FourWheeler Magazine used that real durrable plastic that cutting boards are made out of for a front skid on their Lexus. Super cost efective and their report on it was that it was great on the trails too. Might be worth checking into at least.
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FourWheeler Magazine used that real durrable plastic that cutting boards are made out of for a front skid on their Lexus. Super cost efective and their report on it was that it was great on the trails too. Might be worth checking into at least.
Those plastic cutting boards are really tough. I use four of them under the hydraulic leveling pads on the Coach and they will withstand amazing amounts of weight. I drill a hole in the corner and attach a cord to retrieve them. They also clean off eaisly.
Sorry to get off topic but I can see how the might be very useful as skid plates
But a worthy subject. Can you color them? Does paint stick?
I doubt that paint would stick. They might have different colors available that are mixed in with the plastic during manufacture. I have only seen white ones.
Does anyone have a link or something so I can check these out
I'll look for a link, but they just bought a sheet and cut to size. I soon as I find one Ill post it. Cheap, flexable, and durrable. Godd enough for me.
Here is the only one I have found so far.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbu...lem/index.html
This idea came up quite a few years ago on another forum i was on.
For mud, water, snow and even sand, its a good idea. But I wouldn't go that route for rocks. Not that the material isn't durable enough, more so that you want something that'll easily "slide" on rocks without galling.
Though they did use it on rocks per the article... It just doesn't sit well with me.
Yeah but if they stole the idea from Rock Racing, I would think that they would hold up fairly well. I'm trying to get pricing on a sheet now, I think I am going to build a couple of my own skid plates to save money.