metal skis for a flip over style??

[ilovehardwater]

pulling a fat sled through thick snow can be a pain in the ... so i was just wondering if anyone has tried to mount skis on thier portable.. i was thinking of conduit pipe or steel tubeing mounted on the outside of my sled with those brackets used to mount flagpoles...runners are out of the question when in a foot of snow.

[Finns]

Might want to do a 'search' in this forum for skis. There was quite a disscussion on this subject awhile back.

Finns.

[sparcebag]

I searched and found only,skis in place of wheels!! I'm figuring how to do skis on my portable foldout also,I've already tried snow skis DONT work in deeper snow,Now I'm thinkin of 10"PVC cut in half for 2 semi 10" wide 5" deep and miter cut a few pieces to form a rounded toe on them as a ski?? but to get it to float on top of snow is a question or just not to plow through?? If you have any Ideas let me know maybe between the two of us we may have a feasible solution??

[caughtacase73]

Maybe 2 or 3 water skis. They are much wider that snow skis and might get you on top of the snow. Just a thought.

[ilovehardwater]

i was thinking of 1/2 inch metal tubeing would cut through the snow easily, i was planning on buying a piece of tubeing and haveing it bent into 2 big d shaped runners 4 feet long and give it enough lift to keep it 10 inches off the ice, and simply lift the sled up and just throw the tubeing into two flag pole brackets mounted on the side of my portable, drill holes through the tubeing for a cotter pin to slide through to lock the runners in place, when i get to where i need to be simply pull the cotter pin and lift the sled,the runners will fall onto the ice and away i fish or load it into my truck.

[sparcebag]

That sounds better than my idea,could be adjustable hight with 2 uprights on each,with 4 inch holes on uprights for pin.What would keep them from spreading and colapsing?or wobbling and breaking loose??

[sparcebag]

My neighbor suggested that.Then we thought UMMM the price of water skis would be more than the portable is worth! Even if it would work,but what if it didn't I dont ski anymore??

[Kyle Sandberg]

Here's what I did. During the summer, keep an eye on garage sales and what they're selling. Look for downhill skiew or crosscountry, doesn't matter. I got lucky and found a pair for free. Take the foot braces off so you just have a bare ski. Then, find a 1/2"-1" piece of ceadar wood and cut two strips as long as your house. Then take another piece or pieces depending on how high you want your house, and use them as seperators between the skies and your house. Using the two long pieces and anchors inside the house, bolt the entire assembly together. Makes for great sledding thro snow.

Here is a little diagram I drew up.

[sparcebag]

Dawg have ya tried it in snow yet?Reread guess not,Thats the set up I tried,just plowed snow for me Good Luck!!

[Kyle Sandberg]

We used it last year and it was way easier than pulling it through watever snow we had. It helped having it propped up so you don't get a bank of snow in the font of the house you have to pull with you. Some of the house sinks down and hits snow, but like I said, it's a big improvment.

[slipperybob]

I've only merely ponder the thought of two snowboards...