CMX track for timbersled

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Pulled the trigger on the new CMX track this morning. Mark said it should be at my house by Friday ��. I am going to put this track on my 16 timber sled kit. 137 inch. Obviously I will half to cut some notches for the chain. I’m just wondering what the best tool would be for this? Anyone have any experience?

 

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Maybe this?

https://www.amazon.com/Original-KnobbyKnife-Heated-Tire-Cutting/dp/B00H3QJ5PA

 

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Hmm...I have been kind of wanting one of those for my dirtbike tires. I wonder how wide the tip is. I could use a bandsaw and cut two vertical cuts and then use that for the horizontal cut if it’s not too wide possibly.

 

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Please update us on the install and any issues or tips. Plan on doing the exact same thing

 

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The knobby cutting tool is the right idea. You can buy soldering irons in all different wattages for pretty cheap. I bought a big one for my sons girlfriend she makes leather stuff and has a custom stamp. It was pretty cheap. Check out HF pick up a 120 watt or so and make a custom tip for it.

I'm going to put that track on my TS as well just deciding on 137 or 129, I'm leaning towards the 137 because I already have 137 Iceage rails.


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M5, thanks. I will try to swing by Harbor freight today and see what they have. I also wanted to ask you about changing bearings. Three years on my kit and I haven’t touched them! I am pretty much going to be disassembling my kit since I need to straighten one of the panels as well as change the track so figured I might as well do the bearings. I should change all four right? In an earlier thread you were talking SKF bearings. https://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422288&highlight=Bearings
Is this still your recommendation?

 

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That knobby cutting tool is garbage on tracks I bought one and couldn’t do jack with it. What works the best is a utility blade or razor blades by far. I’ve done tons of lug cutting and this is 100% 5e best. The knob cutter didn’t work at all and good luck getting straight cuts

I normally use utility blades and a vice grip. Now I have a heavy belting cutter that is basically an oversized orange box cutter with snap off blade sections

 

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Utility knife with a little lube on the blade.

Swap blades often.

 

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12” wide convex 155x3


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Sheetmetalfab said:

Utility knife with a little lube on the blade.

Swap blades often.

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Do you use a torch and heat the track up at all?

 

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Do you use a torch and heat the track up at all?

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No heat.

Just elbow grease.

Helps to get the track up to chest height.

 

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use a torch to get the blade hot.... thats the key! less elbow grease needed that way. ive cut a lot of rubber, and plastics in weird places with a razor sharp blade and a little heat, or a lot of heat even.


whats this CMX track worth? is it a lot of work to get it on a yeti kit? ive heard nothing but bad things about the maxtrack on the yeti and nothing but good things on the cmx track... I want one!!!

 

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needpowder said:

M5, thanks. I will try to swing by Harbor freight today and see what they have. I also wanted to ask you about changing bearings. Three years on my kit and I haven’t touched them! I am pretty much going to be disassembling my kit since I need to straighten one of the panels as well as change the track so figured I might as well do the bearings. I should change all four right? In an earlier thread you were talking SKF bearings. https://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422288&highlight=Bearings
Is this still your recommendation?

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I've had good luck with the SKFs and that is what TS finally switched to, there are other good bearings out there as well. Change every bearing if they all have 3 seasons on them even the ones in the wheels at the rear of the skid. Its time.

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M5- said:

I've had good luck with the SKFs and that is what TS finally switched to, there are other good bearings out there as well. Change every bearing if they all have 3 seasons on them even the ones in the wheels at the rear of the skid. Its time.

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So I need seven of these right?
https://www.motionindustries.com/productDetail.jsp?sku=04670613

 

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needpowder said:

So I need seven of these right?
https://www.motionindustries.com/productDetail.jsp?sku=04670613

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Yep.

That’s a terrible price though.

Should be 8-$12 each.

 

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Easy

Well, ordered my track on Wednesday morning and it was here this afternoon when I got home from work (Friday). Stoked! Not sure why I was worried about trimming it for the chain groove. I just used a utility knife and razor blade. No heat, same blade, took about a half an hour. Easy. Had to go a little deeper on the CMX track than the Timbersled track because the lugs are taller (hell ya!). Lugs on the outside edge of the timber sled track is about 1 3/4 inch. The CMX track is 2 1/4 inches. Definitely a lot more meat on the CMX track.
I tried to post pictures but it wants me to resize them and I don’t know how to do that on my iphone. Hopefully it’s because they’re updating the site and it gets done soon. Braaap!