Track Shark - Homemade Motorized Tracked Fishing Sled

This is my version of a cheep way of building a track sled. Its a great way to put an old snowmobile back into service!
@rednic79

[@timsch85]

I've been looking for someone who had built their own tracksled for so long. I'm glad I finally found this video. Nice work man.

[@billlovett4256]

Did you build one?

[@icefisher1171]

Love the front paint job. Sweet.

[@paulwhited117]

You sir did a fabulous job putting this project together. One of the hardest things to do sometimes is taking your time and completing the project to your best ability when you just want to get it together and use it. However you took your time obviously and It came out great.

[@SwampDonkey530]

That thing is SICK Nic!!!!!

[@bryansloesshillshomestead4523]

Great video 👍 thanks for showing the details of removing parts of the suspension and making it solid. I'm going to be building one or maybe two.

[@TheGreasemonkey76]

Awesome!! Well there goes my next few weekends... always love your videos!

[@charliericker3124]

I'm so glad I finally found a video of one of these actually being driven and put through the paces! Definitely building one now! Great job with making the video

[@mazdalorean]

That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this project. Joe

[@timkeyser3515]

That is great inspiration for my next hybrid project. Thank you for sharing.

[@stefantwotimes]

Amazing built.

[@dalejacobson6363]

Repurposed a dead sled ! A must do for me ! Thanks for sharing

[@RamblinAround]

Actually looks like it goes pretty good. It's perfect for what you're doing with it.

[@williamwise9360]

WOW!!! That is Feekin' Cool!!! Nice work!!!

[@dadsbluebu]

I think I have watched your video 10 thousand times awesome job

[@packratpyro3771]

So cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@kamilmalewski5276]

Love the scale idea, looks like your having fun out there.

[@spoonmonkey8971]

Super cool ! Im thinking of making one myself, but i will keep the suspension I believe it will make it less bouncy and more contolable when loaded. Great work.

[@HayWoodsandWetlands]

Dude! That thing is BOSS! Now I want one. Nice work.

[@JeffJamesoutdoors]

That is cool as hell. Looks very handy for outdoors activities. From the camera view it looked like it had some get up an go! Well done.

[@rolandmetayer7210]

Beautiful machine and also useful ! Congratulations ! ! Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country .

[@Ruffway64]

I love it! nice work

[@Chris_at_Home]

That is awesome. Great job. What is cool is you can move the track side to side on a hill.

[@stevenwithanS]

Friggin' awesome, bud. Lighter than an elan.

[@allanlavallee7171]

Awesome build.

[@saroocolibaba]

Awesome Video! Thanks for the inspiration. Just saw a SnowDog video, but I just can't part with $3k. I love to tinker, so this was right up my alley. I have a junk Yamaha Ovation that will work perfect for this!

[@curtissiwak5349]

Awesome, the paint job definitely gave it an extra horsepower, good job

[@82leone]

Man that thing is sooooo awesome. It hauls ass I was expecting it to be way slower. Very impressive great build 😉👌

[@jory11kehler]

Nicely done! Looks like it has plenty of giver!

[@tylermarkowsky7917]

Sweet. Looks like you had a productive day of fishin' :) :)

[@dean4075]

out of all that iv seen this is the best one

[@RADMAN752]

awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@MrRyand24]

AMAZING!

[@ahunter316]

love it! my brother used to have one! I believe it was an original bolens hus-ski.

[@dadgad68]

Nice job bud. Great little work horse.

[@buildexplore3278]

Well done!

[@TheMowerMan82]

OMG that is awsome! I want one! Still pretty fast for a 6.5 HP, just fast enough.

[@metheone4]

And he did it again - simple builds,but bring much fun! Happy and safe new 2018,Nic!!

[@Roddy556]

Simple is relative.

[@toddarmstrong7805]

so awesome man

[@bigDbigDbigD]

nice job!

[@smithstonean]

After a 2nd viewing . It sounds like you used the original drive position. Very cool ! I’m on it !!!!!!!

[@FlatEarther319]

Wayyy cool bro !!

[@iceman213]

Extra coolness 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@trey1531]

Awesome!

