How does everyone break in their new slides(hy-fax)?
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polarisrider1
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Never heard of such a thing.
Could be urban legend. Like I said don't care as always change every season anyway never been thru more than 1 set per season just don't ride in bad conditions. Then others will say so what?..... burned up a set of hyfax this weekend & better to be riding in marginal conditions than not riding. Cup 1/2 full or half empty I guess?
polarisrider1
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Trail riding Hyfax would last me 900-1500 miles on a shorty (121) and off trail I have gotten 4000 miles out of a set. After all it is a snowmobile ride it in the snow. I also run scratchers down all the time. Slidekicks work fantastic.
Some of my sleds have been better on hyfax than others got 2400 miles 75% trail riding 25% off trail in 1 season on Attak when it used to snow.lol On my Doo the dealer would say why you changing after 2000 miles? I would say just do it I don't care & I have to ditch bang to get to trails & that stretch can be marginal. Also always find bad bearings in process & change those too. Just part of each seasonal tuneup for me.
bearrassler
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That works great if you can find somewhere to get them hot. On my 02 Polaris XC the first time out they got so warm that you could smell them and if you let off of the throttle it was like you put the brakes on, I found some deep snow and got them cooled down, the sled has 9000 miles on it and the original hyfax are still on and in good shape. I have ridden it in terrible conditions quite a few times also, once went about 40 miles with no snow, so it does work.
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Team Elkhorn
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Ya know, I heard the same thing. I dont know, I just put them on and ride. When I bought our sleds new. the hyfax only lasted 300 miles. (Bad snow conditions, first snow). And I was thinking, wow these sleds are going to be hard on the hyfax. But the second set are still on them and my sled has about 5000 miles on it now.
Just put em on and go. I've never seen it in an Owner's Manual where it details breakin period for the engine.
alwaysright
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Agree with this, don't get them melting hot but I usually take them across a big lake 5-7 miles across. Break in period can be done while going across the lake on the way to the trail. I can usually get 3-4000 trail miles out of a set of hyfax. Run a plowed ice road or hardpack for 30 sec to 1 min then jump in the fluff, 2-3 times and good to go.
I agree with Polarice... I don't think you can "temper" plastic. Even if it is possible I don't think I would want the hifax "hard" or it would wear your track clips. Would rather change hifax than a track. Run your track looser... Less stress on the whole suspension I believe.
favoritos
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Interesting that the topic of hardening plastic comes up here. Skis really got hardend on the bottom. It was a surprise to drill through and find that there was a "skin" on the bottom. The upper layers were still normal but the bottom was tough drilling. I mentioned this tidbit to the manufacturer and they confirmed that they do skin harden. Who knows?
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G
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HOW TO BREAK IN YOUR HIFAX. Put new hifax in. Make sure your track is tensioned correctly. Ride your snowmobile. Worry about the other 9000 things that can go wrong. This is an imaginary topic. Soon it will snow and we can worry about things that really do matter like Sea and Snow and the best studs for Indy's sled.
1flatlander2
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i temper mine and i cant even rember the last time i changed them. 121 and 136
polarisrider1
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lmfao. this is insane.