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Have to stop bashing Cat's now!

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Well I took the Cat out for my first ride with it today up by Orrock Sand dunes area. She rode pretty darn nice and had better power then the old 550 Sport Touring. She is a bit of a darter how ever so it's off the Shade Tree tomorrow for a set of Doolys. Also, I am going to have to get the thumb press out and start working the thumb a bit if I am going to make it through a weekend ride with the spring tension on this sled! All and all a pretty nice ride and it should work out great for pulling the porty wink

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Leech, go ahead and get dually as they are a nice upgrade but there are some suspension adjustments (free) you could do. Relax the coil over shocks in the front suspension and or loosen front arm shock in rear suspension. Both will help. Also check ski alignment. I always preferred slight toe out which resists darting or following other tracks. Its a fine line between darting and pitch and roll. If the duallys fix your problem now worries.

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Thanks Captain, good ideas but none of the shocks on this sled front or rear are adjustable. About the only ride adjustments are the blocks on the rear springs. I could buy some new adjustable shocks but I thought I would try the dooly's first since they are cheaper. I did put a tape on the ski's and they are even front to back so I could try a little toe out on them. Also the limiter strap has no adjustment holes. frown

I will say one thing for the old Polaris Sport Touring is that all shocks front, back and limiter strap were adjustable. I'm sure the dooly's will help, I have used them on another old Polaris I had and they did the trick on that sled very well. Since I don't run studs I'm only going with the 4" carbids on the doolys so I don't get to much rear end drift on the corners. But, it is a 2 up Touring sled and not a SnoPro! wink

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Leech, I have a 2002 that I picked up last spring after the snow was gone! Had it out on the lake this past weekend and noticed the darting issue as well. Did the Dooley carbides work better? On fresh snow it worked great! On packed/older tracks it started darting immediately. Or did you find an adjustment that helped?

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Leech, I have a 2002 that I picked up last spring after the snow was gone! Had it out on the lake this past weekend and noticed the darting issue as well. Did the Dooley carbides work better? On fresh snow it worked great! On packed/older tracks it started darting immediately. Or did you find an adjustment that helped?

I just put the Dooleys on last Friday so may run out today after noon by Orock again to see how they work and I will be checking the ski alignement as well before I head out. Report back later this evening! Thanks for the ideas guys. smile

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Leech, I have a 2002 that I picked up last spring after the snow was gone! Had it out on the lake this past weekend and noticed the darting issue as well. Did the Dooley carbides work better? On fresh snow it worked great! On packed/older tracks it started darting immediately. Or did you find an adjustment that helped?

WalleyeChaser, I just took the sled out for a run and man those dooly wear bars worked pretty darn nice! It felt like the front end was tacted down to the trail! I think there going to work out good for me! wink

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Awesome! Thanks for the info! Looks like I will buy a set when the ones I have on wear out. And an alignment check! What size did you go with? 4" or 6"?

Since I don't run studs I went with the 4" so I wouldn't get to much tail slide in the corners. Didn't notice any today and I was pushing it to test them out a little more then I usually ride. eek

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