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Sleds Pulks - do you use one? have you used one?
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<blockquote data-quote="fmajor" data-source="post: 1234474" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>I've seen some very nice Kelvar fabric pulks in my searching about, but they're very spendy... Also seen some very nice toboggans (some made from UHMW and some from PTFE)</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>HA! Excellent!!! I'm making mine from the next larger size (Jet Sled I in ATC camo).</p><p></p><p>I've also already bought some 6' x 1/2" fiberglass poles, a pair of ball-joint/tie-rod ends, some coupling nuts and eye-bolts and threaded the poles and epoxied all the components to the rods.</p><p></p><p>I'm using fixed-wheel caster brackets (wheel removed of course) to attach the poles to the sled body. They'll be placed UNDER the front lip of the sled to give lift instead of snow-plowing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Watched some youtube vids and seen how well that works - what a difference!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>HA! Its comforting to know I'm on the same track as the experts!!! </p><p></p><p>I have some alpine ski storage brackets which are 1" x 2" "L" shaped and are powder-coated. I'm going to put a small hinge on the top, front end of each skeg and cut an equally long slit in the bottom of the sled. This way I can "hinge" the skeg down through the inside "floor/bottom" of the sled, through the slit in the "floor/bottom" and screw/lock it in place. When going through blow-downs, etc and the skeg(s) are not needed, they will be "hinged" back inside the sled and secured there.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Great idea!!! Thank you!!!</p><p></p><p>I have some old real estate signs from back when my license was active. I believe they're made of aluminum and I bet i could cut/shape one perfectly for this application.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep - I've been on that very path!!! I'm a natural researcher (which helped in grad school!) so since i posted this thread i've been googling my fingers off!</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanks for all your great suggestions/tips/help!!!</strong></p><p></p><p>I'll try to post some pics of the process from start to finish once i'm done. It has been a lot of fun thus far.</p><p></p><p>Do you have any pics of your designs? </p><p></p><p>frank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fmajor, post: 1234474, member: 20646"] I've seen some very nice Kelvar fabric pulks in my searching about, but they're very spendy... Also seen some very nice toboggans (some made from UHMW and some from PTFE) HA! Excellent!!! I'm making mine from the next larger size (Jet Sled I in ATC camo). I've also already bought some 6' x 1/2" fiberglass poles, a pair of ball-joint/tie-rod ends, some coupling nuts and eye-bolts and threaded the poles and epoxied all the components to the rods. I'm using fixed-wheel caster brackets (wheel removed of course) to attach the poles to the sled body. They'll be placed UNDER the front lip of the sled to give lift instead of snow-plowing. Watched some youtube vids and seen how well that works - what a difference!!! HA! Its comforting to know I'm on the same track as the experts!!! I have some alpine ski storage brackets which are 1" x 2" "L" shaped and are powder-coated. I'm going to put a small hinge on the top, front end of each skeg and cut an equally long slit in the bottom of the sled. This way I can "hinge" the skeg down through the inside "floor/bottom" of the sled, through the slit in the "floor/bottom" and screw/lock it in place. When going through blow-downs, etc and the skeg(s) are not needed, they will be "hinged" back inside the sled and secured there. Great idea!!! Thank you!!! I have some old real estate signs from back when my license was active. I believe they're made of aluminum and I bet i could cut/shape one perfectly for this application. Yep - I've been on that very path!!! I'm a natural researcher (which helped in grad school!) so since i posted this thread i've been googling my fingers off! [B]Thanks for all your great suggestions/tips/help!!![/B] I'll try to post some pics of the process from start to finish once i'm done. It has been a lot of fun thus far. Do you have any pics of your designs? frank [/QUOTE]
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