There's nothing more exciting then drama when someone gets stuck, I know I want one to go out and play like you guys... keep up the vids, love watching them
Haters just don't understand. Tracks are fun, but you can't just power through everything. A little finesse is sometimes needed and the easiest looking route isn't always the best route. I carried a couple 2ft. 2x6's with me for those times the tracks get hung up. Max-Trax's or equivalent would be a great help for those expeditions you guys go on. Expensive?- yup. Fuel heavy? - yup. Slow? - slower than on tires, but a tank is slower than a Corvette. Different animals. Fun?- yup. Fun as hell. Great video.
i seen a few carnage vids with track system, don't think id ever buy them either. floating on top the snow is ok, once the ruts are in play...break n snap.
Why the heck dont more people use airbag jacks. You just gotta dig a few inches under the sunk end to slide in the bag, fill'er up and lift the machine, shovel in the hole and off ya go.
Hello from P.G, in the80s if i remember right, Timberjack came out with a 450 skidder that had tracks, the one set back was because the tracks are a triangle tey would porpoise {dive} under tree`s that were off the ground a bit or buried in the snow and then we had to dig down to the tree and cut it out, this happens because the front idle wheel is too small to climb over things. The tracks on SXS`s willd o the same and whencrossing ice can also do the same. I saw guys in Australia use plastic tracks, called Mat tracks to span the holes over water cuts and to drop off of sharp banks to smooth the transition. There are many different kinds from $70.00 to over $300.00. These Mat track also double as a shovel and were originally designed for sand and 4X4`s are heavier than SXS`s so i would get the cheap set. So when you get a track porpoising just dig a bit if you have to and shove a mat track under then you have a bridge.
Been there and buried my Can-Am 800 Tracked ATV in mountains around Sierraville CA. Had to Snowshoe out and get several sleds and planks to get it out of a hole.
Keith you are right. Side by sides are good on groomed trails. Any deep or powder is what we are watching. Idiots. I have been snowmobiling for over 40 years and even the best of us can get stuck with a quality snowmobile and lots of experience. Heading out onto ungroomed snow is often frustrating and dangerous for solo or out of shape riders. Sweat and exhaustion in cold air are your enemies.
@@Castle_Motorsports thank you! I've watched every one of your videos and have to say your my favorite. You guys are definitely going somewhere. I'll keep letting people know about you guys
This place is awesome I was able to play with my sleds there in 15. I’m currently waiting on tracks would love to come back up and give it a go with my 21 yzx.
I wouldn't waste $1.00 on these tracks until two things happen. #1 Angle of approach gets fixed. #2 Cheap chinese cast parts get replaced by American forged parts.
These look so cool. I saw the can am one at the skiddo show last year. But seeing how they operate i dont think i want one. Rather stay with a skidoo. You would think 4 wheel drive tracked would be impossible to get stuck and go everywhere. But these guys are having trouble every where. Are they underpowered for the tracks to go fast enough?
Should allways carry a few snatch blocks for the winches. The should build a stop so the tracks can't flip and can you switch the back tracks around and still work
A basic rule of machines, you double the speed. You cut the life by half. You double the load , you cut the life by a factor of 8. Your machines will be worn out by the time you get home. You guys must have a money tree. Iguana
With all the extra friction on the driveline with the tracks it just does not seem worth the investment and repair bills in the deep snow. Just my outlook but.when you spend more time getting stuck and repairing it takes the fun out of riding I know technology will advance but for now I will take a snowmobile in the deep stuff.
Bummer about the YXZ, at least you got her out! Are those backcountry LTs on the x3? I’ve been psyched to get a set of tracks for mine. Are there any mods you guys recommend to make them more reliable? Besides maybe some grade 8 bolts! Lol
The first minute into the video and watching the side x side get stuck brings back bad memories. Inexperienced riders don't realize how often this happens on poorly or ungroomed trails. It is a serious concern for riders wo are older and out of shape. Heart issues are a constant danger. This kind of physical activity in cold weather is a set up for an M.I.
Engine is apart right now and rod bearings are gone, it needs new rods , pistons, camshaft etc, i don't know the hours but it has around 8500kms on it. It took some water in a month ago and that caused this failure.
These things look and sound like the biggest pains in the ass why not sleds? Every tracked mechine I see and hear sounds like it's struggling brand new dosent matter they all sound cheasy and under powers why? And why so popular? Jst seems sleds are way more versatile to the conditions then any side-by-side
My hobby passion is remote controlled off-road crawlers and racers. They make tracks for some RC crawlers. Those damn tracks don't work nearly as well as a good set of tires designed for the conditions.
