Jet Sled Upgrade & Simple Pulk
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2018
- Got a new Jet Sled, but before I start using it, I am going to add a pulk and make some upgrades.
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Have a can of silicone spray with you , spray the bottom and it glides effortlessly thru anything . I use it on all sleds toboggans works great
Excellent idea! I will be trying this out immediately! Thanks!
Not what I would do where I hunt.
Definitely interesting. 🤔👌
Love it!
Thanks!
Good video. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Peace!
Luv the idea of the belt...I have one similar,will do the same,great sled idea. I used my old snowmobile sliders snd carbides under my ice sled for protection of bottom. Good luck for upcoming ice fishing seson.
Now that is a solid idea! It never even crossed my mind. I have an old set of skis I was going to throw away. If I can figure out some type of removable mounting system for them, maybe I can strip the bindings off them and use them on the bottom of this pulk. Might save some wear. I use mine all year long over leaves and gravel and everything, so a little extra protection wouldn't hurt. Since posting this, I also found one of those "climbing belts" that they use for utility poles. It was brand new, in the plastic bag at the thrift store for $5 (they didn't know what it was). I have swapped out the leather belt for that one. You can find them used for a few bucks at swap meets all the time. Thanks for posting this. Peace.
Great video and thank you for sharing! I have the cord/rope protected by putting a piece of good pre-glued heat shrink tube at the holes. Shrink the tube after you give a hard pull of the cord. The cord will last much longer against the abrasion. I use similar sled for ice fishing and my cord broke one time when I was pulling the sled halfway back after fishing around midnight.
Now that is a brilliant suggestion! I will be doing that to mine for sure before this winter (maybe this weekend). Should certainly make it last longer. Thanks for adding this. Stay well!
I haul deer with mine, no need for the fancy stuff grab the rope and go,im 61 and the original sled with no mods is perfect.just hauled a deer out a week ago on opening day of missouri 2023 gun. Season. Take care
Congrats on stocking the freezer! Maybe get a second one (not sure of Missouri laws). Take care and stay safe!
That leather belt came out of the night stand
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To increase the life of the bottom of the sled you could install hi fax runners . Sold in kits
Awesome Idea. Thanks. I think I will do that.
Great idea. You just turned a sled into a Travois. :)
Thanks. Full disclosure, I had to look up what a travois was :)
Get some sled runners from shappel they reinforce the bottom so the bottom of the sled doesn’t get chewed through from rocks and stuff
Good call!
I kind of like your polk setup, but I was wondering about all the noise from the metal to metal contact. I'm looking for a quiet type of setup. Maybe I will just have to use the rope with no metal to keep things quiet. What do you think?
You are correct. If I do not have anything "strapped down" through the metal loops they do clatter on the plastic while goin over rough terrain. It does not bother me too much because I typically use this over grass, mud and rocks (very little snow) so it is already making a ton of noice. Additionally, I use it primarily in bear country, so a little extra noise never hurts. If I was using it over snow and while trying to remain quiet (i.e. hunting or something), I would feed the 550 cord through each of the holes and do an "overhand knot" to keep it from pulling back through, or more likely I would just drill more holes, weaving/looping the cordage through that lip a lot more times basically creating "tie-down" points (hope that made sense). Best of luck with your build. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave an AWESOME comment that really made me think about how to do my next sled. Peace.
Great video!! I live in the San Juan mountains in Southwest Colorado and love to snowshoe and winter camp. I've grown tired of carrying my pack all of the time :-) Plus, this sled idea will make it easier to carry more stuff (looking in to venturing in to some sort of hot tenting). The video didn't really display how you tied the 550 cord ends together under the lip of the sled. When you have time, can you elaborate on that, please? I'm envisioning tying the two ends together and having a second person there to place their finger on the half hitch (as when tying a string around a package); but no clue if that would be enough tightness.Thank you and have great weekend!
Thank you for the kind words. Honestly, I do not remember what type of knot I used, but knowing me, I probably used an overhand knot (just pulling it as tight as I could). I am no knot expert by any stretch. I did this by myself, so I know I used something simple. It has held up perfectly and the only thing I upgraded was the belt. I found an old utility pole climbing harness at the second-hand store (it was brand new and they had no idea what it was, so it was dirt cheap). I primarily drag mine over leaves and rocks (very little snow use so far) in the s/w Appalachian mountains. I have loaded/hauled chainsaws, generators, camping gear and just about everything under the sun up some pretty steep climbs. I love this thing. Thanks for watching. Good luck and stay safe. Peace.
Nicely done . The concept you used about distribution with all the rings around the sled made sense . Instead of just 2 pull points at the front of the sled. But ..... you did not carry that good idea through to the body harness. You just have 2 contact points in your lower back. May I suggest a back harness that distributes the weight more evenly throughout your back region. Not just the lower back . Thank you .
Very good points. I have long since replaced the belt on this to something far stronger which distributes the weight better, but still not to a true "shoulder strap harness." I think I might figure out a way to attach this to the back of my load bearing vest (two points high, two points low). Great idea! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a positive constructive comment. Peace.
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Hi. I'm about to copy your design. It seems smart and easy at the same time. How did the design hold up? Would you add washers between the rings and the plastic? Thanks!
It has done great. I upgraded the belt to a "pole climbing harness" that I found at the thrift store, but other than that, it is exactly the same as seen in the video. I like the idea of adding washers, sounds like a solid upgrade. I really need to do an update video on this sled to show how well it has held up over the years. Mine still looks essentially brand new. Thanks for watching.
@@HNXMedia Great and thanks again for sharing the build. I was thinking of using a burly belt from a backpack. I had used a climbing harness on a friend's sled, but a chest system makes more sense.
I have been using the same sled for a while now for moving gear and firewood (very heavy sled) but I have opted to install 2 small 1/4in. threaded u-bolts on the front of the sled with locknuts and fender washers on each side of the sled penetration. I have found that even the best chord will fray when it is rubbing up against the edges of the plastic holes and the ubolts eliminate any chord friction points on the connections to the harness. I have set up my poles just a little differently as well by making the d ring (with a very short tether) connection point to the waistband about 8 inches back from the ends of the poles. This allows me to keep my hands on the poles while maneuvering the sled through tight corners or freeing it from snags. It allows for very capable steering. I found a pull harness I like much better than any belt I have tried. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005AU6J1Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Not sure if any of this might be useful to you or not but thought I would share what works for me.
It's is ABSOLUTELY useful and helps add to the discussion. Thanks for the suggestions. I am setting up an additional sled soon and may try these tips. Peace.
With your system, is there only the two u bolts at the front two corners of your sled for mounting points and supporting the weight of your load? Nice pulling harness, by the way!!
What size sled is that one
2 feet wide x 4.5 feet long x 9 inches deep.
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Why did you cross the poles?
It makes it a little more stable and keeps it from shifting from side to side.
I'm so confused. Don't see how any of this is necessary or beneficial.
Essentailly you are not pulling on two points on the front of the sled - causing stress and potential failure at two specific points. This allows you to distribute the "pulling force" completely around the sled. Think of it as grabbing someone and pulling them by the hand versus wrapping your arms around them and picking them up.
to throw my .02 cents in the ring, using the rings as tie down points to hold gear in is really what caught my eye first...
I hunt in the mountains of NM and the terrain is far from flat, pulling a quartered animal and or gear out of rough terrain would be problematic if I didn't have a means to lash it down, I'm just back from the hardware store now, about to install the rings, but I wish you'd gone into a bit more detail as to how you'd knotted off the cord underneath, I'm sure I'll come up with something, but a bit curious how this one was done.