JoeM 7,874 #1 Posted March 12, 2022 Yesterday 70 and Sunny, today 16 and 6 inches of snow, gotta love it..... March in Pa.! 2 2 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,124 #2 Posted March 12, 2022 58 to 20 here and back up to 65 in 3 days 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,182 #4 Posted March 12, 2022 Same here Joe. Yesterday I raked this yard in a tee shirt at 73F. This morning 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,295 #5 Posted March 12, 2022 With the high winds and snow we decide to stay an extra night in Hagerstown, MD. Will continue the trip to El Paso in the morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,327 #6 Posted March 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, CCW said: Will continue the trip to El Paso in the morning. Ah, yes - El Paso Texas. Been there, done that way too many times. The Automotive OEM I used to work for had a plant in Juarez - Got a new CEO that was hellbent on moving just about all of our local production there - too many "Hand Holding" trips there to right their wrongs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,902 #7 Posted March 13, 2022 9 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Just need to rig a rope toe on an Xi… and Joe practically lives on a black diamond hill! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,577 #8 Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Just need to rig a rope toe on an Xi… and Joe practically lives on a black diamond hill! Here’s a design mock up for you. Model T used in 1934 Vermont… Edited March 13, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,232 #9 Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Here’s a design mock up for you. Model T used in 1934 Vermont… Note that this is at the bottom of the hill so that the pull is on the rope going directly to a pulley at the top--notice the tension at the bottom of the high wheel--and the idlers are to make sure the up-slope tow rope isn't pulled sideways by skiers! I've no doubt that a 20hp engine would be able to pull a couple of skiers handily! Edited March 13, 2022 by Handy Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #10 Posted March 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Pullstart said: Joe practically lives on a black diamond hill! TJ (grandson) told me to build a ski tow for next year, I'm already cabaging materials. thinking of a capstan style running off a a 3 hp or may WH PTO now that I see that pic. I could be the operator and drink coffee. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,902 #11 Posted March 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, JoeM said: TJ (grandson) told me to build a ski tow for next year, I'm already cabaging materials. thinking of a capstan style running off a a 3 hp or may WH PTO now that I see that pic. I could be the operator and drink coffee. You’d need a good airbag system for the bottom… or a jump capable of clearing the road Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #12 Posted March 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pullstart said: You’d need a good airbag system for the bottom Need one of those nets they use at the end of the track at the drag races! I will say the kids bale off after the second jump, (sometimes not by choice), I have seen them airborne too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