[@bryankellar2752]

Well done✌

[@MrRyand24]

WOW LOOK AT THAT THING CUT!!

[@user-ju3cg3lh9n]

Thanks for your!

[@ozman6685]

Way sick

[@goodnough1]

Nice!

[@zacharybishop4644]

I've just bought a donor sled and new engine to start building a similar project. What size sprockets did you end up using and what's your top speed? Thanks!

[@kita17n]

nice job

[@donaldpowers5557]

I liked and subbed I picked up 4 Polaris 500 indys...long and wide tracks and I was thinking of making a side by side track (dual tracks one motor driven thru a differential and keep the gear box ...hi...low and reverse....and sit in the middle...doesn't need to be fast....a some how let them FLOAT off some pivot not rigid.... great build......

[@mudlakesawmill9332]

154" track and 2" paddles thing would be unstoppable

[@philliptoone]

This looks like something my dad would do. Except that your's seems to work well for it's intended purpose.

[@theljbalz6691]

Very, very, awesome, Nic! Cool build! The old snowmobile must have had a 20 inch track then? You should do a follow up vid showing after impressions about what worked well and what you would change if you were to do it over again.

[@larryparks5034]

Probably 15 inch

[@benbelman6984]

Most excellent. You got my subscribe

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Great job! I am watching this video because I am building one also. I found a dead snowmobile I had planned to use, but now I'm told two tracks are better than just one. Also the sled runners inside the tracks limit it to snow use only. Two tracks with basically wheel barrel wheels inside can be used in the summer too. What size engine did you use? I bought one through Northern Tools 420cc. This video was back in January, did you find any problems or anything you would change? How do you like it now that you have used it more?

[@VikingWelder]

looks nicer than the commercially available rigs.

[@thankfullife7968]

Was/am considering building either an entirely new maybe 1” steel tube frame to carry the track components, and one concern is incorporating a boxed in storage area top of the track, pails, auger, maybe a 3 man flip over hut, whatever extra weight is over top that track in my mind will make for tougher steering but should give better traction rather then having no weight over track. Now see if I was still your age it would be loaded down with beer and likely some whiskey too haha.

[@rotattor]

Don't forget about the chicks ! But At my age I go to get away from the wife and kids !

[@paulcondie9932]

sweet!

[@levibeebe9100]

My kids would have a blast on that

[@hurtinalbertan3844]

Yup, I know my next project lol was the 6.5HP big enough when it's all weighted down with gear or did it get bogged down a bit?

[@crooksnchase]

For your first go of it that it awesome. If you make any changes - please post update videos! Thanks

[@torbendk2777]

Nice 😀 How are your screw drive atv project going ?

[@tonybugeja3632]

Great work for a fellow Manitoban, I was planned to make one, any words of wisdom

[@gfroese4799]

I plan to try and build one this summer using a old Arctic Cat Jag 3000 . Don't suppose you would any hints on what to look out for . Just waiting for spring to get here in Manitoba

[@REDNIC79]

The only issue I've had so far is that the handle bars were a bit weak/bend easy. I would find some stronger tubing for the next time

[@rotattor]

Nice build nic. Did you end up playing with the final drive sprocket size ? Like start with a 10 tooth and work your way up ? Would be awesome to incorporate a low/high and reverse transmission of some kind, maybe off a lawn tractor, some red nic engineering !! More vids please. There are a lot of people out there that are interested in building something that is economical, reliable and fairly cheap to build . For myself I would like to build one for dragging logs out of the Bush, nothing fast just a lot of torque.

[@gfroese4799]

I going to try making one out of an old Artic cat this summer .

[@Ausra32]

What primary and secondary clutches were used? Were they princess auto or ordered from CV Tech? What tooth sprockets were used for the exposed chain drive. From Northern MB and hoping to build something like this with a high school motors class. Thanks for the info.

[@65LB]

Ingenuity!

[@smithstonean]

Did you use the original mount position for the drive ? It looks like it . That would sure make the project less difficult for sure .

