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So I'm getting ready to build a sled. I just have a quick question. All you guys who are attaching wood to the skis, do you drill from the bottom of the ski up or from the wood down? If you drill from the bottom of the skis and connect to the wood, does the bolt or whatever you are using cause very much drag on the ice? And if you drill through the wood down into the ski how do you not go through the ski? I built something over the weekend using the binding holes and just left the binding on the ski. It works for carrying just a little bit of stuff, but I want to make the ski base wider and make it so I can carry more things. The use of wood seems like the best way to do that since I'm using just a milk crate now. Thanks.
Like others have said.......drill up from bottom of ski, countersink hole so screw head is flush with ski surface, 3" wood screws are sufficient, the "Original Smitty" still is holding strong with 3" screws......hope you have fun with your build, post a pic when you are done........Happy Holidays!!
What size of bolts did you use to go thru the X beams and down into the supports? Thx.
I'm planning on building a smitty to be pulled by one of my machines....a snowmobile or rzr side by side. I can't see where pulling the sled by the tips of the skis does anything special.
3/8" 3.5"L
Ok so another question. It seems all the sleds are built with 2x6 pieces of wood. So the bottom of the platform is about 6 inches from the ice/snow. Is height a big deal besides getting caught on snow/ice chunks? I was thinking of having mine be about 3 inches from the ground, but putting a sled in the middle between the skis and attaching it to the main platform for if there is a lot of weight on the skis it will rest on the sled under the platform and shouldn't get caught up and skip over any things that would catch on the frame. Thoughts?
The design is for dragging your stuff out while reducing friction the higher the better. 3" is better than 0. But your going to wish you went 6 after a snow storm drops 12" of snow.
Bungee straps and Eyebolts.
Regarding weight distribution, side to side...I have a very heavy, and long, Cabelas portable shanty. No hard floor, just the tent, but its heavy. I'm guessing it probably weighs 50lbs. If I build my sled so I can lay that one one side, the other side would be much lighter. My Nils, my jetsled and supplies, etc. Does anyone see any issues with one side of their sled being much heavier than the other? Maybe guys with a narrower sled bump into problems, but the wider sleds less so?
i just made one but can't figure out how to post the pic !!
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Did you chop down the length of your skis? What's the over all length?