imdoo'n
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was thinking when the sled had ski damage. seen a post of another recovery site, put total sled on skimmer style sled and pulled out.
Have You Ever Had To Tow A Sled Up A Hill??
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Polarblu
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pull the rear skid, stuff the track up in the tunnel and set it on the skid. pulls like f-all. down hill sections just pull the skid out and drag it down with the track flopping around, doesn't slide well and doesn't hurt anything. If its super nuts as far as steep, pull the track also. Then Of course spin the skis and pull tunnel to tunnel. the track rolls up on another sled tunnel and the skid gets towed behind attached directly to the bumper. Always depends on terrain, have had to remove the engine also and pull the chassis out separate.
imdoo'n
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should work, don't like putting sled on tunnel, i carry a couple tarps in case, so far not had to use them. may not work with major damage though.
Summiteer
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Capstan winch.......Or windlass if you want to get even more technical. Capstan has vertical axle where windlass is horizontal...
Captain might get pissed if you used his head for a winch.
teeroy
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overkill131313
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ya....what you said! lol
Rucky
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It's amazing what you can make happen when you're stuck in a bind.
maxwell
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i like this idea but you could also use belts on the skis to slow it down on the decents no?
Polarblu
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belts are expensive and you need all that you have to make it back sometimes. got to be pretty steep to need them when the track is flopping around.
Summiteer
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Used to carry 2 loops of small chain just big enough to slide over a ski for just this purpose......came in handy on the icy allen switchbacks on the way out.
slednek
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not sure if this has been said but front bumper tied tight to rear bumper of tow sled. If 2 tow sleds needed repeat procedure from tow sled 1 to tow sled 2. Worked awesome as all sleds kinda become 1 long sled. Worked very well for us a couple years back.
There are times that trying to tow out a dead sled, with 2 other ones, is near impossible. Bottomless powder, no previous tracks... etc.
Best method by far, and the most effective is the tow truck method.... skis backwards, and track on tow sled's bumper.
Our group did this in November in Sale. We even needed a sled to tow the tow sled.
We climbed out of that bowl like nothing.
We tried all the other methods with no results.
The tow sled was an XP, and dead sled was a rev. No damage
I broke a steering post in Westridge years back. I put a belt on the ski loops to slow me down... didn't help much, I still chat my pants coming down that sketchy stretch,.
Best method by far, and the most effective is the tow truck method.... skis backwards, and track on tow sled's bumper.
Our group did this in November in Sale. We even needed a sled to tow the tow sled.
We climbed out of that bowl like nothing.
We tried all the other methods with no results.
The tow sled was an XP, and dead sled was a rev. No damage
I broke a steering post in Westridge years back. I put a belt on the ski loops to slow me down... didn't help much, I still chat my pants coming down that sketchy stretch,.
Barry Barton
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hi guys
Helped some guys get out of the back side of renshaw with 5 guys when I showed up with my kids. I carry about 200 feet of rope and a small pully in my sled, I had one of the sleds climb the hill and then back down the hill and sink his sled sled in. We then put the pully on the anchored sled and had another sled point down hill beside the anchored sled then the pully and then down to the broken sled. We then had the sled drive down the hill and the dead sled climbed the hill, then we anchored the dead sled in and did it all over again , took a while to do this and once we got it onto level ground we just towed it out , this took us a while but we got it out. any other ideas guys
barry
Helped some guys get out of the back side of renshaw with 5 guys when I showed up with my kids. I carry about 200 feet of rope and a small pully in my sled, I had one of the sleds climb the hill and then back down the hill and sink his sled sled in. We then put the pully on the anchored sled and had another sled point down hill beside the anchored sled then the pully and then down to the broken sled. We then had the sled drive down the hill and the dead sled climbed the hill, then we anchored the dead sled in and did it all over again , took a while to do this and once we got it onto level ground we just towed it out , this took us a while but we got it out. any other ideas guys
barry
You can buy the "crazy carpet" material from Nilex in Calgary or Edmonton. Is about $5 per square meter. $20 worth and you can fit your whole sled on a piece about 1.5 m by 4 m long or get a smaller piece to just tie around the track.
Its called 40 mil LDPE, keep it in the truck/trailer for when you need it. Works awesome and is about 5 times thicker than tarps.
Its called 40 mil LDPE, keep it in the truck/trailer for when you need it. Works awesome and is about 5 times thicker than tarps.
maxwell
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do you just slip this on the bottom of the track to tow up a hill then remove?
TABSTER
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works awesome......But, what goes up.... comes down.........Really fast!....and no brakes, recommend removing for traversing and desending.
imdoo'n
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makes it real easy going up the other hill. zooom. just hang on eh.:d
imdoo'n
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sounds good modman, use tarp straps for easy on off? or another rodeo ride down hill. have you got a piece, you'll have to bring it next time out. eh..:d:d:d
LOL yes, forgot to mention this should be only used for a one way trip up. Towing going downhill with this stuff would be a nightmare.
imdoo'n: It is thick enough that you can zip tie it or wire tie to the runners, wheels, wherever, and they will not pull out. Could use tarp straps as well, not as tight as zip ties or wire though, but they would work.
Yes I might have a peice that should be big enough to fit 40-50 people on LOL .....would make for one helluva toboggan ride but I'm not sure how you would stop it....
We buy it in 40m (110ft) squares for pond and stockpile liners.
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