The owner of "Taiga". Russian snowmobile for extreme conditions

"TAIGA" is one of the most common utilitarian and multifunctional snowmobiles in Russia. They started producing it in 1997. With it you can simply, comfortably and reliably get to the desired point, through the least snowy centers of Russia or through the snow-covered tundra.

In this technique, the main thing is not speed, but reliable riding in any harsh places. It gained its trust and reliability after some models were put into service with the Russian army. The Taiga brand has many models in its assortment.

Double: “Varyag”, “TAYGA PATRUL”.

Light single-seat: “RYBINKA”, “TIKSY 250”.

All models with different characteristics, build quality and reliability. And those who know about these snowmobiles first-hand will tell you about all this.

Snowmobile Taiga - owner reviews

“I’ll say right away that the impressions of the Taiga snowmobile are not pleasant. I first met him on a weekend trip with my family and friends. Previously I tried the Buran model and was also not satisfied with its single-lane design. Always falls to the side. Because of this, from the beginning I asked the organizers of the race what kind of snowmobile I would have, and they offered me a two-lane “Taiga”, and I agreed. Due to its powerful engine, it reached speeds of up to 60 km/h. And of course the snowmobile will be stable. And even on the sharpest turns, the runner rises slightly from the surface. A good plus for me is the double seater. "Taiga" is good for an ordinary winter trip through the forest. But my disadvantages to it are the lack of speed, the smell of fuel and poor traction. Well, this is my personal opinion, but for beginners they are not noticeable.”

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Dmitriy

“If they asked me what I thought about the Taiga,” I would not be able to say anything good, no matter how domestic this device was. In general, my wife's brother bought it and a week later the first breakdown occurred. The next day, we went to the sellers. And they, of course, were shocked. According to them, they have not sold a single defective snowmobile, high-quality product, etc., and this is the first such one to come across. Maybe that's how it is. In order not to repeat the mistake of my relative, be sure to take a ride on your future purchase. This is my story about this snowmobile.” Grade:

Nikolai

“As soon as the first snow fell, my family and I, on the very first weekend, went to actively relax at the ski resort. My husband suggested we go snowmobiling and chose it himself. His choice was "Taiga". The two-seater beast-machine with two runners held very firmly on the snowy road and confidently took turns. But there were some hiccups. “Ride like a breeze”, you can call the speed of this snowmobile 60 km/h. We were so engrossed in driving through the forest that we rode all day. Everyone in the family has great emotions. For winter, active recreation, I recommend it! Grade:

Julia

Advantages

Most of those who bought this snowmobile are satisfied with the purchase. It is distinguished by its smooth running, the ability to start even in severe frost, heated seats, handles, gas valve and other useful little things that are not always found on domestic vehicles. Many people had previously owned a Buran snowmobile from the same company and noted how much more stable a two-lane snowmobile with one track was when driving along a slope. For driving on a snowy track, however, this is a controversial factor. With a narrow track, the caterpillar will not fit into it and can fall off along the edges when driving, but the Buran overcomes such a road, keeping its only ski in the track, where it easily fits.

Among the advantages, many also note the high-quality gasoline engine, which does not consume much fuel. This happens largely thanks to a high-quality carburetor.

Minuno is an excellent model that allows you to reduce fuel consumption, even when the engine operates in extreme conditions.

Specifications

Let's take as an example the Taiga model. Classic". The two-seater vehicle, with a width of 1020 cm and a length without skis of 2810, has wide tracks (600 mm), low gear and reverse gear, allowing you to easily transport heavy loads. The maximum speed of up to 100 km/h will allow you to feel that very breeze.

• Dry weight 265.
• Engine with a volume of 500 cubic meters.
• Two-speed gearbox.
• Fuel tank capacity is 35 liters.
• Recommended fuel is AI-80.
• Pneumohydraulic shock absorbers provide a soft ride.

