Steering Drift?

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  1. #1
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    Steering Drift?

    Being new to running these machines I was wondering.

    Mine drifts quite a bit right. I seem to be making an adjustment every 100 yards or so. Running on ice snow bumpy stuff. I don't know what's normal ....

    Should my tracked Bigfoot hold a pretty true line or is it normal for it to drift?

    Thank you
    Sol

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    Unfortunately the drift is more the norm. Most of the time it is from tires being different diameters, and this can be minimized by adjusting the air pressure.
    Other things can cause drag too like brakes hanging up, bearings, chains etc. It gets really hard to chase them all down, and soon you'll drive without even noticing the corrections.

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    Last edited by Model Citizen; 07-11-2016 at 07:00 PM.

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    My bigfoot did the same till I mapped out tire pressure per tire for equal circumference. I always keep the same tires on same axle as I change between tires and tracks.

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    Thanks all. I appreciate the replies. I'm glad to hear its somewhat the norm. I'll toy with it a bit and see what happens.

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    if your only having to correct every 100 yds i would not touch anything.thats really decent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by plott hound View Post
    if your only having to correct every 100 yds i would not touch anything.thats really decent.

    SOLD, I'm going with this.

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    Just to give an update. I took the Bigfoot out yesterday on a ten mile ice run. NO DRIFT to speak of... But I wasn't pulling my sled. Hooked on the sled this morning and made the same run and did some investigating. The tongue of my shanty is bent about 2in over its 30 in length. I think I found the issue.

    Go figure.

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