SnoWest Project Trailer 2015: Building a "MORE" perfect trailer.

[tadder52]

Got busy installing my Superglides today!

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[christopher]

Will have loads of them up tonight.

 

[christopher]

Here is all of the pertinent company contact information I clipped from their web site.

Superglides II PRO $114.95 CDN MSRP
Superglides allow your snowombile to slide while still providing traction for your ATV as well as for you when climbing up or down your truck deck ramps or trailer.

Scroll over the hot-spots above for full feature listing and benefits, view photos and videos below, visit our dealer locator to find a dealer near you, or shop online with Superclamp to get yours today!
If you have any questions about Superclamp and our products, please call us at 1-403-203-2210.

http://superclamp.net/superglides.asp

 

[christopher]

Here are some Company Promotional Videos I downloaded from their You-Tube site.

How they are made
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gHpnUWJzmgs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="853"></iframe>


How they work
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ms4-VMkcGdk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="640"></iframe>


How they are Installed
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wO41pQ50_f0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="640"></iframe>

 

[christopher]

NOTE.
All of these photos were shot as simple Snap-Shots on my iPhone.
Everything you see is raw right from the camera and not manipulated in any way..


When I did the estimation with Superclamps we determined I was going to need a fair number of glides!

All of the instructions are printed right on the flap of every box.
Nice and big and clear so there is absolutely NO mistaking how to do the install.

NOTE.
If the following photos appear SMALL on your browser, just click on them to zoom.
They were uploaded from my phone to Snowest using TapaTalk and sometimes the display gets a little odd

Backed the trailer right up the edge of my garage.
View attachment 244472

Droped the rear ramp and back it inside and tried to block off some of the cold air to keep the garage a little bit warmer than the blowing snow outisde.
View attachment 244473

The trailer came with some really basic traction blocks for driving up the ramp or backing down.
At best they just barely get the job done.
A trailer as nice as this really deserves the best in floor traction.
View attachment 244474

Unscrewed all of the traction blocks revealing just the bare Polybead floor and LOTS of visible carbide cuts from trips we have already made this season.

View attachment 244475

View attachment 244476

 

[christopher]

First thing I did was to crack open several boxes of Superglides and lay a bunch of them out across the ramp just to get a quick sense of size and spacing.
In a few seconds we determined that 10 was going to be the right number to cover the rear ramp from side to side.
I used a small piece of wood to push the glides in from the edge a bit and to keep a nice straight line.
Then used a large T-Square to keep them all perfectly flat with one another as we moved from side to side.

View attachment 244477

View attachment 244478

View attachment 244479

View attachment 244480

View attachment 244481

 

[christopher]

View attachment 244489

View attachment 244490

View attachment 244491

View attachment 244492

View attachment 244493

 

[christopher]

View attachment 244494

View attachment 244495

 

[christopher]

I WOULD strongly suggest you start at the TOP of your ramp and work your way down.
Starting at the bottom and going up means your knees have to be ON the glides as you crawl up.
Not pleasant!

View attachment 244496

View attachment 244497

View attachment 244498

Another item that DID come in really handy was this 1/4" dowl.
It was just the right length and width to use to separate each of the glides from the other.
Aimed for 1/4inch from top to bottom and about a half an inch from side to side so that spacing from left to right would be more or less equal all across the ramp.

View attachment 244499

View attachment 244500

View attachment 244501

View attachment 244502

 

[christopher]

View attachment 244504

View attachment 244505

 

[christopher]

Trimming the 3rd row of glides to fit exactly to the length of the trailer ramp couldn't have been any easier.
Just used a simple Jig-Saw and it sliced through them like warm butter!

View attachment 244506

View attachment 244507

View attachment 244508

 

[christopher]

Some closeups of the front and back of the glides.
View attachment 244509

View attachment 244510

View attachment 244511

 

[christopher]

Part of this install also included a set of Edge Guides for the ramp.
While these are not absolutely necessary, its a nice touch and will certainly keep the edge of the trailer ramp in MUCH better condition over the years as the carbides don't cut into it.

View attachment 244512

View attachment 244513

View attachment 244514

View attachment 244515

View attachment 244516

 

[christopher]

All in all, this portion of the install was FAST and EASY.
I would guess we spent about 3 hours total doing this ramp.

The guys at Mirage told me it took them 10 total man hours to do the whole trailer last year. And I would say that is probably about right.

My son and I could easily have increased our speed, but it was a saturday afternoon, the music was playing, the snow was falling, we had a nice lunch, and there was just no rush at all.

Super happy with the final outcome and hope to get the track laid in the trailer itself next.


One MAJOR CHANGE this year for the trailer portion will be the inclusion of Superclamps new EDGE RAIL TRIM. This is something I did NOT try last time around but I wanted to test out this time.

At this point the jury is out on this.
Honestly don't have any idea if I will love it or hate and just not care.
But I will know soon enough!

 

[christopher]

Looks like we might shoot to the get middle of the trailer done on Thursday

 

[Scott]

I want to know more about this....I'm considering this edging for the glides on my flatbed.

(Actually, my flatbed was supplied with the other brand of guides...but I think the edging is similar)

One MAJOR CHANGE this year for the trailer portion will be the inclusion of Superclamps new EDGE RAIL TRIM. This is something I did NOT try last time around but I wanted to test out this time.

At this point the jury is out on this.
Honestly don't have any idea if I will love it or hate and just not care.
But I will know soon enough!

 

[christopher]

I want to know more about this....I'm considering this edging for the glides on my flatbed.

(Actually, my flatbed was supplied with the other brand of guides...but I think the edging is similar)

Will to get going on this Thursday.
Will let you know what I discover just as soon as I open the boxes and lay down some track.

 

[NorthMNSledder]

Question about the edge trim. Does it do more then just finish off the edge of the slide? Is there another benefit to it? On their website that is about all they say on the edge trim?

 

[Scott]

Question about the edge trim. Does it do more then just finish off the edge of the slide? Is there another benefit to it? On their website that is about all they say on the edge trim?

I'd say you just screw down the edge trim and then slide the guides in. Is that right?
You don't really have to anchor the guides themselves, except for the ends.

Is that correct?

 

[christopher]

I'd say you just screw down the edge trim and then slide the guides in. Is that right?
You don't really have to anchor the guides themselves, except for the ends.

Is that correct?

that is what it APPEARS to be to me.
Don't see any reason to screw down both of them.
But I will reserve comment till I get some of it bolted into place.