Carbide length?

[Vince]

The carbides on my skis (Simmons) are getting worn down so I need to replace them soon. Does anyone have any recommendations for length? I'm seeing 4" and 6" as common lengths. What are the down sides to going longer?

Thanks,

-Vince

[Ford428CJ]

The carbides on my skis (Simmons) are getting worn down so I need to replace them soon. Does anyone have any recommendations for length? I'm seeing 4" and 6" as common lengths. What are the down sides to going longer?

Thanks,

-Vince


What kind of sled are you riding??? Whats the length of your track??? Whats your ridding style??? That will determine the length of the Carbides.....JMHO

I would say if you have a 141 or longer track. Then I would use a 6". If the track is shorter or less then 141, I would use the 4". I hope this helps!!!

[Ford428CJ]

Some people run a 4" on the outside and a 6" on the inside. I run 6" on both sides and dont have a darting problem with my MT Max. Here is some info for ya! for what its worth:


http://blairps.com/show_product.php?m=12243

Wear bars and Cutting Carbides
Standard Carbide: For most standard riding purposes.
4" Cutting Carbide: For more icy conditions
6" Cutting Carbide: Nutt'n but ice!

[Ford428CJ]

Even more info:

http://www.wiem.com/steering_chart.aspx

http://www.bergstromskegs.com/wr/htselect.htm

[Movin]

The carbides on my skis (Simmons) are getting worn down so I need to replace them soon. Does anyone have any recommendations for length? I'm seeing 4" and 6" as common lengths. What are the down sides to going longer?

Thanks,

-Vince

I dropped to the shorted carbide because the longer ones grabbed trailer gates hard, make loading difficult. Even the flaps that make a total ramp to ground level didn't help. The last straw was when the carbides hung up on a bridge and ripped my ski clear back to the tunnel. On new Simmons the longer carbides work but after a few years they lose the plastic that ramps up to the carbide. I found that taking the non cutting inside off and replacing both sides with shorter cutting carbides resulted in even easier steering, less tracking when following other Simmons equipped sleds and acceptable loading!
Like Ford428 says, there is a lot of information out there but look at your own sled and if you want to improve something make the change based off its shortcomings..His sled with Yamaha steering angles and current ski wear responded well to the longer carbides.

[Vince]

Thanks for the info...

I have a 2002 Ski-Doo Summit 800 151". My riding style is mostly trail stuff right now, but as I get better I want to do more boondocking and hill climbing. It's looking like 4" is probably the way to go for me...

-Vince