Snowmobile for ice fishing. Enough power?

[Chumba]

So I'm looking at a 1996 skidoo touring e xt. It's electric start, reverse, new battery. 2up with a 380 fan cooled rotax motor. I'm just looking to use this for ice fishing. This will also be my first sled.

I'm not looking to go 30 miles into Canadian wilderness. More for pulling my gear out. Maybe a few miles on Mille lacs. Is the 380 going to be enough power? Anything else I'm not thinking about? I have looked back through the snowmobiling threads as well. Last question, 4700 kil on it,$1000 a fair price?

[leech~~]

I think it will work fine for that and the price isn't bad. My first ice fishing sleds were 340cc and got out on the lakes and back fine.

[20lbSloughShark]

It all comes down to gearing. My 404 pulls like a tank. I've had 440's that barely moved (but once going, they went like hell), and 340's that pulled fine.

[Chumba]

Cool. Does anyone know about the gearing on a skidoo touring e lt?

[Great Outdoors]

If you want more power, drop one or two teeth on the drive sprocket.

You will lose a lot of speed on the top end, but the power on the low end will throw you off the sled!!

[Wanderer]

I'd think a 380 touring sled would be geared lower just out of necessity. Should be be fine for standard ice fishing trips.

[Surface Tension]

I've got 2 of them.

It'll haul two adults and an Otter lodge no problem.

[centralmnguy]

I bought a 91' arctic cat jag 440 right after christmas & it pulls my clam & a my friends 2 person otter with him on just fine...I only paid $500 for it but wish it had reverse & electric start. IMO...for $1000 & to have those 2 features & it if it runs good & 2up you can't go wrong. A good sled for under $1000 with those features is hard to find.

[jjz]

Enough power for everything but slush/pulling a sled. Anything below 500 cc fan or 440 cc liquid will struggle pulling a sled through deeper slush. However if you encounter bad enough slush it will stop just about anything. Otherwise good purchase.

Good Luck