Hayfax melting

[wacnstac]

Just noticed that I have quite a bit of melted hayfax residue on my track clips. I was out for a ride with my wife and we did have to ride on an icy road for a bit. I've also considered that my track might be a wee bit tight. How tight do you all like to have your track?

 

[YukonMP]

I run mine on the lose side relative to spec. An inch and a quarter with the track hanging down own its own, that is with no additional weight. My sled rear is lifted off the snow whenever parked at night so I get a visual check every morning while I'm warming up, pounding the tunnel(a ritual peculiar to MP owners), and spinning the track.

At 3700 kms my hyfax is still 85 percent(I know there is a percent key somewhere but I can't find the little sucker!). I'm missing a millimeter everywhere and about 2.5 right where the low snow wheels would mount. I have cable scratchers and I don't think much of them.

An aside about your de-icing inquiry in another thread. I feel that icing isn't really a issue for me. I've removed the black rubber after thought flaps and I think that helped. I pound in horizontally along the foot boards and around all the rear rack tubing ... and I mean pound. Then I lay a little love one the tunnel itself but more gently. I usually smack some more ice off the upper wheels and then a few strategic whacks down in the suspension. Some clever vendor should come out with a blue rubber mallet and call it the Yammi Hammer.

Hope that is useful.

 

[maim]

usually just tight enough that it does not ratchet on packed trail without extroverts when you punch it. with extros, about 1/2" of sag.

 

[Mooseman]

When I bought mine in '09 with only 800km on the odometer, the sliders were toast, mostly at the front curve. It is a problem on some sleds. I think the stock settings from the dealer are on the tight side. Because I do a lot of trail riding and often encounter low snow conditions, I did the following:
- low snow wheel kit in the front at the spot with the most wear
- 135mm wheels everywhere vs. the stock 130mm (I used Doo wheels at the time. Excel wheels are now available)
- clipped the whole track

My sliders lasted over 8,ooo km with this setup. I replaced them only because I had to replace the whole skid.

 

[wacnstac]

Yeah I was kind of surprised to only find the clips every other hole.

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[YukonMP]

My 2014 came all windows open, every 3rd clipped.

 

[Mooseman]

Every third? They're getting cheaper and cheaper! Mine was every other clip, all windows open.