Ski bolt scratchers?

[snowboatboy]

Read on some forum that guys are taking and drilling a hole in the back inside corner or right behind the wear bar on the ski, and than stuck a bolt down through the hole far enough down to stick into the snow and ice. Any body heard of this or better, tried it. Was wondering how well it would work on glare ice and really hard pack.I ride an '07 600 RMK 155"

 

[akgiauque]

Read on some forum that guys are taking and drilling a hole in the back inside corner or right behind the wear bar on the ski. Any body heard of this or better, tried it. Was wondering how well it would work on glare ice and really hard pack.I ride an '07 600 RMK 155"

I ran these on a 500 RMK, a 488 & 550 touring sled with studs in western AK, lots of ice and hard snow. Lots of Doos, Poos and Cats used them. They went through the Ski bolt hole, they lay on the inside of the ski rear of the mount. It works very well for lubing the slide rails and board mounted coolers. Yami guys like them for this purpose. They were ok for the rear mounted cooler but the rail mounted scratchers worked better for a forward and tunnel mounted coolers. They saved my hyfax and were worth the money. We would go through two sets of hyfax per sled every year without these. I had a sled stick to the ice onetime, had melted hyfax in the windows. With them we doubled our durability. If you are in an icy hard packed area both might not be a bad idea if you are running a liquid cooled sled or are going through the hyfax.

 

[volcano buster]

I ended up making some scratchers for my skis. They pivot so I can back up with them. The best? I doubt it, but they work and aren't too expensive.

 

[fordrulz]

Nice clean looking job! Were did you get the springs from?

 

[theultrarider]

I ended up making some scratchers for my skis. They pivot so I can back up with them. The best? I doubt it, but they work and aren't too expensive.

Slp used to sell a set like these, I ran them on my 340txl indy. A what? lol They worked great. I've also used the bolt through the ski thing too. Works well. Can be a pain though getting on and off a trailer however. Some guys use a cotter pin through a hole drilled through the bolt above the ski rather than bolt them solid. That way you can pop them on and off in a second or two. That also works well. Carry a couple of extras

 

[volcano buster]

Nothing runs like a Deere. $1.75/side on sale.

 

[retiredpop]

Read on some forum that guys are taking and drilling a hole in the back inside corner or right behind the wear bar on the ski, and than stuck a bolt down through the hole far enough down to stick into the snow and ice. Any body heard of this or better, tried it. Was wondering how well it would work on glare ice and really hard pack.I ride an '07 600 RMK 155"

I ran the bolts on the inside corner of the ski. I chose a bolt so that it was about 1/2" above the deck when the ski was sitting flat on the deck. That way it would not catch while loading but when the ski dropped into a rut it would spray snow and ice into the suspension. It actually worked very well. The only thing is that if the surface you were running on was perfectly smooth like lake ice with no snow then they wouldn't work. Volcano buster's set up would be better as they would contact the ice all the time.

 

[snowboatboy]

So what's better, ski scratchers or the rear suspension scratchers? I'm looking for hyfax lubrication more than cooling.

 

[theultrarider]

Rear suspension scratchersrs do a good job of keeping the hyfax lubed.

 

[volcano buster]

I made mine because the Edge 144" skid was not conducive to using the steel spring scratchers on the rails. I tried the cable version but was disappointed in them. I opted for the ski mounts. Cheap and they swivel for those "oopsies" in reverse. I towed a cargo sled up a very well packed road for 5 miles to a cabin 2 years ago and they worked well.

 

[sunbather1969]

for the not so do-it yourself er

http://www.hartmaninc.com/scratchers.html