SKI SCRATCHERS

[volcano buster]

Those look great Volcano, What did you use for the bushing??

I used a piece of 1" diameter round nylon. Spendy, but since I was making a bunch, the price per piece was pretty reasonable. It is hard enough to hold its shape, slick enough to let the spring rotate, soft enough to machine it. Aluminum would work, but I wasn't sure where to source any.

 

[Blown Motor]

I used a piece of 1" diameter round nylon. Spendy, but since I was making a bunch, the price per piece was pretty reasonable. It is hard enough to hold its shape, slick enough to let the spring rotate, soft enough to machine it. Aluminum would work, but I wasn't sure where to source any.

Okay ya that would work out great, I have both Nylon and Billet here local I will maybe have to look at putting a kit together.

 

[Just Ducky]

so where do ya buy Scorchers Ice Scratchers from? Alberta

 

[Hardass]

So i use the regular scratchers on my skid and have never in any condition had a over heating or track sticking issue. and still have yet to wear out any hifax. What sleds are needing these?

 

[Blown Motor]

Larry, had a guy looking for some, not really sure there is a chassis that for sure needs them. But I do know that the standard RMK's with only the one cooler tend to get pretty warm if your not constantly bangin the bank on the ride in...

 

[trikerider]

U mount them on the inside of the ski.
Just take out ur ski/spindle bolt and go buy one a couple inches longer and use the hub/bushing from a standard set of rail mounted scratchers. U might have to drill out the hub to put on ur new ski/spindle bolt.

If you hit anything it will bend the bolt, make a bracket to mount the scratchers on and only the bracket will be bent. A bent ski bolt will be very difficult to remove. I guess if you install the bolt opposite of how the factory does it only the head of the bolt would bend, still hard to straighten. I've had to straighten the brackets my scratchers are mounted on twice so far this year. They are made out of 1/4 inch aluminum.

 

[summ8rmk]

Almost impossible to bend these here.

 

[Blown Motor]

Almost impossible to bend these here.

Do ya have a closer picture haha?

 

[summ8rmk]

I don't. I sold the sled a couple days before this post started.
But 7yrs on the scratchers before my gf backed up to many times with scratchers down.

 

[801]

I have had these~ they worked good on the old sleds with the coolers under the foot boards up front but not worth a chit on any of the newer sleds~~~ and you do feel it in the steering~~ Pretty much a waste~