kayak cart - free, homemade

[Tman]

Nice Fongman!

Knock of $18, get the wheels at Harbor Freight for $5

I'll post pics of mine manana, not as clean as his though...

[Hunters Pa]

Increase strength by using 3/4" pvc inside the 1". Doubles the thickness.

[Jzo]

Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

Increase strength by using 3/4" pvc inside the 1". Doubles the thickness.

Nice!

[maui jim]

Check out the slicks on my racer...Wheeleze best thing for draggin the sand..used old surf strap and 1" PVC Solid Aluminium Axel, surf pads..

Works real Bitchen and breaks down to fit inside yak.

[fongman]

Originally Posted by Tman

Knock off $18, get the wheels at Harbor Freight for $5

trade-off is a lot heavier wheel which will not hold up in saltwater. Nothing to rust with the plastic rims. True savings is also less after s/h and possible replacement cost.

btw, I got the wheels from Northern Tool and the SS tubing (plus end caps) from Industrial Metal Supply (LA,OC,SD).

Originally Posted by Hunters PA

Increase strength by using 3/4" pvc inside the 1". Doubles the thickness.

That would be overkill, unless you had a fully loaded PA! Seriously, with just 1" pvc, it is rock solid.

Originally Posted by maui jim

...Wheeleze best thing for draggin the sand...

I would have bought those if I could afford them! Those other tires are great on hard-pack surfaces, but are brutal in soft sand. I was thinking of making duallies for the soft stuff.


Thanks guys for all of the props. PM me if you have any questions.

[lacofdfireman]

Originally Posted by fongman

! Those other tires are great on hard-pack surfaces, but are brutal in soft sand. I was thinking of making duallies for the soft stuff.


Thanks guys for all of the props. PM me if you have any questions.

Which tires are no good in the soft sand? The Northern tool tires or the wheelies fat plastic ones?

[fongman]

Originally Posted by lacofdfireman

Which tires are no good in the soft sand? The Northern tool tires or the wheelies fat plastic ones?

The balloon tires are made for soft sand. ANY narrow profile tire will sink into the soft stuff

[StinkyMatt]

Saw this a while back when I researched sand wheels. This is a TWO piece plastic wheel that snaps around the middle of your shaft (don't even go there) This in turn makes you have a middle wheel, supposed to spread the weight.

http://www.shop4campinggear.com/product/LM148267

Matt

[maui jim]

Originally Posted by fongman

The balloon tires are made for soft sand. ANY narrow profile tire will sink into the soft stuff

The Wheeleze make a depression of maybe 1/2" in the soft sand and with a fully loaded kayak, I fish up in Santa Barbara & LJ, in the summer and,,they are so worth it, I have tried to double the HF wheels for years but it does not work. I've actully broke the front handle off the yak with the HF wheels in the soft sand.

Alot of guys spend alot of money on reels and rods, but wont spend much to save your back and legs...
Funny how that works.

The wheeleze cost about 160.00 for the pair included shipping. Cheaper than a nice COD yak seat or FF. When you center the load on the cart, it gives you a light toung weight when pulling thru the sand, and on the street,

I have another set of wheels when I go up North hunting on hard packed land to use in the lakes for trout. EZ.....I just swap out axels , and its done.....simple
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