Fill it with gas and good stabilizer. Run the engine for a while to make sure it's mixed. Change the chaincase oil and inspect everything. Fog the engine with fogging oil. Give it a good handwash. Pull the battery and belt and keep inside.

That's what I do.

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Full to the top tank with quality fuel, add some fuel stabilizer, give everything a good cleaning, grease everything up, and start it every month or so for the reasons you mentioned. Several ways to skin this cat, but this has worked well for me.

 

I just park it and do a little stabilization to the fuel and do shit to the sleds the next up coming season
Y work on them if u can’t ride it with in a couple weeks ( month’s of working on them )
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Pressure wash. Grease. Change chain case fluid. Fog. Clean clutches. Replace questionable stuff. Shed some tears.

 

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Park em in the back 40 by the firepit (makes a nice bench). Drain gas for the truck. Drain the Klotz for the weed whacker. Come fall remove wasp & mouse nests, fire it up & hit da trails!!

 

Startin the motor and runnin it up to temp periodically is a better option than fogging ....everything gets moved/lubed and heat cycled which is far better than fogging and displaces all moisture ....best if on a trackstand or other way to rotate the clutches/shafts and skid wheels too ....also best to rev it out once hot to clear its throat so plug foulin is less likely

IF u cant access the sled during storage then fogging makes sense

regardless grease everything that has a zerk....and grease what doesnt manually if poss ( sadly zerks have been deemed unecessary 🙄😡🖕)

Change chaincase fluid
Battery tender or yank it and trickle
Put fresh fuel in it if piss with known no ethy/water and use seafoam or a stabilzer of choice....run it long enuf to run theu the fuel system
Hit any lube loints with a targeted spray ...heim joints/linkages etc
Inspect everything poss for damage/wear/loose or missing parts
Use a rodent repellent approach...moth balls/bounce sheets....wutever u like that works ...those lil fukers will otherwise move in and make nests/chew stuff and wreck shit ....another big reason if poss to atart/run the sled often ....they will fuk off before doin all that


lastly the most obvious and effective strategy....trade the covid baby in before it shits the bed 😎

 

Forgot a bigg one .....hose everything metallic in WD40.....prevents corrosion ....especially shocks/shock shafts
Exhaust/entire skidframe/entire front suspension including a arms

 

I run them on the stand through out the summer, but I never keep them full of fuel. I keep just enough in them to run them with a bit of stabilizer. That way when you fill it for the first ride you know you have 95% fresh fuel.

 

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I never run sleds a short time at all during a summer, or fall season. Running them isn't great for components in the lower end of the engine as condensation tends to accumulate every time they cool down. That sits in the lower end, and can harm bearing parts. Best just to run stabil in the fuel, and fog it good. Don't start it till next season.

 

Im with you on this. I have nothing to back it up, just my thoughts

 

Change chaincase oil, check tension, grease all zerks, clean and spray with WD40, fill tank with stabil & run, fog engine, remove belt, clean the sheaves, put the front end on a milk crate and raise the rear end in order to relieve the tension on the springs, loosen track tension, remove battery if so equipped.

Come back when there's enough snow on the ground to put in the battery, re-install the belt, tighten the track tension, and ride.

 

Put it on the open trailer or right on the ground, no cover on sleds, under the pine tree or full sun. Try to start and drive it after a few years or more left like this.

Seems to be the way many do it, so…..it can’t be wrong can it ?

 

Put it on the open trailer or right on the ground, no cover on sleds, under the pine tree or full sun. Try to start and drive it after a few years or more left like this.

Seems to be the way many do it, so…..it can’t be wrong can it ?

Don't you mean Try to sell it for a lot of money?!

 

If know it's the last ride or probably the last ride I make sure it's premium fuel. Usually run premium anyways but sometimes you just can't get it.

I make sure I have just a few gallons of fuel in it. So when I fill up it's mostly new fuel next year. Plus I need less fuel stabilizer. Run the sled for about 5 minutes or so to make sure the stabilizer is in the lines too. Pull the plugs, and spray fogging oil down the cylinders for about 10 seconds each. Grease, chaincase oil, and make sure it's sitting in the garage. It's a nice environment. Let it sit.

 

I've ran mine though out the summer every few weeks up to temp for more years than I can remember with zero issues. New, newer & older masheens. Wash good & do prevent maint after riding season, good fuel with stabilizer. No problems. To each their own though.

 

What do you think happens every time the engine cools? Condensation forms inside the crankcase, and sits there till the next time when you hope you burn all of it off, and then the same happens again. It's like storing warm food in a casserole dish, and covering it. In a short time you'll see droplets of water forming inside the dish, and cover. Its called condensation.

 

Chillz. It’s all round table talk.
We all know, do what ever works best for us.
Me…..i live on dirt roads and in summer when dry that damn abrasive dirt road dust gets everywhere. I have to keep everything in/on intake system protected from it. Same with my hoat. Yeh, sleds sit in my ac/heated garage - no cars. But that damn sandy dust gets everwhere.

 

Keep the mice out ...new wires made of soy based plastic...they love it...i use several things to protect it ...peppermint drops and bounce sheets seem to work. Dont under estimate thd damage they will do if they get in!!!

 

Park an ole stray Arctic Cat with your good sleds, mice will stay away 😝