tippmannator
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I posted this thread on the 4stroke side of an ice scratcher mod I did to my nytro, but thought everyone here could benefit from it also.... check it out
http://www.ty4stroke.com/index.php?threads/135318/
http://www.ty4stroke.com/index.php?threads/135318/
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jdub-viper 700
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thats pretty cool and look pretty good too, i think i might try this for my viper. great DIY!
Great idea.
tippmannator
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Im kinda nervous about drilling an all plastic ski... but seemed pretty rugged so we will see how it holds up....costed about $10.00 total
I think some kind of collar over the bolt on the inside of ski would prevent the ski just pinching together when tightening the bolt would help. Or is there 1 there? Like a piece of 3/8" pipe or tube or something. Why does the hole need to be tapped and not just a 3/8 hole? Do those things really help all that much on glare ice?
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rx1jim
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Very nice work!!! Excellent idea and implementation. I have been wanting to do this for years, the scratchers definitely help on extreme hard-pack trails.
tippmannator
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from everything I have seen and read, scratchers help preserve hyfax and aid the cooling process on icy days. I thought about a spacer on the bolt between the side walls of the ski, but when I bolted it down, the ski didn't even flex. I initially thought the ski was a hollow core and that's why I was worried, but when I drilled the hole its solid all the way through. the bushing is not tapped, may have used the wrong verbiage on the post sorry. just a hole big enough to fit the 5/16 bolt through.
I see. Might try that.
tippmannator
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**********UPDATE************
pro:
was out riding just the other day with these scratchers and when I had them down, they seemed to help with cooling....trail conditions were somewhat icy spring trails...temps were low 30s. so they seem effective...
con:
storage location is finicky....the left scratcher kept popping out of storage on its own. further more, when attempting to store the scratcher, it snapped right at the spring. I think the issue is that when storing, im pulling at an angle that the sping is not ment to go (right to left) causing material fatigue.
pro:
was out riding just the other day with these scratchers and when I had them down, they seemed to help with cooling....trail conditions were somewhat icy spring trails...temps were low 30s. so they seem effective...
con:
storage location is finicky....the left scratcher kept popping out of storage on its own. further more, when attempting to store the scratcher, it snapped right at the spring. I think the issue is that when storing, im pulling at an angle that the sping is not ment to go (right to left) causing material fatigue.