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Homemade Chairlift?

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Broken_Rides
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I got to thinking today, and I was wondering if anyone here ever built a homemade t-bar.

I was thinking either buy an old beater car jack it up and attach a rope to the rim, or built something out of an old electric motor and run wires and shit all around.

I'm thinking the second one would cheaper all around 

Anybody got any idears on this?

Jul 23 2011 1:30AM
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emilyiscool
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if ur decent at building things try it? i would not trust myself on a homemade chairlift... itd probably end up sketchy as shit
Jul 23 2011 1:33AM
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BuSkiz
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mgyver that shit.

or buy a snowmobile and call it a day
Jul 23 2011 1:33AM
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DERS.
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i remember watching an old video about a portable rope tow thing. dont remember what it was exactly but its relevant
Jul 23 2011 1:36AM
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Chubz.
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just build a rope tow. Its honestly not that hard at all to make one
Jul 23 2011 1:38AM
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Broken_Rides
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Something like putting pulley at the top of a hill with an auto off and a pulley at the buttom with an electric motor and start button, a heavy duty rope running in a circle and two bars to hang(opposite sides of the rope cus of weight) on to.

I'm just seeing if anyone had any trial by errors they made, or got a better plan?

Jul 23 2011 1:46AM
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cum
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you just need an electric motor and you have to gear it down pretty far obviously. not like its never been done before
Jul 23 2011 1:52AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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you just described my home mountains rope-tow
Jul 23 2011 1:58AM
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Just_Send_It
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BOOM
Jul 23 2011 2:01AM
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Just_Send_It
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^its so fucking genius
Jul 23 2011 2:02AM
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NPF
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WANT.

thats so sick! would be even better if it went a little bit faster
Jul 23 2011 2:09AM
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blatt
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Lifts/T-bars are usually constructed/concepted by civil engineers. Not just people who happen to be good at carpentry and metal welding.
Jul 23 2011 3:16AM
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Broken_Rides
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Alright there bigshot. Let's hear your idea.

Jul 23 2011 4:36AM
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snowbombz
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http://www.ehow.com/how_5228970_build-ski-rope-tow.html
clicky
Jul 23 2011 4:40AM
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blatt
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Guess knowing who makes a chairlift really makes me a big shot...
Jul 23 2011 5:05AM
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Chubz.
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the tractor idea is awesome
1 Put tractor on bricks
2 Put a wheel thing on bottom of hill
3 Link rope from tractor wheel to bottom wheel thing.
4 ?????
5 Profit
Jul 23 2011 5:13AM
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razors-chaz
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There was a freeskier videocast on this from waaay back which i stumbled upon in my itunes so if you the back catalogue of it you can see it but the long am short of it is circular loop on a winch and a big peg with a pulley wheel on it
Jul 23 2011 5:27AM
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razors-chaz
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ok so i read back my post it didnt make much sense but whatever you will get the point. here is a thread about the video i was talking about https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/235468/ sadly none of the links work anymore as it was 2006 but bishop claims to know the guy making them so call him out on it for more info about it
Jul 23 2011 7:27AM
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razors-chaz
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http://www.skiliftportabletow.com/

Jul 23 2011 7:37AM
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disastertourism
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I want one
Jul 23 2011 9:41AM
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3dressedupasa9
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kewl

Jul 24 2011 11:14PM
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rach
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or hike the 20 feet
Jul 24 2011 11:25PM
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Phil-X-
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i guess i could make a rough plan for one.... but it would prolly involve a kinda big engine
Jul 24 2011 11:45PM
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