[@Bikerbob59]

We used it when moose hunting could haul a huge load

[@chriskort2933]

I can get one locally. I been brainstorming how to outfit a sled to transport my friend whos handicapped ( a gimper) without too much unstableness which would be disasterouse and painfull. but I could use a means of hauling him rather than trying to traverse a wheelchair guy over ruts, ice crust and general winter terrain. And still haul the 2 shelters and all the gear. Looking for Ideas.

[@spoonmonkey8971]

@REDNIC79 What gearing your comet clutch has ?

[@brentderkson6858]

Lots of torque for climbing and carrying and Easily transported...Looks like a PA motor lol...Good job

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

Very interesting build. Without a ski does it get enough lift for deep powder snow ? I'm not interested in great speed but where I live we get VERY deep snow. Atb

[@skrewylewy3259]

thats bad ass you should add a 670 v twin to it lol

[@72CrossingRS]

OMG'sh! 😂😅😂 I love fishing but that looks like too much fun! Not sure if I would get any fishing done with that cool toy around. 😂😅😂👍🎉🎊🎉 Now ya just need a long rope a snow sled and drag them behind across the frozen lake. 😂😂😂

[@shawnrufus7579]

How is it in deep snow? Is this better than a sled with a trailer, hunting, fishing?

[@michiganfishing2011]

What track length did you end up going with for this build?

[@solrus20]

Have u achieved good weight distribution? No left or right leaning when u ride?

[@sureal1433]

Hey Nic, when she was struggling up that hill a lil in the video was it power related or weight related? Awesome build..... looking for my donor sled now!!

[@tonyriley4585]

Did you have to add a keyway to the jackshaft for the final drive gear? Looks about a 12T gear? I am just beginning my conversion from an 89 ski doo mx with a lifan 6.5hp motor, a cvt clutch kit, I just haven't picked a drive gear yet

[@andrew1898]

Nice! Nic put some old skis or a skid plate on the bottom of your tub. After that. Wax it :)

[@ironrootsfabrication2081]

Did you have to shorten the track?

[@ShawnCFarm]

That moves fast enuff standing behind it

[@karlzwaschka4905]

Build a bracket to go from side to side on the sled and put a boat seat on it. I like it, nice build! What is top speed on it?

[@pushpushlambert8079]

Does it pull through slush and float

[@earlgoodman8091]

I am going to build one. looking for donor snowmobile. What old snowmobile works best?

[@MissouriOldTimer]

that's a nifty idea, just need a seat in the sled.

[@OntarioLakeside]

Smart.

[@erictyner2162]

How many tooth gear you put on the jack shaft?

[@fat.chance]

why cant it snow here! looks awesome

[@thomasnelson2463]

Did you say that is a 6 horse? I suppose a good old stock engine would to fast. Pretty cool!

[@jdrylewski]

Love this thing !!! What a great job you did 👍... Im thinking 13hp on it 😈

[@larryparks5034]

You can get up to 20 horsepower out of that six and a half horse Harbor Freight motor predator

[@CoolBreeze640]

@@larryparks5034 I know very little about small engines, how can the horsepower be boosted?

[@trailhog1606]

@@CoolBreeze640 get a better air filter and upgrade other engine parts I think carburetor

[@CoolBreeze640]

@@trailhog1606 Thanks!

[@craigkay773]

Totally Awesome !!! Buy a 2 Man Hut now .Then U Can Sit Down & Drive Plus Fish !

[@sabgab]

WHERE can you get that nice sled that your pulling?!

[@MrNghtfsher]

How does it do on ice??

[@adamwilson4834]

What clutch did you use and where'd you get it? And did you have to machine any of the clutch parts?

[@REDNIC79]

+Adam Wilson comet clutch from princess auto. No machining

[@derek2027]

What series of Comet Clutch did you buy at Princess Auto ? 30 series, 40 series ?

[@ericstein8687]

What diameter sprocket is on the jackshaft?

[@grantwahl2050]

What size (tooth count) did you weld onto the original shaft to the gear case

[@REDNIC79]

i'm not 100% sure right now, (its in storage) but i know it was the largest i could fit between the shaft and the tunnel with the chain on. and i believe there was only one inch of clearance between the shaft and deck