SW Ice Scratchers

[ApexXTX/Viper]

I posted a link to my entire setup with part numbers, just up a few posts....

Dan

I went thru too fast and missed the part # TB03-300 on the top of the box!

 

[ROCKERDAN]

I went thru too fast and missed the part # TB03-300 on the top of the box!

Great! You will love them for sure.

Dan

 

[snowbeast]

Duraflex are the brand of the other set I sell. Some feedback I've been getting is that the Slp with that hard 90 degree end are more prone to snags than the duraflex which has a gradual 90 radius.

Ya and harder to hold in place with the easy clips you sent me,i lost one clip on first ride today,the scratcher is still there,but like already stated ,they don't seem to apply enough pressure and stay bent enough to spray snow up onto track.

 

[farmerschiferl]

trying a set from ibex this year they are kind of like the ski doo scratchers

https://ibexx.com/product/universal-reversible-ice-scratcher-kit/

 

[Motorhead]

Ya and harder to hold in place with the easy clips you sent me,i lost one clip on first ride today,the scratcher is still there,but like already stated ,they don't seem to apply enough pressure and stay bent enough to spray snow up onto track.

It took me a couple of tries to angle them just right. I think Travis got this design down pat. Because of the mount system, pointing back and not sideways, once you angle the ends correctly they pull themselves back and the angle steers them where they should be with the spray concentrated toward the front of the track.

I used an eye bolt to stow mine on my curves. My stow design eye loop is placed at the very end of the scratcher. Just turn the loop where you want it.

Haven’t had to re-adjust since I put them on last season.

I do not like scratchers but have no choice with a sled that overheats in most conditions. Once they are down they stay down, through gravel, across roads, backing up. Only time they go back up is when loading. They work on ice and hard pack snow. Maybe others have a better working system, that I do not know whereas this is the One and only set that I have ever had to use. All other sleds, I was able to outfit them with rear heat exchangers which is the way to go if you want to do a permanent repair to that problem.

 

[snowbeast]

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It took me a couple of tries to angle them just right. I think Travis got this design down pat. Because of the mount system, pointing back and not sideways, once you angle the ends correctly they pull themselves back and the angle steers them where they should be with the spray concentrated toward the front of the track.

I used an eye bolt to stow mine on my curves. My stow design eye loop is placed at the very end of the scratcher. Just turn the loop where you want it.

Haven’t had to re-adjust since I put them on last season.

I do not like scratchers but have no choice with a sled that overheats in most conditions. Once they are down they stay down, through gravel, across roads, backing up. Only time they go back up is when loading. They work on ice and hard pack snow. Maybe others have a better working system, that I do not know whereas this is the One and only set that I have ever had to use. All other sleds, I was able to outfit them with rear heat exchangers which is the way to go if you want to do a permanent repair to that problem.

Dennis,thanks for the great pics,and good luck with retirement and Christmas tree shop today lol.

 

[SAB1]

Great pics Motörhead. I have curves also with travis’ brackets and duraflex cables. Do you find they stay put in stow position? I was thinking or ordering the qualipieces ones but really don’t want to give up on duraflex since I already have them and the brackets

 

[Motorhead]

Great pics Motörhead. I have curves also with travis’ brackets and duraflex cables. Do you find they stay put in stow position? I was thinking or ordering the qualipieces ones but really don’t want to give up on duraflex since I already have them and the brackets

When I first got this set, I would just hang them in there kind of where they are at now without anything holding them in the stow position. They would hook themselves onto that inner plastic edge. Look closely at one of those pics and you can see where they use to hit before the eye bolt idea. They held there all by themselves, but I did not trust that they would stay on really rough trails, so I drilled a hole and made a loop out of mechanics wire, which worked really good but looked awful. So now the better looking eye bolt stow.

 

[Motorhead]

Dennis,thanks for the great pics,and good luck with retirement and Christmas tree shop today lol.

Thanks Pete, nice talking with you. Stores were empty at that time of day and we found what we were looking for also.+++

 

[Reddvmax]

Rail mount on SRX

Alam300, how did your scratcher set up work on your SRX?
I’m curious if when your suspension collapses on a big bump did the high wheel hit the scratcher when they were not in use?
Thanks Bruce

 

[Red Rocket]

View attachment 127547 View attachment 127548 I will post some pictures.....but the 2 I will show, highlights the good a bad of ski mounted scratchers. These two pics are after a trip to the Adirondacks. I didn't realize those crazy NY riders actually ride rail beds with the rails still intact!
What are you guys thinking out there? I admit...they locals thought we were stupid for riding the rails north till we ran out of snow. The scratcher cables somehow got under my cat killing slim Jims. They were cut like butter, and I suspect it happened at rail switches.

The good thing though, is Travis's mounts work awesome. Nothing falls off, and the cable doesn't bounce up in the air and hit the body, like when mounted to the sway bar arms.

He sells 2 versions. One is StraightLine and the other I can't recall. StraightLine's have a sharp 90 degree with a pointy tip you screw on. The other has a long arching finger type end. Both are great. That said, I like the curve of the second one better, on the actual end that mounts to the ski mount. It allows more pressure to the tip, and each scratcher is specifically bent for left and right use. Maybe Travis will chime in and remind me of the brand.

Both can be stowed on the ski, but I fashioned a metal tip holder.

Hope this is enough info.

Q. Arrius

I have tried a few of these but keep losing them! It seems like an ideal spot for scratchers and they do work well but they keep getting caught and ripping off.

 

[SAB1]

I ran mine on skis. Never again.

 

[lilrez]

I ran mine on skis. Never again.

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