Building a Rope Tow! 

Awe....thanks! Much appreciated! We just put it all away for the season.

Many thanks!!

Thanks! I guess being in the Rope tow biz, this comes up in your feed!

Thanks Emma!

Keep saving and you’ll get there! Thanks for your very nice comment! Glad you liked the video!

just walk up and get your feet stronger(i do that )

Thanks! Great fun with my boys.

Thanks!!

Many thanks! You too!

Thank you so much!

Thanks…agreed!

You got it!! That’s where we ski (other than our yard!

The problem is always insurance. Even a rope tow needs the same insurance that ski resorts use. It's the reason small ski hills go out of business

Cool! Does the winch have a continuous feed?

I'm going to post a followup video soon with more details on what we used. Our slope is about 150 - 200' of vertical and I think the spool of rope was 600'. Didn't use all of that but most of it.

Thanks. Yeah, depends on your system…I like to push the music a little but sometimes maybe it gets in the way. Appreciate the feedback!

Hi, I am looking to build one like yours and would like the links of your supplies so I can see if I've got it all planned out correctly. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks, Todd

Hi again, Did you switch motors, because it looks like you're using a 2HP motor, but you say below that it's a 3HP motor. Also, I'm wondering what size sprockets you used, and the stub axle, wheel, and gear box. Thank you

I used a 3HP electric motor running on 240v single phase. Works well!

I used a couple of these to guide the return as well as the bottom pulley. Just ripped the tire off. They work fairly well. Be better if they had proper bearings. Good luck with your project!

Many thanks! I did put in a fair lead from an ATV winch. But it didn’t work as well as the pulley so I reverted back. The pulley is actually a heavy duty caster with the tire taken off. Keeps the rope from derailing where the fair lead did not.

@@makeadventurecanada thanks for that info, Again you really did a super job on that rope lift project!

We’ll, I thought it was going to be about cdn$1200 initially, but I ended up with a gear box and probably bought a bunch of stuff I didn’t need. I would say $1500 should do it though. Happy to send you a list of materials if you want

I honestly thought it was going to be more expensive but I would definitely love to have the list of materials

Here's the list. You can DM me on instagram @richard_peirce for a list that includes links to products. Rope Tow List Rope - $600 ( I think I got this cheaper but can’t remember) Motor - $429 Gear Box10:1 - $149 Stub Axel - $100 Wheel(for rope drive) - $70 Various Sprockets and a chain - can’t remember exactly which 2 I used 1.5” box tube - from metal supermarkets - also some 3/4” box tube for legs 220v cable- 10/3 5.99/ft. - also used a dryer plug Electrical box / switch Casters for rope guides / bottom Pulley (I pulled the tires off and just used the hubs - I’d like to find better ones that are a little bigger diameter with bearings and a deeper hub) Tie down straps for top and bottom

Alright thanks man this will be very helpful. Keep up the work 🙏

​@@makeadventurecanada I would like to have that list with links! Your ig profile is private.. thanks

We laid out the rope and marked the length with a marker. Then brought the ends inside and did a splice. Followed a RU-vid video on spicing 3 strand rope. Was not too hard.

@@makeadventurecanada thanks! I hope soon to also have a backyard rope tow. Spent a whole bunch of time clearing trees. Now I gotta just put up the hardware.

Best of luck! Hoping to put out a follow up video soon. People have been asking…more focussed on equipment and technical aspects.

@@makeadventurecanada was planning to run it off my tractor’s PTO. Still trying to figure out a safety switch…

I used a 10:1 gearbox from Princess Auto. Here’s the link: www.princessauto.com/en/horizontal-shaft-worm-gear-speed-reducers/product/PA1000001375

I think it was Amazon!

Scratch that...just checked. It was Uline Item: S-14194 TWISTED POLYPROPYLENE ROPE - 3/4" X 600' www.uline.ca/BL_3912/Polypropylene-Rope?pricode=DD484&AdKeyword=polypropylene%20rope%203%204&AdMatchtype=p&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAmZGrBhAnEiwAo9qHiaNhuHO0HdH6aHjaYg5Ix_BMxdOoi22XMrenMQsB-qZeGNrksqxh1hoCtIgQAvD_BwE

Coming soon!!

We have a safety gate. Wouldn’t let anyone use the rope tow without it. If anyone skis or is dragged in any way within 15’ of the top, it flips the main power. All good!

@@makeadventurecanada Awesome! That’s good to hear!

I think so. Lots of bolts and such. Might be a bit too much flex as you’d need to keep things tight. I think metal is a better bet. You could probably do it with bolts instead of all the welding.

I have no idea what you mean ;)

3hp on 240v.