@@gmadore75 Camso website says they don't have an install kit for high lifter model. I wonder if I put stock style A arms, what other fitment issues would I run into?
@@Castle_Motorsports thanks, I have not heard of back country got a link? Great vid, trying figure out what kit for my 18 Polaris General would be best..
Backcountrys are Can am only but this year Camso has brought out new tracks with taller paddles, those are the best set for your General, the backcountrys are built for deep snow they need the snow to keep the plastic runners from melting, the Camso 4s and Apache 360 have bogie wheels so they can be used in low snow conditions or dirt and won't melt parts but struggle in the deep stuff
At 8:00 if you keep redlining the motor its going to blow.... listen to that thing just screaming in low gear.....you cannot just keep running them engines wide open like that. Good luck on the walk home....
Actually you can. And the rod bearings were spun two rides before this when I got water in the motor. I ride at 9800 rpm all day every day in my Yamaha just like every other Yxz owner.
@@ryanlodge2363 So they all blow their motors up for fun, nothing personal but you know good and well if you keep a motor redlined continuously all the time its not going to last long, this just shows how much you care about your machines,
@@wmnapier the motor is built to run at high rpm. For long periods of time. The only reason it blew was cause I got water in it. Look up Yamaha 3 cylinder or talk to anyone who has a YXZ.
@@ryanlodge2363 Oh Ok, sorry, I did not know they were built for that kind of RPM. Most anything I ever owned would not take that kind of stress. I guess todays technology has come a long way. Looks like fun riding in the snow with the tracks. I bet they go good in the dirt for sure. Anyway have fun and enjoy.
Fucking tracks are more trouble then there worth until they figure out a way to stop then from rotating I mean really for how much they cost and you could be stranded out in the middle of nowhere I'll pass
Getting stuck if you have plenty of buddies to help you out. Then rag on you. Getting stuck solo can really suck. Been there. But keeps the self recovery skills sharp.
There's nothing more exciting then drama when someone gets stuck, I know I want one to go out and play like you guys... keep up the vids, love watching them
Haters just don't understand. Tracks are fun, but you can't just power through everything. A little finesse is sometimes needed and the easiest looking route isn't always the best route.
I carried a couple 2ft. 2x6's with me for those times the tracks get hung up.
Max-Trax's or equivalent would be a great help for those expeditions you guys go on.
Expensive?- yup.
Fuel heavy? - yup.
Slow? - slower than on tires, but a tank is slower than a Corvette. Different animals.
Fun?- yup. Fun as hell.
Great video.
Thanks for the great video , i'll stick to my snowmobile for winter , no tracks going on my sxs after watching this.
Wait for the next video before you decide that LOL but thank you for watching sure hope you liked and subscribed to the channel
i seen a few carnage vids with track system, don't think id ever buy them either. floating on top the snow is ok, once the ruts are in play...break n snap.
Nice ride fellas. Love the banter between you all haha.
Why the heck dont more people use airbag jacks. You just gotta dig a few inches under the sunk end to slide in the bag, fill'er up and lift the machine, shovel in the hole and off ya go.
Hello from P.G, in the80s if i remember right, Timberjack came out with a 450 skidder that had tracks, the one set back was because the tracks are a triangle tey would porpoise {dive} under tree`s that were off the ground a bit or buried in the snow and then we had to dig down to the tree and cut it out, this happens because the front idle wheel is too small to climb over things. The tracks on SXS`s willd o the same and whencrossing ice can also do the same. I saw guys in Australia use plastic tracks, called Mat tracks to span the holes over water cuts and to drop off of sharp banks to smooth the transition. There are many different kinds from $70.00 to over $300.00. These Mat track also double as a shovel and were originally designed for sand and 4X4`s are heavier than SXS`s so i would get the cheap set. So when you get a track porpoising just dig a bit if you have to and shove a mat track under then you have a bridge.
Been there and buried my Can-Am 800 Tracked ATV in mountains around Sierraville CA. Had to Snowshoe out and get several sleds and planks to get it out of a hole.
Got stuck, everything broke, should have bought a sled.
Keith you are right. Side by sides are good on groomed trails. Any deep or powder is what we are watching. Idiots. I have been snowmobiling for over 40 years and even the best of us can get stuck with a quality snowmobile and lots of experience. Heading out onto ungroomed snow is often frustrating and dangerous for solo or out of shape riders. Sweat and exhaustion in cold air are your enemies.
