Using ski's for a wheel house

[WALLEYEDUDE2001]

Anyone put ski's on their big house to pull out. With the lest few winters with all the snow and difficulty getting around without plowed roads, I thought maybe this would be an answer. I have done some research and found a couple of suppliers. One is somewhat reasonable (but far away), while the other is way over priced. They should be somewhat easy to fabricate. Used a homemade set two years ago to pull a buddies house out with a tracked Ranger, it pulled pretty easy going cross country. It should be the somewhat the same puttnig behind a pickup when the wheels don't track in the pickup's trail.

Thought maybe someone has used these or maybe made their own ski's.

[eyebjim]

I have been thinking about doing that for a few years now. I thought a set of ski boots for a snowmobile would work if you strap it to the wheel like the strap that holds the wheel to a car dolly. I would think it would pull thru snow better. Let us know if you try it.

[Getanet]

I saw an ad for something like that in ODN. I can't recall if it said how much they run. It looked like the ski slipped under the wheel and was a lot wider than a snowmobile track.

[LightningBG]

I dont think the ski boot option will work, those boots aren't very strong. They need to be fully supported by a ski.

[LightningBG]

[rocki]

Were did you buy them? price? please email me the info... [email protected]

[Smoker]

I made a set for a friend of mine that worked great. They were able to pull it in a foot of snow with a 4 wheeler. They are heavy but work great once I got them fine tuned. They were 5 foot long and 8 inches wide.

[LightningBG]

The ones in the video run 250-300 depending on the finish. They are made by Dakota Outdoors.

Personally I would think a longer ski would have better flotation.

I think I would weld up a pair myself or find a welder to make some.

[tsande00]

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