Tri-Sport Skis

[wjustice]

Has anyone ever made their own ski for a Tri-Sport? Some large skis can be had for fairly cheap at used snowmobile part yards. I remember them being fairly long and wide. Are any pics available or does anyone have one for some basic measurements.

 

[gumpit]

The red one is off my Montgomery Ward T-555 and the Chrome one is off a HEALD.

 

[wjustice]

Cool! When I had a Tri-Sport 30 some years ago, it came with a ski. I used it to get to work in a near blizzard. Worked fairly well. I do seem to remember it being very large. Maybe 3' and around 6" wide. There are some available for 10-15$ that I think will work well. I may give it a try.

 

[Modding_out]

Hey Gumpit, can you tell me the Hight(from the ski up) of the axial bracket on that montgomery wards ski?

 

[gumpit]

Hey Gumpit, can you tell me the Hight(from the ski up) of the axial bracket on that montgomery wards ski?

Depending on the ski you are using or making the axle should sit at the same height as when the wheel is on. The red ski replaces the wheel. The Heald ski works with the wheel still on. Just measure from the ground up to the axle with your wheel on and you should be all set.

 

[wildman]

My Sperry Tricub came with a factory ski kit. I presume the ski was from some 70's vintage sled. It measures about 7¼" x 46".

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[grindking]

hey grumpit did ya get some new shoes lol
:hammer:

 

[gumpit]

Yup. I work right next to the New Balance factory.

 

[wildman]

Got enough snow this week to install the ski on my SPD Tricub and try it out... what a blast!
[YOUTUBE]YouTube - Tricub[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]YouTube - Tricub with ski[/YOUTUBE]

 

[smallbikes88]

now i know what my next build is gonna be!

 

[gumpit]

O.K. So when can we all come and play? Looks like you have enough room to host a get-2-gether.....:thumbsup: How do the horses react with the trike? My buddy has a horse farm but is afraid to ride his trikes there because of the horses. Do they even notice? Randy

 

[70sVintageTrikes]

O.K. So when can we all come and play? Looks like you have enough room to host a get-2-gether.....:thumbsup: How do the horses react with the trike? My buddy has a horse farm but is afraid to ride his trikes there because of the horses. Do they even notice? Randy

Damn Hay Burner's!

 

[wjustice]

When I got the engine for my RTS, I also got the skis from the JD spitfire. They are not very wide but together they may make a good ski for the trikes.

 

[wildman]

O.K. So when can we all come and play? Looks like you have enough room to host a get-2-gether.....:thumbsup: How do the horses react with the trike? My buddy has a horse farm but is afraid to ride his trikes there because of the horses. Do they even notice? Randy

The horses are mrs wildman's domain. These are pretty calm... they don't seem to mind all my noise. If mrs wildman's horses restricted enjoyment of any of my toys, we'd have a serious problem. :laugh:

 

[steven Durham]

No Horseing around

The horses are mrs wildman's domain. These are pretty calm... they don't seem to mind all my noise. If mrs wildman's horses restricted enjoyment of any of my toys, we'd have a serious problem. :laugh:

You got is right make all the noise you can around the horses and they will ignore you.
I hate to be working in customers houses who say quiet please the baby is down for a nap. OK lady it's still over a dollar a minuet so we will just sit here in the clock and wait. The race track in Los Angeles is right in the glide path of the Airport and they don't have issues with too much sound.
Stand your ground :thumbsup:
Steve