LOL that was probably my 0 mile 154 SP skid for $500 mentioned earlier. I ditched it before the sled was ever ridden for a timbersled/exit/iceage setup. No more T motion.
I never really noticed a huge diference between the Timbersled skid and friends stock skids on the same sled, sure mine handled pounding the crap out of bumps a bit better, and its physically imposible for me to bottom it (so far) even on the biggest booters and I am completely not worried about bending/breaking anything on it. But it didnt really show its stuff untill this past weekend in BC. Super super wet deep snow, made it easy to climb stuff that you probably shouldnt on a stock motor sled, twice in a row I pointed mine up some large crazy steep hills to get to the riding areas above (read out of the rain) and i would pull them 1st try. My buddy who was following who is a equally good rider was on the exact same sled but with the stock rear skid, the same hill i would pull in 1 shot he would take 10 stabs at before making, sled just wanted to come over backwards on him every time, and I didnt even have the coupling cranked up on my Timbersled!
Anyway thats my experience with a aftermarket skid on a XM
Ethan Taylor
NWFR
Alpine Assassins
Adrenaline Northwest