Modifications

The snowmobile is available for purchase in several trim levels, namely Taiga Varyag 550 (basic), Taiga Varyag 550 V, and Taiga Varyag 550 Limited. Let's take a closer look at each package:

1. The Taiga Varyag 550 V configuration is an extended configuration of this snowmobile. A power plant of the RMZ-550 model is installed, equipped with two Mikuni model carburetors, air cooling and a two-speed gearbox. Also used here was the DUCATI CDI programmable ignition system, which ensures optimal operation of the power unit regardless of operating modes.
2. Equipment Taiga Varyag 550 Limited. This package went on sale on October 1, 2016. The key features of this configuration are also two carburetors of the Mikuni models, allowing the engine to develop a rated power of 40.45 kilowatts or 55 horsepower. Instead of a conventional gearbox, the manufacturer equipped the snowmobile with a variator transmission (CVT). Otherwise, the Limited version is completely identical to the previous one, since it uses the same programmable DUCATI CDI ignition system, as well as air cooling.

Selecting a snowmobile

They come in different types: Utilitarian, Tourist, Sports, Children's, Mountain. Tourist - designed for a quiet ride through the forest, for example with family. Sports ones, on the contrary, are for those who like great speed and maneuverability. For children, it is already clear that for growing up fans of this type of transport.

Mountain - for driving on bumpy roads and for jumping, springboards and so on. Utilitarian - have ideal characteristics for overcoming deep snow. Long and wide track, low gear. We will tell you about this type of snowmobile, namely the “Taiga” model.

Why the utilitarian “Taiga”?

These snowmobiles, one might say, are “workhorses”, which are loved both by fishermen and hunters, and by residents of those places where it is practically impossible to get through by regular transport. Another important feature is to transport goods.

That's why these cars are equipped with low gear. It also makes you more confident off-road. This device belongs to two-stroke engines. The advantages of such engines are ease of control and ease of repair. These motors are simple, reliable and unpretentious.

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Self-assembly

A snowmobile is an excellent option for active winter recreation. But their prices are rising rapidly. If you are deprived of ingenuity and engineering abilities, then it will not be difficult for you to make your own snowmobile. Before you start drawing up drawings, think carefully about what you would construct your equipment from.

The main part of your car is the engine. The best option would be a walk-behind tractor. Why him? First, in the winter, and this rather powerful engine that sits idle in your barn. And when spring comes and the snow melts, he can safely remove the walk-behind tractor and continue to use it for its main purposes. Assembly Needs: Pipe bender, welding, additional parts purchased at the store.

So, let's start assembling. Our device will consist of two main parts: the driven part and the driving part. The driven part is the steering wheel and shock absorbers. Drive frame, drive, power frame. Now we need to determine which parts we will make ourselves and which ones we will buy in the store. You can make the frame yourself from a metal pipe and shape it using a pipe bender. All parts are attached to the frame using a welding machine.

And to the finished frame, we weld a bracket for the engine, steering wheel, skis and seat. Our snowmobile will be tracked, which will allow our vehicle to have strong grip on the road and high maneuverability. We will also make the caterpillar ourselves, having imagination, water pipes and a conveyor belt.

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Good day to all sympathizers.
Happy New Year. I’ll write here a little about my modifications to the Taiga 550V. 2022 Mileage at the moment is almost 800 km. The flight was excellent, I climbed only after maintenance. The heated right handle and rubber band on the Karbakh were changed by the officials under warranty.

Now about the improvements: 1. Temperature sensor, I didn’t bother with anything, bought the original, installed it, everything is clear. View attachment 1383392 View attachment 1383393 View attachment 1383394

2. After the first season, the footrests showed their bad side, the ice was constantly freezing, the foot would slip at the most inopportune moment, I solved the problem as follows, widened the small round holes and made one large one out of 4 small ones, and so on in 3 places, strengthened the footrest from below corner, and also bent the remaining metal towards the driver’s boot and made spikes out of them, it turned out neatly, and as this season shows, it’s very effective.

3. I installed extensions from Patrol, I don’t know for what reasons, but the original extensions from the official ones do not fit the geometry of the skis at all; from Patrol they fit like original ones.

4. I installed the factory bottom protection, as the rides showed, for good reason, I’ve already adjusted it a couple of times, without it the plastic would have been damaged.

