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  1. Hi folks, we finally got our Defender for a shakeout cruise up to 10,600' where we're building an off-grid cabin. It's ski/sled access only six months a year so the Can Am is a crucial piece of equipment to make all that possible. But...confused on several bits of conflicting info and wondering if folks here can help? Thing One: Break In Period. Dealer said don't worry about it basically. Manual says 250 miles. YT has suggested couple tanks of gas. Curious if having the Backcountry tracks on it, plus a snowplow is already putting it under more strain than would be ideal for breakin? Thing Two: What settings can/should you run the LT tracks in? Dealer said any/all--2WD rear, 4WD, High/Low, Rear diff lock. Manual said only and always 4WD. Thing Three: RPM and top speeds. Highest we got was about 20MPH at 5400 RPM. It's at 10K' plus so has lost a chunk of power to elevation, but it doesn't feel punchy enough to float/stay on top of/power through snow much deeper than a foot or two (and we get that a bunch up where we are). Thing Four: Elevation, octane and timing. One forum said 87 is spec'd. A Can-Am specific post said 91. Is the engine EFI so lowering octane doesn't boost high altitude power, should we stick w 87 vs 91 and how bad exactly is ethanol content b/c it seems the only ethanol free stuff we can get is 91. (ideally I'd try 85 ethanol free up here) Thanks for any/all help! Jamie Can Am 2023.HEIC
  2. we've just done this exact search for an enclosed trailer that would work with HD10 Limited, Backcountry Tracks, roof rack and plow, and here are our exact measurements: Height 85" mid cab/max height WITHOUT the roof rack mounted. Length WITHOUT plow 16'. Width with LT tracks 75". After a whole bunch of shopping and even seeing about a custom trailer build, we figured we might have no choice but to take off the roof rack (added another 7-8") and the plow (about another 2'). Even with a trailer with a "beaver tail" i.e. a sloping drop down floor section right before the ramp to allow for the rig to tilt up as you drive it up the ramp, I'm not sure we're finding one that's gonna work. Had to rent a UHaul autotransporter which does work for A to B transit, as the hub to hub measurement is 10'. If you find a company that's doing reasonable 18-20' tall entry box trailers--LMK!
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