Ski's for tires

[thewoodlands]

Has anyone come across ski's that you can attach to your trailer tires you use for hauling wood. I would like to cut and haul more wood in the winter.

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[Adam_MA]

It could work. I tried something like this though on a much smaller scale when I was younger. The thing that I found, is that you have to lock the tires from rotating, or if the ski catches something it will stop, and then just roll over so the ski is now on top of the tire. Guess this wouldn't be an issue if it was a double axle trailer, but the one I tried with was single and very small.

 

[gpcollen1]

I would be more in favor of using old snowboards. Maybe you could take a look at the design on those skis that small planes use?? I don't have a clue how you would attach them??

 

[Danno77]

could it work to buy a couple snow inner tubes (the kind with mesh down under the bottom) and a sheet of plywood? seems like it would be better than a couple of "skis" under some trailer tires. could only haul 600-750 lbs I imagine, but that should be plenty.

I'm still waiting for someone to buy a sheet of 4x8 plywood and put a thin sheet of steel on the front and wrap it around a curved frame to make something of a cheapo toboggan Shouldn't cost more than 50 bucks to get it done including straps, screws, and whatever else you need. I'll just keep using a plastic kids sled for now.

 

[Danno77]

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