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RMK "low elevation"

12K views 28 replies 14 participants last post by  Chappy509  
#1 ·
I snow checked a 15 RMK 800 and curious how many of you guys who ride in the east have changed the primary pin weight. I ride the mountains of northern NY, ME and and NH and spend most of my time between 1000' - 3500'. All RMK's get shipped set up for 6000-8000. Riding a few of the RMK's in my group, they run fine and the guys don't seem to care but I want mine set up right. Anyone changing more than the pin weight? The service manual only references a weight change regarding a low altitude operation. My crew also ordered two 154 summits and two 146 freeride's and Doo has the option to get it set up for low or high elevation with snow checks.
 
#10 ·
What he said, any dealer doing anything else is going above & beyond. Mine will be coming with 62s. I'm not letting the dealer install them as I can hardly trust anybody putting the skis on the thing after they take it out of the crate :rolleyes: I'm not one to complain about Polaris' thinking behind this, as I will need the 62 g weights if I head out west with it. Time to keep my eye out on Ebay! Picked up 62 g weights for my RMK 600 brand new shipped for $25 this past winter.
 
#12 ·
Most dealers around here will not clutch it and I don't have a problem with that. My dealer is a close friend of mine and we ride together every weekend and still will not ask him to do it. I like to everything myself anyway. I do plan on changing the weights and that is all Polaris recommends depending on altitude anyway. I was curious what some others were doing here in the East mountains of northern NY, NH and ME. Oddly enough, I have come across most people that have done no changes. Some did not have any clue they should change anything and dealer said nothing to them either.
 
#24 ·
I do most all off my riding in ME between 2,500-3,800ft.. I rode my '13 PRO last season with the factory weights and it went fine. Here and there it would cut out though during WOT because it would over rev. That did bug the hell out of me. This season I put in some belly buster 66 gram weights and that made a huge difference. No more cutting out, better low end power and would lift the skis alot easier.

These are the things i would also do to your new sled. Relocate your kill switch. Maybe a tether(get the poo one, the sled is pre wired for it). Can of course... Get upgraded bumpers, both factory ones are junk. Yes the rear carbon fiber bumper will break. If you do alot of off trail those are the first things i would do. Of course sky is the limit these days if you have the time and cash..
 
#13 ·
I went with dalton adjustables, no pulling the weights out just changing set screws. Takes 5-8 min to do all 3. Then you can adjust for different elevations and power adders. I had to add 2gr when i went to 13.6 domes, still didn't have to change the physical weights.
 
#25 ·
Don't worry about relocating your kill switch, just put an o-ring around the bottom of the button to prevent it from working (get a tether instead). A can does nothing but make too much noise on these sleds, imo. I hit a tree hard last time up in the mountains and broke a pile of stuff including the front bumper. After further investigation if i had a stronger bumper up front i would have damaged the main bulkhead, its easier to change a bumper than a bulkhead.

The proper weights for the elevation are a must.
 
#28 ·
. After further investigation if i had a stronger bumper up front i would have damaged the main bulkhead, its easier to change a bumper than a bulkhead.
I totally agree. Leave the bumper stock. It's kind of like an airbag. Takes the impact and yes it bends or breaks but it is not so sturdy that it takes out anything structural!
 
#27 · (Edited)
a tether is a absolute must have as well as a tec vest for any off trail rider. if you have seen the video where a ski-doo summit tries to eat the rider? you would be putting a tether on your sled right now. I set-up and mod a lot of summit/rmk's for both the east and west. believe it or not I have customers that trailer there sleds to Wyoming from n.h. every year. and not just two or three. even carb sleds. kind off funny trying to load a old rmk on the trailer with the main jets 10 sizes smaller. it won't even run here.