Ice build up on xtx

[TIMOTHY]

Had the new XTX out on the lakes all weekend and had a blast with this thing. There was about 6 inches of snow on the ice so conditions were great. I had a ridiculous amount of ice build up on the tunnel extension, I noticed it builiding up so i was constantly trying to knock it off. Still by the end of the day when we got back to the cabin it took me 20 minutes to get most of it off carefully with a hammer. Big chunks too. My suspension was getting sucked down and I could feel the weight on it. I was running some open water too so i thought maybe that had a little to do with it.
Sunday I stayed out of the water and still had huge ice build up again. So much that my top wheels froze up and wont turn. Is there a heat exchanger that can be put back there? The weight of that would be less than carrying around all that ice.
By the way the machine is sweet and the curves skis are sweet! Sorry no pics either.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

[NyTrOMaNIaC]

Apparently, if you remove those long tunnel protectors under the tunnel, the snow/ice build up issue is no more. I just removed the remainder of mine this year, so I can't comment based on experience, but I'm hoping it works. If you're running studs, however, you may want to leave them in place.

 

[arteeex]

That's not weight. It's traction.

Early last season I rode across a frozen lake with a layer of slush between the ice and snow. The sled must have picked up 100 lbs of that slush in a 1/4 mile. Even without slush the sled can pickup a lot of ice in the right conditions, probably because of the section of exhaust that gets hit with snow creating a mist that freezes on the aluminum. I'm sure the tunnel protectors and all the rivets don't help the situation either.

A rear heat exchanger might be a nice feature for any Nytro to help reduce the build-up.

 

[Doogs]

Take out the protectors and spray the inside of your tunnel down with PAM. I prefer lemon PAM, but regular works too

 

[TIMOTHY]

Im not running any studs at all so taking off the tunnel protectors might have to be an option. The snow we were on was just regular type snow with solid ice beneath. Later in the season there will definately be slush and I dont want to have to avoid any kind of situation. Especially open water. Will removing those take any of the strengh away from the extention or is it stricktly for protection?