5. Additional light was provided by LED headlights, through a stainless panel, connected directly to the battery via a toggle switch. The light is now just fire.

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Do I need a license and registration for a snowmobile?

Without conditional rights are needed. Snowmobiles are classified as special equipment. To obtain the right to drive this type of transport (as well as an ATV), you need a category A driver's license. This category includes: off-road motor vehicles. This category can be obtained from the age of 16.

The fee for the license is 500 rubles. Snowmobiles must undergo mandatory registration within ten days at Gostekhnadzor, otherwise you will face a fine of 1,000 to 10,000 rubles. The cost of insurance is 23,500. This equipment can only be stopped by Gostekhnadzor employees, but not by traffic police inspectors.

But MTPL insurance is not needed. New snowmobiles that are less than a year old do not need to undergo technical inspection. And the technical inspection was completed by Gostekhnadzor without inspection. But for owners of equipment that is more than a year old, a technical inspection is required once a year. The cost of insurance is 400 rubles. Picture!

Price

The Taiga Varyag 550 snowmobile belongs to the equipment of the inexpensive price segment. The cost of a new one starts from 320 thousand rubles and reaches 380 thousand Russian rubles. In its class, this snowmobile is the most practical and powerful, and it can also compete with imported models of snowmobiles a class higher. The cost directly depends on factors such as year of production and equipment. A used car will cost in the range from 250 thousand rubles to 300 thousand Russian rubles. In this case, the price also fluctuates taking into account the year of manufacture of the snowmobile, technical condition and its total mileage.

Analogues of the Taiga snowmobile

This brand has very few analogues, since “Taiga” conquered the Russian market and became popular due to its rare assembly and unusual characteristics. Yamaha Viking can easily compete with it . The Russian snowmobile, after improvements, has improved suspension, becoming softer and smoother.

With these changes, the Russian brand has moved closer to top European brands. Russian Mechanics has finally started making good, competitive cars. But many users do not agree with this and call domestic cars, in comparison with their European counterparts, our snowmobiles “scrap metal”. It is very difficult to compare Taiga and Yamaha. After all, “Yamaha has conquered almost the entire world market, and “Russian Mechanics” is rarely found abroad.

Another similar competitor is the STELS 800 Wolverine . With a two-cylinder, 4-stroke engine, 800 cc/cm, has 67 horses. There is one drawback - it is very heavy! But at the same time it has excellent traction characteristics, like the Taiga. It consumes 20 liters per 100 km, which is not bad by snowmobile standards.

The track width is 600 mm, the length is almost 4 meters, and this is rare for utilitarian snowmobiles. The track toe height is only 22 mm, which is a disadvantage for driving in deep snow. The windshield, a rather strange shape, after 60 km/h, begins to bend from the air flow, but it is impossible to break it.

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Good day to all sympathizers. Happy New Year. I’ll write here a little about my modifications to the Taiga 550V. 2022

The mileage is currently almost 800 km. The flight was excellent, I climbed only after maintenance. The heated right handle and rubber band on the Karbakh were changed by the officials under warranty.

Now about the improvements: 1. Temperature sensor, I didn’t bother with anything, bought the original, installed it, everything is clear.

2. After the first season, the footrests showed their bad side, the ice was constantly freezing, the foot would slip at the most inopportune moment, I solved the problem as follows, widened the small round holes and made one large one out of 4 small ones, and so on in 3 places, strengthened the footrest from below corner, and also bent the remaining metal towards the driver’s boot and made spikes out of them, it turned out neatly, and as this season shows, it’s very effective.

3. I installed extensions from Patrol, I don’t know for what reasons, but the original extensions from the official ones do not fit the geometry of the skis at all; from Patrol they fit like original ones.

4. I installed the factory bottom protection, as the rides showed, for good reason, I’ve already adjusted it a couple of times, without it the plastic would have been damaged.

5. Additional light was provided by LED headlights, through a stainless panel, connected directly to the battery via a toggle switch. The light is now just fire.

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6. Made a mount for an ax, weapon, knife and chainsaw. Everything is in place, nothing gets in the way, everything performs its functions clearly.

