Attak Ice Scratcher Placement

[vipermike2002]

Where is the best place to mount ice scratchers? 07 Attak. I was thinking about using the bolt hole right behind the front idler wheels but unless it throws snow straight up looks like it won't hit the coolers very well. Maybe I should consider a BOP ski mount kit? I do not have a rear cooler.

 

[RobX-1]

Although my Apex is an XTX, that is where I mounted my scratchers. As for hitting the front cooler, once the scratchers throw snow/ice into track, I would think the rotation of the track would handle the rest.

 

[Confused]

Where is the best place to mount ice scratchers? 07 Attak. I was thinking about using the bolt hole right behind the front idler wheels but unless it throws snow straight up looks like it won't hit the coolers very well. Maybe I should consider a BOP ski mount kit? I do not have a rear cooler.

That is where I had them on my Attak. Worked fine but I did have the rear cooler.

 

[msgt van]

I mounted them on the skis of my Apex LTX with Travis' (Barn o Parts) mounting brackets. They throw up a ton.
https://www.barnofparts.com/ice-scratchers-and-mounts

 

[steiner]

X2 BoP has a nice kit for mounting them to the skis.
Before the kit was available I made my own ski mount kit.
Pics of this in post #23 steiner's Attak upgrades | Page 2 | TY4stroke: Snowmobile Forum | Yamaha - 4 Stroke

 

[03RX1-ER-LE]

BOP ski mount kit for me, works great.

 

[apexrrrrrrr1]

I mounted them on the skis of my Apex LTX with Travis' (Barn o Parts) mounting brackets. They throw up a ton.
https://www.barnofparts.com/ice-scratchers-and-mounts

I also mounted on my skis, kicks up so much snow. Your friends behind you will hate you lol.

 

[Fortress]

I have the cable scratchers on the skid,rails works good, doesn’t the ski scratchers make steering kinda funky? Sometimes I find it hard to steer as it is in the right conditions.worst scratchers I ever had was the Yamaha A arm ones,maybe one day Yamaha will repay me for those haha

 

[apexrrrrrrr1]

I have the cable scratchers on the skid,rails works good, doesn’t the ski scratchers make steering kinda funky? Sometimes I find it hard to steer as it is in the right conditions.worst scratchers I ever had was the Yamaha A arm ones,maybe one day Yamaha will repay me for those haha

I haven't had any issues with steering with them on my skis

 

[vipermike2002]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I am going to try the ski location using the BOP mount.

 

[Teamblue4]

Where is the best place to mount ice scratchers? 07 Attak. I was thinking about using the bolt hole right behind the front idler wheels but unless it throws snow straight up looks like it won't hit the coolers very well. Maybe I should consider a BOP ski mount kit? I do not have a rear cooler.

What are you trying to do with scratchers? cool the engine or cool the hyfax's? different location's do different things.

 

[Confused]

What are you trying to do with scratchers? cool the engine or cool the hyfax's? different location's do different things.

Regardless of location, won't they effectively improve both?

 

[03RX1-ER-LE]

Regardless of location, won't they effectively improve both?

Yes! I mainly use mine for those fresh am frozen solid groomed trails that like to heat Hyfax. I can drop them in am and have a skid full of snow on a frozen hard packed trail. I have 6k mile on my Duponts, still have many miles left!

 

[Confused]

That's when I use mine too. Also in low snow conditions, which seems to be the norm lately. I have 3k on my duponts. I've ran some plowed fire roads pretty fast and was tool lazy to drop the scratchers. They have some life left but I have the skid out so I've got a new set to put on. Should be good for at least another 3k.

 

[Teamblue4]

Regardless of location, won't they effectively improve both?

No, in front of skid will cool the hyfax's, back of skid will cool the rear cooler which cool's engine.