Smitty Tow Bar help

[fishinnut]

I'd like to build a tow bar for a smitty sled and need some feedback. The tow bar needs to be easy to attach. I was thinking of i-bolts on the ski tips with backer washers. A tow bar that attaches by a snap/carabiner/locking link etc. Need some ideas how to attach conduit to the snap.

[rugby ice]

Slide it over rope and at the apex you can use another caribiner or a small shackle for a log chain. Make sense? Or to not use rope press the conduit in a vise and drill a hole for the caribiner to go through.

[surflizard]

Here is a easy to build and Rugged towbar design Courtesy of Drifter_016 up in Yellowknife NWT ! They icefish 5 months out of the year, they know what works and what doesn't !

[600RevX]

Yup- about the same- i'll take pic when I get home, but 2 peices of conduit, flatten each end, drill some holes - 2 small clasps and 2 eye bolts to the smitty, and the other end I bolted together and used a larger clasp and pin into the hitch of my sled    pics later for reference- inexpensive and works like a charm!

[fishinnut]

Yup- about the same- i'll take pic when I get home, but 2 peices of conduit, flatten each end, drill some holes - 2 small clasps and 2 eye bolts to the smitty, and the other end I bolted together and used a larger clasp and pin into the hitch of my sled    pics later for reference- inexpensive and works like a charm!

Thanks guys. 600RevX I'd like to see a pic of your towbar.

[skulldugary]

Here is one for a ball hitch...

[600RevX]

Simple and very effective-


these are the connections to the smitthy sled- one on each inside

[fishinnut]

Thanks 600RevX, I'll be using your tow bar. Others have questioned using the smitty sled behind an atv or snowmobile. Have you ran into any problems?

[600RevX]

just built the smitty sled last weeekend- used that same tow bar on my fish trap guide behind my safari, but the bottom of the sled takes a beating even with runners- Hopefully this makes a huge difference, I built it very solid and to withstand a pretty good beating if need be-