sledding hill lift

[cnkay]

New to this forum and any forum in general.

Just wondering if anyone has an idea on how to build a motorized sled lift for a hill.
I have a neet little hill on my property and invite all suggestions.
Not in extreme hurry as my son is 3yrs old. I figured it would be good to start in summer though. I would want it to pull at least my son and I up.

Keep safety in mind.
thanks, Chris

[SledMaster]

Everything we could find on this topic:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_tow

www.answers.com/topic/ski-tow

www.snowjournal.com/images/oldads/ropetowcartoon_full.jpg

I would build a pulley w/ motor at one end and at the other end have a pulley not with a motor. In the middle, have a few pulley wheels as in the following picture. A cars rim would work fine if you need a substitute for a real pully. Make sure you put in hand guards on each end.

www.nelsap.org/nh/tilton.html


Here's a bunch of pics of old rope tow pulley systems:

CLICK HERE

[SledMaster]

Just found this related to this topic:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_6plAcRJ0

[SledMaster]

Here's another great resource for rope tows:

snowguns.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/2646033735

[SledMaster]

Here are some more videos of a homemade tow rope lift:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VdaOuUXja4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-lLYo454F0