Post by Buckfever on Nov 24, 2006 11:55:58 GMT -5
Trying to uphold my status as the resident tightwad certainly, but in this case this turned out to be a superior cart to any others that I have tried including the Cabelas Super Mag hauler that my buddy owns.
You start with the Firewood cart put out my Harbor freight:
www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44599
Then you make a cut as I've indicated at the line here with a hack saw:
Drill 4 holes, with a hand drill. For those not mechanically inclined. Mark the holes with a marker. Take a hammer and punch the center with a nail and then with a hand drill start with a small drill bit and work your way up. Shouldn't take 5 minutes.
Put it back together and you wind up with this:
The lashing straps I also bought from harbor freight:
www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40063
The way I load the deer I have the back of the cart down and I pull the ass of the deer onto the cart from the top and pull the deer all the way to the bottom and then sit the cart up.
The first strap goes just above the back legs securing the ass to the foot of the cart. The second one goes under the armpit and secures the bottom legs to the chest and the third one I slide to the base of the neck and secure the front legs and neck to the upright portion of the cart.
The amazing thing is that there is 0 weight at the handle as the animal is balanced right over the axle and the wide axle and 20" wheels make it a cinch to get over anything.
I replaced the cotter pins with hitch pins, 22cents each at Ace hardware. so that it takes just seconds to pull the wheels off for easy storage:
I believe I have $42 in this cart including the shipping.
You start with the Firewood cart put out my Harbor freight:
www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44599
Then you make a cut as I've indicated at the line here with a hack saw:
Drill 4 holes, with a hand drill. For those not mechanically inclined. Mark the holes with a marker. Take a hammer and punch the center with a nail and then with a hand drill start with a small drill bit and work your way up. Shouldn't take 5 minutes.
Put it back together and you wind up with this:
The lashing straps I also bought from harbor freight:
www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40063
The way I load the deer I have the back of the cart down and I pull the ass of the deer onto the cart from the top and pull the deer all the way to the bottom and then sit the cart up.
The first strap goes just above the back legs securing the ass to the foot of the cart. The second one goes under the armpit and secures the bottom legs to the chest and the third one I slide to the base of the neck and secure the front legs and neck to the upright portion of the cart.
The amazing thing is that there is 0 weight at the handle as the animal is balanced right over the axle and the wide axle and 20" wheels make it a cinch to get over anything.
I replaced the cotter pins with hitch pins, 22cents each at Ace hardware. so that it takes just seconds to pull the wheels off for easy storage:
I believe I have $42 in this cart including the shipping.
