Snowmobiles on Ice

  • MN Musky
    Ham Lake/Mille Lacs, Mn
    Posts: 120
    January 11, 2007 at 3:25 am #1298346

    With no snow. Are you guys running sleds on the Ice? If so any concerns with over heating?

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    January 11, 2007 at 3:53 am #521243

    With the cold weather I can’t see over heating such an issue especially with a liquid cooled, but it would be terribly hard on your slides/hifax. Nothing to lubricate them.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 11, 2007 at 4:16 am #521258

    On the contrary Lip. There is a heat exchanger that needs snow to cool the antifreeze going through it. No snow means overheating in short order. That and the hyfax wear makes for a bad day.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    January 11, 2007 at 4:34 am #521267

    Yep, found that out last weekend. Its best to have a fan cooled with no snow.. But I have yet run in very cold temps with no snow.

    cav90
    Chisago City, MN
    Posts: 79
    January 11, 2007 at 4:40 am #521275

    I’ve heard of guys overheating their sleds on very cold days when there wasn’t any snow to cool the heat exchangers. I personally don’t run my sleds on the lake if there isn’t any snow due to abuse the hi-fax take. Just my .02

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 11, 2007 at 5:00 am #521288

    We used to run the old 72-74 Yamaha GP 338 and SW 433’s for the bogies and fan cooling. Bobber just sold his a few years ago. You could drive the heck out of them! Very little upkeep.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18623
    January 11, 2007 at 6:34 pm #521509

    If you ride on bare ice with liquid cooled sled you may overheat the motor but long after you melt your hyfax. Been there done that a few times.

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