Simple actually,

get the sled right up to the trailer when its tilted, drag the sled up to where just the skis are on trailer, (which puts most of the weight as well)

Then have a buddy and you tilt the trailer back down and lock it in. Then grab the skis and pull the dead on onto the trailer the rest of the way. Tie it down, tilt trailer back and load other one.

 

i have a 25 dollar boat winch that hooks onto fromt of trailer and just crank it on can do by yourself if no one is around.

 

i have the $60 electric winch that hooks to a ball i use. it can be used for a boat trailer, but with a rolling block or 2 it will move a 05 f250 to my suprise

 

Bolt an eye or D-ring to the deck and buy a cheap cable hoist or come-along and pull the sled onto the tilted trailer. come-along is best because it is shorter.

Better yet, mount a boat winch on it, cut a hole in the slush shield and tow it up the tilted trailer that way.

One hole in the middle will pull both sleds up from the centrally located ski spindle. Artwork is free.

 

Artwork is free.

Nice Pic:laugh:, better than i could do!

I'm putting a boat winch on the tongue and attaching a couple of snatch blocks, or wheels on either side of the trailer front...

 

Nice artwork...That's my next tattoo....X3 on the boat winch. Works very well.

 

That's my next tattoo....

lmao

Now there's an idea. I've been trying to decide on my next one too. Add the old site logo and you've got a winner there!

 

Harbor Freight sells a portabl electric winch that can attach to a trailer ball or whatever way you'd like, regular price is $59.00 but quite often they have it on sale for $49.00. Good thing to keep in your vehicle just in case but it would work to pull a sled into a trailer very nicely.

 

that's the one i got just missed the sale. works great, ran wires for it from the battery on the truck to the back bumper to hook it up to makes it ez and don't have the extra battery to carry

 

My plan is to either use the ski clamp bar of the trailer to anchor it down or to fabricate a clamp that will use the track already in the trailer for the ski clamp bar. That way as you pointed out, the trailer will angle itself properly for the sled and pull it straight in.

I noticed the other day my local WalMart had a similar 12v winch but I couldn't find a price on it. I put a Harbor Freight winch on the front of my ATV last fall when I purchased an old Simplicity 42" snow blower attachment for a tractor and fabricated a frame so I could snow blow from the ATV. I modified the winch so it would lift the snow blower attachment which is powered by a 9HP 4-cycle engine. The winch has gotten quite a workout and I've been very pleased with it.

 

i picked up a tilt and swivel trailer frame for 50 bucks. i put new wheels and tires, toungue, safety chains and led lights. putting deck on it this week, but heres my prob. i assume the idea is to, for unload, unstrap the sled and back it down the now tilting trailer? does the trailer tilt gradually as the weight of the sled is moving backward past the pivot point? ok, so now the sled is almost off the trailer, the only thing holding down is the skis. once the sled is free, the trailer/deck will slam back to the "normal" driving position? same as loading? basically im looking into preventing such a loud blunt crash noise when the trailer slams back into place. im thinkin either mounting some sort of shock on the draw-bar under the deck of the trailer. once you pull the pin to unlock the tilt function its now free to spring "open", but since the sleds on it it wont tilt. you/i should be able to compress the now shock mounted deck back down and lock the pin. load time. pull the pin, trailer springs to tilt and holds deck in position to line sled up and drive on. now this is where i hope the shock does the job of "gradually" lowering the deck,with sled, back to normal position. did i get of topic? sorry if i did. any other ideas out there guys?

 

i picked up a tilt and swivel trailer frame for 50 bucks. i put new wheels and tires, toungue, safety chains ....

Well my trailer acts just like yours. They sell a universal trailer lift that will hold it up while you load and unload. I bought one but discovered universal means universal except for the Floe brand. Floe was very careful to ensure you must purchase their lift making a universal not work. I would sell it if you were interested. With that said the method I use is: Engage the parking brake on both sleds, release the ski tie downs on both sleds, manually tilt the deck and jam a piece of fire wood in the gap so the trailer can't tip back down. Now just back each sled down off the trailer, remove the wood, help the trailer back down slowly and repeat in reverse for loading. It works good and the wood is softer than the aluminum so there is no damage to the trailer. My sleds are average to heavy and it is easy to tip the deck with the sleds on.

 

I have a NorthTrail tilting trailer and empty, it is balanced to stay down or tilted without any kind of support.

When I load a sled, I drive it up to about 6 inches short of final position and apply the parking brake. The trailer remains tilted. I then drive the other sled up to final position and apply the parking brake. The trailer remains tilted. I then inch up the first sled until the deck slowly drops into position then lock everything up. Works exactly the same to remove the sleds but in reverse of course.

 

where did you find that univ. kit? ive search....cant find n e thing

 

Actually, I had the same problem finding one then a local dealer getting out of the accessory business had one on Craigslist in the package one day last season. It is a Powermadd brand lift but they quit making it too. It is pretty slick if it would have worked on my trailer. Now it sits in my tool box and is for sale if you are interested. Take a look at the Floe site to see a picture of how it goes on and the massive overcharge for the Floe brand.

 

I have a winch set up in the front on the ceilling and man is it great! I had to pull my 95 ZRT off the lake many years ago and decided then to never have to do that again!
It's just a cheappy from Harbor Frieght for like $49! but it has saved me many a pulled back!

 

yeah the winches are great for that application. the deck will still slam down though when the weight of the sled goes further foward. i think ill mount a shock to the tongue and bottom of the deck and see if that works...worth a shot, i get free used shocks.

 

thats it! ive been searching every site there is but overlooked floe. how much do those run, like i said i can get a car shock for free but is that overkill??? its only a single sled trailer thats 9'x5'8". thanks guys for the help!

 

how much do those run, like i said i can get a car shock for free but is that overkill??? its only a single sled trailer thats 9'x5'8". thanks guys for the help!

I can't recall the price since they sell through dealers. Look for a Floe dealer on the dealer locator, call them, then be shocked at how overpriced their stuff is. I called on a salt shield from the Floe dealer and even he could only admit their stuff is on the high side albeit a little better quality. Sorry, enough complaining. A car shock wouldn't do the trick but I suppose you could fab a hatch back lift. For the hassle I would just keep searching. Also, like I said before the Floe lift will likely only fit the Floe Tilt trailers. They use a rounded bracket to fit the unique shape of the aluminum support on the Floe versus the 90 degree aluminum frame of other brands. If you can't locate one and are not interested in the new one I have, go with the wood trick.

 

I have done this many times. Being a Skidoo owner I have had to tow back many Polaris. :cheeky4:

Seriously though, I just pull it up the ramp with the running sled. Drive up right next to the trailer. Let someone steer the dead one, drape the rope over the trailer, and pull. The lip that is on the edge of most trailers will hold the rope under control, until the trailer tilts down from the weight of the dead sled. Clamp it, have someone re tilt and hold the trailer, and drive the good one up on it. Really simple and quick.

 

DennisKirk.com - Caliber Trailerlift
Here's the lift you are looking for.

 

oh..yeah....that. i dont need that. as it turns out i havent enough tounge weight to worry about slammin down. it just kinda floats down. thanks though.:thumbsup:

 

What's with people out on trails with this little snow?

 

Just got back from the Mille Lacs area. Most snow I have seen for as far back as I can recall. Trails are awesome and the ditches are even better. II kept thinking how much of a pain it would have been to dig out if someone went off the trail. As we drove back to the city the snow became almost non existant by comparison. About elk river is where the snow is rideable based on what I saw.

 

just pick up some winch straps, thats what we used. there handy as h*ll for compressing shocks or anything really.