10-11-2009, 02:41 AM
DYH,
I have an eskimo caravan. It is the biggest tub sled they make. I have had it for five years. I have had skis on it from day one. Some of the key points to putting skis on, is that the skis you use have to be your older style down hill skis.( Less Breakage ) The ones that have a metal edge on top and on bottom. You have to make sure you mount it through the ski at the thickest point of the ski. Which would leave you about a foot to sixteen inches of ski sticking out the front of your sled. I used have moon bolts through the skis and then through the sled and put a lock nut on it. My sled is extra big so I did three skis. I took a piece of one inch galvenized fitting and made sure the bolt was small enough to go through it and put a washer at both ends of the galvenized piece. This gives it a one inch spacer between the ski and the tub. Another thing that will help you is to take two pieces of rope thirty feet long each. Stretch them out fifteen feet and then tie the ends back to your sled hitch pins. That way when you are alone pulling your sled you can cross the ropes over your shoulder and it will work as a harness. Then when you have a partner you each take a rope over the shoulder. I hope this helps. P.M. me if you have any more questions or you are welcome to come see my sled. Pikeman GOFISH
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I have an eskimo caravan. It is the biggest tub sled they make. I have had it for five years. I have had skis on it from day one. Some of the key points to putting skis on, is that the skis you use have to be your older style down hill skis.( Less Breakage ) The ones that have a metal edge on top and on bottom. You have to make sure you mount it through the ski at the thickest point of the ski. Which would leave you about a foot to sixteen inches of ski sticking out the front of your sled. I used have moon bolts through the skis and then through the sled and put a lock nut on it. My sled is extra big so I did three skis. I took a piece of one inch galvenized fitting and made sure the bolt was small enough to go through it and put a washer at both ends of the galvenized piece. This gives it a one inch spacer between the ski and the tub. Another thing that will help you is to take two pieces of rope thirty feet long each. Stretch them out fifteen feet and then tie the ends back to your sled hitch pins. That way when you are alone pulling your sled you can cross the ropes over your shoulder and it will work as a harness. Then when you have a partner you each take a rope over the shoulder. I hope this helps. P.M. me if you have any more questions or you are welcome to come see my sled. Pikeman GOFISH
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