Yamahasrx700
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I made ice scratchers for my 97SX, 02 SRX, 03 RX1 and 07 Pooh Dragon.
I bought the springs from Farm and Fleet for $3. They are for some kind of hay rake, you get 2 for $3 and have to separate them with a cut off wheel. Then I used angle iron a bolt and a spacer. Used them for 500 miles and they are fantastic
I bought the springs from Farm and Fleet for $3. They are for some kind of hay rake, you get 2 for $3 and have to separate them with a cut off wheel. Then I used angle iron a bolt and a spacer. Used them for 500 miles and they are fantastic
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killerklown
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atta boy!
bluemonster1
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I made a set like that,but ended up they snapped off,so removed them and went to scratchers on the skid.Good to see yours lasting.
chris700readhead
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Awesome idea. Geuss I'm gonna have to stop by farm and fleet.
Too bad they not black. And a little more work on the mounting design they wouldnt look so ............... umm, hillbilly. Look like it should work though.
FJViper
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Nice job! I personally went with the bolt and washers through the tail of he ski. Cost me basically nothing. Works awesome! Just sprays a fan of snow all over everything. and haven't had any issues with them. Third season. But your's is a great idea. I really think the mount on the skis makes all the difference. Sprays the ENTIRE skid, and ALL the coolers. 
I recently went with the bolt and washers in the back of the ski as well, but have 2 hayrake teeth on the bench ready to create a setup like this. I put the bolt in the middle of the back of the ski and I think it would work better to the inside more, to get out of the carbide trough. I redrilled them - have to get some snow to see how they work now.
Tell me about the bolt and washers through the ski,
Possibly some pics?
Possibly some pics?
FJViper
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Don't have any pics but basically took a 2 1/2" bolt(3/8 dia.) drilled a small hole on the threaded one near the top. Drilled the ski, added 3 washers to the bolt, pushed it up through the ski, added 3 more washers on the top and used a hitch pin and pushed that through the hole I drilled. The hitch pin is easily removable so it only takes about 10 seconds to install on each ski. I've got Precision skis which have an angled flare on the back of the skis and it works great. I only use em' on really hard packed/ icy trails when I know my slides or coolers aren't seeing alot of lubrication. The bolts have a bit of vertical movement so they have room to move and you can adjust that with washers.O2viper700 said:
klipper said:
Ok great, I think I'll try that.
I went out on the trails today and they were nicely groomed but really hard packed and I wasn't getting very good cooling, so I stopped on te side of the trail and packed snow on the running boards every once and a while just to be safe.
PhatboyC
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That clevis pin idea is great! I would grind the end pointy cause it won't do much on the ice. If you ride lakes that is.
I used ice scratchers on my front skis but I didn't like the fact that the bolt holding the spring sticks to the side when not in use.
This idea can be removed and kept in the sleds trunk. Love it.
I used ice scratchers on my front skis but I didn't like the fact that the bolt holding the spring sticks to the side when not in use.
This idea can be removed and kept in the sleds trunk. Love it.
PhatboyC said:
That is a great idea about grinding them to a point, but I don't know how effective they would be on bare ice as when the skis are on a flat surface, the bottom of the pin is about 3/4" higher than the surface (so they don't get snagged). I guess you could lower them.
But yeah, you're right they are pretty unobtrusive. I took them out and put them in as needed.
I think the original post about the hay rake teeth may be the better option for ice though!
Devilin AblueDress!
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Bump..... for good thinking.