Baller bobbulfer Posted October 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 Curious if anyone as tried anything like this and if so can give any ideas on how to replicate it. Here is the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Waternut Posted October 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 That's pretty cool but I'm guessing 10 in PVC is pretty expensive. Biggest I can find locally is 6" which is about $40 for 10 feet so I'm guessing 10" is at least twice that price. Granted I don't have to move my lift very far but I just use a bunch of 5 gallon buckets with caps and crank them down to the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bobbulfer Posted October 18, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 I was thinking you could lv the tubes on and when u want to remove in fall just add air and the lift should pop up. Might get more expensive than it is worth though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 This video popped up after watching yours. Another crafty way to do it, but they have the pvc tubes attached to the moveable cross beam, so as the lower the cross beam, the frame settles down and then they must remove the pvc pipes. No air pressure needed. I think your idea looks sound. What will you use to force air into the pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted October 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 The steel Shore Stations were so much more fun with having to swap the cable around and using an row boat under the cradle to get it to lift off the bottom. Then when you got close to shore you had to put those little stub axels with the tires/wheels on them. Oh and add a canopy on top to make it extremely too heavy (and just plain heavy!). Those were the days. You kids have no idea how good you have it!!! Funny but every time I see the permanent docks/lifts like we see in TX, AZ, CA, etc I remember all the pain and suffering from moving the shore station in and out every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller iceboating Posted October 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 18, 2014 If you have a couple of inner tubes I put them under the cradle jack the frame up with one of these http://www.hi-lift.com/hi-lift-jacks/index.html and then wrap a tie down around each end from cradle to frame and float the lift out by my self. Not as high tech but the jack was only $50 and the rest was in the boat house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 I use 4 wheels and a 3500lb. ATV winch. Attach to tree and roll lift out of the lake, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DmaxJC_ski Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 Myself and a group of buddies bought the ( float and roll ) by floe and that unit works awesome!! We made a couple adjustments to it and we use it on shore station, shoremaster, cantilever, Hewitt, 3 guys can set 6 lifts In 3 hours and that's towing them a good 500 yards to our spot! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-S71i1bvU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bobbulfer Posted October 19, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 I was hoping a sthil leaf blower would have enough power to push the water out of the tubes, but I don't think it does. I'll prob keep using a couple tractor tire tubes and keep floating it around. The problem is my lift sits 130 ft out from shore and then when the lake floods as it does at least once a summer I have to bring it about 40 ft from shore based on water level. Just looking for an easier way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 My guess is an air compressor at 100psi attached to a garden hose and then to your lift if no power at dock. Similar to what is done on lawn sprinkler systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 If you need to move the lift often, I have not seen anything more simple than the pvc pipes method in the link sent by @AB You don't need power or air compressor. And, you do not need to get anything but the straps under the main frame beams. Lifting the lift off the lake bottom is as easy as cranking up the cradle frame on the lift like you were lifting your boat. You just need enough volume in the pvc pipes to create buoyancy that will exceed the weight of the lift and canopy, plus a little extra to help break the four feet free from the muck on the lake bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 hey whatever floats your boat...lift. some one had to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bobbulfer Posted October 19, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 Ya I agree that way seems the easiest by far. I just wish I would have thought of it a few years ago. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller WBLskier Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 Google the boat lift helper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DmaxJC_ski Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'm tellin ya the float and roll is so easy, and you can do it alone if you had to, yes is is a bit of money up front but IMO it will last forever and you can adapt it to any lift if you had any sort of a brain, not to mention you could recoup some expenses with neighbors or friends that need a lift spotted, we did the tubes and barrels and windsurf boards, this thing requires no liftin or nothing just float it and set it with no hassle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 Not sure made anymore, but @razorskier1's system is really cool. An axle on each end with huge plastic wheels designed to slowly take on water. Float it out where you want and it slowly sinks. They have a valve for an air compressor to attach and blow the water out at the end of the year giving easily enough time to get to shore and roll it out. I like that PVC approach. Perhaps a couple of mounted hooks to hold the pvc under tension to the lift while shoving it in the water and as the lift is lowered they come right up out of the hooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller markn Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 Finally have enough water in the lake to use the boat house. But for the moving the shore station over the past 6 years, I simply took 2 empty 30 gallon drum, filled them with water, tied one to each end of the bottom frame, then took a scuba tank and filled the drum from the bottom bung...displacing the water and the whole unit floats. You can find 15, 30 or 55 gallon (plastic) drums all over the place. Easy, cheap approach......to the shore. Still need to get it out of the water! MWN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted October 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2014 commercial car washes go through those plastic drums because thats what their soap comes in. no danger of polluting your lake with petro chemicals and most places will sell them very cheap in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDET Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Plastic drums work good. A bit tippy with the top on the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Rivvy Posted October 23, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 23, 2014 The first link is my video. I may be able to help out with details if anyone is interested. I'm still fine tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDET Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This year I tried something new. I got sick of floating the lift over to my launch so I lifted it and put it On the dock. Any one else do this and how did it work out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted November 25, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 25, 2014 @TDET If you are leaving the piers in why not just leave the lift in too? If there isn't enough ice flow to worry about the pier, the lift should be OK too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDET Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We will get 8 to 14 inches of ice so I'm not sure leaving it in is a good idea. The dock poles are driven in to mud around 2 ft, they sometimes lift a little So we will have to drive them back down in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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