2013 cats

madmax · Feb 28, 2012

Just a little info. More will come in the next couple days. The most exciting thing for me is the 2.6" lug power claw. I love the 2.5 camo I put on the 1100t and my buddies PC m8. That new power claw will be sick.
All the mountain sleds get the vert. Post except the STD. M8 and STD. 1100t. Huge mistake to not put it on all mountain sleds IMO.
38" stance on all the sleds is great.
They did a small improvement on the steering radius. Total radius from 60 to 72 degrees. Should help, but some will want more. They did this with new spindles with two different holes to put the tie rod ends into (see pic).

The new all black and all white ltd. sleds are way cool.

Sno pro with some change in color scheme

HCR with a little change. White a-arms on the hcr and son pro are cool.

knifedge · Feb 28, 2012

--Grey on Black is real nice--

XFIRE800 · Feb 28, 2012

They do anything to keep the clutch from rubbing on the side panel?

i'llDooit · Feb 28, 2012

A new color scheme for the belt buffet. Do they have a fix for the TCL?

madmax · Feb 29, 2012

One new little gizmo to fill in the empty space in front of the steering post. Guys with 2012's can buy this and it snaps in place.

madmax · Feb 29, 2012

XFIRE800 said:
They do anything to keep the clutch from rubbing on the side panel?

None that I have seen or heard of.

RACINSTATION · Feb 29, 2012

What did they tell you about the belt issue on the 800s?

Is the 2013 secondary different?

dejadoo · Feb 29, 2012

RACINSTATION said:
What did they tell you about the belt issue on the 800s?

Is the 2013 secondary different?

"The Torque Control Link maintains perfect belt tension and alignment. Better alignment means a longer belt life, which results in a bigger smile due to your fatter wallet."

this is a quote from Cat's website, so by belt issue do you mean lasting too long

RACINSTATION · Feb 29, 2012

That is the problem.......the fat wallet and big smile seems to be what Arctic Cat is wearing. I know 800 riders are not.

geo · Feb 29, 2012

What belt problem?

madmax · Feb 29, 2012

RACINSTATION said:
What did they tell you about the belt issue on the 800s?

Is the 2013 secondary different?

Secondary is the same, has new "hard" rollers.

madmax · Feb 29, 2012

They say the belt problem was due to the belt material. Under load the sheaves put enough pressure on the belt that the belt deformed causing excessive heat. The new belt is made out of a compound which is similar to the 1100t and clutch temps are much reduced. They claim 70-80degrees cooler

samiams2 · Feb 29, 2012

madmax said:
They say the belt problem was due to the belt material. Under load the sheaves put enough pressure on the belt that the belt deformed causing excessive heat. The new belt is made out of a compound which is similar to the 1100t and clutch temps are much reduced. They claim 70-80degrees cooler

Hmmmmmm

Do all the sleds have the short(12' HCR) cooler?

Steelman · Feb 29, 2012

They are sweet looking, ready to get mine ordered :rockon:

Will be trading a very low mileage X-Fire SnoPro 800 1.5" lug in.

Snopro_69 · Feb 29, 2012

Where the tie rods hook to the spindle in the two different spots is that piece the same size as the 12 spindles?? Can we drill another hole in our 12's to gain the 12 degrees? (Forward would be more radius and lil more effort??)

Going West · Feb 29, 2012

madmax said:
They say the belt problem was due to the belt material. Under load the sheaves put enough pressure on the belt that the belt deformed causing excessive heat. The new belt is made out of a compound which is similar to the 1100t and clutch temps are much reduced. They claim 70-80degrees cooler

Then why does the belt on our 1100 t get nuclear hot after a only a few mins of riding, I shredded 2 of these belts in 5 days of mountain riding and that was with lots of cool down time. Belts lasted fine while doing big open pulls but one day in the tight trees and kaboom.

Going West · Feb 29, 2012

This pic looks like at the last min before the show they took a look at snow west and decided they would copy and grind down and drill a spindle for the show. I dont see this spindle in any of the other pics and doubt that any thought of there own went into it. I doubt it has even been on the snow yet. You can even see where the spindle is hitting the a-arm because they didnt bother to clearance it.

geo · Mar 1, 2012

So, we were just squeezing our belts too hard. Good to know.

spark'd · Mar 1, 2012

Looks like they come with a teather this time

av8er · Mar 1, 2012

how about weights-did they put them on a diet

13 pro rmk 155 is 417 lbs fatcat needs a diet

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