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Sled to sled snow bungee
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Has anybody tried the powder jack? http://www.powderjack.com/ I was thinking about trying it. I don't like taking people away from thier riding and sometimes it is a pain walking over to a stuck sled. thanks
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Rickb1b
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Guys a couple of questions on building your own bungie. I went to the store and they have both 1/2 and 3/8 bungie. Does it matter which you use. I figured I would use 4 strands of the 3/8, is that enough.
Second how do you connect the ends of the bungie together, some sort of not or is there a mechanical conection to use. I know a lot about mountain climbing, so tying a good knot is not a problem, but the one in the picture above looks like it has a mechanical fastener.
Third, sounds like braiding the strands would be good to keep it neat, however, does this cause it to pull tight and not rebound because of the braiding.
Second how do you connect the ends of the bungie together, some sort of not or is there a mechanical conection to use. I know a lot about mountain climbing, so tying a good knot is not a problem, but the one in the picture above looks like it has a mechanical fastener.
Third, sounds like braiding the strands would be good to keep it neat, however, does this cause it to pull tight and not rebound because of the braiding.
Rick - I used 1 strand of bungee, believe it was 3/8", and looped it till it was 6 strands thick, then tied the loose ends together in the middle. Covered the whole thing with an old bike innertube. This gives a good hand-held bungee stretch but for sled-sled I believe 2 more strands would be much better.
I thought about braiding it but wasn't smart enough to figure out how to do it with 1 tie point. I figure having the 1 tie point gives added insurance. If the tie releases, the thing will unravel rather than snap completely in half. If one of the cords breaks, same thing.
I thought about braiding it but wasn't smart enough to figure out how to do it with 1 tie point. I figure having the 1 tie point gives added insurance. If the tie releases, the thing will unravel rather than snap completely in half. If one of the cords breaks, same thing.
I would not buy that one, the hollow poles bend and just yesterday saw the handle get snapped off of one. I use Bill Harmon's jack.
I have the sled to sled bungee and will never leave without it, my shovel or the highjack no matter where I ride. I got a 5 dollar tow rope at menards and hook it to the bungee b/w the sleds and it works great. Even if your just towing it takes away the slack and shock effect. Provides way more force to pop a sled out of a hole also. It came with a nylon handle if you want to pull on it instead so I would definitely recommend the one with two hooks.
I made and sold a bunch of these at haydays this year and one thing I found is that there are huge differences in bungee material. . .typically, the stuff you find at the hardware or farm store is not comparable at all to the bungee you need for making one of these tools. . .if you take a 3 foot strand of the cheap stuff and stretch it out next to a strand of good stuff you'd be amazed at how much more force it takes to stretch the good stuff to the same length. . .easily 2 to 3 times more force to stretch it out. ..more force equals more pulling power with less material..
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skidoo_guy
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When I made mine I took the length of bungee and folded it in half. Then the folded end through your hook and put the hook in the middle. You now have 3 ends to braid up. To attach the two ends I just bought some clamps that are used to connect nylon rope together, basically a channel that has 4 tabs that fold over onto 4 teeth. I have been running mine for 3 years and haven't had any issues. I actually have 3 of them and have built 2 more for my buddies to put on their sleds. I made them just long enough so you can lean back from standing in the snow and just get the bungee to bottom out.
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