Originally Posted by Cuz-Pat
Enjoy reading the stories, all except the parts where the yotes got on them.


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Took the time while its slow to do a couple modifications to the jet sled…..If you don’t have one of these things, they’re a pretty cheap little tool that makes dragging a deer out a whole lot easier. I think it was something like $50-$60 shipped……The only problem with them though is getting a buck sized deer to stay in sled when you cross over rough terrain or creeks or a leg snags on a tree, etc……Hopefully I’ve alleviated that issue now though by mounting 4 I-bolts (with washers) around the edge that’ll give me something to hook ratchet straps to and tie them in securely. The extra piece of rope is for hooking around the deer’s rack and synching his head down so it doesn’t hang up and snag…….

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I also replaced the pull rope with a larger diameter one and added two handles onto the end to make it easier on two draggers to pull it…..as well as adding in some washers behind the rope holes in the sled for extra support. Something else I may still try is to spray the bottom side with something to make it slicker…..like whatever that stuff Clark Griswald was using…..I’m not sure if a simple clear coat would make any difference or not…..I'll take a pic of the next one we pack out to show the sled in action.

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Last edited by CNC; 11/07/23 05:12 PM.