Tube Transport

[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Had a request to show more on my golf cart "tube truck". I am attaching some pics that show it folded and set up and with my tube secured to it. I will try to explain how it works, to fill in any gaps.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got the golf cart for $10 at a yard sale. It was almost new. Folds up very compact and is lightweight. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When I first sat a tube (the Rojo first) on it, I could see that it might take some PVC mods (strange) to make it more stable. The front lip and the mid cart bag holder were just not quite big enough. So, I fitted a piece of 1" PVC onto the front peg to extend that. Then, I put a couple of pieces of 3/4" PVC on the upper bag holders to extend them. I cut them to the width of the underside of the tube...to fit just inside the air chambers. I also used a heat gun to flatten the ends that go over the flat bag holder and to bend the tube to fit the contour of the tube.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I tie the front to the PVC bar with a length of nylon rope...running it through the hole in the V of the SFC and lashing it to the T on the end of the PVC. Then, I use three stout bungees to secure the back end of the tube to the cart, running them from the D rings on top, around the handle on the golf cart and then hooking them to the pack D rings on the underside. Should be able to see that in one of the pics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Surprising how solid this setup is. The first time I used it, with the Rojo, I trucked my craft about 100 yards through soft sand to get to the water at Huntington Lake...fully loaded to test it. It was a bit topheavy, but made it fine. It works better if you use it mainly to transport the tube and basic setup items. Disconnect the tube and bring the cart back to your vehicle and then carry your rods and fins down on the return.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also played with a PVC "sled" for transport across soft sand. Worked great. Also worked when I used it to go down a long rocky access path to get to Pineview reservoir. As long as I kept the nose up, to go up and over the rocks, it glided right over them.[/#0000ff]
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[zonker]

[cool]Thanks TD. That's just what I needed. I'll be watching the garage sales and flea markets for a cart.

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[Dryrod]

[font "Pristina"][green][size 4][cool]Hey there TubeDude - read your post in the nick of time. Was about to donate a perfectly good pull cart as I don't walk the golf course any more. So now you created another project for me. Oh well had nothing else to do but read posts requiring my attention.[] Much grass mi amigo.[][/size][/green][/font]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Sigh, sigh. El gusto es Mio. Day nutta.[/#0000ff]
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[hartz]

Your ingenuity continues to amaze me as well as crack me up.
Regardless, I'll be making my rounds at the pawn shops this weekend! Great idea!
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Wait 'til ya see what's next...a Barbie Bike Tube Wheel.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A little girl came by selling cookies and I knocked her off her bike and stole the front wheel. (I really bought it at a yard sale last year).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I DID put it together, but need to work on the center of gravity thing. Too high and it wobbles with the frame I made.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Back to the drawing board. [/#0000ff]
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[Bluegillman]

Pretty cool idea on the folk thing, I would try it with a hole instead of a slot.
How did u get it flattend? How did u get it bented to 90 degrees?
On your "slid" how did u get it smoothly bented? I tried a few times with sand filled but I still came out bumpy.....
Is there a trick on heating as point the flame on the inside of the bent or the outside of the bent? Free hand bending or did u make a fixture to guide the bending?
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]It is difficult to get a good clean bend with PVC. I use a heat gun, not a torch. On the 90 degree bend, it is just a crude bendover. Nothing fancy. To make the "runners" on the sled I had to apply heat over a larger area and then put a piece of wooden dowel down inside and bend it a little at a time. I would do one small section and hold it while it cooled. Then I would do the next short section. Took about three sections to get a decent curve without kinking it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When I heat it, I lay a length on a table, leaving the part to be heated off the table. Then I roll it back and forth as I apply heat evenly. If you do that, it heats all the way through and you don't have to shoot down inside the tube. It takes patience to get it heated evenly and completely so that you can get a smooth bend.[/#0000ff]
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