400ex with skis
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Only had it out once but worked pretty good. Goes in a straight line great. Corners ok. Brakes suck. Ha. But that was without carbides on the skis and completely bald tires.
Got the skis free, not sure what they re off of. And a friend of mine built the brackets. Free winter fun so far.
right. I have some studded rears that im gonna experiment first with. I think they ll work well if the snows not too deep.
That looks like fun!
I like to use tire chains on my blaster in the snow.
I like to use tire chains on my blaster in the snow.
Nice been wanting to put skis on for awhile and i too was going to try paddle rears, now i think i may do that (next winter as this winter has me tied up 
) grab some vids of iy lt rippin! Maybe bracket pics for ideas too
) grab some vids of iy lt rippin! Maybe bracket pics for ideas too
im going to get skis and spindles from a newer sled that runs ball joints. I will drill them to fit my a arms and tie rods. to me, that will be the easiest way. it also will have the built in tilt limit so you can jump without the skis dropping down. just requires swapping spindles and pulling the brakes off.Nice been wanting to put skis on for awhile and i too was going to try paddle rears, now i think i may do that (next winter as this winter has me tied up
Hat i didnt like about the kits is it required locking front brakes, as i remember. But... If u took spindles, n weldedbrackets to bare spindles, n attatched skies, the only PIA after that would be swapping back n forth threw seasons correct? Would u need to lean to help turning to prevent skis digging into ground?
Ohh, just saw ir replie, yea duh the brakes to take off too... Mah too much work now :/ need a seperate blster dedicated lol
im not much of a jumper, but it would be an issue like this since there s nothing keeping the skis from turning in the air. I think I can just hold the front brake while in the air, or if that doesn't work ill just zip tie the front brake closed. gonna be -35 tomorrow. school is called off. im sure my kids are gonna be buggin me to ride it ha.
got wear bars for the skis tonight. one bolt hole lines up. just gotta drill for the other bolt and hopefully they ll help steering. ill post some pictures tomorrow
save yourself the trouble. wont do you no good in snow/powder. studs are meant for ice use mainly.
those tracks are sick, but the one I saw for sale was like $3000. that's a lot of money. I do wanna get a paddle tire and put a single ski on my boys kx65. but that project most likely wont happen till next winter
I had some older paddles and I remember reading that when you have tire spin the tire ballooned more so you wouldn't be shifting as much in the snow. Basically the faster the tire went centrifugal force would make the tire bigger. It was about 4 snows maybe I cant remember where I read it. Also you can use a bungee cord to keep the skis from dipping down.
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