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Elaine
Mar 16, 06 - 1:13 PM |
cutting the corners
Hi there, I recently went out on hard packed trails with an 8 dog team on my tobbogan sled and wiped out nearly every 90 degree turn. With a few inches of snow on the trail I can keep them running slow on approach and then I peddle like crazy to keep from getting dragged into the bushes. They cut the corners so close I have even had wheel dogs eating willows. Is there anything I can do besides run a smaller team? I've tried putting extra weight in the sled and lengthening the distance between the wheel dogs and sled hoping to get a "crack the whip" effect around sharp corners. With no snow in our forcast, I need some ideas fast on how to fix this. |
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Theresa Daily
Mar 16th, 2006 - 1:21 PM |
Re: cutting the corners
Hi Elaine ~ Have you tried adding a piece of snowmachine track to the back of your sled as a drag? It really helps control the speed on icy trails and corners. Some mushers even add studs to the tracks....any one else have any suggestions? |
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Bryan
Mar 23rd, 2006 - 1:24 AM |
Re: cutting the corners
Hey I cringe just saying it, but I think what you need is not to slow down on the corners but keep the speed up. What tends to draw you into the corners is hitting the brake to slow down. Instead experiment with slowing down before you leaders get to the corner then ride all the speed through the corner, then, just as the nose of your sled gets into the turn, come down on your brake. I'd also highly recommend trying to work on "kicking" the tail of your runners free and letting the skid around the corners.... just ideas that worked for me, easy to do harder to explain! |
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