Love how you guys give each other shit the whole time. Looks like fun.
We always have a good time out there, thats what these toys are for. More vids coming soon
“Grade f*#kin 2” haha great video Jim
I thought these would be better in the snow.
Love these rides. 👍
Great Video Guys!!!
Blowing a motor and Backcountry like that really sucks I bet your buddy was about ready to push it off of a cliff really nice video though cheers
Great Video!
Tracks are so much fun!!! Awesome video
You guys are as much fun as Ostacruiser. Thanks for the laughs.
We just got back from a ride with Osta , vids coming soon.
Love your videos! Please keep them coming !
Big track ride coming soon Darrell, stay tuned !!
Sadly the Yamaha won’t be joining. 😢
@@Castle_Motorsports thank you! I've watched every one of your videos and have to say your my favorite. You guys are definitely going somewhere. I'll keep letting people know about you guys
@@darrellwright3105 Thanks Darrell !! We've got a few big trips planned this year so hopefully some good vids coming.
@@Castle_Motorsports 🤩🤩😍😍
It would appear the track options are best for people with a very successful TH-cam channel to fund the carnage. Does look like fun though.
This place is awesome I was able to play with my sleds there in 15. I’m currently waiting on tracks would love to come back up and give it a go with my 21 yzx.
Tracks are going on in Dec, come on out !!
Makes me think twice about buying tracks. 6k for a set where im from. Looks like fun but hard on the wallet !
Yes they're expensive but they're a ton of fun !!! The xrc broke because can am supplies garbage galvanized bolts.
I wouldn't waste $1.00 on these tracks until two things happen.
#1 Angle of approach gets fixed.
#2 Cheap chinese cast parts get replaced by American forged parts.
Oh my god just give me a snowmobile already
These look so cool. I saw the can am one at the skiddo show last year. But seeing how they operate i dont think i want one. Rather stay with a skidoo. You would think 4 wheel drive tracked would be impossible to get stuck and go everywhere. But these guys are having trouble every where. Are they underpowered for the tracks to go fast enough?
4 wheeler with tracks are made for working, not for speeding or mountain riding, tracked atvs are very reliable if properly used and not abused
Time for some snowmobiles!
Keep the machine away from bushes. The snow around them is not packed and acts like quick sand.
Should allways carry a few snatch blocks for the winches. The should build a stop so the tracks can't flip and can you switch the back tracks around and still work
A basic rule of machines, you double the speed. You cut the life by half. You double the load , you cut the life by a factor of 8. Your machines will be worn out by the time you get home. You guys must have a money tree.
Iguana
With all the extra friction on the driveline with the tracks it just does not seem worth the investment and repair bills in the deep snow. Just my outlook but.when you spend more time getting stuck and repairing it takes the fun out of riding I know technology will advance but for now I will take a snowmobile in the deep stuff.
Bummer about the YXZ, at least you got her out! Are those backcountry LTs on the x3? I’ve been psyched to get a set of tracks for mine. Are there any mods you guys recommend to make them more reliable? Besides maybe some grade 8 bolts! Lol
X3 has LT's on it and the sport XRC has regular backcountrys, walk around vid of the X3 coming soon.
castle motorsports awesome, thanks for sharing, have fun out there!
boy those snow runs are hard on those machines.
The rzr guy had a lot of bad luck with his tracks
I think a snowmobile is the answer
See you guys soon!!! Woohoo!!
Going to be a great trip , too bad the crayon eater won't be there.
I ate to many.
@@ryanlodge2363 too many crayons, too many macaroons, too many weiners
The first minute into the video and watching the side x side get stuck brings back bad memories. Inexperienced riders don't realize how often this happens on poorly or ungroomed trails. It is a serious concern for riders wo are older and out of shape. Heart issues are a constant danger. This kind of physical activity in cold weather is a set up for an M.I.
seem underpowered and footprint like knives on edge.. or is that just me. I see a trail like that and think of 12000 rpm and 90mph
Hey, making fun of the YXZ is only fair with a rundown. Didn't he think the motor was blown before? How many hours on that (stock?) motor?
Engine is apart right now and rod bearings are gone, it needs new rods , pistons, camshaft etc, i don't know the hours but it has around 8500kms on it. It took some water in a month ago and that caused this failure.
About 300hrs or a bit more.
