misfish Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Since I sold my caddy smitty to a board member here,I was without a pulling/towing, transportation for late ice perch outings. So I thought what the heck,lets whip one up and see how my first,smitty to go, would handle.( step one of many) It,s nothing like my first creation. I made it simple. Simple is best some times. Conditions were ice and slush with pressure cracks to go over. I again, made this smitty for the walker,but also added some support for pulling behind a machine if need be. No tow bar,just some rope spaced out over 28". I knew there would be no snow to worry about,so made the skis slim. I used hockey board, which I ripped down to 1.5 " wide. It slid on the ice and pavement with ease, loaded with all my gear. We towed it probly 5-7 km, and it survived just fine. Bit of paint rash,but it was just brushed on the day before for looks. Slides right in the back box with ease. Nice perchie buddy Looks like a couple more weeks of perch,n, if work don,t get in the way. Edited March 26, 2015 by Brian B
NAW Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 Cool little sleigh! Looks nice and light. 5-7km is a good work out! Or did you guys take a machine? Nice tank there Terry! Do I recolonize that spot? I'm going out Saturday, not sure where though. Some of the cracks are starting to make my pucker a little bit.
Terry Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 yes you should know that spot...lol I too will be out saturday it worked well Brian
misfish Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Posted March 27, 2015 Thanks Like I said, it was just whipped together to give me a start at what I leaning towards. It,s got to be made so it breaks down for those that have small cars.
crappieperchhunter Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 Thanks Like I said, it was just whipped together to give me a start at what I leaning towards. It,s got to be made so it breaks down for those that have small cars. Looks good B. The breaking down is an awesome idea. I wish you luck with it. I'm sure lot's of apartment dwellers with limited storage space will appreciate that feature as well. Just make sure it's easy to break down in the cold....or people will use it once....get frustrated....and curse you forever...lol.
kenzy31 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 Nice little rig Are you thinking of a production run of some sort?
Acountdeleted Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 Very nice. It's looking pretty sweet. Between your first one and my snowshoes I wonder how I ever got by without this before. Life is so much easier now. (At least with ice fishing)
davey buoy Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Nice Brian,saw one last Saturday almost the same.Nylon flat strips under the wood runners.solid as heck. Real nice simple design. :good:Funny how us smitty guys stop and talk lol. Edited March 27, 2015 by davey buoy
spincast Posted March 28, 2015 Report Posted March 28, 2015 Saw this guy tonight on the "Daily Planet" show. Pretty cool idea. Perfect set up for ya here BB . Gets you to your spot, and you and Terry can have Nazcar snow races while you wait for the tip ups to fire http://www.gizmag.com/ice-auger-go-kart/35451/
Terry Posted March 28, 2015 Report Posted March 28, 2015 that would burn out the auger gearbox pretty quick
misfish Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Saw this guy tonight on the "Daily Planet" show. Pretty cool idea. Perfect set up for ya here BB . Gets you to your spot, and you and Terry can have Nazcar snow races while you wait for the tip ups to fire http://www.gizmag.com/ice-auger-go-kart/35451/ We worked on it a while back. LOL https://youtu.be/KC4vkQ0m_YI Edited March 28, 2015 by Brian B
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