Anyone got a prowler made (or bought one)??

Hanley

Costs and all that jazz please....

pachey100

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=117482001&page=2

Have you forgotten how to use google? :P

Inspector Coptoor

pachey100 wrote: »

Have you forgotten how to use google? :P

I'd imagine he means here in Ireland.

gymfreak

Bit hypocritical, no?

After the jibes you were making last week when someone was looking for a gym with a prowler??:p:p

Inspector Coptoor

gymfreak wrote: »

Bit hypocritical, no?

After the jibes you were making last week when someone was looking for a gym with a prowler??:p:p

Boom.
Get in there!

squod

Might even ask one of the making stuff out of steel places up here. Can't see me making one out of wood.

Turbo_diesel

Hanley wrote: »

Costs and all that jazz please....

Jaysus you would think one of those things is gods gift to conditioning

http://www.adverts.ie/exercise-equipment-weights/prowler-type-pushing-and-pulling-sled/521844

Mark from KB's Dublin is flogging his own now as well. Definitely cheaper than buying an EliteFTS one! You setting up your own Gym ?

http://www.buykettlebelldublin.com/news/655

Molly

Tempted to get one at that price, how badly would they destroy grass or should you really only use them on tarmac. What kind of weights would you want to be putting on them to get a good work out.

Hanley

Turbo_diesel wrote: »

Jaysus you would think one of those things is gods gift to conditioning

http://www.adverts.ie/exercise-equipment-weights/prowler-type-pushing-and-pulling-sled/521844

Mark from KB's Dublin is flogging his own now as well. Definitely cheaper than buying an EliteFTS one! You setting up your own Gym ?

http://www.buykettlebelldublin.com/news/655

I deserve the stick I'm getting for this!!! Haha

I just want new toys to play with!!! Considering getting some rings too!!

Colm_OReilly

Custom dog sleds ftw James

Hanley

Molly wrote: »

Tempted to get one at that price, how badly would they destroy grass or should you really only use them on tarmac. What kind of weights would you want to be putting on them to get a good work out.

Dry grass, not so bad. Wet grass.... mneh - maybe a bit more.

Doesn't take much on grass depending on the weight of the prowler. Smooth concrete can 100+kg depending on skids and surface abrasion. Dunno bout tarmac.

deadlybuzzman

I showed a picture of a prowler to a workmate thats handy with a welder and his jaw dropped when I told him the price.
He reckons aprox 50 quids worth of steel would do the job so if you know someone with the right gear youre sorted!

Scuba Ste

Yeah the steel wouldn't cost that much but the labour would.

Best asking in a metal fabricator's.

Thought of making one myself for a while but never bothered, might give it a shot now.

itsallaboutheL

Hanley wrote: »

Costs and all that jazz please....

God, i'd swear i know somebody who bought one. Who could it be...

ffs.

Mellor

Could be made for less than 100 quid i'd say.

Barry.Oglesby

I have steel and a steelman. Just thinking that now actually. I'd say €100 would be optimistic if you didn't have the materials as there's some hardware too if you want the skids to be swapable.

I have more of that 3" box that the rope/bag/pullup frame is made out of too. That would be a freakishly large prowler.

rubadub

If I was making one I would want it to do a few jobs, prowler, squat rack, maybe a dip station perhaps a bench press (without the bench). Probably can't do all those without becoming have some of it becomes a complicated mess and not great at anything.

Some squat racks look very like prowlers already, if you got one second hand it could be a case of welding a few things on. I work with welders and have to make/design jigs for them for making frames etc, a lot of the time is spent trying to get both sides symmetrical and at right angles and generally "even". If you have commercial racks/stands the bulk of this is done.

Black Sheep

Perhaps a boards.ie sticky would be useful ... Something like 'how to kit out my new gym'.

But I guess if it featured gyms that were businesses as opposed to for personal use it would contravene the shilling rules.

Thud

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

. That would be a freakishly large prowler.

you don't think Hanley could handle it?

Doctor_Socks

I'm amazed Rubadub didn't have one made!

I made my own prowler-esque equipment out of a truck tyre, some sheet metal, timber, winch rope and my dipping belt. Not really sure how to explain it but basically I lined the bottom of the tyre with timber so I had a layer of about 2 - 2 1/2 inches of timber. Then I placed the sheet metal inside the tyre on top of the timber, this serves as a base for the weight and prevents the base from scratching any surface you're pulling on.

Then I drilled holes around the outside of the tyre and threaded the winch rope through the holes, the reason for this was that if I only had two holes i'd rip through the tyre when running with a bit of weight in the tyre and inevitably end up smashing my face into the ground.

To finish it off I attached my dipping belt to the winch cable, would tear myself in half otherwise, lobbed in a bit of weight (didn't need much as the tyre was heavy anyways, probably could have just thrown a second tyre on top instead of going though all the hassle described above). I use it on a concrete surface and haven't scratched anything yet. I generally have 2 20kg plates in it and I find it works great for sprint training! My only complaint is that it can get pretty uncomfortable with the dipping belt on backwards but it was free so I can't really complain!

Hanley

Well... looks like I'm sorted.

Anyone got any ideas how I can make pulling handles for it now? Where to get webbing, how to set it up etc etc?

the drifter

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

God, i'd swear i know somebody who bought one. Who could it be...

ffs.

I wonder....

Gummy Panda

Should've just got a big wheel in your back garden :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIPlaor68DU

Hanley- is there a decent yard in front of this new as yet unannounced box? What kind of surfacing on the inside?

Dathai

That picture has epic photoshop potential

Hanley

columok wrote: »

Hanley- is there a decent yard in front of this new as yet unannounced box? What kind of surfacing on the inside?

The "box" is whereever I can find some concrete to run the badboy on!!

