. It won't pop the sled up as fast but the increase in track speed (a good 5 mph) makes up for the smaller paddles. Don't knock it until you try it; will hold its own even in drier powder.

Have FUN!

G MAN

byeatts · Aug 20, 2012

gman086 said:
You'd be surprised. It won't pop the sled up as fast but the increase in track speed (a good 5 mph) makes up for the smaller paddles. Don't knock it until you try it; will hold its own even in drier powder.

Have FUN!

G MAN

Not knocking it but practicle physics from an engineering standpoint. Bent back paddles lift but have less thrust and pushing sled up and float, too soft and you just spin and stiff paddles hook up but dig, These principles dont alter. I ride Cali in bottomless light powder and also have a house at the base of Mt. Adams so i ride both areas.Your setup in northwest will do great.not so much in sugar bottomless where you sink to your waist by simple stepping off the sled. Like any mod that enhances in a specific condition it will sacrifice in others.the snow density up northwest isn't even close to other areas.Different setups for different areas . Most look for :face-icon-small-hapan enduro setup that will do it all but wont excel at either.Its all good

03rev600mxzho · Sep 2, 2012

So...Anybody have a set of avids laying around???

Avid or Wahl 7 tooth drivers--rev shaft

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