Shaper
Control Bar

For Plastic Skis, Steel Skis and Ski Skins

			Red shaded area shows how little steel has to wear away to lose the carbide.			I do not see how it is possible for these two shapes to work the same in soft snow.
Arctic Cat Carbide Weight Comparison Shaper - 6" - 19-5/8 oz. B Skegs - Type II - 6" - 7/16" host bar - 17-1/2 oz. 10.8% lighter B Skegs - Type III - 6" - 1/2" host bar - 21-3/4 oz.  10.8% heavier
4-1/4 oz. per pair heavier or lighter is functionally insignificant!

Used 272 miles in the Bergland, Michigan, (UP) area.  December 14 and 15, 2002.  Trails were excellent 75% of the time.  Marginal 25% of the time. Note how severely worn the shoulders are.  This severe wear is understandable because you can hacksaw through the host bar.     Shaper Bars with 800 - 1000 miles Used Deuce Bars Wear rods hacksaw and file test results

SnowGoer - November 2002

SnowTech, October/November 2003

SnowTech, September 2002

Note how minor a turn it takes for the shoulder to start lifting the carbide out of the ice.

*Blue areas indicate pockets to trap snow

1/2" bar shown to scale. The blue areas show the 1/4" x 1/4" full-length longitudinal grooves created when the round host bar meets the ski. We feel it's better to have the groove at the top of the wear bar where it will contact more snow than dirt.

Ski-Savers have been trapping snow next to the keel for over a decade

1/2" bar shown to scale. Add the Ski-Saver and the amount of snow grabbed is greatly enhanced while still adding the other benefits of Ski-Savers.