Hyfax runners - making ice sleds travel easier on snow and ice

[MrLipripper]

Do they make something like these for all brands of sleds or just Otter? I got an Eskimo QuikFlip II at Sportsman's Warehouse the other day and I think they would be a good investment. Can these be made by an Average Joe from parts at, let's say, Lowe's?
Is it OK to put wax on the bottom of an ice sled like skiers and snowboarders do?
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[MrLipripper]

There - maybe my new subject makes a little more sense and clarifies it some.
The thing is stated to weigh 80+ pounds. I need all the help I can get lugging it around.
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[BearLakeMack]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]You can get hyfax runner for your Eskimo from Eskimo. I put a set on a quickflip III a couple of years ago. I run them on my otter sleds. I put them on because I'd rather wear them out than my sleds. Do they go faster? How's 70 mph? But in all fairness, they'd go 70 mph regardless of hyfax or not.[/size][/black][/font]
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[Fishhound]

[black][size 3]Yes you can put wax on the bottom and it will make a difference in certain conditions. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]If you use ski wax, becareful to use the one for the current conditions you are going out in. Having the wrong wax is worse than having no wax.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]For a general all purpose base coat, try household parfin.[/size][/black]
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[Troll]

Spam on the bottom of the sled works wonders.

With Ski wax use only downhill ski wax, not wax for X-country sking. X-C wax is to give the ski grip, not glide.
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[Chester]

Spam?...I'm trying to picture that! [crazy]
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[macscabin]

Eskimo makes a set just for the Quick Flip ll. They are custom for the sled. I bought my set at Sportsmans in Midvale. It was the last set that they had at the time but that was a few weeks back. I talked to the guy in the Provo store and he told me that everybody was asking for them but he diddn't have any. When I asked him if they were going to order any in he told me to just order them online. Lots of help. I was surprised to see them at the Midvale store later. They are available online and run about $55 plus shipping from several sites.Just do a google search for Eskimo Quick Flip ll acessories. Pikeman just put an old pair of skiis on his QFlll. You could try that.
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[petty4life]

parafain wax works great its like $2.50 for a box that has 3 bars in it at wal-mart. i noticed the difference first time i alpined the wax. just try and plan ahead and wax the sled in the summer when its hot out.
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[CROSSINEYES]

if its a quick fix ya want. use johnson,s spray wax. cold or hot just spay it on and leave it or wipe it. does great both ways. been using it for ever on my huts. just does not last as long as hard wax.
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[MrLipripper]

It's too cold for that tonight, right?[crazy] What's the minimum temp? Could I do it if I stored it inside?
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[Troll]

Sorry, I ment to say "Pam" cooking spray, it dosn't last longer than a day but it works great. I was at rockport and we were cooking some perch 3 years ago so I had a can of pam with me,
I was pulling my then 3 yr old around in my sled and he was getting heavy. I sprayed some "PAM" on the bottom of the sled and it took right off.

Armor all or car wax will work too.
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[petty4life]

i did my sled last year in the winter just brought the sled in the house for the night got it to room temp and waxed it. but im sure the summer trick would be better, i wish i would have done it in the dog days of summer
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[Fishhound]

[black][size 3]You can do it outside if you want to and it will still work ok. But you will get a better set of the wax and it will be easier inside.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]If you have a hair dryer, you can warm up the surface of your sled a bit be for you apply it - that is if you are just using parafin. Otherwise, just bring the sled indoors and let it get to room temperature. Then just rub the parafin on the bottom. You don't need to make it a real thick coating. In fact, you will hardly even see any difference on the sled bottom. There will only be a discoloration of it. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Or, if you have a skier in the house, have them do a quicky hot wax job on it with the iron. Becareful though, that could get tricky with the sled material if you've not done it before. Sled plastic/PVC or what ever your sled is made of, and ski P-tex are different materials and you have to spread the wax out evenly with a hot wax job.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]Again, if you are not familiar with ski waxes, use parafin.[/size]
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[slayerace]

I found this site on an alternative to Hyfax. Looks to be alot cheaper and just as good. [url "http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=884437&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1"]http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=884437&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1[/url]

Slayer
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[MrLipripper]

Thanks!

I looked at that very forum and that's what made me wonder what alternatives were out there, this one included. I might just have to try it.
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