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Thanks Matt, Smitty and all the others! I got my skis Saturday and will be building my own Smitty Sled, although it may need wheels, too.Great ideas and designs here. I'll post my pictures when I have it together. It may never be truly finished after looking at all the modifications.Mike
Got some pics of my "Smitty" sled this weekend. Mine isn't made for quick assembly as once I put it together in Dec I have a place to store it put together until spring. Then I take it apart & store it for the summer. The red gear box, my son & I made 15yrs ago. For me this setup works great, the only problem being this winter, the ice was never fit the few times I had a chance to go. On a nice sunny day I will just use the red box. If the weather turns cold & windy, then I take the whole thing & hide in the Shappell.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)Redrover, that is very nice, thanks for sharing and hope it helps you alot(I know it will).(Image removed from quote.)
Got some pics of my "Smitty" sled this weekend. Mine isn't made for quick assembly as once I put it together in Dec I have a place to store it put together until spring. Then I take it apart & store it for the summer. The red gear box, my son & I made 15yrs ago. For me this setup works great, the only problem being this winter, the ice was never fit the few times I had a chance to go. On a nice sunny day I will just use the red box. If the weather turns cold & windy, then I take the whole thing & hide in the Shappell.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
don't laugh until you try it!
Well,I did'nt want to be the only kid in the neighborhood to not have a SMITTY SLED.Got bored so I built one(like I need another sled),this is what I ended up with.No animals or humans were injured in the making of this sled....thanks Smitty...(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Lots of nice sleds in here, just one question though, and it honestly probably isn't much of a big deal at all. Whether you are using 2x6, 2x8, etc...most people are cutting them at a slant(less aerodynamic drag, right? ). However, most of them have the slant angling towards the rear of the sled and up. I would think if you got into a little deeper snow, and the skis did not hold the sled up above all of the snow, then angling them like this would push the sled down into the snow. If you angle them the other way, depending on the snow and other variables regarding the conditions at the time, it would push the sled up. I know, I know....totally overthinking it. Just trying to be scientific about it
So my youngest daughter age 10.... Her school/classes had a homemade sled building contest and today was the day of sledding....Needless to say, this morning I packed her and her "smitty sled" up in the jeep and took her to school..... Well, I just picked her up and she was very happy to show me her gold medal that she won for having the best homemade sled.... Out of 80 kids she said she won because she was the fastest and went the farthest .. I had no doubt Thanks again Smitty
THAT ROCKS!!!gonna build one !
I have enjoyed reading this thread for a long time now. Great ideas and variations! Indeed Smitty cool deal! I thought of this thread when I saw this pic and had to share it.(Image removed from quote.)