On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:09:25 -0800, the infamous "Steve B"
scrawled the following:


"Christopher Tidy" wrote in message
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Just found these plans. Way cool. If I lived somewhere icy, I'd build one:
http://www.vintageprojects.com/go-kart/pdf/Snowsled.pdf

Now I think the Hardy Boys had a fictional sled at one point, in a book
long ago. Anyone ever build a real one?

Chris

That looks scary. Particularly braking.

Indeed. BUT, one could put wheels and brake hubs on it and run it on
abandoned airfields or grassy fields, eh? Non-aerodynamic, it
probably slows considerably quickly when the prop isn't turning much.


A dive buddy of mine from hard hat
days came from Michigan. His brother built race engines, and hillclimb
Jeeps. He took one of the big Olds Toronado front wheel drive engines,
bolted it onto a tubular frame chassis on the rear, put ice lugs on it, and
they used to ride out to their ice shack at 120 mph. THAT was one narly
looking beast. Had ice lug tires on the back as big as dragster slicks.
Spikes about 2" long.

Never rode in it. Never wanted to.

Nope, not if it could dig holes in the ice and dunk/drown you for it.

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