JheLrey

The joys of getting stuck. My Brother and I had a huge snowfall. We have a "sledding" hill in our backyard that was made due to the local church building in a wetland. They then had to buy land and make one. Well, this hill is STEEP! It happened to drift on the steepest side. Long story short, I got the sled stuck. I got off of the thing and was up to my chest in snow. The only way to get the sled out was to roll it and it works nicely!

Skligmund

Been there done that!

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Arctic_Cat_27

It's always great to go riding with a friend because then if you get stuck theres two people lifting which should get you out.

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Ditch hopper

I dont know if others do this but me and my brother got sick of gettin stuck and made somthin very simple that works only cost $4 to make 1)goto the hard ware store and get 5ft or nylon rope and a winch hook and a old starter handle 2)tie the winch hook onto the end of the rope with a real tight knot then attach the old starter handle to the other end and your done and when you get stuck get your friend to hook it onto the ski loop and pull while the other person uses the throtle and pushes on the handle bars simple and it works!

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RenegadeSnowman

Yep, thats when you really wish you were riding in a pack. Looks like there is all sorts of good ideas posted for ya. Another thing that my neighbor uses is called a"Snow Bungie". Basically it is something he keeps in his pack and just like it sounds it is a heavy duty bungie with a grab handle on one end and a hook of some sort on the other end. He rides alot of powder and likes to ride in places that someone usually ends up getting pretty hung up. I have not used it, but he swears by this thing. Good luck!

Jaded

I started a thread some time ago about getting feedback on the Sno-bunje and got some real intellectual responses
Like you mentioned about the "work-out" comments and the "don't get stuck" mentality. If these guys would ever get off the lake or the neighbors field and try a little boondocking they'd never know how to get home let alone out of trouble.
As for the Sno-bunje, check out the websites and see what you think. Works on the basis of kinetic energy. Just playing around with it, I think it should be pretty effective.I bought one last month and have yet to try it. A shovel is huge! Always carry one. Walk around to pack down, dig and pull. If you try to tow a stuck sled out of deep stuff, you now have 2 stuck sleds. It's a team effort. Don't go it alone. On my quad I carry ropes and pullies to rig mechanical advantage systems. Too heavy to carry on a sled though.

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Jaded

Sorry. Sno-bunje ran me $100.

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JheLrey

$100.00 bucks is a little steep for a few bungy cords and a rope. I'd rather not be pulling like a bat out of hello and have one of the bungies break and snap me in the face. No Thanks! Muscle works for me!

Jaded

As I can tell from your response you've never taken a close look at a Sno-bunje. There's alot more to it than "a few bunjie cords and a rope". Until I actually had one in my hand I had a similar feeling about one of the cords snapping and giving me a slap. The bunjies are encased so if a cord does snap it stays within the encasing. Muscle has worked for me in the past too but as I get older I'm beginning to think that the "work smarter not harder" theory is the way to go. An extra hour of sleddin instead of diggin and sweatin is worth way more than $100 to me. Call me Stupid. But if you need the workout stick to muscle.

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JheLrey

Haha! No Problem... Did anyone see the Superhero themed Mythbusters? If so, they had a contraption that could raise a 200# man in the air using a small motor attached to the body. The entire thing was prob. the size of a quart of oil. Now, you think someone could make a tiny winch for a snowmobile. There is always another sled, tree, fence, etc. to hook-up to for a stationary object to get unstuck.

Jaded

Now that would run you more than $100. You're right, it would be nice but with sleds I think the issue is a power source capable of taking the strain of a winch without adding so much weight.

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JheLrey

True... I believe this thing worked off of a Dewalt battery

SDIman

i recently purchased a WARN winch. It is speifically designed for snowmobiles (for size and power source). i was able to turn it 180 degrees thanks to a nearby tree. 400 bucks though. good if i ever get badly stuck.

puteman1

Actually you can make your own bungee out a $3 dollar package of nylon rope and about an hour of your time that is strong enough to tow a car and still fit in the trunk or behind you air box. I can show you guys a pick of the one I made and also step by step process how to do it. Nylon rope has a elastic factor that will allow the person towing u get a good head start in the process with out them selfs getting stuck. The only thing guys you will need to learn to braid and tie a friendship not unless you are like me an con your wife to do it saying we are saving a $ 100 dollars doing t it by hand. Kissing up helps to

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Jaded

At work we use both static(no stretch) and dynamic(stretch) ropes for cliff and water rescue. You're right, these ropes are tough enough to tow vehicles with but can you actually pull hard enough by hand to utilize the kinetic energy? From my experience it takes alot of pulling force, 100s of pounds before the dynamics of the rope come into play. Is it the braiding process that reduces the force required? Post a pic...sounds interesting.
I was quite amazed at how much pulling power I can generate by hand with the Sno-bunje when just playing with it. Can't wait to get stuck so I can test it!

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workaholic

Carry 100ft of nylon rope

wrap around track a couple time making sure the rope will bind itself fast when tension is applied

tie the other end to a solid object. (mile marker post next to a deep ditch)

throtle the sled slowly using the track rotation to pull yourself out

unwind the rope and put back in storage.

Get on your kneeze and thank GOD you are going to get home safe.

Jaded

Sounds interesting Have you ever done this or is it a theory?
I would see that taking alot of digging to get access to your entire under carriage to wrap a rope around the track, but it sounds like it could work. Put this one in the "last ditch effort" bank
Thanks

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It works, I've done it before.
Easier to pull a sled out backwards this way, rather than frontwards.

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JheLrey

Well, until you have to UNWIND the rope