carbide runners or round wear bars

[lewey]

what do you guys run on your skis, carbide or round wear bars? i've always run carbide but was sold some bars that i was told were some hard tool steel or something. turns out after shipping there just mild steel round bars. not too stoked. anyone run these? i do ride in the mtns but the trail does get icy from time to time during the year. suggestions? thanks for the help.

 

[summ8rmk]

I don't like carbides they tear up your trailer. I usually just weld over the carbides and have no problems steering. when i buy new wear bars i buy with out carbides when possible.

 

[sledneck_03]

if i didnt need carbides on the odd trail i wouldnt run them, just as said before they ripp up trucks and your shop floor........i have the polaris stock ones and they suck on trail and make a mess of your floor with the square ends, i need to get some 6-8" trail ones that are V shaped and have smooth ends

 

[89sandman]

carbides for when you hit the icy spots

 

[dmack]

i prefer carbides, i think they steer better when you hit the icy spots, where i ride most of the time there are 3 pavement crossings and a concrete bridge to cross to get up the mtn, the carbides wear better also

 

[Pastor]

Carbides will definitely steer better on ice but they will also tear up your trailer.

Personally I just bought without carbides, I do not ride the trails and I do not want to tear up my trailer.

 

[Coldfinger]

I tried a set of regular bars one time on my 95 Summit. I didn't mind them because they actually helped lighten up the steering effort but they didn't wear well (maybe 1000 miles as a guess) & I went back to carbide. Maybe it was just the sled and/or snow conditions which caused the quick wear, or maybe I rode a few more trails back then, who knows.

For comparision I have the original carbides on my 99 Summit with around 4,000 miles.

It is nice to know though, if you have to ride across pavement or across marginal snow, that a carbide bar isn't going to wear out as quickly and expose the plastic ski to more damage.

The plastic trailer glides/guides that more and more people are installing these days help protect the deck from carbide damage.

 

[farwest]

No carbides for me!!We don't ride trails enough and if you are skimming through the powder and happen to catch a rock outcrop the carbides stop like an emergency brake.I bent a nun on my Rev and blew over the bars because of them.With the round steel you just skip over.JMHO.

 

[lewey]

you must have smoked the rock with your ski. i cant see the carbide stopping you dead just grazing a rock! i've ridden miles on rocks and gravel with carbides in the summer.

 

[powderbound]

I can't imagin not running carbides. Spend thousands on a high performance sled then skimp on somthing that will help you stay in control if you hit an icy patch.

 

[vertical escape 700]

I make my own wear bars. I have not had a problem with ice and they cost 5 bucks to make.

 

[Transporter]

The price difference speaks for itself.