hillbilly550
Rich L
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- Lewis Center oHIo
Custom/Hybrid Who has made their own beach cart
- Thread starter Midlake Crisis
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Midlake Crisis
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- Bakersfield, CA
Hillbilly and QuickMick, those both look great!
WeDoSeadoo, I was at Home Depot the other day and was thinking about the EMT too. I wonder if that stuff rusts if it gets scratched/submerged? I don't know what it is made out of.
WeDoSeadoo, I was at Home Depot the other day and was thinking about the EMT too. I wonder if that stuff rusts if it gets scratched/submerged? I don't know what it is made out of.
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QuickMick
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The tires that Hillbilly is using work good. I think they are turf savers or turf tamers. The worn out ones work best.
- Location
- vallejo, ca
takin about wheel barrel tires has anyone used bicycle tires slick bmx ones or whatever?
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- vallejo, ca
i just thought of something, harbor freight has a good selection of tires like the ones in the pics
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93498
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93498
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slickchaos
Chaos on a SJ
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- Mass/NH
i made mine, by adding 2x4's and a carriage bolt to a garden cart i bought at home depot/lowes..
the car was 75 bucks...rated for 1000lbs...
i used it for about a year and half, and its held up ok, though now i have a big foot cart and its much better..
for a short term solution it wasnt bad, i wished i found one a bit wider, but it never tipped on me.. i was able to wheel this from the house to the beach no problems... (if the sand was really soft, sometimes i needed a hand to push it out.
the cart actually lined up with the trailer perfectly, so that helped.. in this pic the ski is further back than i usually have it...
the car was 75 bucks...rated for 1000lbs...
i used it for about a year and half, and its held up ok, though now i have a big foot cart and its much better..
for a short term solution it wasnt bad, i wished i found one a bit wider, but it never tipped on me.. i was able to wheel this from the house to the beach no problems... (if the sand was really soft, sometimes i needed a hand to push it out.
the cart actually lined up with the trailer perfectly, so that helped.. in this pic the ski is further back than i usually have it...
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W8kski
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- Houston, Texas
Here's the link to the tires that I used. They are the same size as golf cart tires. I used the ones with the roller bearing. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category_6970_124+771057+771060
feartheride
feartheride
- Location
- St.Catharines,On.Canada
What is EMT I have made a stand and my friend made his cart out of Electrical Aluminum conduit
I made this exact same thing. It was really easy and works great for me since I rarely pull it through soft sand. It is kinda tough to pull through sand, but possible if I air down the tires and have a buddy.
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- Alabama
D-Roc
I forgot!
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- Dirty River Rider
Midlake Crisis
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- Bakersfield, CA
Fro Diesel
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- Kzoo
My biggest problem is the soft sand. I really need to get some fat, smooth tires. Right now i use the lowes/home depot replacement front tractor tires. I will see if i have some old wheelbarrow tires to try in a week or two. Keep the pics coming.
D-Roc
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- Dirty River Rider
i have yet to use mine on deep soft sand but i have used someone elses at ipperwash beach which does have some soft sand and the tires work great. i have pushed a wheelbarrel full of concrete many many many time over all types of terrain and clear 3/4 inch gravel tends to be the toughest because it is so loose, we just let the pressure out of the tires a bit and the float over it instead of cutting into it. who would have thought so much engineering goes into a wheelbarrel tire.
- Location
- Mount Albert, Ontario
Wheel barrow tires are definitely the way to go if you ask me. The one my brother made was as basic as can be. Two inflatable wheel barrow tires that were strapped to a basic wooden frame. It is basically two 2x6 pieces of wood about 3 feet long stood on their sides to cradle the jetski. Those pieces were braced against another piece of 2x6 about 1.5 feet long going width ways..... making an 'H' pattern. Then a solid steel axle was attached to the bottom of the 2x6 spanning the width. The wheel slide on either end of the axle and are held on by a couple pins so they are easily removable.
His doesn't have a handle on it, but the jetski basically balances on it. Move the cart slightly to the front so it's a little back heavy, and we pick up the back and drag it on the wheels.
I'll see if I can find a picture of it.
His doesn't have a handle on it, but the jetski basically balances on it. Move the cart slightly to the front so it's a little back heavy, and we pick up the back and drag it on the wheels.
I'll see if I can find a picture of it.