7. I made a dryer for mittens from aluminum, it dries clearly.

8. Modernized the rear trunk, welded it with pipes, now you can easily balance on any edge, holding on not only from the front, but also from the back, they also made horns on it for attaching a rope.

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6. Made a mount for an ax, weapon, knife and chainsaw. Everything is in place, nothing gets in the way, everything performs its functions clearly. View attachment 1383403 View attachment 1383404 View attachment 1383405

7. I made a dryer for mittens from aluminum, it dries clearly.

8. Modernized the rear trunk, welded it with pipes, now you can easily balance on any edge, holding on not only from the front, but also from the back, they also made horns on it for attaching a rope.

Sanila888

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6. Made a mount for an ax, weapon, knife and chainsaw. Everything is in place, nothing gets in the way, everything performs its functions clearly. View attachment 1383403 View attachment 1383404 View attachment 1383405

7. I made a dryer for mittens from aluminum, it dries clearly.

8. Modernized the rear trunk, welded it with pipes, now you can easily balance on any edge, holding on not only from the front, but also from the back, they also made horns on it for attaching a rope.

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Good day to all sympathizers. Happy New Year. I’ll write here a little about my modifications to the Taiga 550V. 2022

The mileage is currently almost 800 km. The flight was excellent, I climbed only after maintenance. The heated right handle and rubber band on the Karbakh were changed by the officials under warranty.

Now about the improvements: 1. Temperature sensor, I didn’t bother with anything, bought the original, installed it, everything is clear. View attachment 1383392 View attachment 1383393 View attachment 1383394

2. After the first season, the footrests showed their bad side, the ice was constantly freezing, the foot would slip at the most inopportune moment, I solved the problem as follows, widened the small round holes and made one large one out of 4 small ones, and so on in 3 places, strengthened the footrest from below corner, and also bent the remaining metal towards the driver’s boot and made spikes out of them, it turned out neatly, and as this season shows, it’s very effective.

3. I installed extensions from Patrol, I don’t know for what reasons, but the original extensions from the official ones do not fit the geometry of the skis at all; from Patrol they fit like original ones.

4. I installed the factory bottom protection, as the rides showed, for good reason, I’ve already adjusted it a couple of times, without it the plastic would have been damaged.

5. Additional light was provided by LED headlights, through a stainless panel, connected directly to the battery via a toggle switch. The light is now just fire.

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Appearance and size © Suspension and brakes

Domestic technology

An undoubted advantage is that these vehicles can move through terrain where large all-terrain vehicles are almost useless due to their significant weight and large size. The popularity of Russian models is also evidenced by the large number of reviews from owners about the Tiksi snowmobile.

Now in this market segment there is a huge selection of snowmobiles from domestic and foreign manufacturers available, belonging to completely different price ranges. In the lower price range, the Russian car “Taiga Varyag 500” produced by the Rybinsk plant stands out.

This model represents a new generation of domestic snowmobile equipment and differs from previous models in its reduced weight (only 265 kg), although it is not as light as the Tiksy 250.

Top 2. Polaris WideTrack LX 500 © Performance Values

• “Varyag” is a supple and obedient SUV.
• Easily overcomes obstacles and moves on various types of road surfaces.
• With proper care after running-in, the Varyag consumes about 18 liters for every 100 km traveled. A 40-liter tank is enough to cover 220 km.
• Modern appearance, nice design, increased comfort and excellent maneuverability.
• Comfortable seating and easy operation of the machine.
• It is quite roomy and allows you to transport a considerable amount of cargo.
• Starts quickly. It pulls equally well in both impassable mud and deep snow.
• It starts with an electric starter at very low temperatures (-37 ºС) without preheating the engine.

Features of the engine design • Judging by the reviews of the unit, consumers choose Taiga primarily because of the relatively low price and availability of components.

Lighting technology:. Suspension and brakes

The snowmobile also has a simple design, so if necessary, you can repair it yourself; there is a large selection of spare parts, and they are inexpensive. In addition, snowmobiles from Russian Mechanics were involved in the longest snow expedition in the country, so you can absolutely trust such equipment without fear that the unit will let you down at an important moment.