Here is my homemade sled I just made. It’s nothing fancy, but it works. I’m excited because this is my first experience with sled work. And as much as I love EliteFTS, I just don’t have the money to buy a sled right now.
I started with a wheelbarrow my neighbor was throwing away. I removed the wheels and handles and just kept the carrier tub part.
I went to the hardware store and bought a couple eyehole bolts, washers, nuts, and carabiners which all together only costed about $8.
I connected the eyebolts to the tub and now I have a sled. I can thread rope through the eyeholes, or I can use the carabiners to attach chains instead.
Also, by using the tub of a wheelbarrow, I am not limited by what I can use as the load. I can use olympic or standard plates(which, by the way, are not very standardized). Or I can use chopped wood, large rocks, or whatever. Right now I’m using bags of rock salt.
I just hope T-Jack gets a nice harness for me to try out.
Before i bought my sled from EliteFTS, i got an old semi tire and put an eyebolt thru it. Dragging that on the road really made you work at it. Total cost…Whatever an eyebolt, 2 washers and a nut cost you. The tire is free.
After I posted this I started thinking this might not be much help to a lot of people. I got lucky and came across a tub from a wheelbarrow. So I looked around my house thinking of what I could have used for the load carrying part of the sled.
Large ice chests are good. The smooth plastic will make it easy to drag on grass and concrete. They need to be big enough to hold whatever you will be using for the load. You will also need to drill holes to attach the bolts.
Large rubbermaid/tupperware storage tubs would work, too. Just make sure the plastic is thick and sturdy enough.
Milk Crates might work, but you would need to get the larger rectangular ones. And I don’t know if the open air design would snag at all in the grass.
If you really want a sled but can’t afford one right now, I’m sure you can find something around your house or garage to make one.
