Thought I'd share my yak trolley project.
I wasn't going to do a trolley just yet, but I had second thoughts after I noticed the weight of my yak (perception pescador 13) after all my gear was on it.
So I whipped up a yak trolley yesterday with gear from Bunnings. Works a treat (on grass anyway.)
The gear:
- I used these wheels $16 each https://www.bunnings.com.au/ambassador- ... r_p3940025
1 meter PVC pressure pipe, I think it is 25mm, $3 https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-25mm ... e_p4770100
4 PVC 'T's, ~$2.6 each https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-25mm ... e_p3142350
couple or offcuts of 20mm PVC pipe (depending on the size of the holes in your yak)
19mm galvanised rod for the axel https://www.bunnings.com.au/metal-mate- ... e_p1130447
couple of pins
2 bolts and nuts
bits of pool noodles
PVC glue
Just measure out the width of your holes in your yak, and the depth to the keel. Add a bit extra for the width of the pool noodle and cut it all up. I had to enlarge the holes in the noodles, but that isn't hard.
Put the steel rod through the pvc pipe at the bottom, cut to size and drill to put a pin in each end to keep it all together.
The only part I have glued is the middle pvc bar that the keel rests on. The rest can come apart and stays together with the pressure of the yak on it.
The PVC part that goes inside the yak is slightly thinner PVC (20mm), and goes down inside the pressure pipe almost to the wheels. I put a bolt through to hold it in place at the length I needed.
I know I know don't re-invent the wheel ... but why should the wheel guy inventor be the only one who has all the fun?
Besides ... customised to fit my yak perfectly and the satisfaction of DIY.
and the finished product in action:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/86dchr529n6fi ... 1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzdf49jk1trzf ... 1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cuzny4hp0n4az ... 9.jpg?dl=0
... now for the test on the beach and mud. Hope I don't need to buy bigger wheels ...