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Post by Scott W. on Oct 13, 2012 15:54:39 GMT -6
Have not tried it yet, but like it so far.
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Post by riverbandit on Oct 13, 2012 16:09:21 GMT -6
I LOVE it Scott!
Care to share how you made it?
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Post by Scott W. on Oct 13, 2012 18:34:46 GMT -6
Went to my local welding shop, and with his skills and my creativity we came up with this. Aluminum frame, wheels from Northern Hydraulic. Fun little project. Don't know the cost yet. Wheels were right at $250 for four of them. Gonna be a little spendy, but it will save my body. Scott
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Post by bradphillips on Oct 13, 2012 18:42:59 GMT -6
Looks like a pretty handy thing to have. Especially this year with the bank and the edge of the water getting farther apart daily.
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Post by billallenisu on Oct 13, 2012 19:04:41 GMT -6
That's a great idea. Keep us updated on how well you like it this year. Thanks for sharing.
Bill
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Post by dahlyjr28 on Oct 13, 2012 20:20:08 GMT -6
If you added a small motor to one side and a drive chain you wouldn't have to pull it, just point in the direction you want to go ;D. Might take a little more work to pull loaded with coon.
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Post by madcatter on Oct 14, 2012 4:26:07 GMT -6
I absolutely love it!
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Post by Chris O. on Oct 14, 2012 4:37:37 GMT -6
That would have made a great red&green episode, should make draging it over sandbars alot easier.great idea and I hope you get along great with it  |
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Post by hvtrapper on Oct 14, 2012 6:04:31 GMT -6
Hey, we could use that for the fishing  trip we've been trying to get in. Looks like a great idea, Scott. I especially liked the pivoting wheels to allow bumping over things such as the log in your demonstration.  |
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Post by Scott W. on Oct 14, 2012 6:35:38 GMT -6
Would make fishing much easier. Now for you to find the time.  Did think about powering the wheels, but then you get into the "ATV in the stream bed" delema, plus the complexity and cost would start to get crazy. |
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Post by LLLTrapper on Oct 14, 2012 6:44:23 GMT -6
Rolling on the river. Neccesity is the Mother of invention. Leave it up to a pretty smart trapper to reinvent the wheel. Nice job Scott. LLL
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Post by dspree on Oct 14, 2012 6:57:18 GMT -6
That is a pretty good idea Scott. Let us know how it works loaded with coon. |
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Post by 4fur on Oct 14, 2012 9:21:15 GMT -6
Ingenious! |
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Post by skunkboy on Oct 15, 2012 8:11:36 GMT -6
Pretty good idea and workmanship right there. A question: do you leave it attached while in the water or remove when you load into water? I would think you could make those wheels fold up over the canoe with some offset hinges and keep it attached. That way , when you do happen to hit that shallow sand bar, you'd have the whells with you. Also makes it easy to get the boat back up the bank while you are waiting for your wife to come pick you up at the end of your run. I like the big wheels. I have tried something like that before, but (Radio Flyer) wagon wheels just don't cut it. Maybe some bycicle wheels would work too. Thanks for the innovation and video. L8R...Ken |
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Post by Scott W. on Oct 15, 2012 11:59:39 GMT -6
They will stay attached. They are primarily for getting through shallow water. I know they will work going through the lime rock riffles, but don't know how they will do in sandy bottoms. Don't know if I will let them "drift" in the water while under way or retract them. They will be helpful getting out of the river bottom, but that was not my initial intention when I started designing them.
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Post by skunkboy on Oct 15, 2012 13:17:10 GMT -6
Oh, I understand. I thought they were for out-of-water transfer. Good idea for low water though. Those tires look a little narrow for a sandy bottom. They do make some wider tires that might still fit those rims. A guy here at work has some bike tires that are at lease 4" wide, for snow and mud, that I would think might be good in soft sand too.
I'm sure a little tweaking is in order and by the time you're done, it'll be on everybodies canoe that transports 'stuff' down a small river or stream.
L8R...Ken
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