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Spring snowmobiling can become spotty in open areas. Ice scratchers are most often needed in late winter and early spring as trails begin to harden with higher daytime temperatures and refreezing during night. For old machines this may not be a bother to you, but is something to consider with a new machine and powder coated rails. One down side to this type of scratcher is that depending on their location, they can chip the paint on your rails as they drag alongside the skid. They also do not wear as quickly crossing roads or in gas station parking lots, as they do not apply down pressure. This is because the flexible cable allows you to reverse the machine without causing damage to the scratcher. These scratchers, although a little less effective at creating snow dust, are often the scratcher of choice for most trail riders. If you try to back up with them down it is very likely that they will get caught up and bend beyond repair.Ĭable scratchers are a short and flexible metal cable with replaceable steel tips that drag across hard packed snow and ice surfaces to create snow dust. However, there is one major down side to this type: because of their design you cannot use reverse without first stopping to put the scratcher up into its holder. Spring tine is the most effective for cooling and lubrication because this style of scratcher applies down pressure on the snow and ice, resulting in more snow dust for the machine. There are two main types of snowmobile ice scratchers, Spring tine and cable. There are various designs – most are aftermarket and some are an OEM add on accessory, but all serve the same purpose: to create snow dust for cooling and/or lubrication for the track and slides. Ice Scratchers are a small spring tine or cable with a hardened steel tip that is specifically designed to drag across (scratch) the surface of an icy lake, plowed road or hard packed trail as your snowmobile drives. They are now becoming popular with trail riders who encounter hard packed and icy conditions causing their machines to overheat among other issues. They have traditionally been used by mountain riders on the way to their favourite honey hole when snow conditions are poor at the bottom of the mountain. Ice Scratchers have become a necessary add on accessory for many snowmobilers as cheap insurance to keep their machine running cool in low snow conditions and increase hyfax lifespan.
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