OEM Plastic Ski
Potential Wear Patterns

 

The steel ski will deflect better on impact when sharp objects are under the snow.

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Polaris Plastic Ski   Polaris Plastic Ski
Caught while loading on trailer

Ski-doo Plastic Ski   Ski-doo Plastic Ski
Found debris on the trail

Yamaha 2001 New Ski Design   Yamaha 2001 New Ski Design

Photos compare a new and used ski showing the wear pattern. Now that the wear rod is exposed the snowmobiler will have to buy new skis to regain the benefits of the original design.


Ski-doo Pilot Ski - Used
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  Ski-doo Pilot Ski - Used
     
Ski-doo Pilot Ski - Used
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Ski-doo Precision Ski - New   Ski-doo Precision Ski - New
New ski and rod
 
Ski-doo Precision Ski - Used   Ski-doo Precision Ski - Used
Used ski with new rod (1600 miles). To see how much plastic has worn away, compare the silhouette of this used ski to the silhouette of the new ski (photo above).
 
Ski-doo Precision Ski and Carbide - New   Ski-doo Precision Ski and Carbide - New
 
Ski-doo Precision Ski - Used with the Same New Carbide   Ski-doo Precision Ski - Used with the Same New Carbide

Using the black line as a reference point, you can see how much plastic has worn away.

Used 1600 miles in 2002 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.


Yamaha Plastic Ski   Yamaha Plastic Ski
Sudden stop! You think?

Arctic Cat Ski Arctic Cat Ski
Woody's 8" Carbide
1998-1999 - Used  550 Miles in Northern Wisconsin in 8"-10" of powder with, of course, little or no floatation.

Note the wear on the ski on each side of the wear rod... despite the fact that all carbide is still there.


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