Crnr2Crnr Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Good luck with these... I'm normally pretty fussy about my shit, but apparently I was trying to kill my baby brother last weekend by letting him ride on these. At one point I let him hop on the limited use sled and he said 'wow, that one handles like a razor blade!'. Oops 😬 Kinda embarrassed and ashamed of myself for not checking them after the early season rock bashing and low snow they were being abused on. But, dad always said to let others learn from your own mistakes and eat your humble pie with a smile.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airflite1 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I've got a sharpener I picked from Wahls years ago, I loaned it to a racer that wouldn't give it back until he fried the motor, the only time we ran sharpened carbides was the lake races, I was shocked how many people had no idea how to sharpen carbides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Just now, airflite1 said: I've got a sharpener I picked from Wahls years ago, I loaned it to a racer that wouldn't give it back until he fried the motor, the only time we ran sharpened carbides was the lake races, I was shocked how many people had no idea how to sharpen carbides. The big thing with that is on a trail sled it is waste of time and energy. Once you drive across a road or frozen dirt it will knock the edge off. On a ice racer it works well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Not greg b said: The big thing with that is on a trail sled it is waste of time and energy. Once you drive across a road or frozen dirt it will knock the edge off. On a ice racer it works well. I not only ground down the V, I made it disappear and turned the round bar flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Just now, Crnr2Crnr said: I not only ground down the V, I made it disappear and turned the round bar flat. Rotate it 90 degrees and you get the v back. Then sharpen it. You will be good for another 100,000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Not greg b said: Rotate it 90 degrees and you get the v back. Then sharpen it. You will be good for another 100,000 miles These were new the first time you rode it, a few thousand miles ago?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: These were new the first time you rode it, a few thousand miles ago?  It was the magical trail conditions in Merrill that got that kind of carbide life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Just now, Not greg b said: It was the magical trail conditions in Merrill that got that kind of carbide life Abused like the shoes on a rental mule.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Just now, Crnr2Crnr said: Abused like the shoes on a rental mule.  I thought there were more swap donkeys than mules over that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat45 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 55 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: I not only ground down the V, I made it disappear and turned the round bar flat. I used to grind the whole bar to a v when i had a sharpener. Sold it a few years ago, wish i would've kept it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Don't feel bad, I still have mine, but it is in the attic of the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Good luck with these... I'm normally pretty fussy about my shit, but apparently I was trying to kill my baby brother last weekend by letting him ride on these. At one point I let him hop on the limited use sled and he said 'wow, that one handles like a razor blade!'. Oops 😬 Kinda embarrassed and ashamed of myself for not checking them after the early season rock bashing and low snow they were being abused on. But, dad always said to let others learn from your own mistakes and eat your humble pie with a smile.  Jeez Louise I don't know how you rode with those. My ZR I have fought a pull to the left for a while, more so with hard pack. Made me not want to ride the sled, always fighting a pull with 9" carbides is lame. I thought it was something in the rear but couldn't find anything wrong. Shaper bars. I've bent plenty of them but these ones weren't bent but in closer inspection the carbide has a bend in the host bar. Put spare set on and it tracks neutral, I was pumped, now I love riding it again.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, mnstang said: Jeez Louise I don't know how you rode with those. My ZR I have fought a pull to the left for a while, more so with hard pack. Made me not want to ride the sled, always fighting a pull with 9" carbides is lame. I thought it was something in the rear but couldn't find anything wrong. Shaper bars. I've bent plenty of them but these ones weren't bent but in closer inspection the carbide has a bend in the host bar. Put spare set on and it tracks neutral, I was pumped, now I love riding it again.  with big harry balls apparently... I feel like one of those people we make fun of on Facebook, but I'm owning it like a boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: with big harry balls apparently... I feel like one of those people we make fun of on Facebook, but I'm owning it like a boss. Been waiting on a Halp!¿ post about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 lol @ 9:30Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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