We used common sense and logic when we did extensive hacksaw, file and drag testing. I invite you to visit these web pages and see the results for yourself.

Within our site, we also included a comprehensive history of the four companies that manufactured wear rods in the U.S. prior to 1996. We included only these four because the hacksaw and file test results dismissed the significance of the others. Roetin, SnoStuff and Woody's have lowered their standards by introducing models that can be hacksawed / filed.

Separating fact from fiction within the traction industry will save you money because you won't have to buy so many rods over the long run. It will also save you the time and costs of replacing damaged skis, bumpers, hoods and windshields. And, more important, it may save you the costs of bodily injury and medical bills because you will make more corners safely

We were not only the first to maximize front end control of snowmobiles, way back in 1986, we are still the only ones to date (2-26-2015)! Darting & pushing in the corners first became issues when leaf-springs disappeared. Since then our customers have been in complete control, unlike the other traction companies customers, who have had to live with the many compromises dual runners and other gimmicks create.

ie. Pushing in the corners, only the inside carbide of each runner bites in a turn. 4 rails with carbide creates double the drag, which can cause track-spin, decrease mpg and increase the effort to turn the handlebars. Dual runners can dart following each other. Other aftermarket carbide manufacturers have designs that come with other downsides. Some with heavy steering and darting, others that have thrown snowmobilers over the handlebars at low speeds, others that push in corners, others with the same durability issues as the first carbides in the 1970's had. Lowest Standards

Combining the most durable host bar with our Good-n-Ugly carbides, Ski Savers and Shims has resulted in great control with no downsides. Allowing our customers to ride without darting or pushing for thousands of miles, from 1986 to present. That's 29 seasons of success, so far!!!

In January of 2003, we took the next "Giant Leap Forward", maximizing bite with our Triple Point carbides, maximizing the effect of the skis sideways tilt (camber) of 10-12 degrees, putting 2 carbide edges down on the outside ski in corners.

My goal in business is not to become the world's largest snowmobile traction manufacturer. It is to manufacture and sell the world's most durable / functional traction products.

I know there is more information in this website than any sane person needs to know.  However, since I am asking you to be skeptical of other's creative writing, I feel it is only fair to provide you with the data I used to make my points. The items in Old Advertisements and Patents pages were entered by date. It became clear that the history of many traction products has been quite different than we have been lead to believe.

Unsubstantiated claims made by traction manufacturers have routinely been overlooked and repeated by the snowmobile press. All this allowed incorrect information to spread unchecked to the benefit of those manufacturers willing to sell products that have more downsides than upsides.

The Worlds Most Durable Snowmobile Wear Rods from 1976 to present!