I had them and they do not work I ended up throwing them in the garbage
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I had them and they do not work I ended up throwing them in the garbage
BC Sno-Ghost
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Ran a set on my 800 REV last season and they worked great. Depending on where you ride, they may not be as effective for everyone as they do not apply as much downward pressure as the spring loaded metal type so probably won't work as well on rock hard ice surfaces. On hard packed snow they are excellent. The tips are replaceable carbide so no need to buy a whole new set when the tips wear out. There was a thread a while ago about these and some guys were installing them backwards with the wrong end dragging in the snow. They don't work if you install them backwards! ....so make sure you follow the installation instructions. Also make sure you use Loctite when putting them on. As far as damage to the track... nope, not even close....and reverse compatible. I'd usually leave mine down all day and forget about them. I highly recommend the Slidekicks. 
Could you explain further?
I've put off scratchers for awhile, but think this year I'll add them with a temp gauge so I know just what's going on. Looking to see which type works best. I know many people toss their sled in reverse with the old style and damage them.
littlehoe
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I just bought these to go on the Nytro... They are the Tric Ice Scratchers... the cable seems pretty sturdy and they have all kinds of different mounting options, anduniversal brackets that come with it... I am going to hang them from the sway bar mounts and see how that works...
The cable is a little thicker than a pencil...
The cable is a little thicker than a pencil...
These things are not good. I had some on my REV and they bounced around all over the place and half the time bounce over the rail and were ineffective. They also beat the crap out of the slide rails and track. Would not recommend.
I think you got your info all wrong,That cable thing is what they need to pull those Yamaha's back to the parking lot,The rope keeps braking!
LOL! LMAO!
See what happens whemn you jump ship!
LMAO!
catmando!
OMG Almost fell out of my office chair! Nice very nice
BC Sno-Ghost
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That's strange...I've run mine for a season and a half now on my REV 800 with no problems at all. You must have got the lighter cable design. I think the first year they came out the cables were light weight and there was some issues with em.
As far as where to buy them. I think most dealers carry them now. If not check on-line. The ones I've got are called Slidekicks and I really like them.
Luvinit
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you,re right , there was an earlier design, I,ve used the new one for two years on my boys sled, highly recommended for teenage kids so they won,t wreck them when they back up, they,ve got other things on their minds beside scratchers.
burnt toast
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x2 had them exact same problems. Ride 50 meters down the trail and they have bounced back up on the rails!! Had the spring ones and will be going back to those.
fat tire
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anyone have pics of the these?
BC Sno-Ghost
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Up and down positions. The ones guys are saying bounce back up on the rail can't be these because these are pretty rigid and there's no way they can bounce back up on the rail.
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burnt toast
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Up and down positions. The ones guys are saying bounce back up on the rail can't be these because these are pretty rigid and there's no way they can bounce back up on the rail.
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Mine were exactly like these i can't say if they were the same brand. Spring ones are way better you just need to remember to put them up before backing up.
summ-it-up
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ok, i've noticed alot of guys talking about these things, and this may sound dumb, but what exactly are they for, cooling when riding on compacted snow/ice? i've never personaly seen a pair on a sled.
BC Sno-Ghost
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I'm no Gear Head, but to the best of my knowledge they help keep your sled running cooler by kicking up snow and ice chips onto your heat exchangers when you're riding on hard pack or icy surfaces and there isn't enough snow on the trail to fly up to cool your exchangers. Also helps lubricate your Hifax with snow and ice preventing over heating and premature wear of the plastic sliders.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong...
BC Sno-Ghost
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I'd have to agree that on icy surfaces the spring type work better, but where we ride we're almost never on ice, usually need them down for compact snow and in compact snow these kick up as much snow as the spring type on my wife's sled.
suzuki_ryder
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No your right. It's mostly to keep the sliders lubricated. It may help with engine cooling a bit, but most of the snow is being thrown into the track, more than on the lugs, then the heat exchanger.
fat tire
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so where is the best place to mount them.......??
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I used a set one season and never again. They beat up the rails and make a mess of everything they hit, and they do bounce off everything. Second, they don't really kick up much snow. The only good thing is you can back up all day long and they don't break, but who wants to back up all day, gets boring, not to mention the "looks" you get passing other sleds in reverse.
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