NOOOOOOOOO! Do not trim your track, it will be better off the way it is. If you think it trenches bad now, just imagine how it would trench if you cut it down by any amount. I personally have not changed out my track yet, I'm still waiting on my cylinders to put my motor back together. I'd rather have it back together before tearing into anything else.
track clearance issues for IQ RAW (AND PRO CHASSIS RMK & ASSAULTS)
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NOOOOOOOOO! Do not trim your track, it will be better off the way it is. If you think it trenches bad now, just imagine how it would trench if you cut it down by any amount. I personally have not changed out my track yet, I'm still waiting on my cylinders to put my motor back together. I'd rather have it back together before tearing into anything else.
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volcano buster
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A couple years back, boat wax (marine use) was the hot ticket for keeping snow from sticking. I have dropped the skids out of several of my sleds for various reasons and use that time to wax the gee whiz out of the inside of the tunnel. Especially the nooks, crannies, crevices and around the fasteners where snow will stick and turn to ice. I also do several coats on the large flat top and sides of the tunnel to help the snow/air mix to travel smoothly. Whether it lasts for a full season or not is questionable, but I do know that I don't get the snow build up in the tunnel like I used to. After living in Idaho and plowing snow, we used to use PAM or other non-stick cooking sprays on our plows and shovels to keep snow from sticking and freezing. If a person was to swap out the nozzle and tube from a WD-40 can and put it on the cooking spray can, I believe you could shoot up through the windows, around the track, and in front of the track to lube it up before a good snow ride. This probably won't do justice to a good track/tunnel clearance, but for those of us that aren't swapping a track/drivers out or doing a D&R, it may help with little effort before each ride. Unload the sled out of the trailer, tip it up on it side, spray down the tunnel, set back up right and get ready to ride.
Personally I like the idea of UHMW in the tunnel, but am leary of any extra parts that close to such a large moving mass where you can injest rocks, ice chunks, and even sticks to break it loose.
Personally I like the idea of UHMW in the tunnel, but am leary of any extra parts that close to such a large moving mass where you can injest rocks, ice chunks, and even sticks to break it loose.
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akrevrider
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Personally I like the idea of UHMW in the tunnel, but am leary of any extra parts that close to such a large moving mass where you can injest rocks, ice chunks, and even sticks to break it loose.[/QUOTE]
Here is a reply that I recieved from Mountainhorse on the same subject:
"Quote: right now I don't have too much clearance which could cause build up on the bulkhead
Simple solution that I cant figure out why Polaris doesnt do...
Get a piece of 15.25" wide , 1/16 thick UHMW plastic that is long enough to
wrap inside the tunnel from where the coolers end in the front and wrap to
where it exits the tunnel...
Rivet that piece of plastic to the inside to the tunnel... There will be NO
SNOW or ICE build up in that area PERIOD!!
The only problem is that you have to pull the skid, track and driveshaft to install it...
Cost for plastic and rivets.... cheap..."
I've done the marine wax on the tunnel with good results and plan to install the UHMW plastic in the tunnel to help with the ice build up.
akrevrider
Here is a reply that I recieved from Mountainhorse on the same subject:
"Quote: right now I don't have too much clearance which could cause build up on the bulkhead
Simple solution that I cant figure out why Polaris doesnt do...
Get a piece of 15.25" wide , 1/16 thick UHMW plastic that is long enough to
wrap inside the tunnel from where the coolers end in the front and wrap to
where it exits the tunnel...
Rivet that piece of plastic to the inside to the tunnel... There will be NO
SNOW or ICE build up in that area PERIOD!!
The only problem is that you have to pull the skid, track and driveshaft to install it...
Cost for plastic and rivets.... cheap..."
I've done the marine wax on the tunnel with good results and plan to install the UHMW plastic in the tunnel to help with the ice build up.
akrevrider
Sounds like an interesting Idea, I may do the same once I get off my butt and to the change out next weekend. Plastic would only have to be thick enough to stay ridged.
Midge907, You could use a flexible cutting board from the housewares section of a dept store. They are rigid enough to stay put with rivets and can be bent to the shape of the tunnel...just a thought.
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akrevrider
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I located the material in the exact demensions and it is sold by the lenear foot. Call or email - http://www.cacalaska.com/ It can be mailed to you.
Let us know how your mods go.
akrevrider
Excellent source...lots of good stuff
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TREE MAGNET
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I disagree search for f-bombs track mod. The 5.1 track works way better trimmed. Read the first part of this post & you will also rear about it. IMO trim your 5.1!!!!!!!!
This applies to the PRO Chassis as well.
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