I have a weakness for building and using sleds. Not that I'm very good at it. But, I've logged over 140 cord (128s) with this sled. And I think I had about $60. Into it. Sleds and snogo's go together like peanutbutter and my taste buds. !! I do Need a true work snogo (snowmobile) But I Need lots of things. The big sled I built last winter named The Eskimo P Logger. Is really too big for my current snogo until March . March snow is easy sledding for heavy loads. It will hold a 128 cord of wood.
They were decommissioned. I rescued them at the landfill from being munched up by the dozer and being buried. IMO , they make the Best toboggan bottom's. They are made from really tough and hard stuff and are slickern snot on a door knob. And priced , Just Right
Sleds like these are pretty useful too. I was gifted this one recently. It’s gonna get a workout tomorrow.
We haven't used ours in a couple of years but since you made this thread, I have it set for putting in some Ash tomorrow or Tuesday.
Great pics and advice everyone! Looking forward to upgrading the setup with an actual hitch and a ridged tower for the sled.
Wondering if anyone here has used an old car or truck hood, making it into a sled for hauling firewood> They can be used summer or winter and again, very low cost.
That Snowdog is Sooo cool! I like this type of smaller equipment. They tend to be less expensive, less complicated, less weight, more maneuverable and take up less room in the sheds. Thanks for bring this to my attention.
If you want to have some fun, try using a #14 scoop shovel for a toboggan! Sit in the scoop and hold onto the handle! Kids love it and adults too...until they get not as nimble anyway.
I picked up a jeep hood one day on the side of the road at a cemetery. Plans are to weld up something of that nature for the kubota…
People are turning old snowmobiles into snowdogg's. Use the tunnel, track, rear suspension, and chain case. Put a horizontal shaft 4 stroke on it, and some controls.. Edit, I'd absolutely hook up a brake on these. The rotor is there, but that particular sled had hydraulic brakes on it. The old cable mechanical brake type sleds would be easier to convert to snow Dogg/ track sled use. Could always add a mechanical caliper from a go cart of you wanted. Using an engine with a magneto/ lighting coil would help so you could put an LED light on it in case it got dark. An old snowblower engine with recoil start and the lighting coil would be sweet and easy to convert since most are horizontal shaft. This particular one was a mountain sled, so it had a longer track. A 121" short track sled would be much easier to convert. A first generation Yamaha phazer with the 116" track, and iirc they had cable brakes would be perfect to convert. Probably also dune early/ mid 80's Arctic cats as those were cable brake non hydraulic brakes until the early 90's
That's the idea Mike but usually the legs get crossed rather than sticking out in front. It can be a blast. Some of the things kids used to do rarely get done today. We used to make games out of many things. Like getting an old tractor tire and sit inside it then roll away either from an incline or others pushing it. If you could take some dizzy it was fun.
I remember doing that Dennis. We would take them up on the small hills on the golf course. Had a blast.
The first wood sled my Dad made was a good from a rusted out , early 60 Chevy Caprice iirc. The hood wasn't rusted out.
