How To Build A Snow Groomer - Ski hill and trail DIY homemade and it works!

Check it out, instructions on how I built a low cost snow groomer that works! use it for trail grooming for skiing, tobogganing or snowmobiling

[@fourbyfourer]

RIGHT ON!, you're an awesome dad!! Your children will look back on this kind of stuff (and be able to watch the videos) and be so thankful of how cool of a dad they have. Cheers!!

[@strauss_house]

Awesome comment, thank you this means a lot. I wish I had all of this when I was a young fella

[@TheHappyHermit]

Great video. Thanks for putting in the time to draw up and share the plans! I may try this one later in the month. Just picked up the new Brute force 750 and track kit and I'd love to clean up some bush trails... Cheers from Manitoba

[@strauss_house]

Do it! So worth it, winters are long it's alot of fun

[@Redhackle]

Very nice indeed.

[@lcdubs7847]

Nice place you have there

[@ashchurchill451]

Thanks mate. I took your plans and made one 5ft wide. Put a seat on the back to tow people back up the hill and it works great.

[@strauss_house]

That's awesome, send a pic

[@michelfrechette3430]

Very smart ! Bravo

[@michiganmotorsports]

super cool. I need to come up with a grroomer for for 1.7 miles of trails on our Northern Michigan spot.

[@Itsbigzev]

Get a snow cat

[@davidpayne4315]

Very nice

[@vaclavsubrt5474]

It looks great, but it seems that there is already firm base. I would be afraid of wheels would leave ditches in case of fresh powder snow.

[@stuartmcdonald312]

Brillant

[@xcgavin5658]

Badass.

[@J-RallySite]

smart

[@maineisgreatindeed5078]

oh nice but I was watching Sawing with Sandy he gots a good video on a trail groomer he bought and just need a welder and some medel it's really nice how it's made but I will have to try this aswell

[@rinatidrisov9544]

What kind of Rubber is this blue thing made of? And where i can get it?

[@marcwilken788]

This looks great for what i want to do! Just wondering how it is holding up to usage?

[@strausshouse1]

Used it again today, every snowfall. We now pull it with a 4stroke snowmobile quad would get stuck often

[@donblackden6423]

Hi-- this is wonderful. ONe question-- did you have to weld anything on the trailer coupler or were able to use all bolted connections? Can you share where you found the coupler?

[@strauss_house]

Don, we uses a class 3 A-Frame trailer tow bar assembly, it comes with pivot mounts, we used 5/8" bolts with washers and nuts to attach to the wood frame. here is the link www.princessauto.com/en/class-iii-adjustable-a-frame-tow-bar/product/PA0008041550

[@snowsliding]

What's the big S turn in the background at 3:30? Just your groomer path back uphill? Kind of reminds me of a snowmobile sno-cross track!

[@strauss_house]

Hey, just a path back up so I dont get stuck, snowcross track sounds good! maybe that will be next lol

[@tomz808]

Beautiful location. Is this North Dakota?

[@strauss_house]

Alberta Canada

[@mthabitX]

Ixnay on the hombre🤘

[@jyma2011]

Un "framage" de lit métallique en fer L 2" x 2" avec ajout de 2 L à angle dans le centre fait très bien le travail et ça ne bourre pas.

[@mdoneg]

Do you think you can pull that behind a Polaris 600 RMK to groom short local snowmobile trails? Maybe a narrower version 48" X 72"

[@strauss_house]

It would pull it no problem, but if you have a lot of snow lift the front of the groomer up. I would be cautious not to over heat the engine, I use an 2004 Arctic Cat 660 Turbo 4 stroke has a lot of torque

[@lakeville1853]

Can you send me the plans Thank you

[@shawzy17]

Do you think the diagonal pieces make a huge difference in the final product? As in, if you just had the part with the culvert do you think it would work as well? Also with the diagonals, do you find too much snow getting put onto the one side vs the other?

[@strauss_house]

Billy, the snow spreads very equally, yes you can remove the diagonals in powder but it does note groom out the bumps very well, I actually use another version I built to groom when we have over a foot of snow, hope to have time soon to post it

[@shawzy17]

@@strauss_house Thanks for the explanation

[@strauss_house]

@@shawzy17 I am building another "powder" version stay tuned hope to have the video up soon

[@claudegosselin2449]

In order to build a solid base,snow has to be shuffled and aired out,this is done with those diagonals.

[@snowsliding]

Still planning on making rope specific video?

[@strauss_house]

Yes, could do that I learned from other online tutorials

[@MarkAdams-qe2of]

how do you attach the frame tongue

[@strauss_house]

I purchased a class 3 a frame tow bar assembly, it came with saddle that I put bolts straight through the wooden 2x6 with nuts and washers on other end here is the link www.princessauto.com/en/class-iii-adjustable-a-frame-tow-bar/product/PA0008041550

[@username8171]

Very nice ! Though had to mute the guitar, just annoying, I just can't understand why people think everyone wants to hear guitar strumming.

[@jean-francoisfortier8727]

What is you pvc pipe exactly?

[@strauss_house]

PVC schedule 40 White 1/2" Pipe 3/4" will work as well jut not any larger

[@strauss_house]

MY mistake, its 16" PVC KorFlo manufactured by NAPCO, IPEX makes the same called Ultra-Rib

[@jean-francoisfortier8727]

Thanks again! 😊