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Xcountry ski track maker

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StuBC

01-19-2007 08:11:04




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Any one ever build one? I was thinking of a tow behind a light duty snowmobile like a Tunrda or Bravo, which I have access to. Any photos or ideas?




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Randy as in Randy-IA

01-21-2007 11:35:51




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 Re: Xcountry ski track maker in reply to StuBC, 01-19-2007 08:11:04  
The ones I have seen were nothing more than a corrugated culvert pipe with dry sand inside or left open on the ends with a lot of iron welded inside for weight and a couple pillow blocks on a axle pipe through the center which are bolted to a c-channel frame draw-bar . Can also be used to roll the lawn . Smooth pipe can be used also but sliding is more a problem then . Adjust size of culvert to size of track and ability to pull it through deep snow . I don't think a normal snowmobile will pull a very big one but for cross country skiing it only needs to be 4 feet wide since you need to negotiate through the trees . If two lanes are required then a second pass is in order . It doesn't have to be real heavy just enough to firm the snow and smooth the pullers tracks , you don't want to make ice . It needs to roll super easy so diameter is important too. You don't want it to slide or slip sideways on off camber sections so a anti skid ring in the middle or on the ends is needed , a bent angle iron works for this or a bunch of short pieces welded end to end . Just make sure if sand is used that it stays DRY ! Or use washer fluid or any liquid that won't freeze and put baffles of some kind inside to keep it from all going to one end on the off camber slopes and bulkhead it off in the center . There's others I have seen that get more involved but this one seemed to be easy and relitively inexpensive just a lot of work . ...Randy

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