I was just thinking about building a pull sled out of an old tire. This blows that idea away. I might build this today or tomorrow. Excellent project…and cheap!
That’s what I did. Tossed a bag of sand into an old tire swing Clipped it onto a dip belt I pull in both directions instead of pushing the pipes but the workout is the same
For what it’s worth, I mentioned I was going to use lag screws and my contractor said I should use bolts. he said the lag screws would tear through the wood eventually. With the bolts, I can just tighten them if it gets loose. Great tutorial! I’m putting it together this weekend.
Thank you so much Ron! A pallet COULD work. However, the reason I put 45 degree cuts on the skids is to accommodate uneven surfaces in the road, sidewalk, driveway, etc…small curbs, etc… without those 45 degree cuts you might get “stuck” on an uneven surface.
I was on a forum a while back and someone mentioned putting the weight sled on an appliance dolly cart. I looked them up online and some have a very low profile and seem like they could make rolling a sled around on concrete pretty nice.
I thought of this too….but then I thought it might be too easy to push/pull unless I put a ton of weight on it. If you pursue this option, please let me know. I am interested seeing the end result. 🤘
Just worth mentioning bc not alot if people know this unless you worked for home Depot but you can actually buy one of there shipping pallets! I think there like 20 bucks. Skips the build an already built! Then you just follow the rest of the tutorial for the extra feature bits. Hope this helps!
It’s interesting that the two poles are the default with these sleds Seems like you could push so much more if it had that football tackle dummy type of contact point instead of needing to use your hands on poles
I reckon that you use the wood as the slider/leg, how long does it last before it completely wear out? Im planning to build something similar for using it on concrete pavement road
It will depend on how often you use it and the “grit” of the surface of your street/sidewalk/driveway. That being said, it should last a long time. If you grind yours down to a nub, then you will be in great shape! …Also…on store bought expensive versions….the UHMW strip will also eventually wear out…so this issue exists for DIY versions and store bought versions.
@@SteveT313 I imagine that it will be noisier than wood and will marr the concrete. But if you don’t mind that, then go for it. It will certainly be more durable than wood.
Here you go. Unedited speed/sound footage. Pretty quiet (as compared to a metal sled): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Whbofc2j09g.htmlsi=6frg1otHScuHla-B