I'm actually trying to think of locations outdoors were I can make some noise with a few mates and not get kicked out. Suggestions??

I might even open it up to a few boardies to come long to at some stage depending on how it goes.

Barry.Oglesby

Once 6pm hits it's all empty outside Kyuzo especially where the tackle shop is.

the drifter

Hanley wrote: »

The "box" is whereever I can find some concrete to run the badboy on!!

I'm actually trying to think of locations outdoors were I can make some noise with a few mates and not get kicked out. Suggestions??

I might even open it up to a few boardies to come long to at some stage depending on how it goes.

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Once 6pm hits it's all empty outside Kyuzo especially where the tackle shop is.

No excuses now hanley....

Turbo_diesel

Hanley wrote: »

The "box" is whereever I can find some concrete to run the badboy on!!

I'm actually trying to think of locations outdoors were I can make some noise with a few mates and not get kicked out. Suggestions??

I might even open it up to a few boardies to come long to at some stage depending on how it goes.

Where do the punters in the edge use theirs? You would have some craic bringing it up to the tesco carpark in Finglas & start lashing it about.

Hanley

Turbo_diesel wrote: »

Where do the punters in the edge use theirs? You would have some craic bringing it up to the tesco carpark in Finglas & start lashing it about.

Along the seafront in Clontarf - that grass patch.

I'd prefer concrete tho. Don't like the prowler on grass. Would reduce the cost of weight significantly tho!!

Inspector Coptoor

Hanley wrote: »

I'm actually trying to think of locations outdoors were I can make some noise with a few mates and not get kicked out. Suggestions??

Squarepeg, Khannie and I did a few prowler sessions down in booterstown near the Dart Station on Sunday mornings.

About 150m of Tarmac there.

rubadub

Hanley wrote: »

Considering getting some rings too!!

Hanley wrote: »

Anyone got any ideas how I can make pulling handles for it now? Where to get webbing, how to set it up etc etc?

I got my webbing on ebay, there are guys selling rings cheap on ebay too nowadays, one guy is regularly selling wooden ones which I would like to get (if I had none already). Some sell just rings, but you usualy get rings and webbing with them. I do not like pulling with rings, you could put straight PVC handles on the webbing though. Or get beach towels, tie the ends and use them to pull, good for grip. Or old duvet covers or sheets.

I have these and they are still grand & strong.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Handy-Straps/Med-Duty-tie-down-Straps-/_i.html?_fsub=13455392&_sid=123266481&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

Hanley wrote: »

I'm actually trying to think of locations outdoors were I can make some noise with a few mates and not get kicked out. Suggestions??

Industrial estates at night & weekends, & car parks near beaches will be empty this time of year. Some areas around the luas stops are like derelict building sites, with hard flat ground, you might be able to carry it off into some place and lock it up. Could be nicked for scrap but if it is too hard to lift back out it would be left.

Hanley

Cheers buddy!!

Might get a couple of different PVC diameters so I've interchangeable fat gripzz for it!

This might sound ridic, but how to I make the handles anyone? I can't even explain it it's such a stupid question.

Scuba Ste

Hanley wrote: »

Cheers buddy!!

Might get a couple of different PVC diameters so I've interchangeable fat gripzz for it!

This might sound ridic, but how to I make the handles anyone? I can't even explain it it's such a stupid question.

How do you make plastic handles?? Cut the pipe to length, push through the strap and tie it.

Hanley

Scuba Ste wrote: »

How do you make plastic handles?? Cut the pipe to length, push through the strap and tie it.

Yah but you tie it in a triangle shape, does the not slip down as you pull effectively closing your hand to the handle? Or is preventing that a function of how you tie the knot?

I never made it to the scouts.

Scuba Ste

Hanley wrote: »

Yah but you tie it in a triangle shape, does the not slip down as you pull effectively closing your hand to the handle? Or is preventing that a function of how you tie the knot?

I never made it to the scouts.

Bowline knot.

Youtube 'homemade suspension trainer' and the guy uses this knot to make his handles.

Hanley

Scuba Ste wrote: »

Bowline knot.

Youtube 'homemade suspension trainer' and the guy uses this knot to make his handles.

UDM.

rubadub

Hanley wrote: »

Yah but you tie it in a triangle shape, does the not slip down as you pull effectively closing your hand to the handle?

No real need for those triangle shape loops you see. If you just slot a handle on the webbing it is one giant loop and forms one giant triangle. If you get longer webbing straps you can cut off the excess and make more things with it. This site is good for knots, shows a webbing one here
http://www.animatedknots.com/waterknot/index.php?Categ=climbing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

You can put various different diameter tubes, rings, or whatever on your webbing and just leave them there, just move the ones aside you do not want to use for that exercise, no need to take it off and have to rethread the webbing buckle each time. The other tubes might slip down to your hand which can be annoying, so you can just have an old rag tied on the webbing so it is movable and the pipes can move over it and be "trapped" midway.

if you sand down your tubes you get more grip, you can also get mountain bike inner tubes and pull it over them, or tennis racket/hockey tape. In €2 shops you can get strong dog toys like these

The tennis ball is usually solid. Dunno how much they would take but the difficulty of gripping them limits how much you could pull.

itsallaboutheL

Your absolute mentalness never ceases to amaze me.

Hanley

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Your absolute mentalness never ceases to amaze me.

But at the same time... amazing.

will56

Not to hijack but where would someone get tyres for doing tyre drags etc ?
Anyone ever done these on grass ?

Inspector Coptoor

will56 wrote: »

Not to hijack but where would someone get tyres for doing tyre drags etc ?

A tyre centre would probably have lots of used tyres.
If the arent destined for be recycled into astro turf or something, you could ask for one.