Repair Sno-Stuff ski boots

[SledWrecker]

Last year I bought a nice used set of sno-stuff ski boots at the snow show, after using them a few times I noticed they had started to develop a small hole in the same spot on both sides right where the carbide was on my sled. A few weeks later I dropped the $100 and bought a brand new set from a local dealer and within 20 loads / unloads I noticed again the carbide wore a hole right through them. I talked to a friend of mine who said he's been on his same set for 5 years and he drives his on his pavement driveway to load / unload his enclosed. He said there's no reason I should go through mine so quickly.... So I looked into it and my carbides have about a 1/4" x 4" 70 degree carbide that is knarly as all hell. Because of where the biter is located all the weight of the front of the sled sits right on it. It's punched holes through both sets of the ski-boots rendering them unefective in protecting my new trailer deck.

At the end of the season last year I tried to "epoxy" in two 1/8"x 8" steel plates to keep the carbide from punching through. After two loads the epoxy seperated from the plastic of the ski-boots and the steel plates fell out. I've been looking at caliber ski glides but I have a 2012 Aluma 12' solid deck trailer with slide out rear ramp. The glides will protect the trailer just fine but not the aluminim edge where the ramp sits into and not the ramp itself. I don't mind having to deal with taking the boots off and putting them on but I want them to last atleast a season.

What type of bonding agent can I use to fill in the area of the ski boot and protect it from the carbide? My boots are by no means shot yet they just have a small hole measuring about 1/8" wide x 4" long right in the middle.

 

[sgilbert]

this works for me

 

[SledWrecker]

Ya that's not bad but I can't use those on my trailer. I need a solution to repair these boots so I can still strap them down to protect my deck. I was thinking about trying to cut a chunk of rubber out of a tire to line the valley of the ski boot. I just need to figure out what type of bonding agent will work best to adhere the trubber to the plastic.

 

[RIGIDONE]

3m super trim adhesive part # 08090.. strong stuff..

 

[VectorLTX2012]

3m super trim adhesive part # 08090.. strong stuff..

Yep! got to agree, 3M makes some great stuff holding different things together.

 

[Soldier'spapa]

I have ski guides installed in my trailer and a sacrificial 1/4" sheet of plywood screwed down to the existing plywood on the ramps and front turn area. I have a drive on/off enclosed 4 place. When the 1/4" gets too rough I'll pull it up and replace. This way the original deck stays pristine.

Is something like this possible on your trailer?

 

[Cobalt]

J/B Weld the hole in the skin?

 

[YammyRX1]

Do they have a material symbol that tells you what kind of plastic they are? Plastics like polyethylene (PE) bond better when you flame treat the surface first and then you can use Super-glue. It's a pretty tough place to use adhesive though, might be better off riveting a patch.

 

[Mazz]

How about a wider piece of rubber than the valley held with oversized rivets and backing washers to hold it in place up higher on the boot and not in the valley so the rivets won't rub either. I think it would hold better than any adhesive.