Ski kit for my blasty

[Whitty21]

so this weekend i am planning on looking at ways to use some 79 Motoski mirage skis for the blasy, i think i am gunna just bolt them on to the hubs and lock the front brakes some how, anyone know how to do that? if it is possible. I then plan on putting paddle tired on the back and she should rip!

 

[mystic mafia]

or you could take tie down straps and just strap them around the original tires and then put the parking brake on and done!

 

[mystic mafia]

I mean strap the skiis around the tires

 

[Whitty21]

i want to make these a legit kit

 

[sheeblast]

do this.
make a mounting bracket that will mount to the hub and the ski, it is just some easy cutting and drilling work.
also dont lock up the front brakes, this way the skis can turn a little up and down.

the mounting bracket would look something like this.

the red dots is the holes for the studs on the hub
the green dot is the hole for the ski, not sure how your ski normally mounts to the sled.
this is just a quick generic picture to give you the idea.

 

[Whitty21]

that is basically what i was thinking, i hopefull will at least have a design this weekend

 

[myusername]

sheeblast is onto something. the only thing i would change on his idea is to have a pivot on the lower part of the mount, and let the ski pivot there and make it so it can only move so far. that way if the front of the quad comes off the ground like in a wheelie or something, the heavier end of the ski wont drop straight down and f**k something up

 

[sheeblast]

if you have access to a CNC, this would be cake work.

 

[Whitty21]

and i wanna use the pivot from the ski, because if i lift the front up without locking the brakes the skiis will nosedive and as would i

 

[sheeblast]

talk to this guy
winter mode banshee - powersportjunkies.com

 

[Whitty21]

not scaled well but this is what i am thinking

 

[sheeblast]

make the mount for the wheel a 'U', not a box. it would be just as strong, and not weigh as much.

 

[brandoz28]

something like this?
ATV Tires to Precision Skis Kit, Blaster, Banshee, 660R: eBay Motors (item 310177067081 end time Oct-19-10 14:30:52 PDT)

 

[Whitty21]

i would consider that if i had banshee hubs, i would like to make my own

 

[brandoz28]

they would work on a blaster, the bolt pattern is the same

 

[Whitty21]

so it is duh....

 

[Whitty21]

design edit thanks to sheeblasts reasoning

 

[sheeblast]

i would suggest making it as light as possible but keeping it strong.
i think for where it mounts to the hub, 1/8" thick steel would be good.

 

[motoman9911]

How much would doing this cost? Because tires generally suck in the snow. There isn't enough contact with the ground. Tracks are the way to go.

 

[Whitty21]

it should only cost me about $15 and i wanna get sand tires or snow tires we will see