snow drag. booooo

[chep]

Inspire me with ways to move volumes of brush up, down or across hills in the snow.
please.

 

[treewhitelock]

Dont move it just set it on fire.

 

[marlinspiker]

Husky dogs?

 

[jim454]

how bout a tow rope?

 

[treebing]

grcs and the big jet sleds.

 

[familytree]

I was going to suggest the same thing with the jet sled. Those things are awesome.

 

[treeweaver]

You guys need to move south. It was 70 degrees in Austin today. Beatiful working weather.

 

[boreality]

Use a snowmobile, snowshoes or skis to pack a couple days before. Or speedline, aerial traverse. Bring in a snowblower to make paths. Llamas might work.

 

[Kevin]

Depends on the bank account.
A skidder or a log arch on skis.
You could even set up a high line.

 

[Treebobb]

I've used an old truck hood. It's already got the latch ring on it so you have a good attachment point. Kinda ghetto but it works.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Early '70s Ford hoods work really well. they have nice vertical sides!

 

[blakeaferd]

best Ive found is a large tarp draped over a plastic walmart toboggan. loads of brush, wood, rakings...on it and glides like a dream

 

[treebing]

If you dont have a GRCS or a winch of any kind and you can get a rope to the street, you can use a truck Put a pulley on the hitch and than tie off to a tree, this gear ratios it down so you only have to pull the truck foward 1/2 the amount. 100 feet of driveway will give you 200 feet of pull. you can also rig a 1:3 if the brush is sliding well and your truck is geared real low. The brush moves really fast. they make skidding cones but a lot of times you can just run a running bowline around all the buts of the branches.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

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grcs and the big jet sleds.

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Yep. I've pulled that one off before. It works very well for logs. Especially if you have a slope!

I didn't know about old truck hoods for brush. Nice. I'm gonna have to remember that.

 

[chep]

I actually have a long steep downhill... has anyone tried belaying a jet sled full of brush?
These are getting me thinking though
thanks

 

[mdvaden]

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I've used an old truck hood. It's already got the latch ring on it so you have a good attachment point. Kinda ghetto but it works.

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Sounds like a fine idea.

I'd imagine that some skids could be made too, with 4" ABS drain pipe and elbows in front, maybe with a plywood platform.

Not sure where you are working. But I'd consider a pulley uphill and walk my weight down to pull a load on a tarp uphill if nothing is in the way.

 

[rfwoodvt]

a heavy duty blue tarp slides really well. holds more than the sled and tarp option.

Best choice though? wait til spring!

 

[BarnHouse]

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Best choice though? wait til spring!

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Or you can get one of these.

I'm sure you'll be very popular with your friends that ski.

-BarnHouse

 

[chep]

my dream machine!!! no really. thanks for ideas

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I bought an Otter Outfitters tub from Fleet Farm to use one winter.

http://www.fleetfarm.com/catalog/product...rts-series-sled

It worked wonderful behind my ATV. Then I noticed that the bottom ridges were wearing out from going across parking lots and on the street. I solved this by going to a plastic supplier and getting some 2"x20"x3/8" strips of Lexan. I drilled and tapped the ends of each piece and bolted them through the bottom of the sled. There were three skids now.

To stiffen the sled I welded a frame of square tubing to fit under the lip. Then I bolted it on. An eye bolt on each corner made for tie downs for bulky loads.

The first one lasted for several years. Then, a groundie dropped it out of the back of the chip truck on a cold day and broke the tub. I tried to fishplate a repair but it was trashed.

We used that sled for years, all year around. Gear would be piled in to haul to the backyard. Rakings would finish the job. HUGE log loads would go in. There was never a load that the sled couldn't take.