I have an '07 FX that I got brand new when they came out. I put a set of Woody dually's on it before it hit the snow. Couple weeks ago I pulled them off to see how they were wearing. Sled had 1600 miles or so at the time. I noticed that only the front edge of the carbides showed wear. These are the 4" set and from about a half inch back the carbide still looks almost brand new. Anybody else seen this problem?
Weapon X
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Thats carbides dude
rhino_live
Expert
dualies are generally made from cast steel. it's not a bad choice of material it just really unpredictable, alot of times you'll find spots in the steel where there is a really harsh carbon build up making it stupidly hard, other times you'll find spot that are higher in iron making them really soft.... dualies are unpredictable in their wear patterners, that's why i never use a duce carbide and i will never ever bolt a duce on any sled i will ever own from now untill i am too old and frail to ride anymore.
Shimming the rubber stop will help them wear even.1600mi is pretty darn good though for only minor wear.
08RTX
Extreme
You may want to jack up the front of your sled to see how the skis tip. If they are not tipped up in the front, I would turn the ski rubbers around and add a small shim under the rear of the rubber and see how that looks. I think I shimmed mine with a piece of 3/16" material after turning the rubbers around. If your skis are tipped down when jacked up this may contribute to more wear in the front of the carbide.
Weapon X
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
1600 miles I can't believe this is even a topic, just buy new ones!
08RTX
Extreme
I have a set of StudBoy duece bars with about 1,000 miles on them with almost zero wear on the carbides. Front corners of the carbides are just rounded off a little, but still steer excellent on pavement. Conditions have been real good this year, which has helped with the little bit of wear. The bars themselves show quite a few signs of hitting some nice stuff though
Weapon X
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
But this guy could be riding the sides of roadways all day
08RTX
Extreme
Very true !!!!
rhino_live
Expert
i like to make my own carbides, standard wear bars and I run hard surfacing rod or a unicrom rod over it at low heat... makes a cheap, lasting alternative to spending 80 bucks on a new set of wear bars every season.
another alternative i was thinking about is you could try to temper them even more then they are. but playing with heat could cause the bar to shrink.
another alternative i was thinking about is you could try to temper them even more then they are. but playing with heat could cause the bar to shrink.
To clear this up a bit, I've had every other brand of sled out there over the last 5 years. I've never seen only the first half inch wear away while the rest of the carbide looks good. As far as the miles on them, when you ride in good snow and have very few bare road crossings as I encounter most every time out, road wear isn't an issue. Of those 1600 miles, over 1200 are from the UP where there's always good snow and very few road crossings or riding on the side of roads where there's minimal snow. The other 400 have come on a lake and two tracks in northern michigan so roads aren't even an issue. I looked at the suggestion of the ski rubber and I noticed what was mentioned. The ski when in the air was pointed up higher than when i switched the ski rubber around. something tells me that will probably get more carbide surface on the ground and result in more even wear and probably a little better steering.
08RTX
Extreme
If you have some free time I would still try a shim in the rear of the rubber to help even further.
