Today I’ve got the newest snowmobile with the price only about $2000 and now I want
to compare it with this motordog with approximately the same price!
It’s time to begin, let’s go!
Hi guys as usually its me just a voice over and you are watching review machines.
And finally I’ve managed to get for the review the newest snowmobile which is called
Stels Captain.
It was quite a job I should say, cause nowadays these sleds are being sold very quickly and
it was hard to find one for a test-drive.
The point is that its probably the cheapest snowmobile on the market.
It costs only $2000.
That is why they are so popular.
Guys if you know some other new sleds with the less price, please post it in the comments.
To my mind Captain is the cheapest.
Today I want to do some interesting tests to find out what this sled can do.
Moreover I want to do a comparison with similar kind of winter machine – it’s a motordog
BTS.
It looks like a snowmobile, but in fact it’s a motordog equipped with front ski.
So the price of this machine is almost the same – about $2000.
That is why it is interesting for me to compare these two sleds.
But first of all lets stop and look at their main characteristics.
Well, Stels Captain snowmobile!
The weight of the machine is 150 kilos, the length is 2600 mm, the height and width is
about a meter.
I think it’s a very nice looking sled, very bright and even a bit aggressive.
But frankly speaking if we look behind the plastic cover we don’t see a big engine
there.
In fact there 150 cm engine 9.4 hp.
The front suspension has two A-type levers, its travel is 100 mm.
The rear suspension has hydraulic shocks and its travel is 120 mm.
The width of the track is 380 mm, its length is 2m 600mm and the cleat is 25 mm.
By the way the sled has quite a lot of options for its price.
It has both manual and electric starter.
There are powerful lights, adjustable dashboard and with proper info.
Also it has a rear trunk and seat back.
Moreover there is handle and throttle heater working in two modes.
A decent set of options for 2000 dollars sled.
Especially I like how the engine works.
When you start it, it is even hard to hear if it works or not.
Its so quiet.
There are three modes of cvt transmission, forward, neutral and reverse.
And It shifts very neatly.
Today we want to compare this sled with another machine.
Its motordog BTS with front ski attachment.
Usually it is a special sled that is used together with a motordog, but with such an
attachment the motordog can be turned into some kind of a snowmobile.
The machine weighs about 150 kilos.
It is equipped with Chinese engine Lifan 15 hp and it works together with cvt.
Unlike the previous sled this machine is rather rough, there are almost no any options here
it is severe kind of transport actually.
It is equipped with the track 500 mm width.
Well it is high time to begin our practical tests, lets go!
We started our ride on a beautiful forest road but immediately faced quite steep ascent.
Let it be our first test.
The both vehicles manage to climb this hill moving at high speed.
Now lets try it again but from the spot.
Captain gets it over.
But the motordog has some problems here.
And I don’t know why, I expected it to climb even faster taking into account the wider
track.
And finally lets try this hill again but in a fresh snow.
Good job Captain!
Now lets take an advantage of a plain road and try to accelerate.
I should say the steering is definitely better at the snowmobile.
As to the speed it seems almost the same, but lets check it and do some drag racing!
As you can see the both vehicles take off with the same speed as if they had same engines.
And now we can their maximum speed thanx to the snowmobile that has a dashboard.
Well 45 kmh – a decent result.
In this way we found out that the speed is the same lets move on.
Now we are on the rough field covered with deep snow.
Lets try our sleds here.
The snowmobile moves here quite rapidly, but due to the hummocks sometimes it is not enough
stable.
380 mm track is rather narrow and the sled can heel on a rough terrain.
But as to the suspension it works pretty well and provides here smooth riding.
Regarding the motordog it also moves here without serious difficulties.
So in this site both machines show the same results and we are moving on.
Now we have several ditches across our way, we’ll see now if our machines can get over
them.
Again Captain moves here quite successfully despite its little engine.
But it goes without saying – do not expect insane performance from the less than 10 hp
engine.
The
motordog also can go here, but it is obviously harder to maneuver on this machine.
Actually it isnot a snowmobile so weight distribution is much worse here.
On a snowmobile a rider sits on the track, on a motordog he sits in front of a track
that is why it is tough to handle it.
By the way quite an important thing.
When you a riding a motordog in this way mind that the chain rotates right near to your
leg and that is rather dangerous.
Thanks that we damaged only boots not the rider.
Actually it is necessary to install some additional cover here.
And at this place, we found the deepest ditches full of snow.
Lets try to cross it and the motordog goes the first.
It moves confidently here but gets stuck in the last hole.
Now we try the snowmobile in the same conditions.
And it as well gets stuck there.
So we can make a conclusion that both our machines have the similar offroading capabilities.
Maybe slightly different in some points but in general they are equal.
But thanks to the little weight it is possible to escape from the trap oh your own without
any jacks and winches.
Now we test the turning radius.
Lets try to turn around the tree.
As we can see the motordog has a huge turning radius.
Now the snowmobile.
Its clear it has significantly less turning radius.
And another interesting test of towing capabilities of the machines.
Here we have the quad with 400 kilos weight.
We see the snowmobile towing the quad like a snap.
And the motordog shows the same result!
In general I like this little cheap snowmobile!
For the price about 2000 dollars we have a real sled, with decent maximum speed and offroading
capabilities, comfortable handling and many options in standard version.
The motordog showed worse results today, but we should remember that it may be used in
may other variants not only with front ski.
Meantime it is almost dark outside we are on our way home and I expect your feedback
which of these machines you like more the snowmobile or motordog?
Please post comments with your opinions.
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