🤟😂
These things look and sound like the biggest pains in the ass why not sleds? Every tracked mechine I see and hear sounds like it's struggling brand new dosent matter they all sound cheasy and under powers why? And why so popular? Jst seems sleds are way more versatile to the conditions then any side-by-side
My hobby passion is remote controlled off-road crawlers and racers. They make tracks for some RC crawlers. Those damn tracks don't work nearly as well as a good set of tires designed for the conditions.
I'm choked, no track kit for my Polaris RZR High Lifter edition...What a drag.
Camso tracks should work for the highlifter just need the high clearance A arm install kit
@@gmadore75 Camso website says they don't have an install kit for high lifter model. I wonder if I put stock style A arms, what other fitment issues would I run into?
@@davegalbraith7907 with stock a arms itll mount right up. I have high clearance arms and their mounts work great
@@gmadore75 Camso website states no fit on high lifter, rock n trail, turbo s version.
@@davegalbraith7907 that's strange man.
What track kits are all of you running?
Mavericks are running Backcountrys , yxz & rzr are running Camso kits
@@Castle_Motorsports thanks, I have not heard of back country got a link?
Great vid, trying figure out what kit for my 18 Polaris General would be best..
Backcountrys are Can am only but this year Camso has brought out new tracks with taller paddles, those are the best set for your General, the backcountrys are built for deep snow they need the snow to keep the plastic runners from melting, the Camso 4s and Apache 360 have bogie wheels so they can be used in low snow conditions or dirt and won't melt parts but struggle in the deep stuff
Man you guys are a riot. How's the YXZ?
Engine is done, he's headed to Oregon on monday to a yxz shop.
castle motorsports bummer for him, thanks for the reply!
@@tackhammer222 Thanks for the sub and views !!
Useless machines..
Expensive and not very dependable. You would not want to go out on your own. Might not ever hear from you again! Totally dependable is a must!
Tracks. =. Junk. They just don’t work.
Timbersled.
That snow is epic- where are you guys?!
Outside of Vancouver British Columbia
alll polaris guys have problems:))))
At 8:00 if you keep redlining the motor its going to blow.... listen to that thing just screaming in low gear.....you cannot just keep running them engines wide open like that. Good luck on the walk home....
Actually you can. And the rod bearings were spun two rides before this when I got water in the motor. I ride at 9800 rpm all day every day in my Yamaha just like every other Yxz owner.
And I was towed I don’t walk.
@@ryanlodge2363 So they all blow their motors up for fun, nothing personal but you know good and well if you keep a motor redlined continuously all the time its not going to last long, this just shows how much you care about your machines,
@@wmnapier the motor is built to run at high rpm. For long periods of time. The only reason it blew was cause I got water in it. Look up Yamaha 3 cylinder or talk to anyone who has a YXZ.
@@ryanlodge2363 Oh Ok, sorry, I did not know they were built for that kind of RPM. Most anything I ever owned would not take that kind of stress. I guess todays technology has come a long way. Looks like fun riding in the snow with the tracks. I bet they go good in the dirt for sure. Anyway have fun and enjoy.
All that money spent and cant go nowhere
them things are worthless in snow country as far as i can tell
Just wait for the newest video it's going to change your mind I think!
Buy a snowmobile and this wont happen.
Wtf is wrong with those expensive things
The
Fucking tracks are more trouble then there worth until they figure out a way to stop then from rotating I mean really for how much they cost and you could be stranded out in the middle of nowhere I'll pass
So basically tracks fucking suck. Bummer lol
I want to put tracks on my sport xrc so bad
Did you watch the whole video? ;)
@@petermccann2561 sure did what's your point
XRC is fine after the a arms were beefed up its the garbage galvanized bolts that can am supplies broke on this ride
@@Castle_Motorsports be cool to see what mods were done
I’ll do a walk around vid of my machine and the other guys too 👍🏻
Half the fun of going out is getting stuck!
Getting stuck if you have plenty of buddies to help you out. Then rag on you. Getting stuck solo can really suck. Been there.
But keeps the self recovery skills sharp.
Polaris for the win
Never brag until you're back on the trailer.
It can bite you in the butt.
Tracks are horrible so slow buy a sled for snow
70km/hr on the tracks is perfect for me!
Doesn’t look like fun to me. Pinning the shit out of your motor to go 10 mph
40mph is good to me!
Can am owners always talking shit, must have been picked on in high school and still salty..
Buy some real snowmobiles