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I think that pushing a smitty sled would be like pushing a chain, not very easy. Pulling is a lot easier.
Anybody use cross country skis on their sled? Photos..?
Added some more leftover paint so I can tell my left from my right in my front for my back. The red and blue Side I Used 1/4 lag bolts and sawed of the heads . I drilled countersinks on the bottom of the cross pices to make aligning the pins and holes for assembly a bit easier. I Think my pins may be undersized and might bend .I might make some changes later. The other side are used some old aluminum angle stock to make brackets to surround the risers. I haven’t tested the sled yet so whatever system seems to work best I’ll probably use later.I have a jet sled JR and a medium Otter sport . I am going to do some kind of bracket to hold my Kdrill , then I will trim my cross pices shorrter.
I'm sure glad I built a Smitty Sled this year. What an awesome setup. I usually take it with me each trip, even when driving on and then use it if I go off from the main setup. It's so slick for early ice and when you gotta walk on and head out a couple hundred meters. My addition to it was bending up some 1/2 EMT to connect to the back of my sled. I had to drill two holes on the back lip of the sled and than the rest sits/rest against the back wall. Really solid, super light, holds a ton more gear but a bit bulkier to pack. I added a couple rod holders also to it.
What are the white rod holders made out of? I use PVC schedule 40, but it is thicker and heavier than I would like.
It's just some 2" central vacuum pipe. Had some left over so I figured it'd be worth a try.
try dwv pvc, its thinner
Decided to do the "smitty" thingHad a kid fabricate me up a frame to hold my jet sled l, now I just got to attach skis Lightweight aluminum, I hope this is the ticket!
Does that come in 1-1/2 inch? I could not find it locally.
My buddy with MS with his version of the smitty. He gives it all he’s got to keep fishing.