Powder Jack...Anybody use one?
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i left off the front mounting clamp and just made a hole in the footwell for the tip of the bottom of the jack, (I have since enlarged it so the pole slides in till the plastic tee hits the well) and just used the rear mount that comes with the jack....mount for the baseplate just goes thru the rear deck although i have removed my taillight and put on van amburg alum bumper,(not in pic)....jack should go right above the ankle along the top of tunnel and bottom of seat.....doesn't interfere with riding, had mine 3 years....in really deep soft snow just use the jack like a potato masher and pack a base down to set the jack on, simple, always works
i left off the front mounting clamp and just made a hole in the footwell for the tip of the bottom of the jack, (I have since enlarged it so the pole slides in till the plastic tee hits the well) and just used the rear mount that comes with the jack....mount for the baseplate just goes thru the rear deck although i have removed my taillight and put on van amburg alum bumper,(not in pic)....jack should go right above the ankle along the top of tunnel and bottom of seat.....doesn't interfere with riding, had mine 3 years....in really deep soft snow just use the jack like a potato masher and pack a base down to set the jack on, simple, always works
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yes...some rivets but mostly plumbers goop from home depot,that stuff is really tuff....the plastic keeps ice from building up, also on the footboards...the snow just fluffs off rather than bonding to the metal....been a big problem for me for some reason
yes...some rivets but mostly plumbers goop from home depot,that stuff is really tuff....the plastic keeps ice from building up, also on the footboards...the snow just fluffs off rather than bonding to the metal....been a big problem for me for some reason
Break your back; tear out your shoulder; get to be 50 years old; ride with a wife that weights only a buck 25...
Get sleds unstuck for 5 or 6 hours straight getting out of a hole someone should never have led you into... Pull a sled 4 feet at a time up a 70 degree tree filled slope and tie it off each time you reset the jack as a winch...
Then you'll understand why the high lift sled jack is a lifesaver.
Chief
Get sleds unstuck for 5 or 6 hours straight getting out of a hole someone should never have led you into... Pull a sled 4 feet at a time up a 70 degree tree filled slope and tie it off each time you reset the jack as a winch...
Then you'll understand why the high lift sled jack is a lifesaver.
Chief
Ok. Not trying to be critical..... but.... REALLY!?
I thought that's why sleds have grab handles on the back...
When I get stuck (which I do, a LOT, with an F7 in Idaho Pow), I just squat the sled out of the hole. Or have one of my buddies help me.
Welcome to why I workout..... it's like doing a deadlift in the gym.
I can deadlift 405lbs 8x's. Welcome to why I emphasize deads, and squats in the gym.
Save yourself the dollars, and just be in shape people!
It's amazing what a summer of working out will do for your riding season... these sleds are freakin heavy, so lifting weights will only make them feel lighter!
As soon as I read Yourworstnightmare's post I hit the reply button; I should have read to the end of the post.
I'm glad to see that there are a lot of other sledders out there like me; broken up but not beaten.
I sled in pain but it's less pain then not sledding... Furthermore I'm spending more and more time each winter sledding alone. Jack, ropes, pulley's and snowshoes. Add a little brains and it might be safer then trying to follow some of my sledding buddies!!!
Chief
I'm glad to see that there are a lot of other sledders out there like me; broken up but not beaten.
I sled in pain but it's less pain then not sledding... Furthermore I'm spending more and more time each winter sledding alone. Jack, ropes, pulley's and snowshoes. Add a little brains and it might be safer then trying to follow some of my sledding buddies!!!
Chief
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i landed on mine too, the end of the handle put a nice black and blue knotted lump on my thigh.....covered it with foam pipe insulation and some tape, the handle too, now it doesn't hurt to hit it.....what really amazes me is in about 6000 miles of riding my jack has never come off....weird huh?
i landed on mine too, the end of the handle put a nice black and blue knotted lump on my thigh.....covered it with foam pipe insulation and some tape, the handle too, now it doesn't hurt to hit it.....what really amazes me is in about 6000 miles of riding my jack has never come off....weird huh?
You guys need to stay on your sleds more! lol I've never had the pleasure of hitting that handle but mine is back pretty far on my 162 tunnle.
In 5,000 miles I've never had my jack come off but I did loose the plate once. I had it mounted to my snow flap with a nice stainless steel bolt and two large fender washers. It didnt last one trip and the bolt snapped when I was hauling butt down a whooped out trail in the snowies. Believe it or not I found the base plate the next day on the trail. It had been groomed over the night before and ran over by about 1,000 sleds. I dont mount it to the flap anymore. Eric
In 5,000 miles I've never had my jack come off but I did loose the plate once. I had it mounted to my snow flap with a nice stainless steel bolt and two large fender washers. It didnt last one trip and the bolt snapped when I was hauling butt down a whooped out trail in the snowies. Believe it or not I found the base plate the next day on the trail. It had been groomed over the night before and ran over by about 1,000 sleds. I dont mount it to the flap anymore. Eric
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