GotJuice
Expert
hifax wear
Take off the outside wheels on the rails, mount the scratchers up in the predrilled hole on the rails, the closest one to the first idler wheel. I mentioned the hifax drilling method to Niko a year ago. I drill two 1/4" or 3/8" holes 1/2" to 3/4" deep side by side every 1.5" inches all the way up the hifax, these fill up with snow and turn to ice then melt out creating lube when they get hot from running down a frozen trail.
This has helped my Hifax problem along with the wheel removal and I've also done this on a Mnt.Max with good success, it has bad hifax problems....cheers!
>>>Firemann32 said:
Take off the outside wheels on the rails, mount the scratchers up in the predrilled hole on the rails, the closest one to the first idler wheel. I mentioned the hifax drilling method to Niko a year ago. I drill two 1/4" or 3/8" holes 1/2" to 3/4" deep side by side every 1.5" inches all the way up the hifax, these fill up with snow and turn to ice then melt out creating lube when they get hot from running down a frozen trail.
This has helped my Hifax problem along with the wheel removal and I've also done this on a Mnt.Max with good success, it has bad hifax problems....cheers!
Firemann32
Expert
Re: hifax wear
OK Cool.
You had mentioned in another thread about installing another axle to help prevent bending. Where does it go and are you talking about adding an inside wheel kit when you say ad an axle?
GotJuice said:Take off the outside wheels on the rails, mount the scratchers up in the predrilled hole on the rails, the closest one to the first idler wheel. I mentioned the hifax drilling method to Niko a year ago. I drill two 1/4" or 3/8" holes 1/2" to 3/4" deep side by side every 1.5" inches all the way up the hifax, these fill up with snow and turn to ice then melt out creating lube when they get hot from running down a frozen trail.
This has helped my Hifax problem along with the wheel removal and I've also done this on a Mnt.Max with good success, it has bad hifax problems....cheers!
OK Cool.
You had mentioned in another thread about installing another axle to help prevent bending. Where does it go and are you talking about adding an inside wheel kit when you say ad an axle?
GotJuice
Expert
Re: hifax wear
the scratchers go in the pre drilled holes right behing the first outside idler wheel, look at the rails and you'll see three drilled holes close together, they go in the first hole. Or drill another hole and mount them up farther on the rails where your arrow is, either way works. The extra cross shaft goes half way between the two aluminum cross shafts on there right now, this is right in front ot the second set of outside idler wheels. Drill a hole on each side and put it in. The rails bend because there is almost 30" between the cross shafts and this is to much especially with the tipped up rails. I will try to get some pics of my sled this week end and you can see the shafts etc..
>>Firemann32 said:GotJuice said:Take off the outside wheels on the rails, mount the scratchers up in the predrilled hole on the rails, the closest one to the first idler wheel. I mentioned the hifax drilling method to Niko a year ago. I drill two 1/4" or 3/8" holes 1/2" to 3/4" deep side by side every 1.5" inches all the way up the hifax, these fill up with snow and turn to ice then melt out creating lube when they get hot from running down a frozen trail.
This has helped my Hifax problem along with the wheel removal and I've also done this on a Mnt.Max with good success, it has bad hifax problems....cheers!
OK Cool.
You had mentioned in another thread about installing another axle to help prevent bending. Where does it go and are you talking about adding an inside wheel kit when you say ad an axle?
the scratchers go in the pre drilled holes right behing the first outside idler wheel, look at the rails and you'll see three drilled holes close together, they go in the first hole. Or drill another hole and mount them up farther on the rails where your arrow is, either way works. The extra cross shaft goes half way between the two aluminum cross shafts on there right now, this is right in front ot the second set of outside idler wheels. Drill a hole on each side and put it in. The rails bend because there is almost 30" between the cross shafts and this is to much especially with the tipped up rails. I will try to get some pics of my sled this week end and you can see the shafts etc..
