You can't see it in the pics but I have a dead man switch connected to a rope gate that kills the operation when someone skis or is dragged through it. I have 3 young children that all are supposed to be professional golfers, we can't afford any lost fingers. ha ha ha
Skiing is free for all...
Thanks for kicking me in the right direction!
I have since designed, built, installed and tested my rope tow.
It now pulls like a freight train with zero slippage.
Check out the pics of the final design here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91819&id=1066800210&l=5dd5e53cba
Thanks for the ideas.
I'm going to mock up a twin wheel setup. Much like btrueblood describes.
Like a 10 speed bicycle, it'll have 2 pulleys .
The pull rope will make a trip around the main bull wheel, then, make a trip around a smaller second pulley at a angle. Then the rope will make...
I've made a pretty sweet rope tow that is in need of some help.
I'd like to eliminate some of the rope tension in my design.
Presently, much tension is needed to provide enough traction to drag skiers up the hill
A double wrapped bullwheel would save the day.
I'll assume that my 26" bike...
