High-Performance Ice Scratcher - Compact & Durable for Winter Sports & Outdoor Activities | Perfect for Hockey, Figure Skating & Ice Maintenance

The Straightline 185-101 12 inch scratchers brought my engine temperatures down at least 35 - 45 F. On hard packed groomed trails, I was previously hitting temperatures to 165 F causing me to constantly leave the trail to throw more snow into the tunnel to keep the temperatures down while breaking in the new Polaris 800 engine. Temperatures on my 90 mile second ride, after installation of the scratchers, were rarely over 105 F in warmer weather on the same trails. I'm a believer in scratchers now.Installation was easy - maybe 25 minutes. The package came with Red Loctite which was nice. Note that Straightline recommends the use of the Loctite above 50 F and a cure time of 24 hours. It may have been 34 F when I installed the scratchers so I'll be checking the attachment bolts before each ride since it was outside the Loctite temperature requirements. Daily checks are probably a good thing to do anyway since it's easy to forget putting them up when loading on the trailer, hence ripping wood. I highly recommend these things if you care about your engine and slides.