Bergstrom Skegs - Customer Wear Rod Letter

Tester #4

The same rider, riding the same sled: riding the same area, used our CH10-B11-B Good-n-Ugly single point carbide first then our 8” version Triple Point Carbides.

Sled: 2000 Arctic Cat – 1000 Pantera
Ridden in the UP of Michigan
Used 10” Good-n-Ugly carbide with just over 4,000 miles
Note how much steel next to the turning carbide has worn away. The reason no carbide has been lost is because we have as much carbide below the surface as above. Also, the hardsurfacing in front is still protecting the carbide.

Used Triple Point Carbide with just over 7,200 miles
Rider: Same Tester #4
Sled: Same 2000 Arctic Cat – 1000 Pantera
Also ridden in UP of MI
Note the lack of wear on the steel next to the turning carbide!

Same used Triple Point Carbide with 8,800 miles after the 2006 season.

Same rods were only ridden 966 miles through the 2007 season.

Same used Triple Point Carbides with over 12,182 miles after the 2008 season.
Sled: Same 2000 Arctic Cat – Pantera – 10,639
and Z1 Jag – 1,543
Still ridden in the UP of Michigan
Note the lack of wear on the steel next to the turning carbide.

Same used Triple Point Carbides with over 13,825 miles after the 2008-2009 season.

Cross-section shows wear pattern at the
center of a used single point carbide.

Used Type IV 8” Good-n-Ugly carbide with unknown number of miles. This rod shows less wear than the other G-n-U single point carbide in the first photo. You can tell by looking at the wear line on the sides of the host bar. Our carbide stays in much longer than the other brands because our carbide goes as deep into the host bar as it sticks out. Also, our hardsurfaced host bar does a better job of protecting the carbide.

New height:		.610
Worn height:		.508
Difference:		.102

Typical Carbide Wear Pattern | Hacksaw & File Test | Pavement Drag Test
Wear Pads - never had them - never will