WATERCROSS BUDGET BUILDS

Professional Watercross racer of IWA, Grant Whitaker #777 from team Shitti Skippers explains the fundamentals of building a watercress sled on a budget.
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[@strattonmckinley3514]

Stock motors for the win! Just need some throttle and rider talent lol

[@robbycarpenter1475]

When he said anything below 600 your gonna run out of power. Yeah I’m dedicated now🤣💀

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

We have tried some fan cooled sleds with no luck haha

[@218flatlandrippas]

what kind of gas tanks are those?

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

@@218flatlandrippas wahl bros

[@jayv17]

Running a ‘96 Formula Z 583. Goes great but seems to overheat. Do you do anything to cool the sleds? Reg coolant? I have Evan’s waterless coolant but haven’t put it in yet.

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

i would make sure your water pump / thermostat is working good, we only cool the sleds down on shore with ice and blowers.

[@jayv17]

@@SnowmaxPerformance will do. Do you think I could run without the thermostat or is restriction necessary to keep coolant from heating up too much? Going to add a temp gauge. Sled was smoking like crazy after about two minutes of running and 3 short runs about 100 yds. Thought it was smoked but compression is fine and seems to run ok. Hitting the water again soon down here in FL😁

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

@@jayv17 that’s overheating to fast, I would run the thermostat. Something fishy is going on.

[@3rd4thgenFbody]

Been looking into building a water sled and the what to do

[@tylerseabook9423]

I made one out of a 98 summit 670. Narrowed. Locked the rear suspension and it works beautifully 😊

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

Glad you have a dialed unit! You been out yet this year?

[@matthewnelson4209]

Greasy units

[@symmetricaldesign]

look at these sick edits

[@moonlitecustomfab706]

♥ ♥

[@qweqasdxcz]

You said for the good rake you sucked the skid all the way up in there. What do you mean by that?

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

Changing the mounting to different holes

[@sargeatlarge24v]

I’m waterproofing my pro x right now! Any ideas on where I can get an already shortened front end for it? 03 pro x 700

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

Unfortunately for that you will have to make the arms yourself

[@rjbielejeski3908]

Did you just cut every down a few inches in the front end to suck it in?

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

No this one I just changed the shocks, the track I hand cut the lugs

[@joelcroteau-vq5lb]

How much did you cut off the tire rods for these builds ??

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

I didn’t cut them

[@joelcroteau-vq5lb]

You just slammed the shocks that’s it for the front end? And then stiffer front shock spring ? With loose limiter straps ?

[@SnowmaxPerformance]

@@joelcroteau-vq5lb yup had no idea what I was doing, when I first built it but it worked haha. 89 jag shocks in the front, made my own limiter strap, and 280 lb front spring in the skid shock

[@drewjolly231]

Couple good units