I did a small commercial job last night on a very low cut coarse carpet using the holey glider. My first two pads really got frayed badly in the "Holey" areas where the pad is exposed.
I switched to the thin solid glider after that to finish the job.
My only thought was that my pads and or the carpets were not wet enough.
As always,comments and advice are greatly welcomed.
That's unusual. I would shoot an e-mail over to Lee Watson at Challenger (contact@challengerop.com) letting him know of your experience. Possibly he has been ordering pads from a new source, and would want to know if they are of lesser quality than the ones he usually gets.
I've noticed a little bit of fraying or threads coming out with the holy glider when I either leave the pad on too long, or start pulling the challenger a lot in a direction it doesn't want to go. I figured that out after damaging about 2 pads. So now if it's a berber or industrial carpet I change pads a bit faster and I haven't had any further problems.
Grant
It very well may be the case of pulling or healing the machine. I did notice it really wanted to track in a specific direction at times,and I found myself trying to correct it.
The thin glide made the machine easier to control.
I will call the folks at Challenger for some input and keep you posted.
