MonoRail strength?

[Sheetmetalfab]

how are the traditional rails formed?

I believe a press forms the extruded rail material.

 

[madmax]

Meet a guy riding a couple weeks ago who said owned force turbos. Said he was in the process of building billet alpha rails. Said if anyone was interested to call force turbos for info. Not really interested since mine was covered under warranty.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

how are the traditional rails formed?

Machined extrusion that is bent/rolled into the desired radius.

Since the straight section of the Alpha rail is a Giant A shaped extrusion its WAYY too strong to bend, it will just rip hence the cast nose section with the curve to it.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Machined extrusion that is bent/rolled into the desired radius.



Since the straight section of the Alpha rail is a Giant A shaped extrusion its WAYY too strong to bend, it will just rip hence the cast nose section with the curve to it.

After staring at a broken one......

I think the whole thing is weak.

 

[boondocker97]

wouldn't billet aluminum be better? or is billet too trick for AC. im surprised nobody is making a billet uni-rail yet. patents my @ss...
edit: not an engineer either except on the keyboard

Nobody is willing to pay what that would cost.

 

[sno*jet]

^carbon fiber might be good alternative, if done right.
not sure about cast.. but the internet does spread fear..
billet would be trick, you'd pay it

 

[summ8rmk]

The cast aluminum will never last.



Forged is somewhat better. (Will bend without breaking)



A full billet rail would be insanely expensive. (But plenty strong)

An assembly of billet machined pieces bonded together would probably be the most cost effective. (Strongest vs $)

The front cast part is magnesium not aluminum.

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[Sheetmetalfab]

The front cast part is magnesium not aluminum.

[emoji848][emoji12]

Sweet, cast magnesium is even more brittle than cast aluminum.

Sounds like a great opportunity for aftermarket to step in.


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[Sheetmetalfab]

Machined extrusion that is bent/rolled into the desired radius.



Since the straight section of the Alpha rail is a Giant A shaped extrusion its WAYY too strong to bend, it will just rip hence the cast nose section with the curve to it.

This one has a nice radius.

 

[SNWMBL]

Is that for improved reverse deep snow performance?

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Is that for improved reverse deep snow performance?

It meets all the track tension spec’s for best performance.

 

[cycology1]

Is that for improved reverse deep snow performance?

LOl...but seriously, how did that happen?

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

LOl...but seriously, how did that happen?

If it was a skidoo i’d say it was a pinecone............

Based on the bent rail and tunnel it probably tail landed a jump.


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[sno*jet]

...she was just riding it down the trail when it collapsed out from under her...

 

[Boondockingak]

On a good note, got my new rail 4 days after ordering it!

Mine just broke in the same spot as yours. I have not hit anything with the front hard enough to break it. Any info on warranty? Did they let you choose colors? It started spitting clips like crazy. It looks like the glue/epoxy wasn’t sticking correctly and wasn’t supporting it at all. Normally when you pull something apart that was glued, you’ll see the adhesive split. When you look at the old adhesive, it didn’t look like it stuck at all to the purple rail.

 

[bcsnowdog]

Face it if your riding a single rail this is next level sledding.Your riding the most advanced suspension/track innovation in over 20 years suck it up there is going to be some failures. Cat is covering most under warranty.

 

[kanedog]

Face it if your riding a single rail this is next level sledding.Your riding the most advanced suspension/track innovation in over 20 years suck it up there is going to be some failures. Cat is covering most under warranty.

A monorail causes next level riding?

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[kidwoo]

A monorail causes next level riding?

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No next level is a windshield bag you have to buy separately.

 

[Boondockingak]

Alright seriously though, is cat taking care of folks with the front snapped off? I’m about as careful of a backwoods rider as they come... My ‘19 alpha was a snowcheck early model.

 

[Octanee]

I was told that where the rearest pivot/mount is to the monorail that they like soldered 2 aluminum blocks on and riveted them as well and heard guys having a failure there? Can anybody else confirm that one? Supposedly a guy just got a long bolt and drilled through the rail there and that worked well for a fix.