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Wider skies are better they help to keep the sled on top of the snow
I'm assembling materials for a "Smitty Sled" and I'm going to our local high schools ski swap soon to get some beater skis to use. My question is do you guys that have built them like the wider downhill skis or the narrower cross county style better. I like that the cross country skis don't have sharp metal edges to slice me or my car up but I can see the wide alpine skis floating better?
some pics of mine
Can someone give me the measurements of the braces that screw to the skis?? Thanks
Here is the picture of mine. Looks like most of the rest.
Nice. Didn't mean to rush on a picture,was just joking really.
Getting ready to build one of these gems. Got a question? I see a lot of you hanging the bag type shelter on the side of your sled. Doesn't this cause one ski to dig deeper than the other because the weight being directly over that ski? Does it track funny that way? I am thinking of putting my bag across the back sideways on the skis but this could be another problem if entering though a gate or poles near a parking area. Be putting up pics soon as I get started.....Wife sayin sumtin bout Christmas lights . Suppose I better get it done its almost 50 out and we all know "a happy wife is a happy life".. Or I could go get in my tree stand....lol.
I don't have a power auger to use as a counter weight on the other side of the sled. I see a few guys built that way but was just not to sure how it would pull with the" hut in a bag " on one side and nothing on the other. still looking into different ways to load stuff so we'll see what happens.