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Just wanted to show off our new drag; It's Home made
Topic Started: Jan 16 2013, 07:36 AM (1,242 Views)
zeek
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Like the topic says, I wanted to show off our new drag that we built. We purchased the Polaris Widetrak from a member off this site. It came with a drag but we need a little bit bigger and heavier drag. It is controlled off of a myers snowplow pump and a two wat rear cylinder for the wheels. Not bad for builing it in the garage. Oh yeah, we also made the rear suspension rigid to be able to pull the drag.

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Bknight187
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Awesome set up. Just some questions. I understand how the plow pump works but how many batteries did you use? will they recharge off the sled? Did you mount the switch for the plow pump on the sled or did you make your own switch set-up?
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We use 2 6v golf cart batteries ran in series to power the pump and charge it off the sled. As far as the switch fo the controls, we have a switch on the brake side handle bars for up and down control and a swich on the sled pannel for the wheels.
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Great job!!! Can we have a better picture to see how you have the pump mounted to the drag

Thanks
Bombardier tracked vehicle go were others fear to tread
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I will have to take more pictures next time i go to the clubhouse . Here are a couple more that I have on my tablet

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That looks like it would work good Thanks for the extra pictures :jump:
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zeek
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It works great... not bad for under $1000
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Bknight187
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How did you make you cutting blades that are round like that? Did you cut up a pipe? Under 1k wow. The truck box you use for the batteries is worth 200 alone.
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Yes the cutting blades were made out of a heavy pipe then cutting edges were welded on to the blades. I forget what steel they are made from. (magnese or something) Trip springs are from a trampolene, the tool box was given to us, it was ripped off a semi so some repair was needed. (FREE BEE) You can buy a used snowplow pump cheap usually. ($65) Rear cylinder from Northern Tool ($95) Hoses were made at work (FREE BEE) 2 Golf Cart batteries that were blems ($150) Misc wire and switches ($50) The pipe for the runners was a members old fence posts (FREE BEE) Misc steel was from a steel fab shop that were basically cut offs that they charged us minimal for. ($350)

Now one member of our club basically spent 40hrs fab time on it with help of course, while I fabbed the new reciever for the sled. Remember this drag weighs close to 800-1000lbs. The new reciever is made out of 3/8" plate that fits around the tunnel that the suspension is now bolted to, with a bracket that comes down to the skid rails to make the skid rigid. Also the front bumper was removed off the sled and a heavier one was made to add close to 75lbs to the front of the sled so it turns easier. It was alot of work, but it grooms just as good if not better than a brand new skandic with a mogul master drag.
Here is a picture of the rear suspension during fabrication

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Thanks for all the info. Just shows how hard work and some smart thinking can make a great drag on the cheep. Plus I am sure you had fun doing it. And if your like the guys I run around with, their may have even been just a few beers that we put down in the process. Post some picks of it in auction!!! Maybe even a video.
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Sounds great and I will
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1000lbs may be a little heavy for the polaris, have you used it yet , I'd be curious
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zeek
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I might be off on the weight but probably pretty close. Yes we groomed already with it once, probably about 60 miles worth, the only problem we had was the battery went dead because there was no charging system hooked up yet and it had an old boat battery in it.

The Polaris pulled it well 4000-4800 rpms, with plenty of power to spare if we needed it. The temperature was close to 30 degrees too and no over heating issues. I was very impressed.
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Zeek,
I just looked up your clubs site. Conneaut....I spent a year in Meadville for work. Good snow country and you can still pick up some lake effect there. What system do you groom? Also does Ohio allow PA sleds or do you have to get a trail pass/Ohio reg?
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Our club is the Stateline Sno-Trackers, we have close to 90 miles of trails from Conneaut Ohio to Pymatuning Lake and East to Conneaut Lake in Pennsylvania. Ohio recipocates with PA as far as registration goes so you can ride in Ohio with your PA tags. We get quite a bit of Lake Effect snow, its normally pretty good on our trails.
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