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articcatZ440 · 11-06-2004, 12:30 PM

Whats the best way you of making a small to middle sized jump just in the yard. Would it be a good idea to take some wood and make a jump and then just wait till the snow covers it? What other ways have u guys made jumps if any?

daktruckie99 · 11-06-2004, 01:33 PM

I usually put together a healthy sized pile of snow with a nice lip on it so I get height, then I smooth it out, let it freeze that week, then its good for jumps all winter

How far I want to go depends on how fast I go into it

Snow Freak · 11-06-2004, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by daktruckie99
I usually put together a healthy sized pile of snow with a nice lip on it so I get height, then I smooth it out, let it freeze that week, then its good for jumps all winter How far I want to go depends on how fast I go into it

thats how i make them too^^

gEXTspecial · 11-11-2004, 02:05 PM

i use the tractor with the loader, plow all the snow into a bunch of big piles and make all sorts of jumps at once

M7MAN · 11-12-2004, 01:28 PM

Be sure to build a landing too. Give yourself a decnet sized gap and then build another mound of snow. Make it more of a flat top and then slope off on end for quite a ways. Water down the snow during the day to let it freeze and then it wont rut out as much when you jump it. For the take off, make sure the face of the jump is longer than your sled or else the back of the sled will kick and send you over the bars. Make the lip of the jump as steep as you want but just so you can make it over the gap.

articcatZ440 · 11-12-2004, 03:09 PM

Alright thanks guys, now i got some idea of how to make the jump in my yard.

600SE · 02-01-2005, 08:03 PM

Plow the snow from your driveway up against your neighbors car...

Snow Freak · 02-02-2005, 04:54 PM

Dude this thread is OLD!

SnowRida · 02-04-2005, 04:29 PM

I use my tractor. I've made jumps for my son's for their dirt bikes also.

skidoo_magoo · 02-04-2005, 04:59 PM

i just hit natural jumps... hills, drfits, the pil of snow on the other side of the street though that one calls for rapid acceleration, because i stop to look for cars.

i guess a bobcat would be useful too.

YamahaVector · 02-05-2005, 07:37 AM

Right now in NY I think you would have a hard time finding enough snow to build a jump.

BLinindoll · 02-09-2005, 07:40 PM

Oh, its comin.... its comin

BLinindoll · 02-11-2005, 03:23 PM

ok, maybe its not........

600SE · 02-13-2005, 09:38 PM

Put a new ski doo engine in an old olympic and floor it over some of the trails in penn, you won't just jump, you'll fly, right off the sled....

BLinindoll · 02-14-2005, 06:39 AM

lol, ill stick with a newer sleds suspension.... id rather stay on my sled.... but it would be pretty funny to watch.