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Icefishwyo, how does your sled perform in deep snow and slush, if you get much of that in your area?
I made mine from 2X6 pine but in the interest of strength I sistered a piece of 3/4 marine plywood to the uprights using liquid nails and SS wood screws... the cross pieces were drilled for an axle made of 1" conduit with a spindle weldment to fit a set of discarded lawn mower tires ( and Ive yet to need the axle/tires since I made that mod.)... the tenion is drilled to fit a 1" conduit sleeve .. a 1/2" lag was screwed and glued then cut to size in the upwrights... a light coating of silicone grease make the whole thing a snap to disassemble... I added "stop" blocks to the cross pieces to keep the sled in place...I made 2 sets of cross pieces...one for my Nordic sled the other for my Eskimo wide one pop up shelter... the uprights are mounted to feet that allowed me to screw and glue from the top rather than drill from the bottom...
Alaska mike Nice job on the sled I really like your idea on the pin and bushing combo.What size black pipe nipples did you use? 1/8 or 1/4 inch maybe.Only can find 1/2 inch around here.Think I will use your idea with smitty"s newer sled ,using 2x4s Thanks.Got skunked on Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro the other day oh well.
took her out on the maiden voyage !!! pulled like a dream
My smitty
Getting ready for build this weekend What width should skis be ?? Maybe 30 inches wide pulling on foot and or snowmobile on erie maybe Polaris rangerHeigth of risers?I was thinking 8 inchesSkis 6.5 ft long making runners 5.5 ft long Any thuoghts would be great you guys have done this already save me mistakes maybeBrent
ok my ski doo is 42 center to center i thought that may be too wide ranger will straddle 2 corn rows maybe 36 My first thought was 30 inchesBrent