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Using a tractor and rope as a ski tow

k123456 · 2010-01-07 14:44:37

Using a tractor and rope as a ski tow, wonder would any Wicklow farmers be interested in making a few bob; A few skiers/boarders get together pay a farmer to drag em up a suitable hill with a rope, rope is knotted for grip say every 6 foot 15 people pay farmer 30 for the day, thats 450 for the farmer ! Main prob would be…

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07-01-2010 3:44pm

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k123456

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Using a tractor and rope as a ski tow, wonder would any Wicklow farmers be interested in making a few bob;

A few skiers/boarders get together pay a farmer to drag em up a suitable hill with a rope, rope is knotted for grip say every 6 foot
15 people pay farmer 30 for the day, thats 450 for the farmer !

Main prob would be public liability

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#2 07-01-2010 3:52pm
robinph

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It's what the first ski lifts were after all. Know any enterprising farmers with a decent gradient hill on their land?

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#3 08-01-2010 1:11am
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Ski club of ireland used to own some sort of quad bike like item back in 'nam that doubled as a mobile rope tow for when it used to snow decently every winter - so it can be done.

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