oldslowsledder Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Anyone have a homemade groomer/smoother for personal property? I have this device left by the previous owner of the property but it's poor at best. Looking for idea's of something to build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A05GSHO Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 When I got done plowing up a food plot I used a pallet to smooth it out, it worked good. I would think it would work even better in snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslowsledder Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Never even thought of something that simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 For a vintage sled track, my friend uses a old bed spring mattress with all fabric and foam ripped off it and a board on the back edge to smooth stuff out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 20 hours ago, racinfarmer said: For a vintage sled track, my friend uses a old bed spring mattress with all fabric and foam ripped off it and a board on the back edge to smooth stuff out. We did that on the trails when I was a kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 If you have a welder you could make a simple pipe drag. We used to use a bicycle inner tube to attach to the sled to act as a breakaway in case the drag caught something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslowsledder Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 5 hours ago, ckf said: If you have a welder you could make a simple pipe drag. We used to use a bicycle inner tube to attach to the sled to act as a breakaway in case the drag caught something. Yeah I like that, have welder and lots of scrap metal around. That looks like something I can hide in the bush from the view of the wife in the summer so she doesn't complain. Can only imagine what she would say to an old box-spring .........mewife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsupercat Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I made this one a couple of years ago. The electric linear actuator is the key to getting the trails flat and also getting you out of a bind if the snow gets deep. The whole drag weighs about 200lbs. I cost me about $350 to build and the linear actuator was the main cost. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslowsledder Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 11:57 AM, dsupercat said: I made this one a couple of years ago. The electric linear actuator is the key to getting the trails flat and also getting you out of a bind if the snow gets deep. The whole drag weighs about 200lbs. I cost me about $350 to build and the linear actuator was the main cost. That's Awesome, just what I'm looking for! Sometime when you're bored could you snap a few more pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsupercat Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslowsledder Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Awesome!!! Thanks so much, very very nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probill Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 This is a slick home made groomer drag. Wish I could weld. Would love to be able to make something like that for my local area here. Great Job!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsupercat Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Welding was the easy part figuring out dimension's of steel size, watching countless youtube homemade groomer video's, sizing linear actuator, etc... Building it only took a couple of days. Also wanted to try to use anything I had laying around. It does work very good all the neighbors say we have the best trail to the trail in our county. Edited March 2, 2021 by dsupercat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_zrt Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 11:39 AM, dsupercat said: That thing is sweet, nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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