Hifax Wear

[Phazed-Coug]

Ok assuming some water gets in there, I still think its a
negligible difference, I would think that if this worked more
slide companies would incorporate the design.(I guess your
blood lubricated your fingertip and made it slide easier, that
proves my experiment wrong, hehe)

Going back to my days of ski racing, the way a snow ski
works is slight friction causes the snow to melt, and in fact
you are sliding on a thin layer of water, if you were to
incorporate "holes" in the skis you'd be breaking the surface
of the water which would cause drag.

Who knows.. but at least slides are cheap enough and if
weapon wants to port his slides, go for it.

 

[Sled Dog]

I think it works more like an hockey skate and it is pressure not friction that makes a skate work. Are you saying friction is the design used to create less friction on a hyfax? I found this to make my point.

Ice skates are able to work in this same manner by exerting a large pressure on the ice making it melt. We therefore actually skate on a thin layer of water, which allows the skate to glide easier.

Interestingly, in Northern Canada, when it is very cold, the increase of pressure from skates is not enough to melt the ice, which is at a much lower temperature. It is therefore hard to skate under these conditions.

Both times this year it was -25 and lower and on groomed trails when I heated my slides up. Who knows one can only know if tests are done and you would think a slide manufacturer would do these tests.

 

[BombaPolaYama]

Or double the surface area on the slider by putting 1/2" divots in them

What do you mean? Could you explain please?

Thanks

So, exactly how do you put the divots in the slides? What direction, how deep, what tools, etc.?

Seems to me that it would increase drag on the slide - don't know.

Thanks

 

[teerex]

of course snow, ice or water will collect in the divots, so the idea seems resonable...

 

[Weapon X]

Whatever phaz-couq don't do it, doesn;t matter to anyone here but it doubles the hi-fax miles so I must be wrong. I've done this to all my sleds and I know it works for all of us smart people in Canada!

 

[Weapon X]

Or double the surface area on the slider by putting 1/2" divots in them

What do you mean? Could you explain please?

Thanks

So, exactly how do you put the divots in the slides? What direction, how deep, what tools, etc.?

Seems to me that it would increase drag on the slide - don't know.

Thanks

Well bomba its easy I use a brand new 1/2 inch drill bit in my 14.4v dewalt xrp cordless drill and I just start to drill the hyfax slowly just so it makes a divot not a hole.

 

[Sled Dog]

Guys why do we have to see the same picture 10 times this takes up system resources which is at a premium right now.

 

[Weapon X]

Ya I tried doin a quote without the pic but I messed up ,sorry