Homemade cable scratchers!!!!

[Grimm]

Have the ends worn much since you put them on?

 

[Sled Dog]

Barely at all just really shiny.

 

[yamrx1]

Looks like a good idea to me ,any way to get snow on the hyfaxes has to extend there life especialy on trails that are groomed or with moderate snow.

 

[Grimm]

The ski mount scratcher (bolts in skis) do work well. Only problem is if they are set too low they will pop out if you hit a log or such. My brother has been using this method for years on his 151 Rev and his hyfax looks new still.

Hey Jabber, have you got a pic of your setup with the bolt in the ski?

 

[canadianhunter]

Last season I thought Sled Dog had such a good idea with the ice scratchers I made a set. They were alittle soft and to long witch beat up my ski's and some marks under the sled.
This year i made new shorter ones with 1/4" stiff cable. On the bottom I crimped approx. 2" of stainless tubing, bent it down, flattened the end,twisted it to make it skate towards the ski, like an angle blade and they work SUPER. There is a fine spray of snow towards the front edge of the track and supension even on a very hard frozen trail. Seen by riding alongside my wife on both sleds. Also when others are having problems our sleds have water dripping and running off everything underneath.
2/3s of our new slides were gone by our 2nd ride, but have only lost less than 0.010" in the last 850 miles of poor conditions.
Now I know Sled Dog had a SUPER idea.

 

[Sled Dog]

Do you have any pictures of what you did canadianhunter?

 

[The Snow D.O.]

pictures with close-ups please

 

[canadianhunter]

Sorry guys my camera quit, but will try to explain better.
My 1st ones danced around and I thought stiffer is always better. Only thing I could find was 1/4' steel cable available at Peavy Mart or any Ag. store. For ends I used 3/8" OD stainless tubing, but steel or maybe even copper should work. Total length with the ends approx. 13".
Top end: about 2' of tube, stick cable in about 3/4" and hammer flat. Put a few center punch marks over cable to make sure it can't pull out. Drill hole, I used 1/4" bolt , washers and a piece of tubing to keep bolt centered in stabilizer arm hole.
Bottom: Bent apiece of about 2 1/2" tube approx. 70 degrees. Put other end on [in line with top] and hammer it. Probably would not matter which way it is put on unless you use copper as it is soft. Since this would only cut a straight line I took a vise grip and 6" creasent and gave each one a twist while on the sled. About 45 degrees, they angle or line up with the spindle.
When flat the tubing is only 1/2" wide, but I thought it would be best to consentrate the press. in a smaller area ??
These don't jump around and I didn't notice how much loose snow flys in deeper snow, but on the real hard pack there is a little 2" dia. stream of fine dust hitting the corner of the track and front suspension. Yesterday I ran approx. 5 miles of straight trail in flat country at 75 + and then stopped and the track clip were cold and sled was dripping. That said they won't do much on glare ice.
The good part is I'm happy with the way they work, but if you know me there will be more mods. coming. Also put them on, back up, load ,etc. and just forget about them.
If this confusing , just ask and I will keep trying. Also let us know how yours turn out.

 

[The Snow D.O.]

I do believe the rules clearly state that in order to remain a member of TY you must, at all times, possess the ability to produce images of any mods you are trying to explain or you will be kicked off the site.


SO FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET A NEW CAMERA!!!!!!!


Thanks for trying to explain it but I think your about 892 words short of a picture!! (Worth a 1000 words)

A+ for effort!!!!!

 

[Sled Dog]

LMAO @ The snow DO.

 

[The Snow D.O.]

MAYBE YOU COULD BORROW A CAMERA.

Really would help to have a picture!!!!

 

[culvert]

Canadian Hunter... where in Sask are you? If your close to Cold Lake, Ab maybe we can get together and I can get some pics.

 

[canadianhunter]

Canadian Hunter... where in Sask are you? If your close to Cold Lake, Ab maybe we can get together and I can get some pics.

From Grenfell, which is 75 miles east of Regina.

 

[canadianhunter]

MAYBE YOU COULD BORROW A CAMERA.

Really would help to have a picture!!!!

Sorry , still no camera and don't know when I'll get to the city.

 

[Crewchief47]

I really like this concept and will probably go this route for my new ride. Any other real world experiences out there??? I may try the home made version ala 'canadianhunter'.

For the rest of you, how are they holding up over the last season? Anything you would do different?