tow hitch

[Mr. Wizard]

I have an eskimo quick flip 3 and want to pull it with the snowmobile. Any ideas one way or another on the clam hitches vs. the otter hitches. It looks like the clams bolt to the front of the sled and the otters attach to the sides.

[coombia21]

otter hitches are made to fit otter sleds but clam hitches are a universal hitch and can be bolted to any sled for your eskimo i would recommend the clam

[harvey lee]

Otters attach to the front of the sled. They have two molded in lugs that have a hole in each one.

[NCLaker]

I purchased the Otter Hitch for my Otter Lodge. Works great and very durable like their sleds. I also have a Fishtrap Pro - I was able to use the same Otter hitch on the Fishtrap, by contacting clam directly and ordering only the mounting hardware that attaches to the sled (not the bar). Works great, and I like having one hitch for both sleds.

[Ed Carlson]

The Frabill Universal Tow Hitch system will fit any tow-able portable ice shack. It is a quick release system, utilizing a single square tow bar tube so you have a tighter turning radius with an ATV or snowmobile.

38" L x 17" (W at base) x 1.5" Tube

The main pull bar is easily stores in the sled and is removed with one pin leaving the support and receiver hardware on the ice shack and the receiver also folds away so it is not in the way in storage or transit in a vehicle. A very good system. $49.00

[gunmunky]

There was a post last year where someone used rope with pvc tubes on either side for support and when you would stop the sled would not hit the tow vehicle. It folds up nice when not in use.

[broman]

I used the otter hitch on my clam Yukon by sandwiching a 1x6 on the outside and inside the bolting them through. I then used some L shaped brackets on the outside with larger holes for the pins of the hitch to go in.

["Just Add Ice"]

I also use the PVC method. I have a 4 foot 1/2" peice that I just slide over the rope and then I double loop the rope around a 2" ball on the four wheeler. Works very well and when its not in use it just sits in the botton of the sled.

[icehousebob]

I also use the PVC pipe method. I cut two equal lengths of pipe and strung them on the tow rope, leaving about six inches of free rope in the middle. This is enough to put a couple of wraps around the ball hitch of my ATV. Cheap, light weight, and [PoorWordUsage] proof.

[BoxMN]

I have one Otter hitch and one "PVC Hitch". They both work, but the PVC is not as stable and the sled flops around behind the sled, unlike the Otter hitch. Especially going downhill, or when I have both behind the same sled. The PVC works, and I do have it "tight", but just not as good as a rigid hitch. I will be getting another Otter or the Frabil that Ed listed above for this season.

[maxx rpm]

I made a tow bar out of metal conduit. Just bent it to shape. To attach it to the trap, i took out the stock rope and bolted in a conduit pipe hanger in each hole. Then hitch pins through the hangers and towbar. I have a rope as well with eyelets on each end for hand pulling. Takes just a second to swap out bar or rope depending on method of pulling. Have used it for several years and works well. No matter what type of bar system, i would say as rigid as possible.