purplebeast Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I've built a bunch of stuff in my yard. Funny thing.....was working on building a splatter wall out of railway ties this aft, when a small t-storm blew in and so I came inside and figured I would cruise TC a bit, and stumbled on this thread. Just dug in a large wire spool and laid out some larger tires horizontally. Here's what I had last year, including pics of my portable teeter totter: http://www.tarafrost.com/galleries/Obstacle_Course.html When I get the latest stuff finished, I'll update the page with some new photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeast Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I got energetic today and built my splatter wall! Check out the photos of the new obstacles here: http://www.tarafrost.com/galleries/Obstacle_Course.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Cool Beans !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeast Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wire spools make a good, movable obstacle. They can usually be found for free- just cut them off center to miss all the steel. These are about 48" in diameter . You can see the long board to the left(above)- it is three 10' 2x6s with hinges so I can fold it up and move it. Great practice! Very cool idea, Gandalf. I like that you get two obstacles from each spool, one smaller and one larger. Adding the boards around the perimiter is a great idea too! I have 4 spools kicking around, and I now plan to do this with them! Since I cart the obstacles around to some club events (scorra.ca), the portability is sweet! Muchos gracias for posting the pics.....I would have never thought of doing this myself! How did you cut the spools? I'm thinking some rough carpentry with my chainsaw to make it fast and easy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_t Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I got energetic today and built my splatter wall! Check out the photos of the new obstacles here: http://www.tarafrost...cle_Course.html I got energetic today and built my splatter wall! Check out the photos of the new obstacles here: http://www.tarafrost...cle_Course.html Great teeter totter I have been meaning to build one. Have you tried moving the balance point left or right? you will need to ride out a bit further before it tips but all good fun . Here is an idea for the spools you have as spares... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeast Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Great teeter totter I have been meaning to build one. Have you tried moving the balance point left or right? you will need to ride out a bit further before it tips but all good fun The balance point is offset about 4-6" to one end, that way the board resets automatically after you ride it. Moving the balance point sounds like a fun idea! Here is an idea for the spools you have as spares... Very cool! Thanks for the pic! I think I'm going to go with Gandalf's suggestion (split 'em in half and add slats) since then they will be more portable, and easier to set up in different configurations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiniawd Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I like the spools we had a tree cut down and i had them cut and position the logs just for trials..And got some old big tractor tires strapped them together and piled some dirt around them. Nice lawn ornaments. Neighbors love them haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascao Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm starting to build mine. http://youtu.be/Kpkdzh8C4rs As soon real trials footage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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