Scratched up Hyfax

  • Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    October 6, 2013 at 7:38 pm #1305435

    Is having scratched up Hyfax an issue?

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    October 6, 2013 at 7:43 pm #1198757

    No, it is common wear! But you can take wooden block and some 220 sand papper and clean it up if you want ,do NOT press hard ! using even and flat strokes.

    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    October 6, 2013 at 7:54 pm #1198759

    Looks just fine to me

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22540
    October 6, 2013 at 8:28 pm #1198760

    Um… that is what they are there for. When they get “scratched” away, put new ones on to save your sled. Why would you purposely remove material ???

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    October 6, 2013 at 8:49 pm #1198763

    Aren’t they to assist the sliding of the sled as well? Being scratched up, are they causing more friction?

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22540
    October 6, 2013 at 9:19 pm #1198765

    No more than the bottom of your sled would… no reason to remove “wear” material, let it wear

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3875
    October 6, 2013 at 11:19 pm #1198782

    I have 3-6″ chunks broke out of a few strips and the Lodge still hand pulls like butter.

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    October 7, 2013 at 3:34 pm #1198859

    Quote:

    Aren’t they to assist the sliding of the sled as well? Being scratched up, are they causing more friction?

    Wade:

    Aside from protecting the bottom of the sled, the Hyfax more help with tracking in snow than providing a slippery surface to slide upon. They do act more like rails on bare-ice, but the majority of the situations you’ll pull it in will likely be behind a machine, with at least some snow on the ice surface.

    Wear like that is no problem at all!

    Joel

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