I just use ski-z's, they throw so much snow right into the track. Only broke one once backing up on pavement in spring. Literally take 1 min to put both on when needed.

 

The new Rail ice scratcher's come off back order this week. i have a couple sets on order from my dealer, he said they will be in soon. Rail Ice Scratchers 860202330 - Snowmobile | Ski-Doo - USA

 

They still show as backordered for me :'( My dealer has maintained October as the ETA since I tried ordering them in April. Fingers crossed.

 

Woah. Here's something interesting...the picture has changed completely for the new scratchers. Here's what they used to look like in the Spring when I ordered them:

Here's what they look like now. Notice the identical part number.

I'm minorly concerned because the "old" photo clearly shows a larger hole for an idler wheel to bolt to. The new photo...not so much.

 

EDIT: On closer inspection, it looks like an existing idler (presumably the front most) gets sandwiched between the mount, and the tip holder. Nifty. The new design looks much beefier / sturdier than the old one.

Getting exited for these! @EVIL DOOER thanks for the heads up on Friday - I'll ping my dealer and ask in a week.

 

Final edit I swear. The instructions are already up and upon review, I'm very excited for these scratchers. Mount on the front most wheel so no issues with smart shox, and should spray maximal snow at the track. The one downside of my tunnel mount scratchers are that they didn't kick as much snow onto the track as they could have. The tradeoff with these is that they likely won't be quite as easy to deploy, but otherwise they look pretty darn good.

 

Great , thanks much

 

Any reason to pick one vs the other? Anyone have experience to share?


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Yes - The new ones on backorder that I've been talking about are the ONLY way to get scratchers on a 129" smart shox sled. They're also likely a better way to do it on a 137. The downside is...they're on backorder.

@EVIL DOOER they still show as back order for me, did you have any luck with your dealer?

 

Just ordered a set today. Dealer said the are on back order and he expects them in 2-4 weeks.

 

That is my sled in the video from Robertson's, I put 2200 miles on that sled the first year and had no issues with the scratchers, they worked awesome. I broke my wrist last year and only rode 1000 miles and again, no issues.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience. Sorry to hear about the broken wrist.


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Just looked them up. Looks like they even fit the 129s.

 

Still out of stock………was really hoping to get a few pairs of these.

 

Waiting for my order as well.


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My dealer has been saying October for a while now...I really hope there's a pair with my name on them coming.

 

Just use these and be done with it

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I love those and have them on my sleds that take them, but those won’t work on say an expedition sport, etc.The torsion spring shafts come down on the outside of the rail on full compress. Moving wheels around doesn’t help.

 

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Yeah, going to be very curious about that. Will likely head to the Toronto show and chat with them about it. I would have loved a comparison matrix (and mentioned this to them) but they were very descriptive and I appreciate that. My only concern is that the way they set things up (no center preload, slammed down if possible, etc) is not at all how I like things set up (decent center preload, relatively high up for maximum travel)...and I wonder if that "mind set" carries through to the tune.

 

They’re in! I just ordered a set tonight.

 

The new Ski Doo ones are great!

 

Posting this in a lot of places to make sure no one breaks their shock. These don't actually work with any XRS sleds. SMH.

 

Put the front bolt in from the inside ,and the nut outside

 

Remove the shock knob. You only have three adjustments anyhow, find the one you like take the knob off.

 

With 50k invested into 2 sleds I shouldn't have to do anything another epic fail by brp again just like having to have your phone tethered to the sled for your navigation to work. Polaris got it right on so many levels. Makes me wonder.

 

FYI... my work in progress. Linking as a new thread so I don't have to re type it for all the threads on these scratchers.

https://www.dootalk.com/threads/new-ice-scratchers-with-smart-shox-xrs-potential-solutions.1634891/