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Old 02-18-2004, 08:21 PM
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Snowmobiling in northern Maine

Anybody in the New England Chapter do any sleding up this way?If so,I was wondering how you liked it.I saw a lot of nice Ford trucks with sleds on the trailers and thought of you guys.just curious.
 
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Old 02-24-2004, 06:46 PM
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i was up at the camp in straton skiing at sugarloaf went back through rangely theres tons of sleds there
 
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Old 02-29-2004, 09:27 AM
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It seems to be a big part of the economy up this way in the winter time.I travel about about 10 miles to work.There is always a buch of trucks going through hauling good sized trailers with sled in them.I'd say 60% of them are Fords.It seems a lot of Ford owners like to ride sleds.I get to see a lot of fancy trucks.lol.There are a lot of groomed trails up here.It's just like an interstate system.
 
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Old 03-05-2004, 08:35 AM
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I jusat bought a sled this year and go to Rangeley all the time. I have an 01 F150 supercrew that pulls a fourplace with ease througgh those mountains.
 
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Old 03-05-2004, 11:30 PM
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I ride in rangeley, lovell, fryeburg, ..lotta places. My uncle lives in lovell off rt 5. My $8000 2004 Arctic Cat has 120mi on it for 1 day trip....this winter has been terrible.
 
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We seem to have lost a lot of snow up here lately.Unusal for this time of year.There are a lot of trails though.It's just like an interstate system.Each town seems to have a ski-do club with a groomer.They do a pretty good job.It's a big business up here.
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 05:15 PM
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I have been to Baxter State Park on a snow mobiling trip. It was a great time, but an 8 hour ride from the Boston Area.

Shin Pond Village was the place we went to.
 
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I sled in Maine all the time , stayed at a new place this year Caribou Cabins
 
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Maine has about 12,000mi of snowmobile trails around the state. I've been riding there for about 16-17 years. I have a house in bridgeton off moose pond. I can see people skiing down shawnee peak from the front porch.
 
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Not much of a year sledding this year compared to last year ,oh well the snow god did not do his magic thie year maybe next year
 
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Yea,the snow has been pretty scarce up here this year.I look for us to get one more storm,lol.It has been a strange year for snowfall up here.I hope you guys still enjoyed your trip up here.Snowmobiling seems to help our economy during the winter months.
 
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The riding in Maine is like no other place me and the wife only got out a few days up there this year 600+ miles in 2 days I can live with that
 
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Well well well, looks like there's some fellow sledheads on here....

Unfortunately, my F150 barely ever pulls the sleds (89 & a 92 Polaris Indy 500's one's an SP that has "motor work" piped, ported, bored, shaved) I live right on the trail, and the lake....

my racing friend just got back from up north...took a couple sneek peaks at the new Polaris fusion.....I like the F7 though myself....

MustangGT what u ride?
 
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downhillpat , looks like you have a little work into that there Polaris must go good
 
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Oh yeah, that thing really moves. (the 89 at least keep getting the 2 mixed up)

I still don't know it's top speed, somewhere around 96 mph was the last high speed I saw. I gutted the airbox, had the carbs bored out to 39.5 mm (dual Mikuni roundslide 38's ) a set of wiseco pistons & rods & bearings and a set of DG twins. I run only Polaris red or Klotz oil in it. :-staun
 


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