What causes snowmobile darting?

Asked by: Dwayne Mohammed

What causes snowmobile darting? Darting is when the sled skis go into ruts or other tracks on the trail while riding. It’s often caused by the suspension settings, a worn out wear bar, or damaged carbides.

How do you remove a snowmobile darting?

Contact with the snow or poor traction poor traction not only reduces the performance of your sled. It also reduces the amount of control that you have and control is what keeps us out of the rhubarb.

What makes a snowmobile Dart?

Darting is when your sled gets caught in preexisting tracks from snowmobile that have traversed the trail in front of you. When this happens, your sled tends to do one of two things (or, in many cases, both). First, your sled will want to stay locked into that set of tracks.

Why does my snowmobile wander?

Many times, darting is caused by having too much ski pressure. Because there is so much pressure being forced onto the skis, the runners will bite and “dart” at any random time. You can adjust your snowmobile’s suspension so that there is not as much ski pressure.

Do dual carbides help darting?

Whether you have a single or a double kill' ski the same rules will apply to help decrease. Starting. Make your own group and you'll get a more stable ride dual carbide runners help this in a big way.

How do you stop snowmobile darting and tracking?

Keep the Carbide in Mind



As your wear bars are covered in carbide, overpowering carbides are a cause of snowmobile darting. Always make sure to check how worn your carbides are, as your front and rear can differ in wear patterns from the environment.

What length carbides do I need?

Carbide Length also is a very important consideration. If you are a trail rider running 96 or fewer studs, we recommend you go with a 4.5-6” carbide. If you run more than 96 studs, we suggest going with an 8-9” carbide. If you are a mountain/powder rider, a shorter 4-6” carbide will suffice.

When should I replace carbides?

When the carbide inserts are flush with the host bar (or torn out) it’s time to replace.

Should snowmobile skis be parallel?

Start by making sure you get the skis parallel to the track.



Next you should find two points on the ski to use as a reference that still touch the snow surface. For example, the point could be approximately at the front of your carbide. These points also need to be parallel to the centerline of the ski.

How do you increase snowmobile ski pressure?

Pressure you increase the pressure in the center. Now one way to do that is to loosen the limiter strap and the limiter strap in this case there's two of them they're right here.

How do I get more traction on my snowmobile?

The only way for a snowmobile to gain real traction on ice is with the addition of studs to the track. Studs are available in a variety of lengths, configurations, and types. Longer lengths, up to a certain point, may produce greater traction.

What does a limiter strap do on a snowmobile?

And for those of you who maybe don't understand what a butcher shop is or does is it's this little piece of rubber strap right on the very front of the suspension. And what it isn't it shortens the