Yes,thankyou for taking the time for those excellent pics..totally awesome
Axys RMK pics
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^^^^ yup.
All the stuff i was combing pictures for.
New/different.
But much easier to see in real life.
I had the sled on its side torn apart for an hour or so.
Poking and prodding
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Fit and finish is great.
No unnecessary gaurds or plastic pieces like a doo but everywhere you can see improvements over the pro ride in how panels come together and engineering advancements.
Wiring routing is much better than my pro.
Consolidated and clean.
This was one of two sleds that came to AK.
Thanks for the pics! Many small upgrades I was unaware of, can't wait for mine to come in!
The track is a full 3" above the belting.
3 1/4" overall.
You can see how the lug towers run all the way to the tip on the ends of the lugs.
But the center tower stops 1/4" shy of the tip.
The center of the lugs is slightly thicker than 1/8"
Just another look at the drop bracket. You can see the end of the stiffener angle that runs towards the rear bumper.
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What about the 2.6 sizes did u get any? I seen it just didn't measure it
This is the only sled in town.
Yup.
Thank You SheetmetalFab for snapping pics and posting. I think the Polaris marketing department could learn a lot from your perspective.
"This is what is new / different and photo document it" for those of us Jones'ing for detailed information about the latest offering.
The high level crap they have been doing to date, really does not do the sled justice nor satisfy my need for the details.
"This is what is new / different and photo document it" for those of us Jones'ing for detailed information about the latest offering.
The high level crap they have been doing to date, really does not do the sled justice nor satisfy my need for the details.
Thanks for all the info, great pics.:thumb:
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Half-naked Assault ...
Btw, does anyone know the weight of the different tracks?
Polaris say the following about the Assault (http://www.polaris.com/en-us/snowmobiles/800-rmk-assault-155/specs):
Track Width/Length/Height (in.) 15 x 155 x 2.25 Peak or 2.6 Series 6
Estimated Dry Weight (pounds/kg) 427/193 or 418/190
9 pounds difference! Is that only related to the track ?
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Good catch. I am going in tomorrow to snowcheck an Assault and was considering the Peak. 9 lbs seems a bit much considering it's also a single ply design.
Be nice to get confirmation on this.....may affect my decision. Took me over a month to finally make a decision and now this......:face-icon-small-dis
EDIT: Just did some research....the current 2.4 track is 47 lbs. The new 2.6 is 3 lbs lighter @ 44 lbs. The 2.5 Peak is 56 lbs so take a couple lbs off for the 2.25 Peak and the difference is as per the specs.....9 lbs.
How much does 9 lbs in rotating track weight affect 'real world' performance?
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Is there really any question what to do?
Get the 2.6 and if you don't like it.......
Cut it down til you do.
Even lighter.
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Just random underhood sledporn.
Sweet new wire wrap material around the handwarmer and thumbwarmer wires.
Also the reverse switch wires.
This should stop alders from thrashing them in cold weather.
The tss and reverse button wires remain in the thicker vinyl that they always have.
Good inner front tunnel bracing.
Basically three layers of metal from the chaincase/bearing retainer to 3" behind the front torque arm bolt.
And then they dimpled all three.
This looks bulletproof.
The good strong plate on the inside will only be on the assault
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MOST FLICKABLE.
<a href="http://imgur.com/1bq9byG"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/1bq9byG.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Rotational inertia refers to the fact that a rotating rigid body maintains its state of uniform rotational motion, which means that it resists any change in the axis of rotation.
Exactly how much that affects the "flickability" of a snowmobile is for some physics professor to calculate. But I can tell you one thing, the physics laws of rotational mass are NOT intuitive.
Watch what happens at 1:15 in this old video clip and then imagine what is going on in your sled ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeXIV-wMVUk
Cheers!
<a href="http://imgur.com/1bq9byG"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/1bq9byG.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Rotational inertia refers to the fact that a rotating rigid body maintains its state of uniform rotational motion, which means that it resists any change in the axis of rotation.
Exactly how much that affects the "flickability" of a snowmobile is for some physics professor to calculate. But I can tell you one thing, the physics laws of rotational mass are NOT intuitive.
Watch what happens at 1:15 in this old video clip and then imagine what is going on in your sled ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeXIV-wMVUk
Cheers!
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Sure hope plate comes on the sks being close to same price as assualt and it is little different than pro
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I'm no physics guru but what does any of that have to do with track weight? Here's a post from HCS I found interesting...
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Thanks, that was interesting to read.
I'm not sure what question he was answering, but I do know that it takes more power (or longer time) to accelerate and decelerate the rotation of a heavier object than a lighter one. Since a mountain sled does a lot of track spinning it would probably be more appropriate to view the track as a rotating object than not.
I take it you watched the clip, why did the wheel not fall down when it was rotating?
Simply because rotating objects resist any change in the axis of rotation. I was just trying to make the point that the more rotational momentum you have in a sled the worse it will handle.
Now I need to figure out how to shave a lot of weight off of my clutch.
I'm not sure what question he was answering, but I do know that it takes more power (or longer time) to accelerate and decelerate the rotation of a heavier object than a lighter one. Since a mountain sled does a lot of track spinning it would probably be more appropriate to view the track as a rotating object than not.
I take it you watched the clip, why did the wheel not fall down when it was rotating?
Simply because rotating objects resist any change in the axis of rotation. I was just trying to make the point that the more rotational momentum you have in a sled the worse it will handle.
Now I need to figure out how to shave a lot of weight off of my clutch.
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