I'm trying to figure out the avg. mpg of your average snowcat used in a backcountry ski operation. (passenger cat traveling on groomed roads) I've tried going to manufacturer websites to get the tech specs on different machines, but haven't been able to get anywhere. Anyone out there have any ideas?
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fuel efficiency of snowcats?
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Snowtrac Nome
member formerly known as dds
my snow trac is good for about 1.25 gallons per hour how many miles per gallon is dependant on how fast i can travel accross said terrain if i can maintain 20mphthan i'm just under 20mpg that how ever never happens
Snow conditions would play a huge role in the mpg that you could attain.
Driving over flat hard packed or ice crusted fields is easy work for a snowcat, but going through deep powder is a whole different ball game and uses more power, more fuel. Same with climbing versus flatland.
Driving over flat hard packed or ice crusted fields is easy work for a snowcat, but going through deep powder is a whole different ball game and uses more power, more fuel. Same with climbing versus flatland.
Snowtrac Nome
member formerly known as dds
i have found mine to be about the same usage per hour conditions will dictate how many miles in an hour you will travel my evperience with the bv 206's wich is likely to be more than the st is that they are good for about 2.5 mpg overland
Snowtrac Nome
member formerly known as dds
Bob thoose photos are proof your st makes it out oof the drive way look at all them krusty photos of them sitting in the shop being tinkered with kind of like a harley.
NorthernRedneck
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Thankfully, I didn't have a camera when I had to walk. We learnt how long a lamtrac will run on a full tank though. It worked twelve hours pushing snow and pulling logs and bridge framing. Then idled all night. The next day, ran another 10 hours through 4 feet of fresh snow pulling a ten foot drag through hills. We picked it up in the morning to run it back. It was on 1/4 tank. When it hits empty, the reserve kicks in. Ran for 7 hours on reserve. We shoulda brought a couple cans of fuel out in the morning when we went to pick it up but weren't thinking. We ran out around five miles out of town. Thank god for sat phones. Called for fuel then waited 2 hrs. It was starting to get dark so we started to walk out. We made it 50 ft from the lamtrac when the cavalry arrived with enough fuel for us to make it back to town. Thankfully, we shut it of before the lines and filter ran dry so it was able to fire right up without priming the system.
garygaboury
New member
We have a 2000 BR275 with a 12 passenger cab on the back.
If the roads are groomed and hard I average about 15 - 17l per hour.
If it is steep and deep it can be as high as 25-27l per hour...
Hopefully that helps..
Gary
If the roads are groomed and hard I average about 15 - 17l per hour.
If it is steep and deep it can be as high as 25-27l per hour...
Hopefully that helps..
Gary
mattfidaho
New member
I hear krustys will idle for days in the garage......
Snowtrac Nome
member formerly known as dds
i love a good krusty joke but i have to watch out Bobcat is watching me and i think i have achieved the do not recover status.Big Al has a good enough sence of humor i think he would stop to help after snapping some photos