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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Rick

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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