XC drag build

[airbiscuit]

Like carbide wear bars on snowmobile skis?

 

[ArlyA]

No, they are not like sled ski carbides. I'll post pics of them when a can.

 

[ArlyA]

I'm taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off and work on this project. Boss says i don't do much anyway.

 

[ArlyA]

I was suppose to be at the school shop this am but high winds cause school to be canceled but I will get in to do work shortly. Here is a print and pic of skags on implements. In the photo, the skag is below the frame at the bottom right.

 

[airbiscuit]

Kind of like a rudder

 

[ArlyA]

All parts made for two hitches and one was assembled yesterday. These are forged lift rings being welded on. Gosh those things are strong! All the square tubing you see is 2x2 with 3/16 walls. Any questions?

I should have took a pic of that 1/4 thick reinforcement plate before I welded it on. Can anyone guess why those 1" holes are punched in it?

A dog leg was added to it..

 

[airbiscuit]

A place to store extra Hitch Pins? What are the rectangular "belt loops for"?

 

[ArlyA]

A place to store extra Hitch Pins? What are the rectangular "belt loops for"?

No, we do, as most XC groomers do, use a mini pintles so there is no pin. This is what they look like.

The belt loops are to run wires in for actuators on the implement. The holes you see in the hitch are for zip-tying the wires down. I can punch 1" holes as easy as 1/4 ones.

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a pic of me cutting out that 1/4 thick hitch reinforcement top plate. Its about 6" wide and 52" long. It was to wide for me to make a single cut, on the left and right sides.

 

[ArlyA]

I got lots done but it doesn't look like much. The 2x2 angles with the holes on the front will hold the harrow teeth.

 

[ArlyA]

Better picture of the harrow tooth frame.

 

[airbiscuit]

Using siderake/harrow teeth to loosen the moguls is brilliant!

 

[ArlyA]

Now the smaller, secondary frame is being added that will have tooth cutting bars inside it. The angles seen on the floor will hold the hardned steel flats with teeth and some diagonal supports for them.

 

[ArlyA]

I should have added (slow thinker ) If I get the plastic mounted onto it and the hallow frame painted, I could test it out next week. I'd need some system to lift or hold the frame up for turnaround locations, or if there is a problem with it. What do you think?

 

[ArlyA]

More pics I found in my camera. This is the frames and how they fit in together.

.250 inche plate will be attached in-between them. Plastic wear sheets will be mounted on the frames to go against this plate.

Frames being welded. The primed tabs be attached are 3/8 thick. Any questions?

 

[ArlyA]

I'm kind of surpized no one has asked why the holes drilled for the harrow teeth, there spacing looks so goofy?

 

[airbiscuit]

Too much Christmas Cheer?

 

[BravoXray]

I'm kind of surpized no one has asked why the holes drilled for the harrow teeth, there spacing looks so goofy? View attachment 726500

So you can put in 4, 5 or 6 teeth.

 

[ArlyA]

So you can put in 4 or 5 teeth.

Ha!

 

[Stomper]

It's coming along nicely. It most certainly doen't look like the run of the mill groomer to pull behind the regular snow machine. Pulling that loaded with snow would be way to hard on my snowmoble but a quad on tracks would have no issues,