longtrack - adding wheels to help with hyfax?

[Turtle]

For those of you that have long-tracked a Proaction or Proactive skid, or have a Rage …. Have you added an extra set of idler wheels? If so, what size and where?

I long-tracked my Nytro this summer and I seem to be eating up hyfax like they were Skittles … no thanks to the low snow conditions, of course.

The hyfax wears really fast right in the mid-section where there are no wheels. The rest of it is fine. So I don't think it has to do with the size of the wheels. And I know I don’t have a problem with the track tension because I have extro-drivers, and run the track really loose.

So I think I can alleviate the problem by adding some wheels in the mid-section where there are none. But I’m not sure if they will clear the upper suspension components.

Anyone done this???? Pics would be nice too. Thanks.

 

[Turtle]

Well, I didn't get any responses to my question, so I took a shot at it this weekend.

This is the idea I came up with. I think it should help with the hyfax wear in the middle.

 

[Grimm]

That's looks like a good job, well done.

The rear arm, when it compresses, is there any chance that it may come into contact with the new axle?

 

[maxdlx]

I bet it will hit the wheel axel before the bump stops. It sure looks like it anyway. Maxdlx

 

[Turtle]

nope - everything clears. I disconnected the torsion spring and fully compressed the suspension. Everything clears nicely.