Skid Plate

[bullrunner]

Which skid plate is better, Extreme or Full? I know the full will hold more snow & ice, but the extreme doesn’t look like it will actually protect much. Will the full really cause enough snow build up to make a difference?
Thanks

 

[JH@CM]

Full looks good on my sled and has solid coverage.


NO evidence of how it works thus far. Fingers crossed we don't find out!

 

[simnil]

Full looks good on my sled and has solid coverage.


NO evidence of how it works thus far. Fingers crossed we don't find out!

I would actually want an even "fuller". Coverage of the chaincase and brake areas would not hurt!

 

[motox54]

The full skid plate doesn't hold as much snow as one might think. I would say go with the full, the added coverage is worth it. Been running on my 17 since I got it and have no complaints. In stead of using the provided rivets, I mounted it using nutserts and black anodized hardware so I can pull the skid plate off without having to drill out rivets.

 

[donbrown]

Brake and chain areas have been bent with no protection.

I think the best solution might be to cut a full skid plate in three. Removing the area where snow / ice might build up.

 

[Motorbreath_]

I've never seen any amount of snow build up because of my full skid plate.

 

[donbrown]

I've never seen any amount of snow build up because of my full skid plate.

There have been discussions on how the sled behaves differently with no , partial and full skid plate.

 

[jdog1]

There have been discussions on how the sled behaves differently with no , partial and full skid plate.

Never had any build up in either of my 2. Have you even rode one?

 

[donbrown]

Never had any build up in either of my 2. Have you even rode one?

Skip plate increases the surface area of the bottom of the sled.


Rider dynamics change.

 

[Summit74]

Brake and chain areas have been bent with no protection.



I think the best solution might be to cut a full skid plate in three. Removing the area where snow / ice might build up.

The RPM composites skid plate is the ticket for this. They are expensive at $650 but offer the best protection with the least snow buildup.

 

[simnil]

Lynx has this for their G4 based utility sled Ranger49

BRP part number 860201866 / 860201867

I saw it in person at my dealer and it wasn't as pretty as the "full" plate but it did look bombproof!

 

[rab]

what was the price on that Lynx full plate

 

[simnil]

I don't remember exactly, a bit more than the regular "Full" plate. (less than twice the price though)

I imagine if put on a powder sled you would cut away some of it under the boards to clear snow better.