So I've wanted a way to beef up my Bolder (same as OEM for you noobs) skids since Alex had a rock go through his and take out the transfer case. in researching skid plates I found that the rage in UTVs, expanding to other off road sports, is UHMW. So what is UHMW? Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene is used in all sorts of things from body armor and high strength rope as fibers and in sheet for synthetic ice skating rinks among many other uses. It's slick surface and resistance to cutting make it perfect for use as a cutting board in the kitchen.
Depending on the thickness you need you can buy sheet UHMW for around $15 - $30 a square foot. While checking out a restaurant supply action I came across a lot of cutting boards that looked about the right size and picked up 9 for $1 each.
I used a 1" thick piece that was the perfect size for the rear UCP and a 1/2" thick piece for the front. I attached the sheets to the UCP using U bolts. Because the rear takes more abuse, and because I had the thickness to work with, I used a router so the nuts are protected and wont get hung up on stuff. The project took a couple hours and most of that was calling under the truck measuring multiple times because I didn't want to take the UCP off to do this. Total cost about $10.
Depending on the thickness you need you can buy sheet UHMW for around $15 - $30 a square foot. While checking out a restaurant supply action I came across a lot of cutting boards that looked about the right size and picked up 9 for $1 each.
I used a 1" thick piece that was the perfect size for the rear UCP and a 1/2" thick piece for the front. I attached the sheets to the UCP using U bolts. Because the rear takes more abuse, and because I had the thickness to work with, I used a router so the nuts are protected and wont get hung up on stuff. The project took a couple hours and most of that was calling under the truck measuring multiple times because I didn't want to take the UCP off to do this. Total cost about $10.
