Friend swore by studding his track on a 137 inch sled, I said he was wasting money

My buddy Mark put 192 studs on his 2019 Ski-Doo 850 last fall and kept telling me it was night and day for lake running. I told him he was crazy, that a 137 inch track doesn't need that many studs and it just adds weight and risk. We went out on Lake Mille Lacs in January after a warm spell left the ice patchy. He was hooking up and taking off across glare ice while I was spinning out trying to keep up even with my deeper lug track. I ate crow pretty hard that day. Now I'm ordering a stud kit for my own sled but I'm debating going with 144 instead of 192. Anyone else get told they were wrong about studs and had to admit it later?

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anthonyhunt9d ago

Yeah I was pretty much in the same boat. Ran a 137 with 144 studs for a couple years and thought it was plenty. Then I tried my buddy's sled with 168 on the same track and man it hooked way different on hardpack. I ended up bumping up to 168 myself and never looked back.

averywright9d ago

Man that 168 difference is no joke, totally feel you on that upgrade.