shimano19 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 As the fall season has just begun and the snow around the corner I'm starting to look for a sled. I will need it for ice fishing and hold me and another adult while pulling a clam hut. I've done reaserch and it seems the top machines are the tundra and skaldic, that being said I haven't found any online. What are other options I could look into? I found a Polaris touring and there's tons of Polaris Indys online. What model Indy would do the job or even the mxz? The max I would like to spend is $2000. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 An Indy trail 500 is a very easy-to-find reliable sled. Indy 440's are great machines as well but typically they're a few years older and not quite as common. They both have respectable power while remaining pretty light (fan cooled machines). The only Tundra's you will find for under 2 grand will be the 250's which are great for what they are, but not for riding two-up and hauling a shack. An MXZ 550f or Formula 503 would do the trick but these are short track chassis not fit for offtrail use (really fun machines though). My buddy just picked up a 94 Skandic 503 and it would be ideal for what youre looking for, but they are fairly rare machines, and hold their value well. Bearcat 440's are another good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Go with a Polaris fan. One thing Polaris does well is make sleds, quads not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr blizzard Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 A little bias but we have 2 classic touring one from Ontario and one used that we purchased up here. With the weather up here u could not ask for better performance. They are liquid cooled 2 ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr blizzard Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sorry omitted they are 500s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr blizzard Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 porkpie nailed it sleds great atvs look and walk away, my sons brand new , last year limited edition atv, approx. 13,000 bills has been in the shop repeatedly, polaris sleds have proven themselves from Lake Simcoe to Great Slave Lake, but newer Polaris atvs not a chance, he being our son cannot hardly give his quad away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I have a. 500 touring liquid. It's a great sled, but I got a family deal on it. If I where buying off the rack, I'd probably go with a fan. Don't matter though, I have an atv for low/no snow conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Bearcat, we can't give ours away, just like the rest of the Arctic Cat junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 A lot (not all) of the Bearcat models are generally known as reliable machines and are very capable of hard work. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up an old 440 or a 570 fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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