Here are some pics of a push sled I built.

Luckily I had the wood lying around so I didn't have to buy any. It was from a previous project, thats why there are extra holes on the wood.

Came out pretty nice. There are metal sleeve inserts where the handles/push bar goes in. And I used thick 3/4" plastic (similar to a cutting board) for sliders on the feet.

The handles are shorter now, I took the pic before I cut then to the proper length.

That looks like an awesome sled. You should drill in an eye-bolt in the front so you can drag it as well. Great job.

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Thanks bigvic!

I planned on putting a front eyelet on it this year. Too much snow/ice here in the winter to use it so its been sitting in the garage.

Hmmmmm, maybe I can plow the driveway with it. I am stupid.

This thing is a blast. Really makes you grind it out.

Do you have anything on the bottom? If not, how does it work on grass? Does it eat up the lawn?

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Ross, if you look at the top pic at the feet, you will see the plastic slider material I used.

In the 2nd pic, they weren't mounted yet, its just the bare wood.

I've only used it on pavement. I'm fairly certain it would eat up the grass for sure.

I made it specifically for the pavement, as I didn't want to hurt my grass.

For grass, I think I would need wider feet, and maybe use sheet metal for sliders that have a long slightly angled slope in the front. To glide over the grass and not dig in.

I screwed the plastic up into the wood, and countersunk the holes, so these holes would dig into the grass I think.

That's what I thought... I saw them missing on the 2nd pic, which threw me off. Thanks for the clarification.

Ross

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That sled looks amazing! Great work.

For grass (or snow?) work, you could mount old skis or snowboards on the feet.

I use an old wheelbarrow as a sled. It's kinda banged up, since I think it fell off a truck on the highway (where I found it). I just toss anything heavy in the back -- DBs, sandbags, kids, pets, etc.



I pull it with my trx, straps, that belt and chain, or just rope.

I CAN push it, but you're stooping pretty low to do it without some sort of handles. I'll have to think on that... I don't think it will ever compare to yours for pushing, though.

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MyClone,

Could you be so kind as to post the rough dimensions of the sled? I'm guessing that it's about 3 feet wide at the back and a similar distance front to rear, but figured I'd get some clarification before I start this project. Measure twice, cut once as the carpenters say...

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Roland, I love your idea. Very cool.

kgb, my sled is actually 32" long and 32" wide. It just looks bigger. I made is as compact as possible.

Good luck on your project.

awesome !

now let us see you in action...any video could be appreciate

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Hey nice! Where did you get the instructions from?

That's REALLY NICE!! Can you push up high on the bars? That is the one thing I can't do with either of my current designs.

For grass, a wheel barrel with pipe works great. I made one, see below. I don't use it as much as my other, the bugs are unreal if you stir up the grass. The only other disadvantage is there is a huge difference in resistance between tall/short grass, heavy/thin grass cover. If you have an area that is uniform it would work great. Mine is mixed and it's difficult as you will go from easy pushing to barely moving in a short distance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgqaSYuJecQ

I did try it on snow, but it is going to take a LOT more resistance....

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I designed it myself.

Yeah, you can push up high on the bars.

The top crossbar is 40" from the ground. Could probably still take a little bit more off.

Sometimes the sled tries to go up on its nose if not using enough weight. But it isn't a real issue. Common sense I guess since the sled is 32" x 32".

But thats only if using the top cross bar to push.

I added a front eyelet and have been pulling it more than pushing. Deadlifts are leaving my lower back fried.