Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 10:55 AM
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Law Dog
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I have a otter and it's built tough if you need to move weight or volume the work.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 11:31 AM
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GREENCOUNTYPETE
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mine isn't an otter but it will hold 3 18 gallon rubber made totes , this is what I carry firewood int the house in about 9 inch sides 25"x60" i think. I load it full of fire wood all the time it was my primary way to get wood out for years. snow show in and it makes the perfect path for the sled to ride in , when it freeze thaws a bit it's like a paved road through the woods.
watch out on the down hill or it might run you over , I have actually through about putting a rigid handle on it but never got around to it.
we use it in deer season , even with no snow it drags easier than a deer over leaves and grass and such , we load the deer in it even if we can drive right to it and use it lie a stretcher and load it int he truck , this way we can still ride on the tail gate , no blood to clean and I don't get a wet butt from sitting on a tail gate that we had to clean blood off of.
when processing deer all the bones and such go in the sled and it gets loaded in the truck again like a stretcher and can be dumped at the carcass pile
I keep it in the back of my truck wit the topper I can load the groceries in it and slide it in and then when home slide it out and not have to go chasing bags that slid around
if I see a good price I am getting a second one for the back of the truck.
in the summer I use it also , when weeding the garden I pull and toss them in the sled and drag it along easy to dump on my compost pile.
the thing I have used it the least for is trapping other than to put catch in in the back of the van or truck most of my trapping now is a friends farm when I get there I can either drive to it or borrow the farms Yamaha mule and drive to it.
Farm and fleet has the large otter for 59 dollars on sale , mine is not an otter but still lasted 12 years already so a wise investment by the time you wear it out just pulling it on snow and ice it will have paid for it's self.
pulling it not on snow wouldn't be my first choice , better than dragging a deer without especially in tall grass. but not like the slide on snow , you don't need much snow to get a good slide if it covers the grass it slides.
I don't think you will regret spending the 60 dollars on a large otter
just so useful for so much and not the least of which is piling kids in for a drag or a shove down a hill. should probably hose the blood out before piling the kids in.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 12:06 PM
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I have two Otter sleds. One is the magnum that I pull behind my snowmobile. The other is a smaller one that works good for trapping in snow or on ice. On the Otter Magnum I recommend you install the wear runners so you don't wear out the bottom of the sled which can happen if you're putting a lot of weight in it.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 01:26 PM
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I use a "look alike" sled. Slides on grass fine, floats when loaded with muskrats and/or muskrat traps
I have use it several times to release non-targets from foot hold traps by tipping it upside down over the animal... works great
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: slydogx]
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12/05/19 01:34 PM
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I use a "look alike" sled. Slides on grass fine, floats when loaded with muskrats and/or muskrat traps
I have use it several times to release non-targets from foot hold traps by tipping it upside down over the animal... works great That's a great, out-of-the-box idea for sled usage.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 01:46 PM
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I have a knock off I think It's called a jet sled works well for hauling coyotes out from the CR line. I even put some back pack shoulder straps on It so I can just use It like a back pack when I'm going In to check traps. Lots easier then dragging It some times.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: The Beav]
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12/05/19 01:51 PM
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I have a knock off I think It's called a jet sled works well for hauling coyotes out from the CR line. I even put some back pack shoulder straps on It so I can just use It like a back pack when I'm going In to check traps. Lots easier then dragging It some times. That's the Fleet type brand. The otters are on sale for just about the same price. I'll check them out tomorrow night I think. I don't need the name brand, It'll come down to size, shape, etc for me.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 02:38 PM
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I heard of guy using it as a shower stall, in his wall tent. put his cloths in the tub and rigged up a portable shower overhead , took shower and foot stomped his cloths in tub, with the wood stove going nice warm shower and cloths washed at same time. Brilliant. Bob
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 02:48 PM
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They work great for dragging otter or beaver across snow and ice. I once hauled several beaver at a time over dry swamp grass and found it to be far less than easy.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
[Re: k snow]
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12/05/19 04:42 PM
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I use 2 different size on the trap line if it will be water trapping I use the biggest one I pull through the water not much on land , then the next size down I use on dry land or through the grass.
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Re: "Otter" sled usage
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12/05/19 10:47 PM
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Nice deer. We haven't as many deer as we have in the past. IDK. Construction, coyotes, lack of food, we plant houses now not corn anymore. Sad times.
jim
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