P1000 skid question

[bullyx]

anyone run the ricochet hybrid skids? Had the joy of putting a branch thru my side cover....time to make an upgrade

 

[Admin]

 

[BigOL3]

How will changing the skidplate on the bottom help with side cover??

 

[bullyx]

How will changing the skidplate on the bottom help with side cover??

The branch came up through the bottom and out the side .

 

[JenElio]

The branch came up through the bottom and out the side .

Did you have the rockers protected as well? Or just the center body?

 

[bullyx]

Did you have the rockers protected as well? Or just the center body?

Just the stock center

 

[JenElio]

Just the stock center

Just the (factory) skid?

 

[bullyx]

Just the (factory) skid?

Yeah, I learned the hard way, got to add protection

 

[JenElio]

Yeah, I learned the hard way, got to add protection

Ohh yeah that stock skid is like a G-string, I thought the OP was that even with the ricochet skid it busted through it. My bad! Definitely get some protection down there man, I did mine and to me I consider it one of the best investments. Good luck

 

[bullyx]

Ohh yeah that stock skid is like a G-string, I thought the OP was that even with the ricochet skid it busted through it. My bad! Definitely get some protection down there man, I did mine and to me I consider it one of the best investments. Good luck

Oh, my bad. Yeah was out there commando. Just wanted to know if anyone thought the hybrid alum/plastic was the way to go

 

[JenElio]

The UHMW I think is what most people lean towards, they hold up the best I've been told. I made mine out of 1/4" aluminum, going on about 6 months now and its taken a few beatings like a champ. I don't ride much over extreme rocky terrain, mainly mud/rutts/wooded trails and I love it so far.

 

[Ridinfool]

The UHMW I think is what most people lean towards, they hold up the best I've been told. I made mine out of 1/4" aluminum, going on about 6 months now and its taken a few beatings like a champ. I don't ride much over extreme rocky terrain, mainly mud/rutts/wooded trails and I love it so far.

I did the 1/2” UHMW from trail armor and love it, I’ve bounced it pretty hard a couple times, no problem, it also seems to slide over the mud/ruts real easily, very happy/glad I added it.

 

[BWAF]

Trail armor is the way to go, aluminum wont slide on rocks if you dont have rock go for it

 

[Russ989]

Trail armor is the way to go, aluminum wont slide on rocks if you dont have rock go for it

Amen

 

[Ohio4x4]

Trail armor is the way to go, aluminum wont slide on rocks if you dont have rock go for it

For sure I made mine from 3/8 aluminum because a got a ridiculous deal on it. I did notice that others slid right over ruts that would hang me up. I dont regret my choice because when I bolted the skid to the crossmembers it pulled them straight and cured a high speed decel vibration that I thought was normal. Its piece of mind that in no scenario should I have a hole in the bottom that I didn't cut.

 

[BWAF]

When you pay that much for a machine protect it is my motto