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Disco
Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:34 pm


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I stayed away from the cross members as I don’t haul a ton of weight really. 30 lbs maybe. My ABS side pipes are screwed directly into the side of my sled so no need for grip tape here. I wanted to be able to use the sled with or without the skis and for it to fit into anything easily for transport.

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:38 pm


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Nice smitty! Mine is the wooden version, similar to the one pictured but instead of 2 pieces of wood I have a 24” X 32” board on top. Comes apart and i have 2 Home Depot containers on top. All in about $20 (wood and board I had at home), skis I actually got free from a shop that sells skis. Just asked them for something old they had that was going to get tossed out. Those black sleds are impossible to pull in deep snow. I find far more storage in my two bins as opposed to the sled. I will post a pic tomorrow

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:41 pm


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It stays on the smitty pretty good just with the grip tape ....I don't know about billy goat hill but stayed on at line 2.

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:42 pm


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great job-looks great

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browns
Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:43 pm


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It stays on the smitty pretty good just with the grip tape ....i don't know about billy goat hill but stayed on at line 2.

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:45 pm


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thanks for the idea's, i had my own thoughts as well, will post how things turn out with a pic or 2

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:53 pm


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QUOTE (browns @ Feb 02, 2018 - 08:12 pm)
I don't mind the weight of the wood on these seasons with glare ice because I pull it apart and weigh down my skirt with it.

Great idea, thanks!

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Posted: Feb 02, 2018 - 08:53 pm


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That ABS looks good. Nice work. Here's my product.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXKm3_ayjQ

Tight lines.


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Posted: Feb 03, 2018 - 10:24 am


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I noticed you guys all use downhill skis for your smittys. I salvaged a pair if cross country skis from a friend to make one and was wondering why downhill seems to be the preference? Would it be the width floats better with the weight? Or maybe the length is easier for transport? Great job on the builds guys just looking to see if i should start mine with x country skis or find downhill skis first? Thanks and tight lines!

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Posted: Feb 03, 2018 - 10:32 am


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Downhill are a bit wider but mostly seem to hold up a little better when going over some of the crap at the launches. My last smitty was on cross country skis and it was fine.

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Posted: Feb 03, 2018 - 10:35 am


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QUOTE (browns @ Feb 03, 2018 - 10:32 am)
Downhill are a bit wider but mostly seem to hold up a little better when going over some of the crap at the launches. My last smitty was on cross country skis and it was fine.

Great thanks for the info!

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fishon2
Posted: Feb 03, 2018 - 06:23 pm


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finished up my smitty today

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Vlad
Posted: Feb 03, 2018 - 09:21 pm


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Hey fishon2, great job. You may wish to consider attaching your pulling rope to your skis, not to the sled. It may give you a bit more leverage to pull through deep snow.

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Rod
Posted: Feb 04, 2018 - 10:53 am


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Very nice sleds guys, I made one too, however as I turned it came apart lol. Not sure where I am going wrong.

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Posted: Feb 04, 2018 - 01:07 pm


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Looks great fishon2.

Second attaching the rope to the skis. It helps big time as the leverage point is lower on the ski tips than having it on the sled. Easier to pull. In addition if the skis do somehow stick in slush you want to be pulling directly from the skis as it won’t stress the ABS frame.

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