Getting our snowmobiles ready for winter. Oil change, ski skins, track studs and greasing.

Getting our snowmobiles ready for winter. Oil change, ski skins, track studs and greasing.
It's family Shop time! Today we will be getting the machines ready for the winter snowmobile season. We will be going over how to install ski skins on snowmobile, how to install studs on the snowmobile, how to do an oil change on your snowmobile, and we will be greasing the suspension.
Today we are working on the 2022 Skidoo Tundra 600ace that, in case you missed it during our last video, yes, we did change our mind and are keeping it.
Before heading out on winter adventures, we always do regular meainenance on our snowmobiles to get them ready for the season. in order for them to perform well, it is key to take good care of them.
We will be going over how to do the oil change, how to install ski skins and how to install studs on the track.
Here are the parts we used:
Studs: Igrip st screw studs 200 standard racing studs
Tunnel protector kit
Wide ski skins for 2022 skidoo tundra 600 ace
Oil change kit for 2022 Skidoo tundra 600 ace.
The video: here is the oil change kit from skidoo, justin is going to open it up and make sure everything is there
The Skidoo oil change kit includes an oil filter, the o rings for the oil plugs, and all the oil you need for your oil change. I don’t know if this is a better deal than ordering things independently, but we like buying the kit as we know everything is in there. we do the same for the super wide.
to drain the oil, first warm up the snowmobile to normal operating temperature, so basically just let it run for a few minutes. then we flip it on it’s side as it’s an easy way to access the access hole, which we are going to open next. to open up the access hole unscrew one bolt and loosen the other so you can slide it open and access the oil plugs. before removing the oil plugs, we clear our the area from tools and place the drain pan, because once we remove the oil plugs we need to put hte machine on its skis fast, so it drains in the pan and not on the floor!
remove the oil plugs and let the machine drain. while it is draining, remove the dipstick on the side, we will put it back later, but it helps the machine drain for now.
Then we can also do the oil filter change.
normally it’s easier to remove the entire hood, but philippe wants to try to not remove everything, to see if that’s possible.
we tighten the oil plugs by hand and then torque them to specification the torque for the oil plugs is written in the skidoo’s manual.
we are filling up with oil, but once we are done with installing the skins and the studs, we wil ltake tha machine outside to let it run to let the oil go through the system so we can top up with oil if we need to.
now let’s install those ski skins
as with most skidoo parts, the instructions to install the skins are available online on the brp website, the website is written on the paper in the box, and the part number that you’ll need to enter to find the instructions, is on the box itself. First remove the carbide runners, then drill the hole in the ski skin (there is a prehole made already). Place the skin under the ski and reattach the carbide runners with the new nuts that were provided with the skin. Place a bolt through the ski skin yes you may need to get the drill back out to drill the hole to the ski now also. We decided to also add a hole in the back of the ski skin as it did not seem right to not have one. we just used one of our own bolts for that. voila ski skin installation done, let's do the other side. Addind ski skins to the snowmobile gives it a more stable look and it lifts up the front also. hopefully it will be less tippy now!
Installing studs on a snowmobile track:
First lift the track off the floor by whatever means you have. we used a hoist.
The stud kit we used comes with an attachment for the drill, so get the drill out.
There are 200 studs and the track on the skidoo tundra 600 ace had more holes than we had studs, so we had to come up with a pattern. We skipped a hole between each, there is part inthe video to show what we did. Then once we went all around the track and had some studs left over, we placed them where we thought fit, to create the best traction with the studs.
While we are doing maintenance in the shop, we also greas all of the suspension. There are several grease fittings in the rear suspension and the front suspension. we also make sure there are no dead mice or leaves that can cause fire in the engine, and check the coolant level.
There we go, this machine is now ready for some fun in the winter!
#skidoofamily #snowmobilemaintenance #studdedtrack

[@danraby4344]

Nice to see your son is a Junior Canadian Ranger.

[@TheBrientFamily]

Thanks, he’s loving it!

[@cathyandgreg4239]

Great to see Justin(a young person) leqrning to look after and do maintenance on machinery. Please show him, and yourselves how important it is to wear safety glasses when drilling, plastic or steel filings are terrible in the eyes...ask me how I know. You only get one pair of eyes...look after them. I have preached this for years as a mechanic....no disrespect, more a word of experienced advise. BTW...the ski paddles look awesome.

[@ducon86]

Osti c chaud! Your husband look like a french canadian (me too)

[@glennpurchase807]

Nice to see the maintenance on the snowmachine was a family thing. Great to see Justine doing his part. Thanks for taking us along.

[@TheBrientFamily]

Thanks Glenn! It’s no fun if it’s just one of us in the shop 😀. It also teaches Justin some mechanics as well as to take care of his machine. Thanks for the support!

[@gregchapdelaine4889]

I’ll be interested to see how you like the new ski skins! Nice job studding the track. That’ll be reassuring to have good traction on icy hills. Great video!

[@TheBrientFamily]

Thanks! We are curious to find out too!

[@outdoorshoesofficial]

Another great video! Our next adventure is Dry Tortugas. But seeing all this cold weather preparations makes us wish we can take a trip up north to see the snow.

[@TheBrientFamily]

Ohh nice! Yes, we are hoping for more snow to get out and take the snowmobiles for a spin. A trip to the heat would be nice too though!

[@superiorlivingoutdoors.]

Yes, I like the kit too, has everything, also the ski skins really help the front end stay up in the deep stuff, only disadvantage is when trying to set a track on a side hill but were I ride I much prefer the flotation and stability.

[@TheBrientFamily]

Yes, so far the skins are doing their job well 😊

[@user-kt3nl9zh5k]

Love your videos and sure like your snowmobiles,I have the 2020 expedition LE and sure like it. Happy sledding 🇨🇦

[@TheBrientFamily]

Thank you! We are all very happy with our setups now. Happy sledding to you as well!

[@TheBrientFamily]

Join us in the shop for a day of snowmobile maintenance in preparation for snowmobile trip season! In case you missed it during our last video, yes, we decided to keep the Tundra, because we have plans on trips in high and remote arctic that requires a reliable, fuel efficient snowmobile. With regards tot the new WT900ace we checked with the dealership and may have it in the next weeks 🤞!

[@Silverfernhoney]

Hey guys. I just found your site and I’m really enjoying your adventures. I just picked up my Expedition and will be installing the studs. Look forward to seeing how you install the heat exchanger protector. We are waiting for more snow in NE Sask before we can use the machine.

[@TheBrientFamily]

We are happy you found us! Thanks! Yes, we definitely will share the install of the tunnel/heat exchanger protector once we do it! Thanks for your support 😊

[@Zippy1wood.]

I have the same tundra and installed the widening kit and DS2 skins made huge improvement over tipping I’m 58 and not liking falling over so much 😂

[@TheBrientFamily]

No kidding. The Skins definitely helped a lot! we are happy with the result

[@cooperbybee4308]

Did you sell tundra?

[@TheBrientFamily]

We actually ended up keeping it. We have some plans for remote and far away trips, so we sold the 440 and kept the tundra as it’s newer and better on gas. We tried to re-gear it as we feel it needs more torque for what we do, but we were told by several sources that re-gearing is not possible because it’s a 4 stroke. So instead we installed ski skins on the skis and studs on the track, to hopefully reduce the tipiness and improve performance on slow speed.