Kold Kutter ice cleats on supertracks

[Obsessed]

Hi Tim
Couple questions on this pic you posted:
All the long bolts are are in one row, and all the short are in a row. Do you think there would be an advantage to staggering those bolts........every second bolt would be long in both rows?
The way the extension plates are "layered", it looks like the extensions could be bolted together the other way, which would put a leading edge on top to bite into the snow. The way it looks in the pic, there is more of a slight ramp laying into the snow.
I could be wrong here, but it looks like the current configuration would have better traction in reverse than forward. Am I making any sence here? Looks like the pic is taken from the back of the machine.

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RD

hey RD...here is a better angle to see the direction of the overlapping track sections...tim

[Rock Doctor]

hey RD...here is a better angle to see the direction of the overlapping track sections...tim

Thanks Tim, You answered my questions. I thought the pic was taken from the Back of the machine.
Looks really good, by the way.

RD

[Obsessed]

Hey Tim,
Just curious what are the bolts for extensions? Do the threads get damaged, or I mean Im assuming they do. Are they threaded rod or what do you do to take them off? Cool track though!

Hi Larry,

Just got a chance to inspect the screw in studs and bolts after putting 26 miles on it this past week in WY and while riding with Dan and John. Here is what i have found.

The ice screws are starting to show some wear (but super inexpensive at only $9 for the whole set of 120) from spinning on rocks and pavement and i should probably start to look for a little higher quality carbide tiped version to replace them with whenever its needed. The bolts actually look really good and they only show damage on the very tip that is always riding on the ground. (They were also pretty inexpensive grade 2, 5/16" x 2" carriage bolts from the local hardware store)

Didnt break or show any signs of bending any of the bolts or gold digger ice screw (except for the one bolt that i lost on the trail the morning that we all started riding together)...even the threads look pretty good considering all the rocks and stumps we were driving on.

Here are a few pictures and some close up shots.

Tim

[LarryW]

They seem to hold up quit well actually. If you ever do need to remove the nuts from the bolts looks like you could cut the bolts off easily with a cut off wheel just on top of the nut. Probably wont hurt the tracks with the cutting heat up there. Thanks for the updated pictures. Sounds like you've had a blast!