01-04-2017, 05:50 PM
Okay good, I hope that post will help... When I get home I have a few updates to it... I put a clevis on instead of the handle now so I can pull it with the snowmobile at Cascade... I also added a hitch on the back in case I have to pull a second sled... Can't remember if I showed pictures after I put the gussets in or not, so I can get some pictures of my updates... The one weakness I haven't fixed yet, is counter sinking the bolt heads through the bottom of the skis... I used button head screws thinking they would be okay not being counter sunk, but I was wrong, I still need to get them counter sunk to reduce drag, however on snow they aren't too bad... but on slick ice they drag really hard...
I put the sled behind the snowmobile to see how it would pull the load and it pulls like there's nothing there, I really like it for this purpose... I was afraid a sled would make my snowmobile want to spin in as I was starting, but I didn't notice any difference between pulling the sled and not... I think you'll like the Smitty, biggest expense is the fasteners, but it was a fun project... Later J
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I put the sled behind the snowmobile to see how it would pull the load and it pulls like there's nothing there, I really like it for this purpose... I was afraid a sled would make my snowmobile want to spin in as I was starting, but I didn't notice any difference between pulling the sled and not... I think you'll like the Smitty, biggest expense is the fasteners, but it was a fun project... Later J
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