Do not use snow jack on back bar of a TS

[DieselTwitch]

So after sticking my bike in a hidden tree well. I learned that you do not use a snow jack on the on back of the bike.

I plan on correcting this by bucking rivets to make the tunnel more ridged. By connecting the side rails to to tunnel metal the load will be transferred down towards the spine of the kit

This is after I hammered it down. It was sticking out about 1" - 1.5"

 

[prosports]

Or your side rails are bent from running two fuel jugs on back. Then riding a whooped out trail

 

[MrDieselTwitch]

Or your side rails are bent from running two fuel jugs on back. Then riding a whooped out trail

No, only had the 1.3 gallon mounted when they bent and I had the 1.3 gallon mounted . and I watched it bend when we where jacking. Added the larger tank after they bent and I fixed it. and I also don't ride the trails for more than a few miles to get to the trees.

Edit: I also have the larger tank mounted as forward as possible and the light one in the rear.

 

[portgrinder]

Ya it's a pretty shoddy setup.

I glued mine all together. Keeps it a lot more rigid.

Gluing the rails for the fuel tank down really helps.

 

[MrDieselTwitch]

Ya it's a pretty shoddy setup.

I glued mine all together. Keeps it a lot more rigid.

Gluing the rails for the fuel tank down really helps.

I don't think its a bad setup per say I just think it needs more connections between the tunnel rails and the tunnel sheet. I come from the aviation industry so tend to want to rivet the hell out of things.

 

[mtn-doo]

I don't think a "snow jack" is a good idea on anything. Sleds and now bikes have tunnels for a functional purpose and it's not a jack. I have seen folded sled tunnels that looked like a "taco shell", even from just a "husky guy" sitting on a tunnel. When a sled , or "bike" get a deep stuck, the entire skid and track become filled with snow and end up so solid they won't even wiggle. I've seen two big guys count to three and heave with all their mite and not even budge it. lol! we've all seen this. It's obvious to me if we use mechanical advantage against the light weight aluminum tunnels, "sled or bike", you are apt to start bending things...

 

[bdoe22]

J & M

Get yourself a J & M snowbike bumper and be done with it and jack away as needed!

 

[MrDieselTwitch]

Get yourself a J & M snowbike bumper and be done with it and jack away as needed!

I've seen those but I don't feel like they actually strengthen the entire tunnel just the back 12". The problem stems that the tunnel being 3 separate pieces with only 4 connection points. Don't need to throw more metal at it just brace the existing metal and attach the 3 pieces better. to allow them to enhance each other.

 

[PalousePoo]

leave jack at home and use shovel. Problem solved.