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Do you think two inch blocks would be too short for snow?
Red rover...I would love to see some pics of that! My neighbor has the same shack as you do and has been looking for a new way to set it up.
I mainly put the skis on my tub sled because the one lake I fish on has a lot of deep snow and slush. Last year in the picture you can see that the snow melted off and there was very little left on the ice. BOB
Free is always good! Let's see your sled when you are done.
Crappiman, that is a dandy, I hope you get some ice too, our's here is melting fast, warm temps and rain yesterday. I still have not made it out. Thanks for sharing the pics, you will love it once you get to use it.
crappiman2... I like the idea of countersinking the nuts for the carriage bolts for the cross supports. I drilled my holes a bit too snug because I didn't want to lose the bolts, now I cannot get mine apart..lol. I am going to have to use a sledgehammer on mine because even though I use a pickup truck the majority of the time, would be nice to throw the sled into the car too.I know some are probably wondering, why don't I just buy the right sized drill bit. Well the nearest hardware store is over 20 miles from home. I built it with what I had available on hand.Matt
Yea Matt I to first tried just making the carriage bolts snug, but when I pushed them in they would wobble and pop out .. so i deciced to secure them with nuts. To counter sink I used a 3/4 inch spade bit. drilled the depth of the nut about1/2 inch.. Hope this helps.